Google Ads report building guide

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Stay on top of your ad spend, conversions, and other metrics across all your Google Ads campaigns. Create an overall view of what gets the attention of your audience — so you can focus on what matters.

Before you begin

Before you build reports, you need to connect the data source to Supermetrics.

Popular queries

These query configurations help you track key performance indicators and analyze trends. You can use these settings in any Supermetrics destination, such as Data Explorer, Dashboards, Google Sheets, Looker Studio, or data warehouse destinations.

Track monthly ad spend this year

See how much you've spent on ads each month year to date, so you can monitor budget pacing and spot months where spend was higher or lower than expected.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

This year to date

Metrics

Cost

Dimensions

Year & month

Suggested visualization

Bar chart

Understanding the data

  • Cost: The sum of your cost-per-click (CPC) and cost-per-thousand impressions (CPM) costs during the reporting period.

  • Year & month: Splits results by month so you can compare spend across the year.

Note

Cost is given in the currency used by your Google Ads data source. You can convert the currency to other currencies in Google Sheets and Looker Studio. Learn more about currency conversion.

Compare impressions, clicks, and cost by campaign

See how many times your ads were seen and clicked last month, broken down by campaign alongside cost — useful for identifying which campaigns are delivering the most efficient traffic.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

Last month

Metrics

Impressions, Clicks, Cost

Dimensions

Campaign name

Suggested visualization

Table

Understanding the data

  • Impressions: The number of times your ad appeared on a search results page or website on the Google Network.

  • Clicks: The number of times people clicked on the link in your ad.

  • Cost: The sum of your CPC and CPM costs during the reporting period.

  • Campaign name: Splits results by campaign for side-by-side performance comparison.

Monitor conversions over time

Track the number of conversions generated by your ads each day last month — useful for spotting patterns in when desired actions occur and evaluating the impact of campaign changes.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

Last month

Metrics

Conversions

Dimensions

Date

Suggested visualization

Time series chart

Understanding the data

  • Conversions: The number of times people performed a desired action after clicking your ad, such as a newsletter signup, purchase, or app installation.

  • Date: Splits results by day to track how conversions fluctuate over time.

Analyze clicks, conversions, and cost this month

Get a daily view of clicks, conversions, and cost for the current month in one query — useful for spotting days where spend and performance are out of balance.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

This month to date

Metrics

Clicks, Conversions, Cost

Dimensions

Date

Suggested visualization

Time series chart

Understanding the data

  • Clicks: The number of times people clicked on the link in your ad.

  • Conversions: The number of times people performed a desired action after clicking your ad.

  • Cost: The sum of your CPC and CPM costs during the reporting period.

  • Date: Splits results by day so you can track the combined trend across all three metrics.

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