1. Log in to your Google Ads account.
2. Navigate to the Reports section.some text
   • You can create custom reports if you need specific data or use predefined reports.
3. Select the data you want to extract.some text
   • Choose the metrics and dimensions that are relevant to your analysis.
4. Export the report.some text
   • Google Ads allows you to export data in various formats such as CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

1. Clean and format the data.some text
   • Open the exported file and make sure the data is clean (e.g., no missing values, correct data types).
   • Ensure that the format of the data matches the schema you intend to use in Snowflake (e.g., dates in YYYY-MM-DD format).
2. Save the cleaned data as a CSV file.some text
   • CSV is a common format for data loading and is supported by Snowflake.

1. Log in to your Snowflake account.
2. Create a file stage.some text
   • Use the CREATE STAGE command to create a stage for your data files. For example:

CREATE STAGE my_google_ads_stage

FILE_FORMAT = (TYPE = 'CSV' FIELD_DELIMITER = ',' SKIP_HEADER = 1);

• You can manually upload the CSV file through the Snowflake web interface, or use the PUT command in Snowflake to upload the file from your local machine to the stage you created.
• For the PUT command, you’ll need SnowSQL or Snowflake’s command-line tool.

PUT file://path_to_your_csv_file @my_google_ads_stage;

Create a table that matches the structure of the Google Ads data.

CREATE TABLE google_ads_data (

    column1_name column1_datatype,

    column2_name column2_datatype,

    ...

);

Load the data from the stage into the Snowflake table.

COPY INTO google_ads_data

FROM @my_google_ads_stage

FILE_FORMAT = (FORMAT_NAME = 'CSV');

1. Check the loaded data.some text
   • Execute a SELECT query to verify the data has been loaded correctly.

SELECT * FROM google_ads_data LIMIT 10;

2. Look for any errors or warnings.some text
   • If there are any issues with the data load, Snowflake will provide error logs that you can review and correct.

1. Schedule the data extraction from Google Ads.some text
   • Use Google Ads scripts or scheduled reports to automate data extraction.
2. Automate the data upload to Snowflake.some text
   • Write a script that uses SnowSQL to automate data staging and loading into Snowflake.
   • Consider using cron jobs (Linux) or Task Scheduler (Windows) to schedule the script.

After successful data loading, clean up the staged files to save storage space.

REMOVE @my_google_ads_stage/pattern='*.csv';

1. Monitor the data loading process.some text
   • Regularly check for any issues or failures in the data loading process.
2. Maintain the data pipeline.some text
   • Update the process as necessary, for example, if Google Ads changes their reporting structure or if you need to modify the Snowflake table schema.