This guide will walk you through how to authenticate or reauthenticate Ad Data + Google Analytics in Data Studio. This is the only destination that supports this data source.
Before you begin
Before you can authenticate Ad Data + Google Analytics in Data Studio, you need to install the Supermetrics add-on.
To connect Supermetrics to Ad Data + Google Analytics, you need to meet the requirements set by each data source this connector uses. Follow the steps from the Before you begin sections in these guides:
Instructions
- Open the Supermetrics data source gallery.
- Navigate to Ad Data + Google Analytics and click Try.
- Click Authorize.
- If you're authenticating the data source for the first time, log in with the Google Account you use with Supermetrics. Click Allow.
- Click Authorize.
- Under Select accounts/views, select your accounts/views.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page. To create a report with our template, select Use report template for new reports. To create a blank report, deselect this option.
- Click Connect on the top right-hand side.
- Click Create report.
- Click Add to report to complete the authentication steps.
When you're ready, learn how to create your first Supermetrics query with Ad Data + Google Analytics.
Add or remove a user account in Data Studio
- Click the edit icon next to the data source's name in the Data Studio sidebar.
- At the top left of the connection pane, click Edit connection.
- Scroll down to Parameters.
- Browse team, account, and license management options in the section beginning "To add more/manage accounts..."
Troubleshooting
- If you encounter an authentication error such as “authentication failed”, “you need to reauthenticate” or similar, see this guide.
- If you encounter a permission error such as “user permission denied” or similar, follow this guide.