Access Live Bing Ads Data in Google Sheets



Use Connect Spreadsheets by CData to gain access to live Bing Ads data from your Google Sheets.

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Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program provided by Google. When integrated with Connect Spreadsheets by CData, you can effortlessly gain access to Bing Ads data directly within Google Sheets for tasks such as data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article offers a comprehensive guide on connecting to Bing Ads within Connect Spreadsheets and accessing live Bing Ads data seamlessly within Google Sheets.

Connect Spreadsheets is the easiest way to get all your live data into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets - no more downloading, wrangling, and uploading files again. Just connect to your data, select the dataset you'd like to see, and import it into your spreadsheet.

This setup requires a Connect Spreadsheets account and the Connect Spreadsheets Add-On for Google Sheets. To get started, sign up a free Connect Spreadsheets account and install the free Connect Spreadsheets Google Sheets Add-On.


Configure Bing Ads Connectivity for Google Sheets

Connectivity to Bing Ads from Google Sheets is made possible through Connect Spreadsheets. To work with Bing Ads data from Google Sheets, we start by creating and configuring a Bing Ads connection.

  1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Connections and click Add Connection
  2. Select "Bing Ads" from the Add Connection panel
  3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Bing Ads.

    The Bing Ads APIs use the OAuth 2 standard. To authenticate, you will need valid Bing Ads OAuth credentials and you will need to obtain a developer token. See the Getting Started section in the Bing Ads data provider help documentation for an authentication guide.

  4. Click Create & Test

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Bing Ads data from Google Sheets.

Access Live Bing Ads Data from Google Sheets

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Google Sheets to access live Bing Ads data.

  1. Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
  2. Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
  3. Search for Connect Spreadsheets Add-On and install the Add-on.
  4. Authorize the Add-On.
  5. Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the Connect Spreadsheets Add-On.
  6. In the Add-On panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account
  7. In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Google Sheets, click Import
  8. Choose a Connection (e.g. BingAds1), Table (e.g. AdGroups, and Columns to import
  9. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
  10. Click Execute to import the data and opt to overwrite the existing sheet or create a new one.

Live Access to Bing Ads Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Bing Ads data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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