Thank you for your response! I appreciate the detailed explanation.
However, I still have some concerns regarding the country setting when
creating a sub-account via API.
*Clarification on the Issue:*
- When I manually create a sub-account via the *Google Ads UI* and
select *Thailand* as the country, the *billing country* in the payment
settings is correctly set to *Thailand* by default.
- When I create a sub-account via *API*, I set *THB* as the currency and
*Asia/Bangkok* as the time zone. However, when I check the payment
settings, the *billing country is set to the United States (US)* instead
of *Thailand*.
- This makes me question whether the account created via API is actually
considered a *US-based* account rather than a *Thailand-based* one.
*Follow-up Questions:*
1. Is it possible to explicitly set the country when creating a
sub-account via API?
- You mentioned that the API does not have a country_code field, so
does this mean the MCC’s country determines the sub-account’s actual
country, regardless of the time zone and currency?
2. If the API does not support setting the country directly, is there *any
way* to ensure that the new account is truly based in *Thailand* instead
of the *United States*?
3. Why does selecting *THB currency* and *Asia/Bangkok time zone* not
result in a Thailand-based account?
4. Can a *regular Google Ads API or Premium* account handle this, or do
I need a different level of access to configure the country correctly?
I would appreciate any clarification or alternative solutions to ensure the
correct country assignment for sub-accounts created via API.
Thanks in advance!
Vào lúc 08:57:57 UTC+7 ngày Thứ Ba, 18 tháng 3, 2025, Google Ads API Forum
Advisor đã viết:
> Hi,
>
> Thank you for reaching out to the Google Ads API support team.
>
> Please find the answers for your questions below:
>
> *1. Is there any way to specify the country when creating an account via
> API?*
>
> - Yes, you can specify the country by passing the 'timeZone' and
> 'currencyCode' fields while making an API call using the
> customers.createCustomerClient
>
> <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v19/customers/createCustomerClient>
>
> method. Kindly note that there is no field named 'country_code' in the
> CustomerService
>
> <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v19/Customer>
>
> and that's the reason you are getting unknown field errors. If you’d like
> to manage your ads in a different time zone other than MCC timezone, you
> must create a new account and set your desired time zone at the time of
> account creation.
> - For example, as your requirement is 'Thailand' we have selected the
> 'Asia/Bangkok' timezone which is the capital of 'Thailand' and we were
> successfully able to create a child account using the API. I would
> recommend you to refer to the Codes and formats
> <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/data/codes-formats>
> guide which describes you the timezone ID's and currency codes which are
> supported in the Google Ads API. However, I am sharing with you the sample
> request and response logs as per your requirement:
> -
>
> *Request Body:
> =============
> *
> POST https://googleads.googleapis.com/v19/customers/{login-customer-id(MCC
> ID)}:createCustomerClient?key=[YOUR_API_KEY] HTTP/1.1
>
> developer-token: **********************
> Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN]
> Accept: application/json
> Content-Type: application/json
>
> {
> "customerClient": {
> "timeZone": "Asia/Bangkok",
> "descriptiveName": "Thailand account",
> "currencyCode": "THB"
> }
> }
> *Response:
> ==========
> *HTTP/1.1 200
> content-encoding: gzip
> content-length: 65
> content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
> date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:41:45 GMT
> server: ESF
> vary: Origin, X-Origin, Referer
>
> {
> "resourceName": "customers/{customerId}"
> }
>
>
> *2. If API does not support this, is there an alternative method to ensure
> the correct country is set for new accounts?*
>
> - As mentioned earlier, you need to select the 'timeZone' and
> 'currencyCode' field while creating the sub-accounts using the Google Ads
> API. Note that customers.createCustomerClient
>
> <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v19/customers/createCustomerClient>
> method
> allows you to create only the sub-accounts not the sub-MCC accounts
> through
> the Google Ads API. There is no way to create the sub-manager accounts
> through the API. I would recommend you to refer to Creating an account
>
> <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/account-management/create-account>
>
> documentation for more detailed information.
>
> *3. Does the country of the MCC always determine the country of
> sub-accounts?*
>
> - If you try to create sub-account through the Google Ads UI, by
> default it will select the country of MCC account. However, you can modify
> and select the required country and you can create an account. If you try
> to create a sub-account through the Google Ads API, you can directly
> specify the country under the 'timeZone' field and can create the account
> as per your requirement. You can refer to this help center article
>
> <https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/9842104?hl=en&sjid=13097251186004446524-NC#zippy=%2Cyour-time-zone-setting>
>
> for more detailed information.
>
> If you still encounter any issues while creating the sub-accounts even
> after following the suggestion, I would request you to share the complete
> API logs (request
> <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/concepts/field-service#request>
>
> and response
> <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/concepts/field-service#response>
>
> logs with request-id
> <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/concepts/call-structure#request-id>
>
> and request header
> <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/concepts/call-structure#request_headers>)
>
> generated at your end to further assist you better.
>
> You can send the details via *Reply privately to the author option*, or
> *direct
> private reply* to this email.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
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