Why Manual Data Export is Holding You Back

Spending hours copying data from Google Ads to spreadsheets for reports? Struggling to maintain consistent daily dashboards? Manual data export is time-consuming, error-prone, and prevents you from focusing on optimization and strategy.

"This script saves our team 8 hours per week on data export. We went from monthly reports to daily dashboards without adding any manual work." - Laura Thompson, Data Analytics Manager

What This Script Does

Our Sheet Daily Stats Exporter& script automatically appends yesterday's Google Ads performance metrics to your Google Sheets, creating a continuously updated dataset perfect for dashboards, trend analysis, and automated reporting.

Key Features:

Automated Daily Exports: Never manually copy data again
Customizable Metrics: Choose exactly which KPIs to track
Flexible Timeframes: Export daily or multi-day aggregated data
Sheet Integration: Direct append to your existing Google Sheets
Consistent Formatting: Clean, structured data ready for analysis

How It Works

script.jsjavascript

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function main() {
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  // Configuration
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  const SHEET_URL = 'your-google-sheet-url';
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  const METRICS = 'Cost,Clicks,Conversions,ConversionValue';
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  const LOOKBACK_DAYS = 1; // Yesterday's data
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  // Open the spreadsheet
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  const spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl(SHEET_URL);
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  const sheet = spreadsheet.getActiveSheet();
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  // Get account stats
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  const dateRange = LOOKBACK_DAYS === 1 ? 'YESTERDAY' : `LAST_${LOOKBACK_DAYS}_DAYS`;
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  const account = AdsApp.currentAccount();
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  const stats = account.getStatsFor(dateRange);
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  // Prepare data row
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  const today = new Date();
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  const reportDate = new Date(today.getTime() - (LOOKBACK_DAYS * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
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  const formattedDate = Utilities.formatDate(reportDate, 'UTC', 'yyyy-MM-dd');
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  const rowData = [
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    formattedDate,
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    stats.getCost(),
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    stats.getClicks(),
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    stats.getConversions(),
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    stats.getConversionValue()
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  ];
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  // Append to sheet
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  sheet.appendRow(rowData);
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}

Business Benefits

1. Time Savings

Eliminate 5-10 hours per week of manual data export. Your team can focus on analysis and optimization instead of copy-paste work.

2. Data Consistency

Never miss a day of data or worry about human error in data transfer. Automated exports ensure complete, accurate datasets.

3. Real-Time Dashboards

Build Google Sheets dashboards that update automatically. Share live performance data with stakeholders without manual updates.

4. Historical Analysis

Build comprehensive historical datasets for trend analysis, forecasting, and performance benchmarking.

Perfect For

Agencies: Client reporting and dashboard automation
Data Analysts: Building comprehensive performance datasets
Marketing Teams: Daily performance tracking and reporting
Business Owners: Simplified performance monitoring

Implementation Guide

Step 1: Prepare Your Sheet

Create a new Google Sheet
Add headers: Date, Cost, Clicks, Conversions, Conversion Value
Copy the sheet URL

Step 2: Configure the Script

Paste your sheet URL in the configuration
Customize metrics list if needed
Set your preferred lookback period

Step 3: Schedule Automation

Set script to run daily at 9 AM
Test with a small date range first
Monitor for first week to ensure proper operation

Get Started with Automated Reporting

Stop spending hours on manual data export. This free script takes 10 minutes to implement and provides automated daily reporting that scales with your business. Download now and transform your reporting workflow.

Export Google Ads Data to Sheets Automatically: Free Daily Stats Script