Google Ad Manager Connection
See the Connector Marketplace topic. Please request your administrator to start a trial or subscribe to the Premium Google Ad Manager connector.
This topic describes how to authenticate to Google Ad Manager and configure any necessary connection properties in the Google Ad Manager connection connector.
Prerequisites
Enable the Ad Manager API
Follow these steps to enable the Ad Manager API:
Navigate to the Google Ad Manager.
Select Admin > Global from the left-hand navigation menu.
On the Network Settings tab, click API access to enable the Ad Manager API.
Connection Configuration
Each connection property available in the Google Ad Manager connector is explained below.
Connection Name
The name of the connection to be created should be provided. This is the name that will display on the list of available connections.
Network Code
Obtain this value from the URL after logging into the network.
Example: In the URL https://www.google.com/dfp/2032576#delivery, 2032576 is your network code.
Auth Scheme
The type of authentication to use when connecting to Google Ad Manager.
Possible Values
OAuth2
Set this to use OAuth2 authentication.
If OAuth2 is selected, additional configuration parameters will get listed.
Client ID
The client ID assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
Client Secret
The client secret assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
Refresh Token
The OAuth refresh token for the corresponding OAuth access token.
Service Account
Set this to use Service Account as authentication.
If Service Account is selected, additional configuration parameters will get listed.
Certificate Type
The type of key store containing the Service Account Certificate.
Possible Values
JSON
Set this to use a certificate with type as JSON, for authentication.
If JSON is selected, proceed by providing the Certificate Subject and uploading the keystore file.
PFX
Set this to use a certificate with type as P12, for authentication.
If PFX is selected, additional configuration parameters will get listed.
Certificate Issuer: Set this to the email address of the service account. This address will usually include the domain iam.gserviceaccount.com.
Certificate Password: Set this to the .pfx file password. In most cases you must provide this since Google encrypts PFX certificates.
Certificate Subject
The service account should be part of a GSuite domain, with delegation enabled. The value of this property should be the email address of the user whose data you want to access.
Upload File
Upload Service Account Certificate. Use JSON file if Certificate Type is JSON, else use PFX(P12).
Advanced Configuration
This section contains advanced configuration parameters.
API Version
The lastest Google Ad Manager Api version.
Default is v202211.
Add Configuration: Additional properties can be added using this option as key-value pairs.
After entering all the details, click on the TEST button.
If the connection service identification and authentication details are provided correctly, a success message stating “connection available” is generated.
Click on the CREATE button to save the changes.
If the details are incorrect or the server is down, you will get a message “Connection unavailable”.
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