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.. _howto/connection:google_ads:

Google Ads Connection

The Google Ads connection type enables integrations with the Google Ads API.

Default Connection IDs

Hooks related to Google Ads use google_ads_default by default.

Configuring the Connection

Developer token Your Google Ads developer token.

See the official guide on how to obtain a developer token:

https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/first-call/dev-token

OAuth2 client ID The client ID from your Google Cloud OAuth 2.0 credentials.

OAuth2 client secret The client secret paired with the client ID above.

OAuth2 refresh token The refresh token generated for the client ID / secret pair.

Authentication method Either service_account (default) or developer_token.

Use ``service_account`` when authenticating with a Google service‑account key file

specified via ``GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS`` or a GCP connection.

Extra (optional, JSON) Additional client configuration, provided as a JSON dictionary. Common keys include:

``login_customer_id``
    Customer ID to impersonate when using a manager account.

``linked_customer_id``
    Linked customer ID for certain account‑specific requests.