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# Cost Integration - Google Ads

Airbridge supports cost integration with Google Ads to import Google Ads campaign cost data to Airbridge. Only the Owner and In-house Marketer can configure the cost integration.

## Cost Integration Setup

1. Navigate to **\[Integration]>\[Ad Channel Integration]>\[Google Ads]**, select the **\[Cost Integration]** tab, and switch on the **\[Google Ads cost Integration]** toggle.
2. Click **Add an account** and log in to your Google Ads account. The account must have a recent history of campaign operation. In the login process, allow Airbridge to access your account.
3. Select the ad accounts you want to connect with Airbridge from the ad account list. The ad accounts must have a recent history of campaign operation.
4. When you complete the steps above, you will see the ad accounts in the list.
5. To connect more ad accounts, click **Add an account**.

## Managing Cost Integration

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Pause cost integration">
    Turn off the toggle to pause the integration. Airbridge stops collecting cost data once the integration is paused.

    Any data collected before the pause remains available in Airbridge reports.

    Airbridge retains the credentials of the integrated account, so you can resume the integration at any time by turning the toggle on. However, deleting the integrated account removes these credentials.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Delete integrated account">
    Select the account from the integrated account list and click **Delete** to remove the account. To re-integrate the account after deletion, set up the integration from the beginning.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Integration status

You can view the current status of your connections in the status column. Even if you have completed the cost integration, the status will show "Waiting" until the cost data is actually imported to Airbridge.

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<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Cost data import schedule">
    * Frequency: Every 4 hours, 6 times a day, starting at 3:00 PM UTC
    * Import times: 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 11:00 PM, 3:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 11:00 AM UTC
    * Data range: Current day (D-0) to 6 days ago (D-6)

    **\[Last Updated]** shows the last time Airbridge actually received the data.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Cost integration status">
    | Status      | Description                                                                                                                                                                               |
    | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | Waiting     | Integration set up successfully. Pending data import. This may take up to 4 hours.                                                                                                        |
    | Success     | Import complete. New data received from the ad channel. The **\[Last Updated]** timestamp reflects the latest import.                                                                     |
    | No new data | Import complete, but no new data was available from the ad channel. Check again at the next import.                                                                                       |
    | Failed      | Import failed. Possible causes:<br />- The ad channel API is not responding.<br />- The ad account details are incorrect.<br />- The ad channel permissions are not configured correctly. |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Reporting

The cost data imported from Google Ads via cost integration can be viewed in the Actuals Report and Trend Report at the campaign level or ad group level. The following metrics and GroupBys can be used for report configuration.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Metrics for cost data">
    | Metrics               | Description                                          |
    | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
    | Clicks (Channel)      | The number of clicks provided by the ad channel      |
    | Impressions (Channel) | The number of impressions provided by the ad channel |
    | Cost (Channel)        | The ad spend provided by the ad channel              |

    <Note>
      **Difference between Clicks and Clicks (Channel)**

      Both **Clicks** and **Clicks (Channel)** show click count, but the data source differs:

      * **Clicks**: Collected through Airbridge tracking links
      * **Clicks (Channel)**: Provided by the ad channel

      Any metric with **(Channel)** in its name represents data provided by the integrated ad channel. The same applies to **Impressions** and **Impressions (Channel)**.
    </Note>
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="GroupBys for cost data">
    ###### Touchpoint

    | GroupBy       | Description                                                        |
    | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
    | Channel       | The media source of the winning touchpoint                         |
    | Campaign      | The name of the campaign of the winning touchpoint                 |
    | Ad Group      | The name of the ad group of the winning touchpoint                 |
    | Campaign ID   | The unique ID assigned to the campaign of the winning touchpoint   |
    | Ad Group ID   | The unique ID assigned to the ad group of the winning touchpoint   |
    | Ad Account ID | The unique ID assigned to the ad account of the winning touchpoint |

    ###### Device

    | GroupBy | Description                                         |
    | ------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
    | Country | The country code for the mobile device              |
    | OS Name | The operating system installed on the mobile device |

    ###### Event Datetime

    | GroupBy                | Description                                                          |
    | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | Event Hour             | The hour the event occurred in a 24-hour format                      |
    | Event Date             | The day the event occurred (YYYY-MM-DD)                              |
    | Event Year             | The year the event occurred (YYYY)                                   |
    | Event Month            | The month the event occurred (MM)                                    |
    | Event Week             | The week the event occurred (WW)                                     |
    | Event Day of the month | The day of the month the event occurred (DD)                         |
    | Event Day of the week  | The day of the week the event occurred in three-letter abbreviations |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

If the connected ad account has active campaigns running for multiple apps, the cost data is integrated with Airbridge by individual apps.

<Info>
  **Note**

  The cost data for Google Performance Max campaigns are only available on campaign-level.
</Info>

## Attention

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Discrepancy in cost data">
    Airbridge pulls the cost data from the past 7 days, every 4 hours, 6 times a day starting at 3:00 PM (UTC). As the updates are not real-time, there may be data discrepancies between Airbridge and the ad channel, depending on the time of reporting.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="App time zone and currency settings">
    The data pulled via cost integration is provided by the app time zone and app standard currency set within Airbridge.

    To minimize data discrepancy, align your app’s currency and time zone settings in your Airbridge dashboard and your ad channel’s dashboard.

    * [App Time Zone Setup](/en/guides/set-app-timezone)
    * [App Standard Currency Setup](/en/guides/set-app-standard-currency)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="GroupBys for the Cost (Channel) metric">
    The **Cost (Channel)** metric, which shows your ad spend reported by the ad channel, displays value only when used with specific GroupBys.

    Below are the GroupBys that can be used in the Actuals Report to view data with the metric:

    * Channel
    * Campaign
    * Ad Group
    * Ad Creative

    Depending on the data reported, the metric may not display any value even if you use the GroupBys above.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Campaign details advised not to be edited">
    Once the cost integration is enabled, the following campaign details are advised not to be edited to avoid any error in pulling data into Airbridge.

    * Campaign name
    * Ad group
    * Ad creative name

    <Info>
      **광고 계정 이름 미입력**

      If there is no ad account name in Google Ads, the Ad Account Name field will show no value.
    </Info>
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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