Great, thanks Dorian that's exactly what I wanted to know. Cheers, Si.
On Thursday, 21 February 2019 17:14:30 UTC, Dorian Kind wrote: > > Yes, that is correct. You could say that there's three "levels" of > credentials: > > - Developer token: Identifies a given Adwords API developer, used for > RMF enforcement, rate limiting and the like. > - OAuth2 client: Used to identify a given application towards a user > and creating access tokens that can be used to access the API on the > user's > behalf. Multiple OAuth2 clients/applications can use the same developer > token, and I assume the same OAuth2 client can be used with different > developer tokens (haven't tested the second case, though). > - The actual Adwords user making the API call, identified via the > OAuth2 access token. The effective Adwords permissions of that Adwords > user > determine what operations can be performed, both in the Web UI and via the > Adwords API > > I hope that clears up things somewhat. > > Cheers, > Dorian > > On Thursday, 21 February 2019 17:22:42 UTC+1, Si J wrote: >> >> Great thanks Dorian. >> >> To double check - the permissions set in the GUI persist to api access, >> because access still requires an individual client id/secret? >> >> Cheers, >> Si. >> >> On Monday, 18 February 2019 09:56:58 UTC, Dorian Kind wrote: >>> >>> Hi Si, >>> >>> you might be able to handle the scenario by using a production developer >>> token, but giving your developer read-only access to the Google Ads account >>> in question. That way, he'll be able to access all account data without >>> risking any unwanted modifications to the setup. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Dorian >>> >>> On Friday, 15 February 2019 10:32:39 UTC+1, Si J wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Peter >>>> >>>> Thanks for the reply. I've had a look at the docs, that's helpful thank >>>> you. >>>> >>>> If someone was using a test account can they still access the >>>> optimization service, in particular historical search volumes per keyword >>>> using seed or upload test data? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Si. >>>> >>> -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/adwords-api/52473e07-9757-411f-acfe-9fdf0272b3d9%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
