Getting access.
How to get an AdTAO account, connect it to your AI host, and what each access level gives you.
Step 01 · ~1 minute
Create an account
- 01 Sign up at adtao.io (Google sign-in or email).
- 02 Connect one or more Google Ads accounts.
- 03 Choose a plan. Your plan determines your MCP access level (below).
Step 02 · Free path
Use it from Claude Desktop (free, read-only)
The fastest way to try AdTAO is to connect it in Claude Desktop with Google sign-in — no API key needed. This gives you read-only access on the free level: ask questions, run diagnostics, see budgets. You can't make changes on the free level.
Step 03 · Paid plans
Create an API key
For Claude Code, Cursor, or any scripted use, create an API key.
- 01 In AdTAO: Settings → Security & Privacy → API Access.
- 02 Name it (e.g. "My Laptop") and Create Key.
- 03 Copy it immediately — it's shown once, then only a hash is stored.
Keys look like adtao_ followed by 48 characters (54 total). Creating a key requires an active (or trial) paid plan. Treat the key like a password; never commit it to source control.
See the quickstart to wire the key into your host.
Access levels
Your plan → your level
Your plan maps to one of four MCP access levels. Each level sets what the agent can do and how many requests it can make.
| Level | What the agent can do | Req/min | Req/day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Read & analyse only — diagnostics, budgets, plain-English Q&A. Via Claude Desktop Google sign-in. | 5 | 50 |
| Professional | Everything in Free, with higher limits. | 10 | 500 |
| Professional+ Read + write | Read and write — stage and execute changes (always behind human approval). | 50 | 5,000 |
| Enterprise | Full access, highest limits. | 200 | 50,000 |
Reading is available on every level. The diagnostic, benchmarking, budget, and Q&A tools work from Free upward.
Making changes requires Professional+ or Enterprise — and an API key issued with write scope. Changes are always staged for your approval; the higher level unlocks the staging-and-execute tools, it doesn't bypass the human-approval step.
Rate limits are per organisation measured per minute and per day. If you hit a limit the server tells you; it doesn't silently drop work.
For current pricing and the plan that fits you, see /pricing.
Limits
What counts against your limits
Each tool call the agent makes is one request. A single question often uses one call (AdTAO composes the answer server-side), so a normal working session stays well within limits. Bulk operations across many accounts use more — Enterprise exists for that scale.
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