Re: Getting started with Test Accounts failing, as can't work out how to link accounts.

Hi Edward, The case of having no link between accounts is applicable for same environment accounts only and there is no way to create a link between test and production accounts. This said, if your production client account is not linked to the production MCC account where your developer token

Re: Getting started with Test Accounts failing, as can't work out how to link accounts.

*> "One cause could be that there is no link between the MCC account " * I think this is it. I've never linked the accounts MMC with the test account. However, thats because it doesn't let me (thats what the docs say too, production and test accounts can't be linked). This just brings me full c

Re: Getting started with Test Accounts failing, as can't work out how to link accounts.

Hi Edward, No worries, we're always here to provide help. Moving forward, there are two possible causes for the USER_PERMISSION_DENIED error that you encountered. One cause could be that th

Re: Getting started with Test Accounts failing, as can't work out how to link accounts.

I tried this suggestion but did not get any further. --- :authentication: :method: OAUTH2_SERVICE_ACCOUNT :oauth2_client_id: [TEST] :oauth2_client_secret: [TEST] :oauth2_issuer: [PRODUCTION] :oauth2_secret: notasecret :oauth2_keyfile: [PRODUCTION-path] :oauth2_prn: [PRODUCTION]

Re: Getting started with Test Accounts failing, as can't work out how to link accounts.

Hi Edward, Apologies for the delay and thank you for the additional information. I could see that you are using production account credentials for you *oauth2_client_id* and *oauth2_client_secret* while using a test account customer ID as your *client_customer_id*. In order to make calls using

Re: Getting started with Test Accounts failing, as can't work out how to link accounts.

What I want to know is how to fill out the yml config. Mine sanitized looks something like (I am using some from the live account and some from the test account and hitting auth errors using the api): --- # This is an example configuration file for the AdWords API client library. # Please fil

Re: Getting started with Test Accounts failing, as can't work out how to link accounts.

Hi Edward, Yes, test accounts cannot be linked to the MCC production accounts. However, in order to make calls to the AdWords API using your test accounts, you will still need to use the developer token associated to your MCC production account. You may then use the email address you used to c

Getting started with Test Accounts failing, as can't work out how to link accounts.

In the docs is states: "Because test and production accounts cannot interact in any way, you cannot use a test account under your existing production manager account. To use test accounts, you'll need a new account hierarchy, with a test manager account as the root." - https://developers.goog