The tap-googleads Meltano extractor pulls data from Google Ads that can then be sent to a destination using a loader.

Getting Started #

Prerequisites #

If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Install Meltano
  2. Create your Meltano project

Installation and configuration #

  1. Add the tap-googleads extractor to your project using meltano add : 

    meltano add extractor tap-googleads
  2. Configure the settings below using meltano config .

Next steps #

Follow the remaining steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Select entities and attributes to extract
  2. Add a loader to send data to a destination
  3. Run a data integration (EL) pipeline
If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.

Capabilities #

Settings #

The settings for extractor tap-googleads that are known to Meltano are documented below. To quickly find the setting you're looking for, use the Table of Contents at the top of the page.

Client ID (oauth_credentials.client_id) #

OAuth Client ID (Required) - Obtain your credentials

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set oauth_credentials.client_id <oauth_credentials.client_id>

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_CLIENT_ID=<oauth_credentials.client_id>

Client Secret (oauth_credentials.client_secret) #

OAuth Client Secret (Required) - Obtain your credentials

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set oauth_credentials.client_secret <oauth_credentials.client_secret>

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_CLIENT_SECRET=<oauth_credentials.client_secret>

Refresh Token (oauth_credentials.refresh_token) #

OAuth Refresh Token (Required) - Obtain your credentials

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set oauth_credentials.refresh_token <oauth_credentials.refresh_token>

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_REFRESH_TOKEN=<oauth_credentials.refresh_token>

Developer Token (developer_token) #

Developer Token (Required) - Obtain your developer token

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set developer_token <developer_token>

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN=<developer_token>

Customer ID (customer_id) #

Customer ID (Required) of the google ads account you want to sync data from.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set customer_id <customer_id>

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_CUSTOMER_ID=<customer_id>

Start Date (start_date) #

Optional date to start sycning data from.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set start_date YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_START_DATE=YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ

End Date (end_date) #

Optional date to sync data until.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set end_date YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_END_DATE=YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ

OAuth Credentials Authorization URL (oauth_credentials.authorization_url) #

  • Environment variable: TAP_GOOGLEADS_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_AUTHORIZATION_URL
  • Default: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token

This setting only matters if you plan on doing proxy OAuth. OAuth identity provider authorization endpoint used create and refresh tokens.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set oauth_credentials.authorization_url <oauth_credentials.authorization_url>

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_AUTHORIZATION_URL=<oauth_credentials.authorization_url>

OAuth Credentials Scope (oauth_credentials.scope) #

  • Environment variable: TAP_GOOGLEADS_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_SCOPE
  • Default: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/adwords

This setting only matters if you plan on doing proxy OAuth. OAuth scopes we need to request access to.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set oauth_credentials.scope <oauth_credentials.scope>

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_SCOPE=<oauth_credentials.scope>

OAuth Credentials Access Token (oauth_credentials.access_token) #

This setting only matters if you plan on doing proxy OAuth.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set oauth_credentials.access_token <oauth_credentials.access_token>

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_ACCESS_TOKEN=<oauth_credentials.access_token>

OAuth Credentials Refresh Proxy URL (oauth_credentials.refresh_proxy_url) #

This setting only matters if you plan on doing proxy OAuth. Will be called with ‘oauth_credentials.refresh_token’ to refresh the access token

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set oauth_credentials.refresh_proxy_url <oauth_credentials.refresh_proxy_url>

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_REFRESH_PROXY_URL=<oauth_credentials.refresh_proxy_url>

OAuth Credentials Refresh Proxy URL Auth (oauth_credentials.refresh_proxy_url_auth) #

This setting only matters if you plan on doing proxy OAuth. Sets Authorization header on ‘oauth_credentials.refresh_url’ request

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-googleads set oauth_credentials.refresh_proxy_url_auth <oauth_credentials.refresh_proxy_url_auth>

export TAP_GOOGLEADS_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_REFRESH_PROXY_URL_AUTH=<oauth_credentials.refresh_proxy_url_auth>

Looking for help? #

If you're having trouble getting the tap-googleads extractor to work, look for an existing issue in its repository, file a new issue, or join the Meltano Slack community and ask for help in the #plugins-general channel.

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