Re: AdWords API Re: Email/Password refused by authentication service, but allowed in v13

2010-04-20 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hi, In the v13 version of the API I don't believe the accounts became unlocked automatically, and you needed to fill out this CAPTCHA to unlock them: https://www.google.com/accounts/UnlockCaptcha As for how to emulate the ClientLogin CAPTCHA challenges, the best way to make excessive requests.

Re: AdWords API Re: Email/Password refused by authentication service, but allowed in v13

2010-04-20 Thread Zweitze
Thanks for the explanation - the error makes sense now. Funniest thing happened this morning, for one of the previous offending accounts the software got an auth token without problems, but a later call to the (legacy) AccountService produced error 86, "The specified account has been blocked due t

Re: AdWords API Re: Email/Password refused by authentication service, but allowed in v13

2010-04-19 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hi, The ClientLogin API may return a CAPTCHA challenge when it detects strange behavior, such as excessive requests for authTokens. You can handle these errors by either presenting the CAPTCHA to the user or by waiting for about 5 minutes, at which point the CAPTCHA challenges should no longer be

Re: AdWords API Re: Email/Password refused by authentication service, but allowed in v13

2010-04-16 Thread Zweitze
Guess what?! I was pounding on this issue for three days, made last post, and now automagically both accounts start working again. Still, I'd love to know how I'm supposed to deal with CaptchaRequired. Thanks in advance. -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Have you migrated to v

AdWords API Re: Email/Password refused by authentication service, but allowed in v13

2010-04-16 Thread Zweitze
OK, those accounts had listed "Your old, shared account" as access rights. However, I'm experiencing another problem with the ClientLogin API: Two accounts get error "CaptchaRequired". Note: The software has no GUI, the concept of a CAPTCHA makes no sense here. Logging in on the Adwords web site

AdWords API Re: Email/Password refused by authentication service, but allowed in v13

2010-04-12 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hi, The v200909 version of the API uses the ClientLogin API to handle authentication and authorization: http://code.google.com/apis/accounts/docs/AuthForInstalledApps.html Some AdWords accounts use an older form of login emails that are not supported by the ClientLogin API. All new accounts u