Google Ads Manager

Overview

This page documents how to connect to Google Ads Manager. The steps below will help you configure your Google Ads Manager channel in Redpoint Interaction (RPI). Once you’ve followed these steps, you can process records out of RPI through to Google Ads Manager.

These directions work in RPI v7.x as well as RPI v6.x.

Prerequisites

Before you get started, make sure you have the following:

• Basic Knowledge of Google Ads Manager

• Project ID

• Client ID

• Client Secret

• Redirect URL

• Developer Token

• Configured Google Ads Account: Data Onboarding configuration

• Understanding of RPI Interface

• An audience file for upload (refer to Cloud storage providers and Define file exports for details)

Once all the required prerequisites have been completed, you can follow the steps below.

Obtain Required Google Ads Information

A Google Ads Manager account is required to be correctly configured to allow RPI to pass data through to Google.

Create New Google Ads Customer Match Channel

Complete the following steps in RPI:

1. Navigate to Configuration > Channels.

2. To create anew channel for Google Ads Customer Match Channel, click the green plus button and navigate to Data Onboarding > Add New Google Ads Customer Match Channel.

   

3. Name the Channel appropriately for your client and/or resolution level.

   

4. Under the Channel Specific tab for the new channel, update the following settings:

   

   • Enter your Project ID.

   • Enter Client ID.

   • Enter the Client secret.

   • Enter the Developer token.

   • Enter the Redirect URL.

   • Authorize the connection by clicking Click here to authorize Redpoint Interaction to open the web browser.    

     • A web browser will open with a verification URL.

     • Copy that URL into the Verification URL box:

       

     • Once you’ve pasted the URL, click Get access token. A green check mark should appear with the message: “The connection to Google has been authorized”.

       

   • Click the Create new job to test this channel button and confirm that the test completes successfully.

Reference Docs

The following documents were used to support the content on this page:

• Redpoint Interaction Reference guide

• Redpoint Interaction External Configuration: Data Onboarding configuration