Google Ads Developer Policies updated to ban programmatic proxies and require a dedicated Cloud project
- Date
- Aug 31, 2026
- Regions
- Global
- Primary source
- Google Ads Developers Blog
The renamed Google Ads Developer Policies (formerly Google Ads API Policy) now require integrations to connect directly to Google Ads services using their own Google Cloud project rather than through programmatic proxies, citing security, cross-tenant data leak and throughput risks; the Ads API Compliance team is reviewing existing integrations and contacting affected developers.
Sources
- open_in_newMaking Google Ads More Secure with Updates to Developer PoliciesGoogle Ads Developers Blog · Aug 31, 2026
- open_in_newGoogle Ads Developer PoliciesGoogle Ads Help · Aug 31, 2026
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