How to connect a Google Ads account

YG3 connects to Google Ads through a manager link. You enter the account’s customer ID, we send an invitation, and an admin accepts it inside Google Ads.

At a glance

Open Paid ads → Settings
Copy the customer ID from Google Ads
Paste the CID and send the link request
Accept the invitation in Google Ads
Confirm Connected in YG3

About 5 minutes in YG3, plus time for the client to accept in Google Ads.

Open Paid ads → Settings

In the client workspace, open Paid ads, then the Settings tab. The Google Ads connection card is at the top.

→Paid ads → Settings
→Look for the Google Ads connection card

Paid ads Settings with the Google Ads connection card — Settings is the third tab under Paid ads.

Copy the customer ID from Google Ads

In Google Ads, find the 10-digit customer ID (CID) in the top-right corner of the account.

→Format looks like 123-456-7890
→Use the client account — not a manager account

Paste the CID and send the link request

Back in YG3, enter the CID in Customer ID, then click Send link request.

→Send link request turns on once all 10 digits are entered
→Status changes to Awaiting approval

Empty Customer ID field — Enter the CID in the field below the status.

CID entered with Send link request enabled — Click Send link request. Google validates the ID first.

Accept the invitation in Google Ads

An admin of that Google Ads account must approve the manager link.

→Open the matching Google Ads account
→Admin → Access and security → Manager accounts
→Find the YG3 invitation → Accept

Confirm Connected in YG3

Return to Paid ads → Settings and click Check status. When approved, the card shows Connected.

→Reporting and the Bid Map sync after connection
→Status auto-refreshes while waiting on approval