Vendably connects to Google Ads using OAuth. You authorise Vendably once from your Google account, and Vendably discovers the Google Ads accounts available to that user, including any accounts under a manager (MCC) hierarchy. Connections are stored against your Vendably user account.
For an overview of the Paid Media capability, see What is Paid Media in Vendably?.
What you need before connecting
- An existing Google Ads account with at least one campaign. The account can be a standalone account or a sub-account under a manager account.
- Permission on that Google account to authorise third-party access. If you manage ads on behalf of a client, your Google user must have admin or standard access on the relevant account.
Connect your Google Ads account
- Go to Ads in the main navigation.
- Open the account connection flow (look for Connect account or the connections settings area within Ads).
- Choose Google Ads as the platform.
- Vendably redirects you to Google's OAuth consent screen. Sign in with the Google account that has access to your Google Ads accounts and approve the requested permissions.
- Once you approve, Vendably returns you to the platform and begins discovering the Google Ads accounts available to that user, including any sub-accounts under a manager account.
- Select the Google Ads account you want to use in Vendably.
The connection is now active. Vendably stores it against your user account and begins syncing data.
Import your campaigns
After connecting, Vendably does not import campaigns automatically. Use the campaign discovery step to choose which campaigns to bring in:
- Go to Ads, then Campaigns.
- Open the discovery step at
/ads/campaigns/discover/. Vendably lists the campaigns found in your connected Google Ads account. - Select the campaigns you want to import and confirm.
Vendably imports each selected campaign along with its ad groups, keywords, ads, budget, and bidding strategy. Historical performance metrics are imported at the same time. After the initial import, Vendably syncs performance data on a regular schedule.
After connecting
Once your campaigns are imported, consider these next steps:
- Shopping and Performance Max: if you run Shopping or PMax campaigns, connect a product source in DataHub and link your Google Merchant Center account. See Google Shopping campaigns and Performance Max campaigns.
- Ad account audit: run a health check on your account to see where it can be improved. See Ad account audit.
- Incremental Campaigns: explore the managed secondary Shopping programme. See Incremental Campaigns.
Troubleshooting
OAuth token expired or revoked: if Vendably loses access to your Google Ads account, you will see a connection error in the Ads section. Re-open the connection flow, choose Google Ads, and complete the OAuth consent again. Your imported campaigns and historical data are preserved; only the live sync is interrupted while the connection is inactive.
No accounts shown after authorising: the Google user you authorised must have access to at least one Google Ads account. If no accounts appear, confirm that the correct Google account was used during the OAuth consent step, and that it has admin or standard access on the intended Ads account. If the account is managed under a manager account, the Google user needs access to the manager account or the specific sub-account.
Campaigns missing after import: if campaigns you expected to see are not listed in the discovery step, confirm that they are active and not removed in Google Ads. The discovery step shows campaigns that are currently accessible to the connected account. If campaigns were added after the initial discovery, open the discovery step again to pick them up.
Performance data not updating: Vendably syncs performance data on a schedule. Allow a full sync cycle after connecting before expecting up-to-date metrics. If data remains stale, check that the Google Ads connection is still active in the Ads connection settings.