Google Ads API: DEVELOPER_TOKEN_NOT_APPROVED
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Open the API Center in the manager account that owns the developer token.
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Confirm the token access level and complete any required application or compliance review.
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Use a test account while approval is pending, then retry production customers after status changes.
WHAT THE ERROR MEANS
The token is pending, rejected or limited to test-account traffic.
This error means the developer token has not been approved for the requested production access level.
PRIMARY DOCUMENTATION
Google Ads API error handling ↗Platform APIs and policy systems change. Confirm the current requirements in the official documentation before modifying a production integration.
STILL BLOCKED?
Bring the exact response, request ID and timeline.
Ads Villa can review tracking, account structure and the implementation path. We cannot bypass platform security or policy enforcement.