TrueMetriks documentation: Google Ads passkey https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/ Generated from the TrueMetriks documentation. Paste the whole of this file into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor or any other AI. I use TrueMetriks, a server-side tracking and conversion attribution platform. It tracks my website visitors, ties every sale back to the ad that produced it, and sends those conversions back to my ad platforms. Help me with this specific task: Google Ads passkey. From August 5, 2026 Google requires a passkey on your Google account before you can connect or reconnect Google Ads. Here is how to set one up. HOW TO GUIDE ME - This file has three parts: THE GUIDE is today's task, BACKGROUND is a prerequisite to confirm with me before you start THE GUIDE, not optional reading, and LINK MAP is the only place a real link comes from. - Ask me ONE thing at a time and wait for my answer before moving on. - At the start of every step, ask me: "do you want the written steps, or the video?" If I pick the video, give me the exact link from the LINK MAP at the bottom and wait until I tell you I have watched it. If I pick the written steps, give them to me from this file. - Only ever give me links that appear in the LINK MAP below. Never invent a URL, never guess an anchor, and if I ask for something that has no link here, say so and point me at https://docs.truemetriks.com/ instead. - Never ask me for my password, my API key, my MCP key, or any card details. You are reading me the steps; I am the one clicking in my own account. - Confirm each step worked before starting the next one. - Keep it short. I am doing this while looking at my screen, not reading an essay. - Everything you need is in this file. You do not need to browse the web. =============================================================================== THE GUIDE: Google Ads passkey https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/ =============================================================================== > **Prefer to watch instead of read?** The Google Ads setup steps are also on video, bundled together at [Google Ads video guides](https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-video-guides/). ## What changed From **August 5, 2026** Google requires a **passkey** on any Google account that grants new access to the Google Ads API. TrueMetriks uses that access to upload your conversions, so it lands on you the moment you connect. This is Google's rule. There is no switch on our side, and we cannot do it for you: the passkey belongs to your Google account. ## Do I need to do this? **Yes, if you are about to click Connect or Reconnect Google Ads.** That is when Google issues new access. Whoever clicks the button needs the passkey, on the Google account that has access to your Google Ads account. **No, if Google Ads is already connected and working.** Existing connections are unaffected and are never asked to reauthorize. ## Create your passkey On Google's site, not in TrueMetriks. About two minutes. ### Step 1 - Open your passkeys page Go to [g.co/passkeys](https://g.co/passkeys) and sign in with the **same Google account you use for Google Ads**. If you manage several, check the account shown in the top right. ### Step 2 - Click Create a passkey Click **Create a passkey** and this dialog opens. ### Step 3 - Choose where to save it Any of these works: - **On this device** - Touch ID, Face ID or Windows Hello. Fastest if you always connect from the same computer. - **On your phone** - scan a QR code and approve there. Better if you use more than one computer. - **In a password manager** - 1Password, iCloud Keychain, Chrome and others store passkeys, so it follows you across devices. Confirm the prompt your device shows. The passkey then appears in the list. ### Step 4 - Approve it, or wait up to 7 days **A new passkey can sit in a Google security delay of up to 7 days.** You can usually skip that: if Google shows an **"Approve this passkey?"** prompt, click **Approve**. Confirm with a passkey or security key you already have on another device and the new one works immediately. Skip this and you may have to come back in a few days before Google Ads will connect. ## Now come back and connect 1. In TrueMetriks, open **Settings > Ad integrations**. 2. Pick the **Google Ads** tab and click **Connect Google Ads**. 3. Sign in with the same Google account and clear the passkey prompt. The rest of the flow is unchanged: see the [Google Ads guide](https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads/). ## Troubleshooting **Connect did not complete.** Most likely there is no usable passkey on that account yet. If you created one minutes ago, check whether it still needs approving. **I already have 2-Step Verification.** Not enough. A password, an authenticator code and an SMS code no longer clear this. Google wants a passkey or a hardware security key. **My passkey is new and still will not work.** That is the security delay. Use the **Approve this passkey?** prompt at [g.co/passkeys](https://g.co/passkeys). With no other passkey or security key to approve with, you have to wait it out, up to 7 days. **I do not want a passkey.** There is no alternative for the Google Ads API, so that account cannot connect or reconnect until one exists. **It worked before and now it does not.** Not this. Existing connections are unaffected: see the [Google Ads guide](https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads/) or [common issues](https://docs.truemetriks.com/troubleshooting/common-issues/). =============================================================================== BACKGROUND: Test your integration https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/test-your-integration/ =============================================================================== ## Video walkthrough VIDEO: How to test your TrueMetriks integration -> https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/test-your-integration/#video-walkthrough ## Quick checklist 1. **Open your live site in an incognito window.** This skips any admin-tracking exclusions and looks like a real visitor. 2. **Browse a few pages.** Click around two or three product or landing pages. 3. **Submit a test form** if you have one (Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, [Typeform](https://docs.truemetriks.com/form-integrations/typeform/), [Calendly](https://docs.truemetriks.com/form-integrations/calendly/), etc). 4. **Place a test order** if you run a store. Most platforms support a sandbox / test mode for this. Use a discount code if you want the order total to be small. ## Where to look in your dashboard Open your TrueMetriks dashboard and click the **green live counter** in the top right of the page header. It opens a tray of every visitor active in the past five minutes. If your incognito browse appears there in real time, the tracker is firing correctly. ## Still not working? Most issues are listed on the [Troubleshooting](https://docs.truemetriks.com/troubleshooting/common-issues/) page - check there first for common causes (CNAME not propagated, tracker blocked by an ad blocker, webhook URL stale, etc.). If Troubleshooting does not solve it, [contact us](https://truemetriks.com/contact) and we will help you debug it. =============================================================================== LINK MAP Use these exact URLs. Anything ending in a # anchor opens on that section or that video. Nothing else is a valid link. Never invent a URL and never guess an anchor. Google Ads passkey The guide ................................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/ What changed ................................ https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/#what-changed Do I need to do this? ....................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/#do-i-need-to-do-this Create your passkey ......................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/#create-your-passkey Step 1 - Open your passkeys page ............ https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/#step-1-open-your-passkeys-page Step 2 - Click Create a passkey ............. https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/#step-2-click-create-a-passkey Step 3 - Choose where to save it ............ https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/#step-3-choose-where-to-save-it Step 4 - Approve it, or wait up to 7 days ... https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/#step-4-approve-it-or-wait-up-to-7-days Now come back and connect ................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/#now-come-back-and-connect Troubleshooting ............................. https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads-passkey/#troubleshooting Test your integration The guide ................................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/test-your-integration/ Video walkthrough ........................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/test-your-integration/#video-walkthrough Quick checklist ............................. https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/test-your-integration/#quick-checklist Where to look in your dashboard ............. https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/test-your-integration/#where-to-look-in-your-dashboard Still not working? .......................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/test-your-integration/#still-not-working VIDEO, How to test your TrueMetriks integration https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/test-your-integration/#video-walkthrough