Creating MCC Accounts via API

[assaf]

Hi,

I want to create new Accounts under my MCC.

I just tried to execute the sample code CreateAccount and get  an error - ManagedCustomerServiceError.NOT_AUTHORIZED

What can be the issue?

Thanks

 faultString: [ManagedCustomerServiceError.NOT_AUTHORIZED @ operations[0]]

 faultActor: 

 faultNode: 

 faultDetail: 

{https://adwords.google.com/api/adwords/mcm/v201406}ApiExceptionFault:<ns2:message>[ManagedCustomerServiceError.NOT_AUTHORIZED @ operations[0]]</ns2:message><ns2:ApplicationException.Type>ApiException</ns2:ApplicationException.Type><ns2:errors xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="ManagedCustomerServiceError"><ns2:fieldPath>operations[0]</ns2:fieldPath><ns2:trigger/><ns2:errorString>ManagedCustomerServiceError.NOT_AUTHORIZED</ns2:errorString><ns2:ApiError.Type>ManagedCustomerServiceError</ns2:ApiError.Type><reason>NOT_AUTHORIZED</reason></ns2:errors>

[ManagedCustomerServiceError.NOT_AUTHORIZED @ operations[0]]

[Anash P. Oommen (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Assaf,

1. You can only create normal advertiser accounts using AdWords API, you cannot create an MCC account using ManagedCustomerService.

2. The login credentials you are using may not be authorized to create an account in your MCC (e.g. it may not have administrative rights).

Cheers,

Anash P. Oommen,
AdWords API Advisor.

[assaf]

Hi Anash,

Is there any way to achieve what I am looking for:

Via API to create an account and be able to execute API calls on it using my MCC developer token?

(I need the new account to appear under my MCC managed accounts).

Thanks

[Anash P. Oommen (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Assaf,

Yes, you can create an account under an MCC using API, see https://github.com/googleads/googleads-java-lib/blob/master/examples/adwords_axis/src/main/java/adwords/axis/v201406/accountmanagement/CreateAccount.java for a code example.

Cheers,
Anash P. Oommen,
AdWords API Advisor.