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Login customer ID

The login-customer-id is a required header in the Search Ads 360 Reporting API when using a manager account to access an operating customer account. If accessing an operating customer account directly, the login-customer-id header is not required.

One way to get the 'login-customer-id' is through the Search Ads 360 user interface. The 'login-customer-id' for the currently selected client account is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.

If the authenticated user has access to both the manager and operating customer accounts, then login-customer-id should be specified to avoid any ambiguity. Though not specifying login-customer-id would still work in this case, the context is set to the operating customer account only (which is probably not what is intended).

If you've been managing accounts with just OAuth2 credentials of a manager account, follow these steps to obtain the correct login-customer-id value:

List accessible customers

Java

// Copyright 2022 Google LLC
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

package sample;

import com.beust.jcommander.Parameter;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.lib.SearchAds360Client;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.resources.CustomerClient;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.services.SearchAds360Row;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.services.SearchAds360ServiceClient;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.services.SearchAds360ServiceClient.SearchPagedResponse;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.services.SearchSearchAds360Request;

/** Get customer client details. */
public class GetCustomerClient {
  private static class GetCustomerClientParams extends CodeSampleParams {

    @Parameter(names = "--customerId", required = true)
    private String customerId;

    @Parameter(names = "--loginCustomerId")
    private String loginCustomerId;
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    GetCustomerClientParams params = new GetCustomerClientParams();
    if (!params.parseArguments(args)) {
      // Optional: You may pass the loginCustomerId on the command line or specify a loginCustomerId
      // here (10 digits, no dashes). If neither are set, customerId will be used as
      // loginCustomerId.
      // params.loginCustomerId = Long.parseLong("INSERT_LOGIN_CUSTOMER_ID_HERE");
    }
    final String loginCustomerId = params.loginCustomerId;
    final String customerId = params.customerId;

    try {
      // Creates a SearchAds360Client with the specified loginCustomerId. If there's
      // no loginCustomerId, customerId will be used instead.
      final SearchAds360Client searchAds360Client =
          SearchAds360Client.newBuilder()
              .setLoginCustomerId(loginCustomerId == null ? customerId : loginCustomerId)
              .fromPropertiesFile()
              .build();
      // Creates the Search Ads 360 Service client.
      SearchAds360ServiceClient client = searchAds360Client.create();
      new GetCustomerClient().runExample(client, customerId);
    } catch (Exception exception) {
      System.err.printf("Failed with exception: %s%n", exception);
      exception.printStackTrace();
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  private void runExample(SearchAds360ServiceClient searchAds360ServiceClient, String customerId) {
    // Creates a query that retrieves all child accounts of the customerId specified in search
    // calls below.
    String query =
        "SELECT customer_client.descriptive_name, customer_client.client_customer,"
            + " customer_client.status FROM customer_client";
    SearchSearchAds360Request request =
        SearchSearchAds360Request.newBuilder().setCustomerId(customerId).setQuery(query).build();

    // Issues a search request.
    final SearchPagedResponse searchPagedResponse = searchAds360ServiceClient.search(request);
    for (SearchAds360Row element : searchPagedResponse.iterateAll()) {
      CustomerClient customerClient = element.getCustomerClient();
      System.out.printf(
          "CustomerClient found with name '%s', customer %s, and status: %s.%n",
          customerClient.getDescriptiveName(),
          customerClient.getClientCustomer(),
          customerClient.getStatus());
    }
  }
}

Download GetCustomerClient.java

Python

#!/usr/bin/env python
# Copyright 2022 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
"""Retrieves customer_client for a customer using a pagination search request.
"""

import argparse
import traceback
from google.ads.searchads360.v0.services.types.search_ads360_service import SearchSearchAds360Request
from util_searchads360 import SearchAds360Client


def main(client, customer_id) -> None:
  search_ads_360_service = client.get_service()

  query = """
      SELECT
        customer_client.descriptive_name,
        customer_client.client_customer,
        customer_client.status
      FROM customer_client"""

  request = SearchSearchAds360Request()
  request.customer_id = customer_id
  request.query = query

  # Issues a search request.
  results = search_ads_360_service.search(request=request)

  for row in results:
    customer_client = row.customer_client
    print(
        f"CustomerClient found with name {customer_client.descriptive_name}, customer {customer_client.client_customer}, and status: {customer_client.status.name}"
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
  # SearchAds360Client will read the search-ads-360.yaml configuration file in
  # the home directory if none is specified.
  search_ads_360_client = SearchAds360Client.load_from_file()

  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
      description=("Retrieves customer_client for a customer."))
  # Arguments to provide to run the example.
  parser.add_argument(
      "-c",
      "--customer_id",
      type=str,
      required=True,
      help="The Search Ads 360 customer ID (10 digits, no dashes).",
  )

  parser.add_argument(
      "-l",
      "--login_customer_id",
      type=str,
      required=False,
      help="The Search Ads 360 login customer ID (10 digits, no dashes).",
  )

  args = parser.parse_args()

  search_ads_360_client.set_ids(args.customer_id, args.login_customer_id)

  try:
    main(search_ads_360_client, args.customer_id)
  except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
    traceback.print_exc()

Download get_customer_client.py

Determine manager account hierarchy

Java

// Copyright 2022 Google LLC
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

package sample;

import com.beust.jcommander.Parameter;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.lib.SearchAds360Client;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.services.SearchAds360Row;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.services.SearchAds360ServiceClient;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.services.SearchSearchAds360StreamRequest;
import com.google.ads.searchads360.v0.services.SearchSearchAds360StreamResponse;
import com.google.api.gax.rpc.ServerStream;

/** Get manager details. */
public class GetManagersStream {
  private static class GetManagersParams extends CodeSampleParams {

    @Parameter(names = "--customerId", required = true)
    private String customerId;

    @Parameter(names = "--loginCustomerId")
    private String loginCustomerId;
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    GetManagersParams params = new GetManagersParams();
    if (!params.parseArguments(args)) {
      // Optional: You may pass the loginCustomerId on the command line or specify a loginCustomerId
      // here ((10 digits, no dashes). If neither are set, customerId will be used as
      // loginCustomerId.
      // params.loginCustomerId = Long.parseLong("INSERT_LOGIN_CUSTOMER_ID_HERE");
    }
    final String loginCustomerId = params.loginCustomerId;
    final String customerId = params.customerId;

    try {
      // Creates a SearchAds360Client with the specified loginCustomerId. If there's
      // no loginCustomerId, customerId will be used instead.
      final SearchAds360Client searchAds360Client =
          SearchAds360Client.newBuilder()
              .setLoginCustomerId(loginCustomerId == null ? customerId : loginCustomerId)
              .fromPropertiesFile()
              .build();
      // Creates the Search Ads 360 Service client.
      SearchAds360ServiceClient client = searchAds360Client.create();
      new GetManagersStream().runExample(client, customerId);
    } catch (Exception exception) {
      System.err.printf("Failed with exception: %s%n", exception);
      exception.printStackTrace();
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  private void runExample(SearchAds360ServiceClient searchAds360ServiceClient, String customerId) {
    // Creates a query that retrieves manager for the customer.
    String query =
        "SELECT customer_manager_link.manager_customer, customer_manager_link.status FROM"
            + " customer_manager_link";
    SearchSearchAds360StreamRequest request =
        SearchSearchAds360StreamRequest.newBuilder()
            .setCustomerId(customerId)
            .setQuery(query)
            .build();

    // Issues a search stream request.
    ServerStream<SearchSearchAds360StreamResponse> stream =
        searchAds360ServiceClient.searchStreamCallable().call(request);
    for (SearchSearchAds360StreamResponse response : stream) {
      for (SearchAds360Row element : response.getResultsList()) {
        System.out.printf(
            "Manager found with customer '%s' and status: %s.%n",
            element.getCustomerManagerLink().getManagerCustomer(),
            element.getCustomerManagerLink().getStatus());
      }
    }
  }
}

Download GetManagersStream.java

Python

#!/usr/bin/env python
# Copyright 2022 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
"""Retrieves managers for a customer using a stream request."""

import argparse
import traceback
from google.ads.searchads360.v0.services.types.search_ads360_service import SearchSearchAds360StreamRequest
from util_searchads360 import SearchAds360Client


def main(client, customer_id) -> None:
  search_ads_360_service = client.get_service()

  query = """
      SELECT
        customer_manager_link.manager_customer,
        customer_manager_link.status
      FROM customer_manager_link"""

  request = SearchSearchAds360StreamRequest()
  request.customer_id = customer_id
  request.query = query

  # Issues a search stream request.
  results = search_ads_360_service.search_stream(request=request)

  for response in results:
    for result in response.results:
      customer_manager_link = result.customer_manager_link
      print(
          f"Manager found with customer {customer_manager_link.manager_customer} and status: {customer_manager_link.status.name}"
      )


if __name__ == "__main__":
  # SearchAds360Client will read the search-ads-360.yaml configuration file in
  # the home directory if none is specified.
  search_ads_360_client = SearchAds360Client.load_from_file()

  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
      description=("Retrieves managers for a customer."))
  # Arguments to provide to run the example.
  parser.add_argument(
      "-c",
      "--customer_id",
      type=str,
      required=True,
      help="The Search Ads 360 customer ID (10 digits, no dashes).",
  )

  parser.add_argument(
      "-l",
      "--login_customer_id",
      type=str,
      required=False,
      help="The Search Ads 360 login customer ID (10 digits, no dashes).",
  )

  args = parser.parse_args()

  search_ads_360_client.set_ids(args.customer_id, args.login_customer_id)

  try:
    main(search_ads_360_client, args.customer_id)
  except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
    traceback.print_exc()

Download get_managers_stream.py

Select the appropriate manager account.

If there are multiple manager accounts for a given operating customer account, select the manager account at the top of the hierarchy. This lets you maintain the same login-customer-id for multiple calls throughout the hierarchy of accounts and thereby avoid excessive switching.