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type: feature
title: "Google Ads Conversion Tracking for Ecommerce"
description: "Configure Google Ads conversion tracking from consented storefront purchase events, then review delivery status and campaign metrics in Runner AI."
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h1: "Connect Ecommerce Purchases to Google Ads Conversion Tracking"
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Google Ads conversion tracking in Runner AI connects a configured Google Ads destination and conversion action to consented storefront events. When an eligible purchase carries a `gclid`, `gbraid`, or `wbraid`, Runner can send the click identifier with the order ID, currency, value, and event time, then show whether provider delivery was sent or failed. The result is a store-aware measurement workflow you can inspect rather than a generic tagging guide.

![A storefront purchase event moving through a conversion pipeline into a reviewable campaign measurement panel](https://storage.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/runner-blog/o/features%2Fgoogle-ads-conversion-tracking%2Fhero.png?generation=1788307802439375&alt=media)

## Configure Google Ads conversion tracking around a real purchase

Start with the exact business action you want Google Ads to receive. For an ecommerce store, that is commonly a completed purchase, but the useful configuration is more specific than the word "conversion." Confirm the Google Ads customer account, the conversion action ID, the storefront event name, the currency behavior, and whether each purchase should carry its order value. Runner AI keeps the provider destination and event mapping beside the storefront analytics configuration so a reviewer can see which event is enabled and which conversion action it targets.

The storefront event must also contain a usable Google click identifier. Runner supports `gclid` for standard click attribution and can use `gbraid` or `wbraid` when those identifiers are present instead. A purchase without one of those fields cannot be uploaded as a Google Ads click conversion through this path. That explicit boundary prevents an unattributed order from being presented as a successfully matched ad conversion. Review the selected account and action before enabling delivery, because a syntactically valid ID can still point to the wrong advertising account or business goal.

This workflow complements the [Google Ads campaign builder](/google-ads-campaign-builder), which prepares an editable Search campaign draft and preview. Campaign creation and conversion delivery are separate controls: one defines the ads and destination, while the other maps a verified storefront action back to a configured Google Ads conversion action.

## Preserve click context from the storefront into the order

Conversion measurement is only as useful as the context preserved before checkout. Runner storefronts can capture Google Ads and UTM fields at the landing boundary, including `gclid`, `gbraid`, `wbraid`, campaign ID, ad group ID, creative, keyword, match type, Performance Max asset group ID, and product ID when those values are supplied. The storefront carries the eligible fields into cart metadata so the later purchase event can retain the advertising context that arrived with the shopper.

That does not mean every parameter is verified or every order will match. A raw URL value may be incomplete, a shopper can move across devices or browsers, consent may limit collection, and provider windows can expire. Runner distinguishes resolved, fallback, and not-found advertising context rather than turning weak evidence into certainty. Before relying on a purchase upload, inspect the source, captured time, click identifier, order ID, currency, and value. Keep campaign metadata separate from customer-entered information, and do not add personal data merely to make an attribution record look complete.

The distinction also matters for Search and Performance Max traffic. Runner can preserve Search fields such as keyword, creative, and ad group, while an asset-group ID indicates Performance Max context. Those fields help reviewers understand the route into the store, but the click identifier and configured conversion action remain the required delivery inputs. Use the [online advertising platform](/online-advertising-platform) workflow to verify the connected provider account and supported controls before treating any captured parameter as provider-confirmed campaign data.

## Review delivery status and Google Ads campaign evidence together

After an eligible event enters the delivery pipeline, Runner records a provider attempt as sent or failed. A successful HTTP response is not automatically accepted as a clean conversion upload: Google Ads can return a partial failure for an expired event or another provider-level problem. Runner keeps a bounded error code and status for review without exposing click identifiers in the diagnostic. This gives an operator a concrete next question: was the event missing a click ID, missing a conversion action, rejected by Google Ads, or delivered successfully?

Review delivery status beside, not inside, broader campaign interpretation. Runner Ads exposes account-scoped campaign evidence such as spend, clicks, impressions, gross revenue, and ROAS for supported connected accounts and date ranges. Those provider metrics answer a different question from the storefront event log. The event log shows whether Runner attempted and completed delivery; the campaign report shows what the connected provider reports for the selected account and period. Align the customer account, campaign, dates, currency, and conversion definition before comparing the two surfaces.

Do not force the numbers to agree. Google Ads applies its own attribution rules, processing delays, conversion windows, and reporting definitions. Runner's first-party storefront records follow their own event and identity boundaries. The [marketing attribution models](/marketing-attribution-models) page explains how to preserve those evidence classes and compare attribution assumptions without claiming causation. The reviewable output here is a configuration and delivery trail, not a promise that a campaign caused every purchase or that reported conversions will match store orders one for one.

## Validate the setup before changing bids or budgets

Use a controlled test before using conversion data to guide spend. Verify the active Google Ads customer account and conversion action, then confirm that the mapped storefront purchase event is enabled. Follow a consented test journey that includes an eligible click identifier, complete the intended purchase flow, and inspect the order ID, currency, value, event time, and provider delivery status. If delivery fails, correct the specific configuration or eligibility problem before repeating the test; do not repeatedly upload the same real purchase as a troubleshooting shortcut.

Then confirm the result in the provider's own conversion diagnostics and reporting. Processing is not always immediate, and a sent delivery attempt is not proof that Google Ads accepted, attributed, or surfaced the conversion exactly as expected. Check the conversion action status, date range, account, campaign, and provider warnings. Preserve the responsible person's approval for consent settings, conversion definitions, customer data handling, and external advertising changes. Runner AI helps make the store-side path inspectable, but it does not replace Google Ads policy, legal review, or account administration.

Once the setup is verified, use conversion evidence as one input to a bounded decision. Compare it with campaign delivery, landing-page accuracy, product availability, checkout behavior, and first-party store analytics. If the evidence points to a weak destination or mismatched offer, prepare a reviewable storefront or campaign change instead of moving budget from one isolated metric. [Explore all Runner AI features](/) when the next step belongs to site building, conversion review, creative work, or commerce operations rather than advertising measurement.

## Google Ads Conversion Tracking FAQ

### What inputs does Runner AI need for Google Ads conversion tracking?

Runner needs a configured Google Ads destination, the correct customer account, an enabled storefront event mapping, and a Google Ads conversion action ID. An eligible click-conversion event also needs a `gclid`, `gbraid`, or `wbraid`. Purchase events can include the order ID, currency, value, and event time. Confirm consent settings and account ownership before enabling delivery.

### Does Runner AI install a Google tag or create the conversion action?

Do not assume that this workflow creates every Google Ads prerequisite. The conversion action must exist in the intended Google Ads account, and the storefront analytics destination and event mapping must point to it. Verify Google tag, consent, account, and provider requirements in Google Ads. Runner's supported path focuses on preserving eligible storefront click context, uploading configured conversion events, and exposing delivery status for review.

### Which Google Ads click identifiers can the storefront preserve?

Runner storefront analytics can preserve `gclid`, `gbraid`, and `wbraid` values when they arrive on the storefront and the applicable consent and event rules allow capture. It can also retain UTM and campaign context such as campaign, ad group, creative, keyword, match type, asset group, and product identifiers. Those extra fields aid review, but one eligible Google click identifier is still required for this click-conversion delivery path.

### How can I tell whether a conversion upload worked?

Check Runner's provider delivery status first. A sent status means the configured delivery request completed without a recorded provider failure; a failed status should identify a bounded reason such as a missing click identifier, missing conversion action, or Google Ads partial failure. Then verify the conversion action and diagnostics in Google Ads. Provider processing, attribution, and reporting can occur after Runner records the delivery attempt.

### Will Google Ads conversions equal the purchases in Store Analytics?

Not necessarily. Google Ads and first-party Store Analytics can use different attribution rules, identity signals, reporting dates, consent boundaries, processing delays, and conversion windows. Align the account, event definition, currency, dates, and filters before comparing them. Investigate differences instead of merging the totals or treating one source as proof that an ad caused a purchase.

> Help me review Google Ads conversion tracking for this store. Use my connected Google Ads account, conversion action ID, enabled purchase event mapping, storefront consent settings, and captured gclid, gbraid, or wbraid fields; return a reviewable checklist covering the destination, event mapping, order ID, currency, value, delivery status, and campaign metrics without changing external settings.

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