Generating refresh token

[Katherine Martin]

Hi all,

I am attempting to connect to the google ads api (using a javascript library) - however I don't understand how to generate the refresh token. This is the only documentation I can find however I still don't understand how to do it after reading it.

https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2#5.-refresh-the-access-token,-if-necessary.

Thanks in advance.

Kitty

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Katherine,

Thank you for reaching out to the Google Ads API team.

Moving forward, it appears that this is specifically about generating the refresh token. That said, the documentation you have found is the right guide on how to obtain a refresh token. As you can see on the said documentation, if your application needs access to a Google API beyond the lifetime of a single access token, it can obtain a refresh token. Also, you may refer to this guide for more details on how to generate refresh tokens.

Regards,

Carmela Google Ads API Team

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[Katherine Martin]

Hi Adsapi,

Thanks for the quick reply.

I have read the documentation however I don't think it specifically includes information on the actual process of generating the refresh token. Could I please have assistance in doing it.

Thanks,

Katherine

On Tuesday, 10 May 2022 at 07:10:24 UTC+1 adsapi wrote:

Hi Katherine,

Thank you for reaching out to the Google Ads API team.

Moving forward, it appears that this is specifically about generating the refresh token. That said, the documentation you have found is the right guide on how to obtain a refresh token. As you can see on the said documentation, if your application needs access to a Google API beyond the lifetime of a single access token, it can obtain a refresh token. Also, you may refer to this guide for more details on how to generate refresh tokens.

Regards,

Carmela
Google Ads API Team
 

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[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Katherine,

Thanks for getting back to us.

For the refresh token, you may refer here to this guide for the steps on how you can generate the refresh token. 

Let me know if this helps.

Regards,

Yasar Google Ads API Team

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[Katherine Martin]

Hi Adsapi,

It seems that you have sent me the same documentation again, is there anywhere I can go for actual steps on how to do it / anyone I can talk to for help?

Best,

Kitty

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Katherine, 

Thank you for getting back to us.

Moving forward, kindly note that the document that we provided is indeed the guide on generating refresh tokens. That said, could you confirm what is your concern or what is not clear in the documentation we gave to you so we can further assist you?

Regards,

Carmela Google Ads API Team

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[Katherine Martin]

Hi Carmela,

Thank you for that. I understand it references refresh tokens, however I am struggling to follow it and need additional help. Is there someone from support who I can have a call with? On the documentation it says: ' The authorization sequence begins when your application redirects a browser to a Google URL; the URL includes query parameters that indicate the type of access being requested.' I don't understand what the URL is, can I have some example code that I can run?

Thanks,

Katherine

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Katherine,

Please note that our team may only provide assistance via email.

Moving forward to your concern, “The authorization sequence begins when your application redirects a browser to a Google URL; the URL includes query parameters that indicate the type of access being requested.”, you may refer to this documentation for more details.

But upon checking, i can see that your client library is javascript and I am afraid that we can only provide support for our official client libraries, if you want to use REST, you may refer to this documentation.

Best regards,

Heidi Google Ads API Team

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