Regd: Sandbox or test account with test data

[phani bhushan peddi]

Hi Team, 

Is there a sandbox that I can download to test the Ads API, I am completely new to this and I am looking if there is a sandbox or test account where there are  some test campaigns and other data is created . I want to play around with different entities involved in making the API calls. 

I am able to create test manager account but when I am trying to create a campaign under 'Google Ads Account'  (as per the steps mentioned in quick start guide , its asking for credit card. I am looking for options to explore 'Ads API' without providing credit card details. 

Please let me know if this is feasible. 

Thanks, 

Phani. 

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Phani,

Thank you for reaching out. There is no sandbox environment available for the Ads APIs. You could test out most of the features by using the test account. As you have created the test manager account, you just need to create the test client accounts under it. The test account is with “closed” status by default. To be able to see the test client accounts under the test manager account, after you create them, you would need to click on the down arrow next to the test manager account number and then on the drop-down list click on the three vertical dots icon and select cancelled accounts. If you have difficulties to create the test client accounts via the Google Ads UI, please try to create them using CustomerService.CreateCustomerClient() via the Google Ads API. You could refer to this code example on how to implement it. 

Thanks and regards,
Xiaoming, Google Ads API Team
 

Xiaoming Google Ads API Team

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[phani bhushan peddi]

Thanks Xiaoming, I was trying to create 'test client accounts' but it is asking me to create a campaign and asking for credit card details. Is there a way I can create test client account with providing credit card details. 

Thanks, 

Phani.