Using API token of the root MCC account to link child MCC accounts to external MCC accounts.

[Agnieszka Szefer]

Is it possible to use the Adwords API token of the root MCC account to link its child MCC accounts (without any API tokens) with other MCC accounts?

The final goal is to given a root MCC account with Adwords API token automatically create child MCC accounts and link them with external MCC accounts. Is it possible with just one API token for the root MCC account, or do I need to request API tokens for each child MCC account to link them with other accounts (i.e. to let them request Standard access to other MCC accounts)?

[Anash P. Oommen (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Agnieszka,

You would need only one developer token (i.e. the one at the root MCC account level), but you'd need authorization from both the account being linked (to send out the invite) and the account being linked to (to accept the invite). See our guide on this topic for details. https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/guides/managing-accounts

Cheers,
Anash P. Oommen,
AdWords API Advisor.

[Agnieszka Szefer]

I understand that I can authorize this only manually (from the account being linked) or using the API (but in this case the account being linked also needs to have an API token to do that)?

I just want to automate the whole process without having to create any new API tokens on the way (i.e. only root MCC account would have an API token). Is that possible? Can I create a child MCC account using API token belonging to a root MCC and then use the same API token to link that child MCC account to an external MCC account? Or do I still need to have an API token for the child account so it can authorize the request?

Thanks!

[Anash P. Oommen (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Agnieszka,

Yes, you can. You can use the developer token of an account to make calls to ANY account, not just accounts linked under your API MCC.

Cheers,

Anash P. Oommen,
AdWords API Advisor.