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Connect Google Ads to Black Cat SSPM

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Connect your Google Ads manager account so Black Cat can review user access, admin roles, pending invitations, budgets and billing setup.

≈ 15 min · audit access · write-capable permissions are flagged below

What Black Cat reads, and why

PermissionWhat it lets Black Cat doStatus
Google Ads API enabledLets Black Cat reach your advertising accounts once you switch the integration on in Google Cloud.Required
MCC admin accessLets Black Cat see every account under the manager hierarchy and the people who can reach them. The write side of this permission is not used.Required Write (write-capable permission)
Standard or Basic API access levelLets Black Cat read your account data at the access level Google has granted your developer token.Required

What you'll need

  • Manager account identifier Required — The ten-digit number shown at the top of your Google Ads manager account.
  • Developer token Required — Issued to your manager account in the Google Ads settings.
  • OAuth client identifier Required — From the read-only OAuth client you create in the Google Cloud console.
  • OAuth client secret Required — Issued with the OAuth client identifier in the Google Cloud console.
  • Refresh token Required — Produced once when you authorise the OAuth client against your manager account.
  • Login customer identifier — Optional — the manager account to act through when your hierarchy has several levels.

Where to create it

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