enum AuthenticationError.Reason (v202505)

  • AuthenticationError.Reason lists various reasons why an authentication attempt might fail when using Ad Manager services.

  • Common reasons for authentication failure include invalid or missing authentication credentials (like authToken or oAuthToken), invalid user logins or OAuth signatures, and issues with the specified service or network access.

  • Errors can also occur due to server-side connection problems, users attempting to associate an already linked Google account with a test network, or accounts being under investigation.

  • The list includes specific error reasons for ambiguous or missing SOAP/HTTP request headers and when the user lacks access to any network or hasn't provided a required network code.

  • An UNKNOWN reason is included for values not exposed by the current API version.
Service
AdRuleService AdjustmentService AdsTxtService AudienceSegmentService CdnConfigurationService CmsMetadataService CompanyService ContactService ContentBundleService ContentService CreativeService CreativeSetService CreativeTemplateService CreativeWrapperService CustomFieldService CustomTargetingService DaiAuthenticationKeyService DaiEncodingProfileService ForecastService InventoryService LabelService LineItemCreativeAssociationService LineItemService LineItemTemplateService LiveStreamEventService MobileApplicationService NativeStyleService NetworkService OrderService PlacementService ProposalLineItemService ProposalService PublisherQueryLanguageService ReportService SegmentPopulationService SiteService StreamActivityMonitorService SuggestedAdUnitService TargetingPresetService TeamService UserService UserTeamAssociationService YieldGroupService
Dependencies
AuthenticationError
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AuthenticationError.Reason
Namespace
https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202505
Enumeration Description
AMBIGUOUS_SOAP_REQUEST_HEADER The SOAP message contains a request header with an ambiguous definition of the authentication header fields. This means either the authToken and oAuthToken fields were both null or both were specified. Exactly one value should be specified with each request.
INVALID_EMAIL The login provided is invalid.
AUTHENTICATION_FAILED Tried to authenticate with provided information, but failed.
INVALID_OAUTH_SIGNATURE The OAuth provided is invalid.
INVALID_SERVICE The specified service to use was not recognized.
MISSING_SOAP_REQUEST_HEADER The SOAP message is missing a request header with an authToken and optional networkCode.
MISSING_AUTHENTICATION_HTTP_HEADER The HTTP request is missing a request header with an authToken
MISSING_AUTHENTICATION The request is missing an authToken
NETWORK_API_ACCESS_DISABLED The network does not have API access enabled.
NO_NETWORKS_TO_ACCESS The user is not associated with any network.
NETWORK_NOT_FOUND No network for the given networkCode was found.
NETWORK_CODE_REQUIRED The user has access to more than one network, but did not provide a networkCode.
CONNECTION_ERROR An error happened on the server side during connection to authentication service.
GOOGLE_ACCOUNT_ALREADY_ASSOCIATED_WITH_NETWORK The user tried to create a test network using an account that already is associated with a network.
UNDER_INVESTIGATION The account is blocked and under investigation by the collections team. Please contact Google for more information.
UNKNOWN The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.