Hi Rob, Have you tried uploading the conversions using the following setup?
- OAuth credentials from a user with access to your MCC - *clientCustomerId* SOAP header set to the *MCC* customer ID - Body contains conversions for individual AdWords accounts managed by your MCC I just ran a quick test using one of my accounts, and the upload was successful using this approach. Thanks, Josh, AdWords API Team On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 11:29:07 AM UTC-5, Rob wrote: > > Hi Takeshi, > > I know this is old, but the problem of multiple accounts has just cropped > up again in a big way with MCC conversions. > > I can confirm that when uploading a gclid for a different account to the > one specified in the client ID, the API returns an error. Unfortunately, > that error is UNAUTHORIZED_USER. In this case, the user has access to the > both accounts, but we have no idea which one to upload to. > > > https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201409/OfflineConversionFeedService.OfflineConversionError > > It means that we can't tell the difference between a true failed auth > (e.g. if an MCC is unlinked and the user no longer has access), and our > scatter-gun approach of firing the conversion into multiple accounts. > > What would be really useful is if we could either: > - check what account a particular gclid belongs to, without having to run > a report; or > - get the API to return an "account ID mismatch" error in these cases, > instead of UNAUTHORIZED_USER > > Otherwise we're constantly asking the end user to check their credentials, > due to the error code returned. > > Thanks, > Rob. > > On Friday, 8 November 2013 07:20:50 UTC, Takeshi Hagikura (AdWords API > Team) wrote: >> >> Based on my quick test, if you try to upload an offline conversion with a >> Gclid that doesn't belong to your account, an error is returned. >> >> I recommend trying it on your own just in case. >> >> Best, >> - Takeshi, AdWords API Team >> >> On Thursday, November 7, 2013 6:50:55 PM UTC+9, Rob wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Takeshi, >>> >>> Any idea about the second question, sending the same conversion to >>> multiple client accounts? I'm trying to resolve the problem described above. >>> >>> On Wednesday, 6 November 2013 08:08:56 UTC, Takeshi Hagikura (AdWords >>> API Team) wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Rob, >>>> >>>> I don't think it's possible to send a conversion feed using an MCC >>>> client customer ID. >>>> You need to use a client AdWords account. >>>> >>>> Best >>>> - Takeshi, >>>> >>>> On Friday, November 1, 2013 9:45:51 PM UTC+9, Rob wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> We're working on sending data to the OfflineConversionFeedService and >>>>> some questions have arisen regarding our larger clients that have >>>>> multiple >>>>> AdWords accounts. >>>>> >>>>> The problem with multiple accounts is that we can't extract the client >>>>> ID from the gclid without running a click performance report. That's a >>>>> lengthy process since these are usually high volume clients. >>>>> >>>>> It would be much quicker and easier to send the same conversion to >>>>> each of the client's accounts and have AdWords work it out for us, since >>>>> presumably you already know the client ID from the gclid. We could also >>>>> send the conversion data in real time, giving a much better user >>>>> experience. >>>>> >>>>> It looks like the OfflineConversionFeedService requires a client ID to >>>>> work at all, so... >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible to send a conversion feed using an MCC client ID, and >>>>> have the conversions show for whichever individual account matches the >>>>> click ID? >>>>> >>>>> If we send the same conversion event (click ID, conversion name and >>>>> timestamp) to two different AdWords accounts, will it always show in the >>>>> correct account, and only in the correct account? >>>>> >>>>> -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and Google+: https://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com/ https://plus.google.com/+GoogleAdsDevelopers/posts =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords 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 Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/adwords-api/5ab1286c-14a0-4500-8bf4-c010519420e0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
