Google Ads destination

[MarconLP]

Feature request

We've merged our Google Ads destination and are doing some additional testing.

TODOs:

• Add integration logic for the customerId and actionId
• fix default timestamp field
• surface response errors
• add ADWORDS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN env variable (slack)
• re-fetch conversion actions after switching customer_id
• switch to using separate env variables: GOOGLE_ADS_APP_CLIENT_ID & GOOGLE_ADS_APP_CLIENT_SECRET
• add those env variables (slack)
• show the name and ID for customerId and conversionAction
• rename developer token var to GOOGLE_ADS_DEVELOPER_TOKEN
• make sure the developer token isn't exposed when mocking the fetch functions
• apply for a standard access developer token
• cache accessibleAccounts endpoint
• get the oauth app verified
• be confident that the destination works as expected
• Give some people early access to the destination, while waiting for the oauth verification
• release the app to the public

Roadmap items:

• Accept gbraid or wbraid parameters in addition to the gclid property
• Accept order_id
• Accept user data (email, phone, ...)
• Google Ads Enhanced conversions destination #27906

cc: @benjackwhite

related: PostHog/posthog.com#10396

[MarconLP]

You can now use the Google Ads destination using this link: https://us.posthog.com/pipeline/new/destination/hog-template-google-ads

Please share feedback or issues you encounter.

[slimy-pufflefish]

Hi @MarconLP . I am trying to use this feature. When linking my Google Ads account, I get an error claiming that I'm missing an OAuth scope. (I can't find the exact error message anymore).

While the integration still succeeds, when trying to select a customer id, etc. I get a bunch of 500 errors.

[MarconLP]

Hey @slimy-pufflefish, I wasn't able to replicate the issue. Are you re-using the old google ad destination? Could you share your projectId? Did that error disappear after re-linking the google ads account?

[slimy-pufflefish]

I am clicking "Choose Google Ads Connection" -> "Connect to Google Ads". I did not have a Google Ads integration prior to today. I tried deleting my integration and re-adding it. That did not help.

My Posthog project URL is: https://us.posthog.com/project/110483/.

After doing the connection -- it says the integration was successful, but then gives

Load google ads accessible accounts failed: A server error occurred.

[NicolaiSchmid]

same here in eu posthog (https://eu.posthog.com/project/13059):

[MarconLP]

Hey, it seems like the API request is failing with the following error The customer account can't be accessed because it is not yet enabled or has been deactivated. Can you double-check if there are any pending setup steps for your Google Ads account? Did you create the conversion goals as documented here? Let me know if that helped.

[NicolaiSchmid]

I did now:

but the error is still there. Do you have to let some time pass before it's accessible?
i also have a disabled ad account, maybe that's the issue?

[MarconLP]

i also have a disabled ad account, maybe that's the issue?

That was the issue. We'll now ignore all accounts that are canceled or haven't been fully setup. The fix should be live in around 30 minutes.

[NicolaiSchmid]

wuuuuu, thank you so much!

[leng-yue]

We have multiple accounts, and the pipeline raises The click ID or call is associated with an Ads account you don\'t have access to. Make sure you import conversions for accounts managed by your manager account. while both Customer ID and Conversion action are correct.

[davidtopf]

Hi guys, I am trying to set this up but am running into the following issue. When targetting an existing conversion action I am getting:
Error('Error from googleads.googleapis.com (status 200): The conversion action specified in the upload request isn't set up for uploading conversions., at conversions[0].conversion_action')

I don't know how to create a conversion action from scratch to target from posthog, as it remains inactive in google ads until I add a Data Source.

Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

[MarconLP]

We have multiple accounts, and the pipeline raises The click ID or call is associated with an Ads account you don\'t have access to. Make sure you import conversions for accounts managed by your manager account. while both Customer ID and Conversion action are correct.

Hey @leng-yue, it seems like you are trying to import a gclid that originated from a campaign in another account. Note that you'll need to create the conversion goals in the same account where the campaigns are located.