Google Ads Scripts:
Complete Guide and Library
Everything you need to understand, find, and run Google Ads scripts. Curated from the best sources in the industry, with opinionated picks for what actually moves the needle in 2026.
What Are Google Ads Scripts?
Scripts have been part of Google Ads since 2012. In that time, a large community of PPC practitioners has built thousands of free, production-tested scripts covering almost every aspect of account management. The ones in this library come from that community.
They work at two levels. Single-account scripts run inside one account and are useful for reporting, alerts, and optimization. MCC-level scripts run across all accounts in a manager account and are the foundation of how agencies operate at scale.
Send email alerts, update bids, pause keywords, build spreadsheet reports, check URLs, pull search terms data, monitor budgets, and audit account structure.
Create campaigns from scratch via full automation, access competitor data, read Smart Bidding signals, or replace strategic judgment on account structure.
Why Scripts Still Matter in 2026
The fair question is whether scripts are still relevant when AI assistants can generate code on demand. The answer is yes, for a specific reason: scripts run against your live account data. An AI tool can write a budget pacing script in 30 seconds, but it cannot check whether your account is actually on pace this morning. Only a script that runs inside Google Ads can do that.
The shift AI has made is in the barrier to entry. You no longer need to understand JavaScript to adapt a script to your account. You paste it into Claude or ChatGPT, describe your threshold values, and get a modified version in seconds. The community-built scripts in this library are the raw material. AI is the tool that makes them accessible to everyone.
Performance Max is the other driver. Google increasingly routes budget through PMax with very little transparency. Scripts are currently the primary way to get asset group-level performance data, search category breakdowns, and placement reports out of PMax. Without them, you are largely flying blind.
19 Curated Google Ads Scripts
Emails you a daily digest of your account's key metrics: clicks, impressions, cost, conversions, and ROAS. No spreadsheet setup required. The simplest way to stay informed on accounts you're not checking daily.
Logs quality scores for every keyword into a Google Sheet daily. Google does not store historical QS data, so without a script like this you have no idea whether your QS is improving or declining. One of the most widely used scripts ever written in the Google Ads community.
Automatically pulls auction insights data (impression share, overlap rate, outranking share) into a spreadsheet so you can track competitor trends over time. Especially useful for competitive markets where a new entrant or price change explains sudden performance shifts.
Breaks down your search terms into 1-word, 2-word, and 3-word patterns and analyzes them by spend, clicks, and conversions. The fastest way to surface negative keyword candidates and identify winning query patterns to add as keywords. One of the most universally useful scripts in the entire library.
Sends an email alert when your account is on track to significantly over- or under-spend its monthly budget. Configurable threshold. The most basic script for any account you're not monitoring daily. Prevents the end-of-month budget overshoot that no one catches until the invoice arrives.
Checks each campaign daily against a monthly budget target set in a Google Sheet and alerts when spend is trending off-pace. Works with shared budgets. Useful when different campaigns have different monthly caps that need individual tracking rather than a single account-level budget.
Flags when any key metric deviates significantly from expected performance based on historical patterns. Uses statistical thresholds rather than fixed rules, so it adapts to seasonal patterns in your account. Best suited to larger accounts where manual daily review isn't practical.
The most widely used Performance Max script. Pulls search categories, asset group performance, and placement data out of the PMax black box into a clean Google Sheet. Free v28 available on GitHub. The paid version ($199 one-time) adds additional breakdowns. Used by Dentsu, Merkle, Publicis, and thousands of independent practitioners.
Creates a Google Spreadsheet with KPI breakdowns by asset group, including cost, conversions, ROAS, and asset strength indicators. Useful when you have multiple asset groups targeting different product ranges and need to compare them quickly without waiting for the UI to load.
Monitors your Google Merchant Center feed and sends an alert when products get disapproved or when the number of feed errors crosses a configurable threshold. For ecommerce accounts, feed health is directly tied to Shopping revenue. This script catches problems before they empty your campaign of eligible products.
Specifically built for Shopping campaigns. Analyzes search terms triggering your Shopping ads and surfaces negative keyword opportunities at the product group level, so you can add negatives in the right place rather than at the top-of-account level where they might block too much traffic.
Checks your website URL every 30 minutes. If it returns an error code (404, 500, or any configurable response), all campaigns are paused automatically to stop burning budget on traffic going nowhere. Re-enables campaigns automatically when the site recovers. One of the most universally installed scripts across all account types.
Scans every destination URL, sitelink, and callout extension across your account for broken links. Sends a report of all 404s and redirect errors. Run weekly. Product pages get deleted, collections get reorganized, redirects break. Without this script running, broken URLs silently drain budget for weeks before anyone notices.
Sends an email when key metrics (cost, conversions, ROAS) drop below configurable thresholds compared to the previous period. Acts as an early warning system between your regular account check-ins. More useful than scheduled reports because it only triggers when something has actually gone wrong.
Automatically finds search terms that meet configurable CTR and conversion thresholds and adds them as exact match keywords to the appropriate ad group. One of the original Google Ads automation scripts, still widely used for accounts that rely on broad match and want to build tighter exact match coverage over time.
Finds cases where your own negative keywords are blocking your intended positive keywords from serving. This is a surprisingly common problem in mature accounts that have accumulated years of negatives. Most practitioners don't run this audit manually, which means the conflicts go undetected for months.
A focused variant of n-gram analysis built specifically to identify negative keyword candidates. Surfaces word patterns with high spend and zero (or near-zero) conversions, ranked by wasted budget. More actionable output than the full n-gram analysis script, which surfaces both positive and negative signals simultaneously.
Calculates the exact CPC premium or discount each keyword is receiving due to its Quality Score. Turns QS from an abstract number into a real dollar cost you can act on. Useful for prioritizing which keywords to improve first when QS varies significantly across your account.
Pauses keywords below a configurable Quality Score threshold. Has a report-only mode so you can review the candidates before any changes go live. Useful for large accounts where manually finding and pausing every keyword below QS 4 is too time-consuming to do in the UI.
Generates a full spreadsheet breakdown of QS across your entire account, segmented by campaign and ad group. Includes the QS component scores (Expected CTR, Ad Relevance, Landing Page Experience) so you can see exactly which component is dragging each keyword down.
The Starting Stack I'd Install on Every Ecommerce Account
If you're starting from scratch and want to know which scripts to prioritize, these are the seven I would run on any ecommerce Google Ads account on day one. They cover the critical gaps (PMax visibility, feed health, site uptime, budget tracking) and take less than an hour to set up in total.
The Best Google Ads Script Libraries and Resources
These are the sources worth bookmarking. Between them they cover almost every Google Ads automation need, and the community around them is active enough that new scripts appear regularly.
The canonical reference for syntax and API objects. Includes a full code examples library organized by functionality. Start here when something breaks.
developers.google.com ↗The largest single curated collection anywhere. 400+ scripts delivered via Google Sheet on email signup. Covers Shopping, PMax, QS, budgets, and more. The most comprehensive free library in the space.
nilsrooijmans.com ↗Best known for the PMax Insights Script (free v28 on GitHub, paid at $199 one-time). Free scripts include budget pacing, QS tracker, and daily account summary. Trusted by major global agencies.
mikerhodes.com.au ↗Award-winning scripts open-sourced by one of the largest performance agencies. Well-maintained, production-grade code. Includes n-gram analysis, auction insights tracking, and anomaly detection.
github.com/Brainlabs-Digital ↗One of the original Google Ads script authors. FreeAdWordsScripts.com is a long-running blog with scripts for QS reporting, label management, account cleanup, and Google Drive integration. Scripts may not be compatible with the current Google Ads API.
freeadwordsscripts.com ↗Former Google AdWords Evangelist and Optmyzr CEO. Publishes scripts on GitHub Gists covering n-gram analysis, AI-assisted RSA generation, and PMax search term categorization. Highly technical, high quality.
gist.github.com/siliconvallaeys ↗Scripts designed for non-technical users and MCC-level agencies. All configured via Google Sheet, no code editing required. Includes a PMax Asset Group report, Merchant Center monitor, and budget trackers. Mix of free and paid.
ads-scripts.com ↗Optmyzr wraps popular scripts in a no-code interface so you configure parameters through a UI instead of editing code. Covers budgets, bid adjustments, site monitoring, and QS management. Requires an Optmyzr subscription.
optmyzr.com ↗How to Install a Google Ads Script in 5 Steps
Installing a script takes under 5 minutes for most of the ones in this library. The process is the same regardless of which script you choose.
In your Google Ads account, go to Tools → Bulk Actions → Scripts. In a Manager (MCC) account you'll find Scripts under the same Bulk Actions menu.
Click the blue + button to create a new script. Give it a descriptive name (e.g. "Budget Pacing Alert — Monthly"). The editor will open with a blank JavaScript file.
Copy the script code from its source and paste it into the editor. Most scripts have a configuration section at the top with variables you need to set: your email address, budget thresholds, or a Google Sheet URL. Edit only those values.
Click Authorize to grant the script access to your account data. Then click Preview to run the script in read-only mode. This lets you see what it would do without making any changes. Check the logs at the bottom for errors before running for real.
Click Save, then set the frequency: Hourly (for site monitors), Daily (for budget and reporting scripts), or Weekly (for analysis scripts like n-gram and broken URLs). Most scripts in this library include a recommended frequency in their documentation.
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