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google-ads-api-quickstart

Guides developers through Google Ads API quickstart: credential setup, choosing from 6 client libraries/REST, configuring environments, and running a "retrieve campaigns" script. Troubleshoots common setup errors: USER_PERMISSION_DENIED, login_customer_id issues, and DEVELOPER_TOKEN_NOT_APPROVED....

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The google-ads-api-quickstart skill was audited on Aug 3, 2026 and we found 2 security issues across 2 threat categories, including 1 high-severity. Review the findings below before installing.

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Access to home directory dotfiles

SourceSKILL.md
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144 #### 4. Retrieve Your Refresh Token:
145 Once successful, `gcloud` will output a message indicating where the credentials were saved (typically `~/.config/gcloud/application_default_credentials.json`). Open that file to copy your `refresh_token`.
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147### 4. Client Customer ID
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Urgency-based manipulation

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249> 1. **DO NOT** write custom scripts or client library code.
250> 2. **STOP** executing this skill.
251> 3. **Transition Immediately** to the **`google-ads-api-mcp-setup`** skill to install and configure the official Google Ads Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server.
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Scanned on Aug 3, 2026
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Categorydevelopment
UpdatedAugust 9, 2026
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