Common Errors and Suggested Actions

This page lists examples of common errors and provides tips on preventing and handling them. See the Google API Error Model for additional guidance.

Error Code

400

`Invalid Argument` Message Invalid account information in request url: 'accounts/pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' Details Replace `pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX` with your publisher ID, see the instructions to find your publisher ID.
`Invalid Argument` Message Cannot request more than 100,000 rows in one report request. Details Change the `max_report_rows` field to a value from 1 to 100,000, inclusive.
`Invalid Argument` Message Requested metrics and dimensions are incompatible. Details Visit the reference documentation to determine which metrics and dimensions are incompatible for both network and mediation reports.

Invalid Argument

Message Invalid account information in request url: 'accounts/pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'

Details
Replace pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX with your publisher ID, see the instructions to find your publisher ID.

Invalid Argument

Message Cannot request more than 100,000 rows in one report request.

Details
Change the max_report_rows field to a value from 1 to 100,000, inclusive.

Invalid Argument

Message Requested metrics and dimensions are incompatible.

Details
Visit the reference documentation to determine which metrics and dimensions are incompatible for both network and mediation reports.

401

Unauthorized

Message Request is missing required authentication credential. Expected OAuth 2 access token, login cookie or other valid authentication credential. See https://developers.google.com/identity/sign-in/web/devconsole-project.

Details
The access token is not authorized for the following account. Follow the steps on the getting started page to complete authentication. Ensure that you are signed in to the correct account with the required user roles when accepting the consent screen.

403

`Permission Denied` Message AdMob API has not been used in project XXXXXXXXXXXX before or it is disabled. Enable it by visiting https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/admob.googleapis.com/overview?project=XXXXXXXXXXXX then retry. Details Access to the specified resource was denied. This commonly occurs when the AdMob API is not enabled for your project. Visit the Google Cloud Console to enable the AdMob API.
`Access Denied` Message The requested resource is not accessible to the effective user Details Access to the specified resource was denied for the effective user. To learn more on user roles and to check permissions, please see the following new user roles article.

Permission Denied

Message AdMob API has not been used in project XXXXXXXXXXXX before or it is disabled. Enable it by visiting https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/admob.googleapis.com/overview?project=XXXXXXXXXXXX then retry.

Details
Access to the specified resource was denied. This commonly occurs when the AdMob API is not enabled for your project. Visit the Google Cloud Console to enable the AdMob API.

Access Denied

Message The requested resource is not accessible to the effective user

Details
Access to the specified resource was denied for the effective user. To learn more on user roles and to check permissions, please see the following new user roles article.

429

Resource Exhausted

Message Quota exceeded for quota group 'ReportingReadGroup' and limit 'Reporting read requests per user per 100 seconds' of service 'admob.googleapis.com' for consumer 'project_number:XXXXXXXXXXXX'.

Details
The quota limits have been exceeded. Visit the Quota page to understand the quota limits.

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