I'm really frustrated with the Google Ads API documentation. In the Quickstart guide <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/first-call/oauth-cloud-project> it discusses only 2 app type options, Desktop and Web. Nowhere does it mention that even the web app requires a user to login in on a Google screen and so is completely unsuitable for unattended processes initiated by 3rd party applications. So I just spent 2 days trying to get the Web app access to work for no reason.
Nowhere does it mention that there is a third option, a service account <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/oauth/service-accounts>. And when you go to set up a service account, via a workflow that has changed since the document was created, it fails to mention that you need to set up a Google Workspace (G Suite) Account <https://workspace.google.com/intl/en/pricing.html> or that this is a paid option. Why so coy about a $6/month charge - does Google think that subjecting the business owner/developer to several days' frustration is going to make them feel better about subscribing to Workspace? This is not at all about the money, but the two days I have spent breaking my head over how to set this thing up. So please, can someone confirm that I have finally understood correctly, that to run unattended access to the Google Ads API I need to set up a Service Account and a Google Workspace? Thanks, Martin -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog: https://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com/ =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API and Google Ads API Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to adwords-api@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API and Google Ads API Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/adwords-api/335fafc0-227f-4d34-8c1f-250b4d61e0ddn%40googlegroups.com.
