Connect Google Ads

Connecting Google Ads lets Glimmio read your campaigns, ad groups, keywords, search term reports, and execute approved changes via the Google Ads API.

Before you start

• You must have Admin access to the Google Ads account you want to connect.
• If using a Manager (MCC) account, you must be an Admin of the MCC.
• You must be an Admin or Owner in Glimmio.

Steps

1. Go to Settings → Integrations.
2. Click Connect next to Google Ads.
3. You will be redirected to Google to authorize Glimmio. Sign in with the Google account that has access to your Google Ads account.
4. Grant the requested permissions.
5. On return, select the Customer Account to link to this Business Account. If you connected a Manager account, you will see a list of client accounts to choose from.
6. Click Save. An initial data sync will begin automatically.

Permissions required

Connecting Google Ads requests these OAuth scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/adwords — read your Google Ads account and execute the changes you approve
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/datamanager — upload your store's conversions back to Google Ads so reporting matches actual sales
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/content — read your Merchant Center account status and product approvals, so disapproved products surface in Glimmio

Signing in with Google requests neither: it asks only for your name and email. Advertising permissions are requested at the moment you connect, not when you create an account.

Manager (MCC) accounts

Glimmio supports Google Ads Manager accounts. When you connect a Manager account, you can select individual client accounts from the dropdown. Each Glimmio Business Account can be linked to one Google Ads customer account.

How to disconnect

1. Go to Settings → Integrations → Google Ads → Disconnect.
2. Confirm disconnection. All API calls to Google Ads will immediately stop.
3. Optionally, revoke Glimmio's access from your Google Account → Security → Connected Apps.

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