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Connect to Google Ads to manage advertising campaigns, analyze performance metrics, and optimize ad spending across Google's advertising platform

Connect to Google Ads to manage advertising campaigns, analyze performance metrics, and optimize ad spending across Google’s advertising platform

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Supports authentication: OAuth 2.0

Setup

Section titled “Setup”

Configure redirect URL

Section titled “Configure redirect URL”

  1. Open the Scalekit dashboard

    Section titled “Open the Scalekit dashboard”

    In Scalekit dashboard, go to Agent Auth → Create Connection.

  2. Create a Google Ads connection

    Section titled “Create a Google Ads connection”

    Find Google Ads from the list of providers and click Create.

  3. Copy the redirect URI

    Section titled “Copy the redirect URI”

    Click Use your own credentials and copy the redirect URI — it will look like https://{your-env-url}/sso/v1/oauth/{connection_id}/callback.

    Configure Google Ads Connection with redirect URI

  4. Open Google Cloud Console

    Section titled “Open Google Cloud Console”

    Navigate to Google Cloud Console’s APIs & Services > Credentials

  5. Create an OAuth client ID

    Section titled “Create an OAuth client ID”

    Select + Create Credentials, then OAuth client ID

  6. Select web application type

    Section titled “Select web application type”

    Choose Web application from the Application type menu

    Selecting Web Application in Google OAuth

  7. Add the redirect URI

    Section titled “Add the redirect URI”

    Under Authorized redirect URIs, click + Add URI, paste the redirect URI, and select Create.

    Adding Google redirect URI for OAuth

Google provides your Client ID and Client Secret credentials.

Enable Google Ads API

Section titled “Enable Google Ads API”

  1. Open the API Library

    Section titled “Open the API Library”

    In Google Cloud Console, go to APIs & Services > Library

  2. Search for the Google Ads API

    Section titled “Search for the Google Ads API”

    Search for “Google Ads” in the API Library

  3. Select the Google Ads API

    Section titled “Select the Google Ads API”

    Select Google Ads API

  4. Enable the API

    Section titled “Enable the API”

    Press the blue Enable button

Add credentials

Section titled “Add credentials”

  1. Open your connection settings

    Section titled “Open your connection settings”

    In Scalekit dashboard, go to Agent Auth → Connections and open the connection you created.

  2. Enter your credentials

    Section titled “Enter your credentials”

    Enter your credentials:

    Add credentials

  3. Save the connection

    Section titled “Save the connection”

    Click Save

Usage

Section titled “Usage”

Connect a user’s Google Ads account and make API calls on their behalf — Scalekit handles OAuth and token management automatically.

import scalekit.client, os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()


connection_name = "google_ads"  # get your connection name from connection configurations
identifier = "user_123"         # your unique user identifier


# Get your credentials from app.scalekit.com → Developers → Settings → API Credentials
scalekit_client = scalekit.client.ScalekitClient(
    client_id=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID"),
    client_secret=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
    env_url=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_ENV_URL"),
)
actions = scalekit_client.actions


# Authenticate the user
link_response = actions.get_authorization_link(
    connection_name=connection_name,
    identifier=identifier
)
# present this link to your user for authorization, or click it yourself for testing
print("đź”— Authorize Google Ads:", link_response.link)
input("Press Enter after authorizing...")


# Make a request via Scalekit proxy
result = actions.request(
    connection_name=connection_name,
    identifier=identifier,
    path="/v17/customers",
    method="GET"
)
print(result)