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Remove developer token from docs and examples #922

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14 changes: 1 addition & 13 deletions ads.properties.sample
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# - All settings in this file can be set & overridden programmatically.
# e.g. GoogleAdsClient.newBuilder()
# .fromPropertiesFile() // optionally load from config file.
# .setDeveloperToken("your_token")
# .setLoginCustomerId(1234567890L)

# ------------------------------- OAuth 2.0 ---------------------------------------
#
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# -------------------------- Google Ads API -----------------------------------

# Developer token
#
# Specifies the credential used to access the Google Ads API.
#
# - Grants access to the API, not any Google account or Google Ads account.
# - Associated with a Google Ads manager accoount.
# - Found by logging into the manager account on http://ads.google.com
# and navigating to -> Tools & Settings -> API Center.
# - An unapproved developer token can be used to issue requests against test
# accounts.
#api.googleads.developerToken=

# Login customer ID
#
# Specifies an ad account which grants access to ad accounts.
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5 changes: 1 addition & 4 deletions ...c/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/authentication/GenerateUserCredentials.java
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Expand Up @@ -189,16 +189,13 @@ public void runExample(
adsProperties.put(ConfigPropertyKey.CLIENT_SECRET.getPropertyKey(), clientSecret);
adsProperties.put(
ConfigPropertyKey.REFRESH_TOKEN.getPropertyKey(), userCredentials.getRefreshToken());
adsProperties.put(
ConfigPropertyKey.DEVELOPER_TOKEN.getPropertyKey(), "INSERT_DEVELOPER_TOKEN_HERE");

showConfigurationFile(adsProperties);
}

private void showConfigurationFile(Properties adsProperties) throws IOException {
System.out.printf(
"Copy the text below into a file named %s in your home directory, and replace "
+ "INSERT_XXX_HERE with your configuration:%n",
"Copy the text below into a file named %s in your home directory:%n",
GoogleAdsClient.Builder.DEFAULT_PROPERTIES_CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
System.out.println(
"######################## Configuration file start ########################");
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3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions ...ava/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/library/ConfigureClientLibraryProgrammatically.java
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*/
public class ConfigureClientLibraryProgrammatically {

private static final String DEVELOPER_TOKEN = "INSERT_DEVELOPER_TOKEN";
private static final String OAUTH_CLIENT_ID = "INSERT_CLIENT_ID";
private static final String OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET = "INSERT_CLIENT_SECRET";
private static final String REFRESH_TOKEN = "INSERT_REFRESH_TOKEN";
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// Creates a GoogleAdsClient with the provided credentials.
GoogleAdsClient client =
GoogleAdsClient.newBuilder()
// Sets the developer token which enables API access.
.setDeveloperToken(DEVELOPER_TOKEN)
// Sets the OAuth credentials which provide Google Ads account access.
.setCredentials(credentials)
// Optional: sets the login customer ID. This is required when the Google account
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion ...les/src/main/java/com/google/ads/googleads/examples/reporting/ParallelReportDownload.java
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Expand Up @@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ private void runExample(GoogleAdsClient googleAdsClient, List<Long> customerIds)
try (GoogleAdsServiceClient serviceClient =
googleAdsClient.getLatestVersion().createGoogleAdsServiceClient()) {
// IMPORTANT: You should avoid hitting the same customer ID in parallel. There are rate limits
// at the customer ID level which are much stricter than limits at the developer token level.
// at the customer ID level which are much stricter than limits at the Google Cloud project
// level.
// Hitting these limits frequently enough will significantly reduce throughput as the client
// library will automatically retry with exponential back-off before failing the request.
for (String gaqlQuery : GAQL_QUERY_STRINGS) {
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