Is google ads api supporting creating Manager Account programmatically?

[Robin Zjrobinzj]

In Agency scenario, I'm wondering if we need create Manager Account one for each big customer, so that we can create multiple AdAccounts under the manager account? I searched google ads api, but didn't find any API about how to create manager account instead of AdAccount.

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Robin,

Thank you for reaching us out. I am Sherwin from Google Ads API support team. I hope that you are doing well today.

In creating a manager account, you go to this link and select the "Create a manager account" button. However, this is an agency scenario. With this, the agency will become the Main manager account and the clients of that agency will become a sub manager account. In Google Ads API perspective, to create an account, you may follow this guide. Once done, you will need to link these accounts to the main manager account. To do that, please follow this document.

For the setting appropriate hierarchy of manager, sub-account and client accounts, you may reach out to Google Ads Product support team as they will guide you further.

Kind regards,

Sherwin Vincent Google Ads API Team

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[Robin Zjrobinzj]

Thanks, Sherwin for the reply. So according to my understanding, creating a manager account can only be trough UI operation and I cannot call any API to create a manager account, right? 

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Robin,

Thank you for your follow up question.

To answer your question, yes, creating manager accounts is only done via the UI and what can be created in the API are client accounts.

To elaborate, the customer's manager attribute is output only and cannot be set. That said, the account creation feature only allows the creation of a client account. I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Peter Laurence Google Ads API Team

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