OperationAccessDenied.ACTION_NOT_PERMITTED error when calling API to get campaigns

[Ashley Xu]

Hi,

We have seen OperationAccessDenied.ACTION_NOT_PERMITTED error when calling Adwords API to get campaigns(We are using AdWordsApiClient_18.3.0). Please find the stack trace below. Could anyone please let me know what does it mean when we run into this exception. It seems one user keeps trying to download campaigns and keeps getting this error.

Timestamp: 1/2/2015 10:16:29 PM, 1/2/2015 10:15:19 PM,  1/2/2015 10:15:11 PM, 1/2/2015 10:14:16 PM UTC

Inner Exceptions:
Exception Type: Google.Api.Ads.AdWords.Lib.AdWordsApiException
Source: AdWordsApiClient_18.3.0
Message: An API exception has occurred. See ApiException and InnerException fields for more details.
StackTrace:    at Google.Api.Ads.Common.Lib.AdsSoapClient.MakeApiCall(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
   at Google.Api.Ads.AdWords.v201406.CampaignService.get(Selector serviceSelector)
   at Microsoft.Advertising.Client.GoogleSync.GoogleSyncClient.GetCampaignsInfo(Int64 customerId)Exception Type: System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException
Source: System.Web.Services
Message: [OperationAccessDenied.ACTION_NOT_PERMITTED @ class com.google.ads.api.serviceimpls.common.action.ReflectiveGetAction]
StackTrace:    at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse response, Stream responseStream, Boolean asyncCall)
   at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
   at Google.Api.Ads.Common.Lib.AdsSoapClient.MakeApiCall(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
. Reserved 3:
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Thanks a lot!

Ashley 

[Josh Radcliff (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Ashley,

That error means that the OAuth credentials you are using in your request do not grant you permissions to access the campaigns of the account specified in your clientCustomerId header. Make sure that the OAuth credentials were generated while logged in as a user with access to the account.

Cheers,

Josh, AdWords API Team

[Ashley Xu]

Thanks Josh!