Release Notes

November 2024

The Google Ads connector now supports the Hybrid Deployment model. For more information, see our setup instructions.

We have added two new metadata tables, AD_GROUP_BID_MODIFIER_HISTORY and CAMPAIGN_BID_MODIFIER_HISTORY.

October 2024

We now support the CAMPAIGN_SEARCH_TERM_INSIGHT resource as a custom report.

NOTE: The Google Ads API limits the sync speed of the CAMPAIGN_SEARCH_TERM_INSIGHT report.

September 2024

We've added new prebuilt reports with leads data:

LEAD_FORM_SUBMISSION_DATA
LOCAL_SERVICES_LEAD
LOCAL_SERVICES_LEAD_CONVERSATIONS

We are slowly rolling these reports out to all existing connectors.

NOTE: Syncing the LEAD_FORM_SUBMISSION_DATA report requires specific access permissions.

Also, we've added new prebuilt reports:

CLICK_STATS
LANDING_PAGE_STATS
SEARCH_KEYWORD_STATS
SEARCH_TERM_STATS

We are slowly rolling these reports out to all existing connectors.

August 2024

We now support Google Ads API v17.1.

We've renamed the DISCOVERY_CAROUSEL_AD_HISTORY metadata table to DEMAND_GEN_CAROUSEL_AD_HISTORY.

We've renamed the DISCOVERY_MULTI_ASSET_AD_HISTORY metadata table to DEMAND_GEN_MULTI_ASSET_AD_HISTORY.

We've renamed the segments.sk_ad_network_conversion_value to segments.sk_ad_network_fine_conversion_value.

We now support the following new resources as custom reports with new metrics for Performance Max and Search campaigns:

We now support the PER_STORE_VIEW resource as custom report.

We now support new fields for the CAMPAIGN report:

campaign.keyword_match_type
campaign.fixed_cpm.goal
campaign.fixed_cpm.target_frequency_info.target_count
campaign.fixed_cpm.target_frequency_info.time_unit
campaign.target_cpv
campaign.video_brand_safety_suitability
campaign.video_campaign_settings.video_ad_inventory_control.allow_in_feed
campaign.video_campaign_settings.video_ad_inventory_control.allow_in_stream
campaign.video_campaign_settings.video_ad_inventory_control.allow_shorts

We now support new fields for the AD_GROUP report:

ad_group.fixed_cpm_micros
ad_group.target_cpv_micros

We've added support for a new segments to the CAMPAIGN report:

segments.sk_ad_network_redistributed_fine_conversion_value
segments.sk_ad_network_version

We've added support for a new segment segments.ad_format_type, which lets you segment the following reports based on the video ad format type:

AD_GROUP
AD_GROUP_AD
AD_GROUP_AD_ASSET_VIEW
CAMPAIGN
CUSTOMER

We've added support for a new metric, metrics.search_impression_share, to the GENDER_VIEW report.

We've added support for a new metric, metrics.phone_calls, to the KEYWORD_VIEW report.

We've added support for a demand_gen_carousel_ad and demand_gen_multi_asset_ad fields to the AD_GROUP_AD report.

We've added the following new fields to the SHARED_CRITERION_HISTORY metadata table:

brand_display_name
brand_primary_url
brand_rejection_reason
brand_status

July 2024

We've added the option to disable skipping empty account reports. This feature is enabled by default for all connectors. Now, you can also manually toggle it On or Off on the connector setup form.

See our Skip Empty Reports documentation for further details.

June 2024

We have added the segments.week and segments.month timeline segments and now provide a finer timeline granularity for custom reports. All new connectors created after June 7, 2024 support this functionality.

We've added the option to skip empty account reports to improve connector performance. This feature is enabled by default for all connectors created after June 20, 2024. You can also manually toggle it On or Off on the connector setup form. See our Skip Empty Reports documentation for further details.

April 2024

We now support Google Ads API v16.

We now support asset_group and conversion_action as a custom reports.

We have added a new metadata table DEMAND_GEN_PRODUCT_AD_HISTORY and will gradually add it to all existing connectors.

We have added the following fields related to Demand Gen product ad to the AD_GROUP_AD report:

ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_product_ad.breadcrumb1
ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_product_ad.breadcrumb2
ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_product_ad.business_name
ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_product_ad.call_to_action
ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_product_ad.description
ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_product_ad.headline
ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_product_ad.logo_image

We have added the following fields to the AD_GROUP_AD report:

ad_group_ad.primary_status
ad_group_ad.primary_status_reasons

We have added a new field, campaign.shopping_setting.disable_product_feed, to the CAMPAIGN report.

We have added the following fields to the TRAVEL_ACTIVITY_PERFORMANCE_VIEW report:

segments.activity_city
segments.activity_country
segments.activity_state

February 2024

We have introduced a 1-hour minimal sync frequency for custom reports to reduce the load on Google Ads API based on the following resources:

EXPANDED_LANDING_PAGE_VIEW
GEOGRAPHIC_VIEW
LANDING_PAGE_VIEW
SEARCH_TERM_VIEW

January 2024

We have updated the Quickstart packages for the following connectors:

Fivetran Platform Connector to version 1.4.0
Google Ads to version 0.10.1

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We now support Google Ads API 15.

We have added the following reports:

ANDROID_PRIVACY_SHARED_KEY_GOOGLE_AD_GROUP
ANDROID_PRIVACY_SHARED_KEY_GOOGLE_CAMPAIGN
ANDROID_PRIVACY_SHARED_KEY_GOOGLE_NETWORK_TYPE
ASSET_GROUP_TOP_COMBINATION_VIEW

We have added a new field, ad_group_ad_asset_view.source, to the AD_GROUP_AD_ASSET_VIEW report.

We have added the following metrics and segments fields related to SKAdNetwork to the CUSTOMER and CAMPAIGN reports:

metrics.sk_ad_network_installs
metrics.sk_ad_network_total_conversions
segments.sk_ad_network_coarse_conversion_value
segments.sk_ad_network_postback_sequence_index
segments.sk_ad_network_source_domain
segments.sk_ad_network_source_type

We have added the following metrics fields to the TRAVEL_ACTIVITY_GROUP_VIEW and TRAVEL_ACTIVITY_PERFORMANCE_VIEW reports:

metrics.search_absolute_top_impression_share
metrics.search_budget_lost_absolute_top_impression_share
metrics.search_budget_lost_impression_share
metrics.search_budget_lost_top_impression_share
metrics.search_impression_share
metrics.search_rank_lost_absolute_top_impression_share
metrics.search_rank_lost_impression_share
metrics.search_rank_lost_top_impression_share
metrics.search_top_impression_share

We have added the following fields to the TRAVEL_ACTIVITY_PERFORMANCE_VIEW report:

segments.activity_account_id
segments.activity_rating
segments.external_activity_id

We have added the metrics.average_impression_frequency_per_user and metrics.unique_users fields to the CAMPAIGN report and segments.device for Display, Video, Discovery, and App campaigns.

We have added multiple fields for the following reports:

AD_GROUP
AD_GROUP_AD
ASSET_GROUP_PRODUCT_GROUP_VIEW
CAMPAIGN
CUSTOMER
KEYWORD_VIEW
PRODUCT_GROUP_VIEW
SHOPPING_PERFORMANCE_VIEW

Expand for the full list of new metrics fields

metrics.average_cart_size
metrics.average_order_value_micros
metrics.cost_of_goods_sold_micros
metrics.cross_sell_cost_of_goods_sold_micros
metrics.cross_sell_gross_profit_micros
metrics.cross_sell_revenue_micros
metrics.cross_sell_units_sold
metrics.gross_profit_micros
metrics.gross_profit_margin
metrics.lead_cost_of_goods_sold_micros
metrics.lead_gross_profit_micros
metrics.lead_revenue_micros
metrics.lead_units_sold
metrics.orders
metrics.revenue_micros
metrics.units_sold

We have renamed the following columns in the AD_LISTING_GROUP_CRITERION_HISTORY metadata table:

product_bidding_category_country_code to product_category_country_code
product_bidding_category_id to product_category_id
product_bidding_category_level to product_category_level

We have renamed the following columns in the CAMPAIGN_CRITERION_LISTING_SCOPE_DIMENSION_HISTORY metadata table:

product_bidding_category_country_code to product_category_country_code
product_bidding_category_id to product_category_id
product_bidding_category_level to product_category_level

We have renamed the metrics.sk_ad_network_conversions metric to metrics.sk_ad_network_installs .

We have made the following changes to the CUSTOMER report:

added the customer.local_services_settings.granular_insurance_statuses field
added the customer.local_services_settings.granular_license_statuses field
removed the customer.offline_conversion_client_summaries field

We have made the following changes to the SHOPPING_PERFORMANCE_VIEW report:

replaced segments.product_bidding_category_level1 with segments.product_category_level1
replacedsegments.product_bidding_category_level2 with segments.product_category_level2
replaced segments.product_bidding_category_level3 with segments.product_category_level3
replaced segments.product_bidding_category_level4 with segments.product_category_level4
replaced segments.product_bidding_category_level5 with segments.product_category_level5

We have made the following changes to the CAMPAIGN_SHOPPING_SETTING_HISTORY metadata table:

added the feed_label field
removed the sales_country field

October 2023

We have added the ability to update the Historical Sync Time Frame value even after a Google connector has been set up.

The following connectors now support this feature:

WARNING: Updating the timeframe option to a larger value will trigger a connector re-sync.

September 2023

We have upgraded our Google Ads connector from version 14 to 14.1 of the Google Ads API and added the following metrics and segments to custom reports:

metrics.new_customer_lifetime_value
metrics.all_new_customer_lifetime_value
segments.new_versus_returning_customers

August 2023

We have added three new Metadata tables:

CAMPAIGN_SHARED_SET
SHARED_CRITERION
SHARED_SET

July 2023

We have added a new field, customer.offline_conversion_client_summaries, to the CUSTOMER report.

We now support Google Ads API v14.

June 2023

We have added a new field, metrics.cost_per_conversion, to the AD_STATS prebuilt report.

We have added a new field, metrics.cost_per_conversion, to the AD_GROUP_STATS prebuilt report.

To fetch historical data for these fields, trigger a table re-sync for these tables.

We are migrating connector metadata tables to Fivetran history mode over the next few weeks. We will keep updating the updated_at column for metadata tables during the migration period and some time after that for backward compatibility.

May 2023

We have upgraded our Google Ads connector from version 13 to 13.1 of the Google Ads API and added the following metrics to custom reports:

For more information about the changes, see the Google Ads API's changelog.

March 2023

We have made the following schema changes to support Google Ads API v13:

We have added two new reports, TRAVEL_ACTIVITY_GROUP_VIEW and TRAVEL_ACTIVITY_PERFORMANCE_VIEW.
We have added the following fields to the AD_GROUP_CRITERION resource:
- ad_group_criterion.listing_group.case_value.activity_country.value
- ad_group_criterion.listing_group.case_value.activity_id.value
- ad_group_criterion.listing_group.case_value.activity_rating.value
We have added the following fields to the ASSET resource:
- asset.field_type_policy_summaries
- asset.hotel_property_asset.hotel_address
- asset.hotel_property_asset.hotel_name
We have added the asset_set.hotel_property_data.hotel_center_id and asset_set.hotel_property_data.partner_name fields to the ASSET_SET resource.
We have added the campaign_criterion.local_service_id.service_id field to the CAMPAIGN_CRITERION resource.
We have added the following fields to the AD_GROUP_AD report:
- ad_group_ad.ad.travel_ad
- ad_group_ad.ad.video_ad.bumper.action_button_label
- ad_group_ad.ad.video_ad.bumper.action_headline
We have added the following fields to the AD_GROUP_ASSET report:
- ad_group_asset.primary_status
- ad_group_asset.primary_status_details
- ad_group_asset.primary_status_reasons
We have added the following fields to the CAMPAIGN report:
- campaign.hotel_property_asset_set
- campaign.travel_campaign_settings.travel_account_id
- campaign.target_cpm.target_frequency_goal.target_count
- campaign.target_cpm.target_frequency_goal.time_unit
We have added the following fields to the CAMPAIGN_ASSET report:
- campaign_asset.primary_status
- campaign_asset.primary_status_details
- campaign_asset.primary_status_reasons
We have added the following fields to the CUSTOMER report:
- customer.image_asset_auto_migration_done
- customer.image_asset_auto_migration_done_date_time
- customer.location_asset_auto_migration_done
- customer.location_asset_auto_migration_done_date_time
We have added the following fields to the CUSTOMER_ASSET report:
- customer_asset.primary_status
- customer_asset.primary_status_details
- customer_asset.primary_status_reasons
We have replaced the ad_group.explorer_auto_optimizer_setting.opt_in field with the ad_group.optimized_targeting_enabled field in AD_GROUP report.
We have removed the user_list.rule_based_user_list.combined_rule_user_list.* and user_list.rule_based_user_list.expression_rule_user_list.* fields from the USER_LIST resource, since the Google Ads API no longer supports CombinedRuleUserList and ExpressionRuleUserList.
We have removed the ad_group_criterion.listing_group.case_value.product_bidding_category.country_code field from the AD_GROUP_CRITERION resource and campaign.target_cpm field from CAMPAIGN report, since these fields are no longer supported in the Google Ads API.

We have improved how we fetch account labels for the ACCOUNT_LABEL_HISTORY table. Now, we get additional label information using the Customer Label resource. If a customer client doesn't have access to all labels assigned to it, we need to send the request using the manager client ID to increase the privileges. We are gradually rolling out this improvement for all the existing connectors. If you have a lot of accounts with labels, this change may result in a slight increase in MAR.

We now support Google Ads API v13.

February 2023

We have changed our sync strategy and no longer perform an automatic table re-sync if:

A field is added to or removed from a custom report
The report name has changed

Previously, when we changed the available field set to match changes in the Google API, we performed a table re-sync for the affected reports, which may have contributed to higher MAR.

December 2022

We now support Google Ads API v12.

We have made the following schema changes to support Google Ads API v12:

We have added two new reports, ASSET_SET_ASSET and ASSET_SET_TYPE_VIEW.
We have added the asset_set resource fields to the ASSET_SET_ASSET report.
We have added the ad_group_ad_asset_view.pinned_field field to the AD_GROUP_AD_ASSET_VIEW report.
We have added the bidding_strategy.aligned_campaign_budget_id field to the BIDDING_STRATEGY report.
We have added the campaign_budget.aligned_bidding_strategy_id field to the CAMPAIGN_BUDGET report.
We have added the campaign_criterion.location_group.enable_customer_level_location_asset_set field to the CAMPAIGN_CRITERION resource.
We have added the following fields to the ASSET resource:
- asset.location_asset.business_profile_locations
- asset.location_asset.location_ownership_type
- asset.location_asset.place_id
We have added the following fields to the CAMPAIGN report:
- campaign.primary_status
- campaign.primary_status_reasons
We have added two new metadata tables, DISCOVERY_CAROUSEL_AD_HISTORY and DISCOVERY_MULTI_ASSET_AD_HISTORY.
We have removed the ad_group_ad.ad.gmail_ad.* fields from AD_GROUP_AD report and the GMAIL_AD_HISTORY table, since the Google Ads API no longer supports GMAIL_AD.

November 2022

We have changed the way we sync geo targets. Previously, we only synced geo targets that were bound to campaign criteria. Now, we sync all geo targets twice per month on the 1st and 15th days of the month.

July 2022

We have upgraded our Google Ads connector to version 11 of the Google Ads API. For more information, see Google's v11 release note.

We have added two new reports, CAMPAIGN_ASSET and CUSTOMER_ASSET.

We have added the asset.source field to the asset resource.

We have added the ad_group_asset.source field to the AD_GROUP_ASSET report.

We have added the following fields to the CAMPAIGN report:

campaign.local_services_campaign_settings.category_bids
campaign.manual_cpa
campaign.performance_max_upgrade.performance_max_campaign
campaign.performance_max_upgrade.pre_upgrade_campaign
campaign.performance_max_upgrade.status
campaign.shopping_setting.feed_label

We have replaced the following fields in the following reports:

accessible_bidding_strategy.maximize_conversions.target_cpa with accessible_bidding_strategy.maximize_conversions.target_cpa, in the ACCESSIBLE_BIDDING_STRATEGY report
bidding_strategy.maximize_conversions.target_cpa with bidding_strategy.maximize_conversions.target_cpa, in the BIDDING_STRATEGY report
campaign.maximize_conversions.target_cpa with campaign.maximize_conversions.target_cpa, in the CAMPAIGN report

We have removed the following fields from the USER_LIST report:

user_list.rule_based_user_list.date_specific_rule_user_list.end_date
user_list.rule_based_user_list.date_specific_rule_user_list.rule.rule_item_groups
user_list.rule_based_user_list.date_specific_rule_user_list.rule.rule_type
user_list.rule_based_user_list.date_specific_rule_user_list.start_date

We have added the manual_cpa field to the CAMPAIGN_BIDDING_STRATEGY_HISTORY metadata table.

We have renamed the target_cpa field to target_cpa_micros in the CAMPAIGN_BIDDING_STRATEGY_HISTORY metadata table.

We have added the video_views metric to the AD_STATS prebuilt report. We automatically re-sync the AD_STATS table to capture the video views data. This re-sync is free.

June 2022

We have upgraded our Google Ads connector to version 10.1 of the Google Ads API. For more information, see Google's v10.1 release note.

We have added a new report, ASSET_FIELD_TYPE_VIEW.

We have added the following fields that correspond to the relevant asset types in the ASSET report:

dynamic_real_estate_asset
dynamic_custom_asset
dynamic_hotels_and_rentals_asset
dynamic_flights_asset
dynamic_travel_asset
dynamic_local_asset
dynamic_jobs_asset
NOTE: You cannot use ASSET as a separate report because it doesn't have the segments.date field. You can find this report as a part of ad_group_ad_asset_view or ad_group_asset.

We have added the following fields to the reports below:

asset_group_product_group_view.asset_group and asset_group_product_group_view.asset_group_listing_group_filter fields to the ASSET_GROUP_PRODUCT_GROUP_VIEW report
ad_group_ad_asset_combination_view.enabled field to the AD_GROUP_AD_ASSET_COMBINATION_VIEW report
customer.conversion_tracking_setting.google_ads_conversion_customer field to the CUSTOMER report

We have added the following fields to the AdGroupCriterionHistory metadata table:

cpc_bid_micros
cpm_bid_micros
cpv_bid_micros

We have added the breadcrumb1 and breadcrumb2 fields to the VideoResponsiveAdHistory metadata table.

April 2022

We no longer support the AdWords API, because Google has deprecated the AdWords API. We have migrated all the existing active Google Ads connectors to the Google Ads API.

March 2022

We've updated the REST API config format for the Google Ads connector. See the Google Ads configuration section in our REST API documentation for details.

We have upgraded our Google Ads connector to version 10 of the Google Ads API. For more information, see Google's v10.0 release note.

We have added a new report, AD_GROUP_AD_ASSET_COMBINATION_VIEW.

We have added the following fields to the CUSTOMER report:

customer.status
customer.conversion_tracking_setting.accepted_customer_data_terms
customer.conversion_tracking_setting.conversion_tracking_status
customer.conversion_tracking_setting.enhanced_conversions_for_leads_enabled

We have added the following fields to the reports below:

ad_group.audience_setting.use_audience_grouped to the AD_GROUP report
ad_group_criterion.audience.audience to the AD_GROUP_CRITERION report
campaign.audience_setting.use_audience_grouped and campaign.shopping_setting.use_vehicle_inventory to the CAMPAIGN report
hotel_reconciliation.campaign to the HOTEL_RECONCILIATION report

February 2022

We now support Google Ads API v9. We have made the following schema changes:

We added the ASSET_GROUP_PRODUCT_GROUP_VIEW and HOTEL_RECONCILIATION reports
We now populate the cpc_bid_ceiling_micros and cpc_bid_floor_micros columns for the MAXIMIZE_CONVERSION_VALUE and MAXIMIZE_CONVERSIONS bidding strategy types in the CampaignBiddingStrategyHistory table
We now populate the in_stream_action_button_label and in_stream_action_headline columns for VIDEO_NON_SKIPPABLE_IN_STREAM_AD in the VideoAdHistory table

We have removed the keyword_ad_group_criterion field from the AD_STATS pre-built report in the Google Ads connectors that use the new Google Ads API. This field segments data by keyword and all other segments are excluded from the report when this field is used. As a result, we observed discrepancies in the fetched reporting data. For all connectors using the new Google Ads API and syncing the AD_STATS table, Fivetran re-syncs the AD_STATS table to backfill the correct historical data.

January 2022

You can now configure your Google Ads connector through the Google Ads API. This feature is in Beta.

December 2021

We have changed the design of the Authorize and Re-Authorize buttons to comply with Google's Sign-In Branding Guidelines.

August 2021

We have removed the URL_PERFORMANCE_REPORT and AUTOMATIC_PLACEMENTS_PERFORMANCE_REPORT reports from the Report name list to support Google AdWords API changes.

June 2021

We have added the ad_group_id field to the following tables:

AD_GROUP_CRITERION_LABEL_HISTORY
CUSTOM_PARAMETER_HISTORY
DISAPPROVAL_REASON_HISTORY
FINAL_APP_URL_HISTORY
FINAL_MOBILE_URL_HISTORY
FINAL_URL_HISTORY.

We have added the campaign_id and updated_at fields to the LOCATION table.

January 2021

We now support metadata tables that were previously available in the Google Ads Account connector. You can select or deselect the metadata tables on the Schema tab of your dashboard or select or deselect them during the Schema configuration using our REST API.

You can now configure custom reports in the connector setup form and existing prebuilt reports from the Schema tab of your connector dashboard.

We have changed the configuration format. We have deprecated the Prebuilt configuration type and support it only for backward compatibility, and we will end support soon.

We have replaced the Prebuilt report type with the Custom report type that has a predefined set of selected fields. You can select the tables in all existing prebuilt reports during the Schema configuration.

For more information, see our Google Ads schema documentation and our Google Ads REST API documentation.

These changes only affect new Google Ads connectors created after January 18, 2021. We will migrate existing Google Ads and Google Ads Account connectors to Google Ads connectors in the new format in the future.

We now sync metadata tables that were previously available in the Google Ads Account connector:

ACCOUNT
AD_FINAL_APP_URL_HISTORY
AD_FINAL_MOBILE_URL_HISTORY
AD_FINAL_URL_HISTORY
AD_GROUP_CRITERION_HISTORY
AD_GROUP_CRITERION_LABEL_HISTORY
AD_GROUP_EXPLORER_AUTO_OPTIMIZER_SETTING_HISTORY
AD_GROUP_HISTORY
AD_GROUP_LABEL_HISTORY
AD_GROUP_LABEL_HISTORY
AD_GROUP_TARGETING_SETTING_HISTORY
AD_HISTORY
AD_LABEL_HISTORY
AD_POLICY_CONSTRAINT_HISTORY
AD_POLICY_EVIDENCE_HISTORY
AD_POLICY_TOPIC_HISTORY
BUDGET_HISTORY
CALL_ONLY_AD_HISTORY
CAMPAIGN_CONVERSION_OPTIMIZER_ELIGIBILITY_HISTORY
CAMPAIGN_CRITERION_HISTORY
CAMPAIGN_CRITERION_PRODUCT_SCOPE
CAMPAIGN_DYNAMIC_SEARCH_ADS_SETTING_HISTORY
CAMPAIGN_GEO_TARGET_TYPE_SETTING_HISTORY
CAMPAIGN_HISTORY
CAMPAIGN_LABEL_HISTORY
CAMPAIGN_REAL_TIME_BIDDING_SETTING_HISTORY
CAMPAIGN_SHOPPING_SETTING_HISTORY
CAMPAIGN_TARGETING_SETTING_HISTORY
CAMPAIGN_TRACKING_SETTING_HISTORY
CUSTOM_PARAMETER_HISTORY
DEPRECATED_AD_HISTORY
DISAPPROVAL_REASON_HISTORY
DYNAMIC_SEARCH_AD_HISTORY
EXPANDED_DYNAMIC_SEARCH_AD_HISTORY
EXPANDED_TEXT_AD_HISTORY
FINAL_APP_URL_HISTORY
FINAL_MOBILE_URL_HISTORY
FINAL_URL_HISTORY
GMAIL_AD_HISTORY
IMAGE_AD_HISTORY
LABEL
LOCATION
RESPONSIVE_DISPLAY_AD_HISTORY
SHOWCASE_AD_HISTORY
TEMPLATE_AD_HISTORY
TEXT_AD_HISTORY

We now sync tables related to prebuilt reports that were previously configured during the connector setup:

ACCOUNT_STATS
ACCOUNT_HOURLY_STATS
AD_STATS
AD_GROUP_STATS
AD_GROUP_HOURLY_STATS
AUDIENCE_STATS
CAMPAIGN_STATS
CAMPAIGN_HOURLY_STATS
KEYWORD_STATS

For more information, see the Google Ads ERD.

November 2020

We have released pre-built, dbt Core-compatible data models for Google Ads. Find the models in Fivetran's dbt hub or data models documentation. Learn more about our dbt Core integration in our Transformations for dbt Core documentation*.

* dbt Core is a trademark of dbt Labs, Inc. All rights therein are reserved to dbt Labs, Inc. Fivetran Transformations is not a product or service of or endorsed by dbt Labs, Inc.

We have expanded the public API endpoints Create a Connector and Modify a Connector. Now you can authorize the following connectors by adding the auth section to payloads:

October 2020

Now we perform a table re-sync whenever a field is added to or removed from a custom table. Previously, we only used incremental and rollback syncs, which may have caused incorrect metrics values being displayed in the table and unwanted report segmentation inconsistencies when the field set was changed.

September 2020

We improved the way we sync Placement Performance report data. Previously, the only AdNetworkTypes that the report contained were Display Network. Now, it receives placement data for all network types: Display Network, Search Network, YouTube Search, YouTube Videos, and Cross-network.

August 2020

You can now configure multiple reports in one connector. For example, you can configure several Google Ads reports for the same Customer ID without re-entering the credentials for each report.

IMPORTANT: All existing Google Ads connectors are now considered legacy, but they continue to function just as they did before this change. You can change their setup in the same way as you did previously.

All new connectors created after August 12, 2020 are multi-report. You can no longer direct multiple connectors to the same schema in the destination because the schema name must be unique. If you need to use different credentials (for example, another Customer ID) for the same kind of reports, you have to create a separate connector and choose a different schema name for it.

We have added report schema configuration in the Schema tab. You can enable or disable the sync for any report you set up. The Schema tab shows the table name you chose when you set up the report, rather than the report name.

Read more about the new setup process in our Google Ads Setup Guide.

We now sync the BaseAdGroupId and BaseCampaignId columns from the KEYWORD_PERFORMANCE_REPORT report again. These columns were previously deprecated.

When you sync the KEYWORD_STATS pre-built report or a custom report based on the KEYWORD_PERFORMANCE_REPORT, you may notice the following warnings in your logs:

ADWORDS_DEPRECATED_FIELD : Deleting BaseAdGroupId from the set of fields of the report KEYWORDS_PERFORMANCE_REPORT. Remove the field by editing the setup form.
ADWORDS_DEPRECATED_FIELD : Deleting BaseCampaignId from the set of fields of the report KEYWORDS_PERFORMANCE_REPORT. Remove the field by editing the setup form.

These warnings appear because we previously did not sync the BaseAdGroupId and BaseCampaignId columns. You do not need to take any action to resolve these warnings - these columns will be automatically added to your destination table.

June 2020

When creating a connector, now you can select specific manager accounts (former sub-MCC accounts) to sync. Fivetran will automatically find and sync clients of these manager accounts. Read more about sync modes in our Google Ads Setup Guide.

May 2020

You can now set the conversion window size for your Google Ads connector from your Fivetran dashboard and via the REST API. You can either set it manually or let Fivetran detect it automatically. Read more about setting your conversion window size from the dashboard and via the API.

April 2020

We now add a _fivetran_synced column while syncing empty tables and columns from the source.

March 2020

You can now configure your Google Ads connector using the Fivetran REST API. This feature is in BETA and available only for Standard and Enterprise accounts.

November 2019

We now force the creation of schemas even if they contain no data. This is especially helpful for Looker users, since Looker's pre-built SQL queries fail if all tables and columns in a schema are not present. Previously, we did not create schemas when they contained no data.

We now sync default empty -- values to your destination as NULL values to keep column types consistent.

October 2019

You can now select how many months' worth of reporting data you'd like to include in your initial sync. Choose from the following options:

3 months
6 months
12 months (default)
24 months
All time

September 2019

We are removing the AveragePosition field from all of our predefined reports, because Google will sunset the average position metric on September 30, 2019. See Ads Developer Blog: Sunset of the Average Position Metric.

Your own reports will remain intact, but starting on September 29, 2019, we will ignore the AveragePosition field and log a warning. We recommend that you remove the AveragePosition field from any of your custom reports and use top and absolute top metrics instead. See Ads Developer Blog: Top and Absolute Top metrics.

Any old data will remain as is and the average_position column will stay in your tables. If you want to remove it completely, you'll have to drop the corresponding tables and run a historical re-sync.

August 2019

We have updated the Google Ads connector setup form. You can only add report fields that are compatible with each other. You no longer need to refer to Google Ads’ documentation to identify conflicting fields.

May 2019

We have removed support for the CAMPAIGN_GROUP_PERFORMANCE_REPORT because it does not contain a date field, which we require for incremental updates.

April 2019

We have removed support for the CAMPAIGN_CRITERIA_REPORT because it does not contain a date field, which we require for incremental updates.

March 2019

In all the report tables, the primary key _fivetran_id now contains hash id instead of row index to ensure each row has a unique ID.

We upgraded our connector from AdWords API v201806 to v201809 and handled deprecation. As part of the upgrade, we renamed the DESTINATION_URL_REPORT report to FINAL_URL_REPORT. Read more about the deprecations and changes in Google's AdWords API documentation.

January 2019

Since acquiring DoubleClick, Google has re-branded all DoubleClick sources. We have renamed the DoubleClick connectors as follows:

DoubleClick Campaign Manager to Campaign Manager
DoubleClick for Publishers to Google Ad Manager
AdWords to Google Ads

This name change applies to the Fivetran dashboard and our documentation.

September 2018

Customer IDs will now be included in the Specific Accounts section of the Fivetran setup form.

July 2018

We have upgraded the Adwords API from v201710 to v201806 and handled deprecated fields.

The bidtype field has been deprecated.
The shopping_universal_ads field has been renamed shopping_goal_optimized_ads.

For additional details, see Adwords' API deprecation schedule.

June 2018

We no longer support the LABEL_REPORT report because it does not support date fields.

April 2018

The CLICK_PERFORMANCE_REPORT table is now limited to fetching 90 days' worth of data, which is AdWords' maximum retention.