Query Google Ads Data in DataGrip

DataGrip is a database IDE that allows SQL developers to query, create, and manage databases. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Google AdWords, DataGrip can work with live Google Ads data. This article shows how to establish a connection to Google Ads data in DataGrip.

Create a New Driver Definition for Google Ads

The steps below describe how to create a new Data Source in DataGrip for Google Ads.

1. In DataGrip, click File -> New > Project and name the project
2. In the Database Explorer, click the plus icon () and select Driver.
3. In the Driver tab:
   • Set Name to a user-friendly name (e.g. "CData Google Ads Driver")
   • Set Driver Files to the appropriate JAR file. To add the file, click the plus (), select "Add Files," navigate to the "lib" folder in the driver's installation directory and select the JAR file (e.g. cdata.jdbc.googleads.jar).
   • Set Class to cdata.jdbc.googleads.GoogleAds.jar
   Additionally, in the advanced tab you can change driver properties and some other settings like VM Options, VM environment, VM home path, DBMS, etc
   • For most cases, change the DBMS type to "Unknown" in Expert options to avoid native SQL Server queries (Transact-SQL), which might result in an invalid function error
4. Click "Apply" then "OK" to save the Connection

Configure a Connection to Google Ads

1. Once the connection is saved, click the plus (), then "Data Source" then "CData Google Ads Driver" to create a new Google Ads Data Source.
2. In the new window, configure the connection to Google Ads with a JDBC URL.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Google Ads JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.googleads.jar

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   Google uses the OAuth authentication standard. To access Google APIs on behalf on individual users, you can use the embedded credentials or you can register your own OAuth app.

   OAuth also enables you to use a service account to connect on behalf of users in a Google Apps domain. To authenticate with a service account, you will need to register an application to obtain the OAuth JWT values.

   In addition to the OAuth values, specify the DeveloperToken and ClientCustomerId.

   See the "Getting Started" chapter of the help documentation for a guide to using OAuth.

3. Set URL to the connection string, e.g., jdbc:googleads:DeveloperToken=MyDeveloperToken;ClientCustomerId=MyClientCustomerId;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
4. Click "Apply" and "OK" to save the connection string

At this point, you will see the data source in the Data Explorer.

Execute SQL Queries Against Google Ads

To browse through the Google Ads entities (available as tables) accessible through the JDBC Driver, expand the Data Source.

To execute queries, right click on any table and select "New" -> "Query Console."

In the Console, write the SQL query you wish to execute. For example: SELECT Device, Clicks FROM CampaignPerformance

Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for Google AdWords and start working with your live Google Ads data in DataGrip. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.