Connecting Google Ads
AdProtektor connects to Google Ads through a manager account link. Enter your Customer ID, accept the invitation and confirm the connection is active. Permissions, account state and platform availability can still interrupt a connection.
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Most tools connect to Google Ads with OAuth, which means a token that expires, a re-authorisation prompt you will eventually miss, and a silent gap in protection when it lapses. AdProtektor uses a manager-account link instead. Once accepted, it stays.
How to connect
Find your Customer ID
It is the ten-digit number shown at the top right of your Google Ads account, formatted like 123-456-7890.
Enter it in AdProtektor
Go to Settings → Integrations for your website and add the Customer ID.
Accept the invitation in Google Ads
Google Ads shows a pending manager-account request under Admin → Access and security → Managers. Accept it.
Confirm the link
Back in AdProtektor, the connection flips from pending to active. This can take a few minutes to propagate on Google's side.
You keep full ownership
A manager link grants managed access — it does not transfer ownership of your account, and you can revoke it from Google Ads at any time.
What the connection enables
- Automatic IP exclusion — blocked IPs are written into your exclusion lists. See IP exclusion sync.
- Campaign selection — target exclusions at specific campaigns. See Campaign selection.
- Automatic UTM tagging — attribute sessions to campaign, keyword and ad group without a redirect tracker. See Tracking templates and UTMs.
- Cost data — real cost-per-click figures make your budget-protected number accurate rather than estimated.
- Google Enhanced Conversions for Web — reused by ConversionOS with no extra setup.
If the invitation does not arrive
- Check the Customer ID is the advertising account you meant, not your own manager account.
- Look under Admin → Access and security → Managers in Google Ads, where pending requests appear.
- Confirm you have admin rights on the account — a standard user cannot accept a manager invitation.
- Allow a few minutes; Google propagates these asynchronously.
Frequently asked questions
Does the connection ever expire?
No. Because it is a manager-account link rather than an OAuth grant, there is no token to refresh and nothing to re-authorise.
Can I connect more than one Google Ads account?
Yes. Each website has its own connection, so a multi-website account can link a different Google Ads account per site.
How do I disconnect?
Remove the link from AdProtektor, or revoke the manager access from Google Ads directly. Either ends the connection.