# Why approve ClickGuard as a manager for Google Ads

ClickGuard needs access to your Google Ads account to protect and optimize your campaigns, for example to add IP exclusions. You can give it access in two ways: approve ClickGuard's manager (MCC) account as a manager of your account, or connect your account directly through your Google account.

Source: https://www.clickguard.com/help/faq/why-approve-clickguard-as-manager
Published: 2026-04-15
Updated: 2026-04-15
Author: Nikola Pejic

In order for ClickGuard to be able to protect and optimize your Google Ads campaigns we need to be able to access the account. This can be done in two ways:

-   via ClickGuard's manager (MCC) account - by adding ClickGuard as a manager
-   via oAuth - by authorizing your Google account to be used by ClickGuard  
    

## When is approval necessary?

If you added a Google Ads account to ClickGuard via ClickGuard's manager (MCC) account during setup or through your Accounts page, **we sent an invite to that Google Ads account**.  
  
Only upon you accepting the invite ClickGuard is able to initialize your account and enable protection and optimization to be activated.

See also: [Manager (MCC) access vs Google OAuth access](https://www.clickguard.com/help/glossary/mcc-access-vs-google-oauth-access).

## Related articles

- [Manager (MCC) access vs Google OAuth access](https://www.clickguard.com/help/glossary/mcc-access-vs-google-oauth-access.md)