Google Ads Conversion API

[Moira Leon]

Hi All, I am trying to set up a custom conversions/events API for Google Ads similar to the following done through post requests. I am having a challenging time generating an access token for the Google Ads API which seems to be much more complex.

Snapchat Access Token

Tik Tok Access Token

Pinterest Access Token

Facebook Access Token

Is this the correct documentation? The process for generating an access token seems inflated.

https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/first-call/overview

Thank you in advance!

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Thank you for raising your concern.

On the Google Ads API perspective, if what you want is to only generate access token, then you can follow one of the guides below:
Generate tokens (9th step)
Access and refresh token

Let me know if you have questions with the provided guides.

Regards,

Ernie John Google Ads API Team

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[Moira Leon]

Thank you for your response,

Please note there is no 9th step on the documentation of the page you shared in the link above. 

I have already completed steps 1-5 to generate and access token and wanted to address the concern of the cumbersome process of generating an access token for Google Ads. The documentation shared in my previous message references the steps of creating auth tokens for other conversion API's.

For most Conversion API's, the auth token generation is simple, or automatically available to manager or owner role users on their business platforms.

Generating an auth token for Google ads not only requires  completion of steps 1-5 but also the preemptive steps of creating a console project, retrieving or generating a dev token, and generating the code parameter. This process is inflated in comparison to other events API's.

Does Google Ads have plans in the future to simplify this process?

Moira Leon

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Moira,

Thank you for the reply. Allow me to assist you here.

Regarding your concern, we from Google Ads API support team don't have any updates for future simplified processes in Generating tokens. For now, what we can do is to keep an eye on our blog for any Google Ads API updates.

Best regards,

Anthony Cyril Google Ads API Team

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