As part of improving security for Google Ads accounts, the Google Ads API will start requiring passkeys for Google Ads API users . This is part of a broader change in Google Ads that requires passkeys to authorize sensitive actions in your Google Ads account.
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| Platform | Google Ads |
|---|---|
| Effective date | No date published |
| Precision | n/a |
| Published | 2026-07-27 |
| Categories | Breaking / action requiredPolicy |
| Tags | google_ads_api, google_ads_scripts, oauth |
| Official source | Google Ads Developer Blog ↗ |
| Fetched | 2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00 |
| First seen | 2026-10-17T01:05:46+00:00 |
| Status | Listed by the source |
| Stable ID | google-ads-20c92c821c · JSON |