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Connect LinkedIn Ads to sanda: what to prepare, the fields the connection form asks for, and how its data lands in your warehouse.

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Connect LinkedIn Ads

  1. Open the catalogue. In the console, go to Data · Connections and press New connection.
  2. Choose LinkedIn Ads. It is listed under marketing and analytics; you can also search for it by name.
  3. Fill in the form. Enter the fields below. Credentials go straight to sanda’s sync engine and are never stored in sanda’s database.
  4. Choose what to sync. Pick the streams you want, and a sync mode for each. See choose what to sync.
  5. Run the first sync. sanda tests the connection, then lands each stream as a table in your warehouse.

Configuration fields

What the connection form asks for. Required fields are marked; the rest are optional.

Field Type Required Description
Account IDs array No Specify the account IDs to pull data from, separated by a space. Leave this field empty if you want to pull the data from all accounts accessible by the authenticated user.
Custom Ad Analytics Reports array No
Custom Ad Statistics Reports array No
Authentication one of 2 options No
Lookback Window integer No How far into the past to look for records. (in days). Default 0.
Number of Workers integer No The number of workers to use for the connector. This is used to limit the number of concurrent requests to the LinkedIn Ads API. If not set, the default is 3 workers. Default 3.
Start Date string Yes UTC date in the format YYYY-MM-DD. Any data before this date will not be replicated.

Authentication

Choose one of the following. Each asks for its own fields.

OAuth2.0

Field Type Required Description
Client ID string, secret Yes The client ID of your developer application.
Client Secret string, secret Yes The client secret of your developer application.
Refresh Token string, secret Yes The key to refresh the expired access token.

Access Token

Field Type Required Description
Access Token string, secret Yes The access token generated for your developer application.

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