# Google Ads

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**Getting started**

Go to the **Data Source** screen and click **Create**.

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**Permissions**

Choose Google Ads and grant Looker Studio access to your Google Ads account when prompted.

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**Setup**

Choose an account from the list and click **Connect**. The next section will help you decide whether to connect an individual or a manager account.

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There are two types of data source for Google Ads: one for individual accounts and one for MCCs. Adalysis supports both types and we would recommend the following setup.
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#### **Data sources for INDIVIDUAL accounts**

This data source is for reports with data from a single Google Ads account.

In this example, we should set up one data source for the **Alpha Account** account, one for the **Beta Account**, and so on.

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Once created, you can rename the data source to make it easier to identify in the future:

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#### **Data sources for MCC accounts**

Looker Studio can provide MCC-level reports covering multiple accounts. If these accounts have different currencies, Lookr Studio will convert the cost data to the MCC currency ([learn more](https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/studio/connect-to-google-ads?visit_id=638838459962314624-1785488281\&rd=1)).

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You have two choices:

1. Select a currency to set up a **single-currency MCC** data source (if the selected accounts use the same currency).&#x20;
2. Don't select a currency and create a **multi-currency MCC** data source (if the selected accounts use a range of currencies).  [Learn more ](https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/studio/connect-to-google-ads?visit_id=638838459962314624-1785488281\&rd=1)about how Looker Studio will handle multiple currencies.


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