{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "google-ads",
    "name": "Google Ads",
    "category": "sales-and-marketing",
    "description": "Google Ads provides invoices, statements, receipts, and tax documents according to payment setting and country.",
    "status": "researched",
    "website": "https://ads.google.com/",
    "invoiceHelpUrl": "https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/14103864?hl=en",
    "accessMethods": [
      "vendor_portal",
      "email_forward",
      "manual_upload"
    ],
    "authentication": {
      "oauth": false,
      "apiToken": false,
      "browserSession": true,
      "requiredRole": "Google Ads Administrator or Billing user on the paying account or manager"
    },
    "capabilities": {
      "accountDiscovery": {
        "supported": false,
        "notes": "No public workflow for discovering every account from billing data is documented."
      },
      "billingHistory": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Billing records are documented at Google Ads > Billing > Documents; payment receipts can appear under Summary."
      },
      "invoiceMetadata": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Issued billing records include the core details needed to identify the charge."
      },
      "invoicePdf": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "The documented workflow provides PDF invoice, statement, receipt, credit memo, debit memo."
      },
      "creditNotes": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "The vendor documents credit notes, credit memos, or equivalent adjustments."
      },
      "lineItems": {
        "supported": "partial",
        "notes": "Line-item depth varies by document type, plan, or contract."
      },
      "usage": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "The vendor documents usage detail alongside its billing workflow."
      },
      "subscriptions": {
        "supported": false,
        "notes": "The documented charges are usage or transaction based, not subscriptions."
      },
      "paymentMethod": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "The documented billing area includes payment-method management or detail."
      }
    },
    "billing": {
      "cadence": [
        "threshold-based",
        "monthly invoicing"
      ],
      "invoiceLocation": "Google Ads > Billing > Documents; payment receipts can appear under Summary",
      "emailedAutomatically": "unknown",
      "currencies": [],
      "documentTypes": [
        "invoice",
        "receipt"
      ]
    },
    "billproof": {
      "retrieval": false,
      "normalization": true,
      "transactionMatching": true,
      "connectionAvailable": false,
      "limitations": [
        "Billproof does not currently have a direct Google Ads billing connection.",
        "Retrieval requires an authorized user to download or forward the document."
      ]
    },
    "normalizedFields": [
      "vendor_name",
      "invoice_number",
      "invoice_date",
      "billing_period",
      "subtotal",
      "tax",
      "total",
      "currency",
      "payment_method",
      "account_id"
    ],
    "commonCardDescriptors": [],
    "researchedAt": "2026-08-29",
    "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-29",
    "sources": [
      {
        "title": "Get a Google Ads invoice, statement, or payment receipt",
        "url": "https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/14103864?hl=en",
        "type": "official"
      }
    ],
    "guide": {
      "quickAnswer": "Open the paying Google Ads account, go to Billing > Documents, and download the available invoice or statement; receipts for automatic or manual payments can be in Billing > Summary.",
      "requiredRole": "Google Ads Administrator or Billing user on the paying account or manager",
      "steps": [
        "Sign in to the paying Google Ads account or manager account.",
        "Open Billing and select Documents.",
        "Filter by document number, issue date, payment profile, or month.",
        "Select one or more documents and choose Download selected."
      ],
      "historyLocation": "Google Ads > Billing > Documents; payment receipts can appear under Summary",
      "missingInvoice": "Verify the payment setting, billing country, payments profile, and historical billing transfer; not every account receives the same document type.",
      "formats": [
        "PDF invoice",
        "statement",
        "receipt",
        "credit memo",
        "debit memo"
      ],
      "commonProblems": [
        "The wrong payments profile or manager account is selected.",
        "A receipt is expected where the country and payment setting provide a statement instead."
      ],
      "matchingTips": [
        "Match payments profile, ad account, document number, currency, and amount.",
        "For threshold billing, reconcile each payment receipt to the spend ledger before using a monthly statement."
      ]
    },
    "statusLabel": "Billing guide available",
    "cta": "Request this integration",
    "manualGuide": "https://billproof.io/guides/find-google-ads-invoices",
    "urls": {
      "html": "https://billproof.io/integrations/google-ads",
      "json": "https://billproof.io/api/public/vendors/google-ads.json",
      "capabilities": "https://billproof.io/api/public/vendors/google-ads/capabilities.json"
    }
  }
}