google-ads
Client library for the Google Ads API
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Yes. This is the official Google Ads API client, actively maintained with a release 1 day old, no known vulnerabilities, permissive Apache-2.0 license, and low install friction. Install it if you need to automate or integrate Google Ads operations into Python code. The only prerequisite is valid Google Ads API credentials and Python 3.9+.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later and valid Google Ads API credentials configured via environment or configuration file.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with a release just 1 day old and regular commits; the repository is not archived and has 737 stars.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions beyond attribution.
last release 2026-08-13 (1 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 737 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 40,969,208 downloads/mo, #677 on PyPI
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pip install google-ads
from google.ads.googleads.client import GoogleAdsClient
client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage()- Specific version of the Google Ads API supported by this release.
- Whether credentials can be loaded from sources other than storage files.
- Rate limiting or quota handling behavior built into the client.
What it is and what it does
google-ads is the official Python client library for the Google Ads API, maintained by Google. It abstracts away the complexity of authentication, gRPC communication, and protocol buffer handling by providing a high-level interface to create service clients and make API calls. The library depends on google-auth-oauthlib for OAuth credential management, google-api-core for common API patterns, and gRPC libraries for transport.
Developers use this library to automate Google Ads account operations—campaigns, ad groups, keywords, bidding strategies—from Python code. It handles credential management automatically and generates service clients that map directly to Google Ads API resources. The library is actively maintained, supports Python 3.9 through 3.14, and has no known security vulnerabilities.
Use it for
- Automate bulk campaign or ad group creation and management across multiple Google Ads accounts.
- Build reporting dashboards that pull performance metrics directly from Google Ads API.
- Implement bid management or budget allocation logic that adjusts campaigns programmatically.
- Integrate Google Ads data into a larger marketing analytics or data warehouse pipeline.
- Create tools to monitor keyword performance and pause underperforming ads automatically.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is the official Google Ads API client, actively maintained with a release 1 day old, no known vulnerabilities, permissive Apache-2.0 license, and low install friction. Install it if you need to automate or integrate Google Ads operations into Python code. The only prerequisite is valid Google Ads API credentials and Python 3.9+.
Install
google-ads on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a release just 1 day old and regular commits; the repository is not archived and has 737 stars.
Requires Python 3.9 or later and valid Google Ads API credentials configured via environment or configuration file.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions beyond attribution.
Quickstart
pip install google-ads
from google.ads.googleads.client import GoogleAdsClient
client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage()Verify before relying
- Specific version of the Google Ads API supported by this release.
- Whether credentials can be loaded from sources other than storage files.
- Rate limiting or quota handling behavior built into the client.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <3.15,>=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 8 packagesgoogle-auth-oauthlibgoogle-api-coregoogleapis-common-protosgrpciogrpcio-statusproto-plusPyYAMLprotobuf |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 40,969,208 / month, #677 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: google_ads-31.3.0-py3-none-any.whl
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