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# How to Connect your Google Ads Account in Upstack Data Integrations

> Connect your Google Ads account to Upstack Data so spend, impressions, and clicks pull into the dashboard for unified channel-level ROAS and attribution reporting.

<Tip>
  **Quick Summary**

  * Sign in to [Upstack Data](https://app.upstackdata.com) and navigate to **[Data Integrations](https://app.upstackdata.com/pixel/integrations)**.

  * On the Google Ads row, click the **kebab menu** (3 dots) → **Connect**.

  * **Select the Google Ads account** you want to connect.
</Tip>

<Note>
  **Purpose of this setup**
  Connecting your Google Ads account is required to access performance data at the account, campaign, ad set, and ad levels, which powers your Upstack dashboards and attribution reporting.
</Note>

## Prerequisites

* An [Upstack Data](https://app.upstackdata.com) account with subscription active

* A Google account with admin access to the Google Ads account you want to connect (Customer ID format: `123-456-7890`)

* No active Google Ads OAuth session that conflicts with the account you want to connect (sign out of unrelated Google accounts in your browser if needed)

## Configuration Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign in to Upstack Data">
    Sign in to your [Upstack Data](https://app.upstackdata.com) account and navigate to **[Data Integrations](https://app.upstackdata.com/pixel/integrations)**.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upstackdata-afbed50d/r7kPU9Z0Ocj96UFU/images/intercom/bba07e2790dab71a.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=r7kPU9Z0Ocj96UFU&q=85&s=d3409aa9b3da2ae5db2f9d521ea0c1e0" alt="Upstack Data dashboard with Data Integrations page open" width="1828" height="1880" data-path="images/intercom/bba07e2790dab71a.jpg" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start the Google Ads connection">
    On the Data Integrations page, click the **kebab menu** (3 dots) on the Google Ads row → click **Connect**.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upstackdata-afbed50d/a7q81tQDxtvowAUn/images/intercom/1345f3e6f07da555.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=a7q81tQDxtvowAUn&q=85&s=46e8b35c773d0af33edede36e814259b" alt="Google Ads row with kebab menu showing Connect option" width="2437" height="1753" data-path="images/intercom/1345f3e6f07da555.png" />

    **Choose the Google account** you want to connect with Upstack Data.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upstackdata-afbed50d/r7kPU9Z0Ocj96UFU/images/intercom/7c41a9e366296ae6.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=r7kPU9Z0Ocj96UFU&q=85&s=80edabe841fcc838679217f93c46815d" alt="Google account selection screen for OAuth connection" width="1026" height="1292" data-path="images/intercom/7c41a9e366296ae6.png" />

    Click **Continue**.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upstackdata-afbed50d/a7q81tQDxtvowAUn/images/intercom/617bffd0afc506a1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=a7q81tQDxtvowAUn&q=85&s=8b0c49657d3d1b3aa3bb291c977a2464" alt="Google OAuth consent screen with Continue button" width="1023" height="1321" data-path="images/intercom/617bffd0afc506a1.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the Google Ads account">
    A popup displays all ad accounts linked to your Google account. **Select the Google Ads account** you want to connect.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upstackdata-afbed50d/r7kPU9Z0Ocj96UFU/images/intercom/a56602015be60bd4.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=r7kPU9Z0Ocj96UFU&q=85&s=3a08e4a0e81456c33d93e84c2e8459ec" alt="Google Ads account selection popup with available ad accounts" width="971" height="1097" data-path="images/intercom/a56602015be60bd4.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the configuration">
    Click the **Save** button.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upstackdata-afbed50d/a7q81tQDxtvowAUn/images/intercom/4e1c626b3d5e7a11.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=a7q81tQDxtvowAUn&q=85&s=f25db0fac4a8eeaeaef8c6c8b53d9e9f" alt="Save button to confirm Google Ads account connection" width="972" height="1098" data-path="images/intercom/4e1c626b3d5e7a11.jpg" />

    <Note>
      **Success!** You should see a confirmation message and the Google integration will appear as **Healthy** in your Data Integrations list.
    </Note>

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/upstackdata-afbed50d/r7kPU9Z0Ocj96UFU/images/intercom/d3091ae08ea78140.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=r7kPU9Z0Ocj96UFU&q=85&s=29c1564535f316c9bc547c3de1cdae4c" alt="Google Ads integration showing Healthy status in Data Integrations" width="699" height="144" data-path="images/intercom/d3091ae08ea78140.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify the connection">
    * On the [Data Integrations](https://app.upstackdata.com/pixel/integrations) page, confirm the Google Ads row shows status **Healthy**.

    * Open your Upstack dashboard reporting and confirm Google Ads spend and campaign data appear within 24 hours of connecting.
  </Step>
</Steps>