type AuthenticationError (v202411)

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• The AuthenticationError object in Google Ad Manager's API signifies an issue encountered during the authentication process.

• This error typically arises due to invalid credentials, missing authentication headers, or network-related problems.

• AuthenticationError provides detailed information about the reason for the authentication failure through its reason field, which helps developers diagnose and resolve the issue.

• This error is part of the MobileApplicationService and inherits from the broader ApiError class, sharing common fields like fieldPath, trigger, and errorString.

• The reason field offers a wide range of specific error codes, such as INVALID_EMAIL, AUTHENTICATION_FAILED, and NETWORK_NOT_FOUND, allowing for precise identification of the authentication problem.

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

Inheritance

ApiError

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ApiVersionError AuthenticationError CollectionSizeError CommonError FeatureError InternalApiError MobileApplicationActionError MobileApplicationError NotNullError NullError ParseError PermissionError PublisherQueryLanguageConte... PublisherQueryLanguageSynta... QuotaError RequiredCollectionError RequiredError ServerError StatementError StringFormatError StringLengthError UniqueError

An error for an exception that occurred when authenticating.

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Namespace

https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411

Field
ApiError (inherited)
fieldPath	xsd:string The OGNL field path to identify cause of error.
fieldPathElements	FieldPathElement[] A parsed copy of the field path. For example, the field path "operations[1].operand" corresponds to this list: {FieldPathElement(field = "operations", index = 1), FieldPathElement(field = "operand", index = null)}.
trigger	xsd:string The data that caused the error.
errorString	xsd:string A simple string representation of the error and reason.
AuthenticationError
reason	AuthenticationError.Reason Enumerations 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.