Campaign performance monitor script
What does this script do?
This script monitors either cost per action or return on ad spend and alerts you when there are significant changes in two comparison time periods that you select.
This script can work for any advertiser, but it is specifically effective for large advertisers that are handling multiple campaigns and have a lot of categories (like retail). It gives you the ability to stay on top of important changes in your CPA or ROAS at scale.
Important to know script information
This script only works on account level, not on MCC level. The script will alert you via mail as well as log it directly into a spreadsheet that you can review. It is highly recommended to align the frequency runtime of this script with the time period that you select. E.g. if you are using a time period of the last 30 days, I wouldn’t set to run the script daily because it would mean you are alerted of the same campaigns for a lot of days.
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// Developed by Robbert Smit ©
// www.robbertsmit.com
// hello@robbertsmit.com
//
// Campaign performance monitor script
//
//
// 1. You can set either the script to either monitor ROAS for campaigns or CPA
// in the configuration section.
//
// 2. You then configure LAST_X_DAYs, this is the most recent time period you want to use.
// You then configure PREVIOUS_Y_DAYS, this is the time period in
// which you want to compare it against.
//
// 3. The delta treshold is the difference you want to log. E.g. if I set it to
// 35 it means it will log all campaigns that have a 35% decrease
// or increase when comparing LAST_X_DAYS to PREVIOUS_Y_DAYS
//
// 4. In addition, a SHIFT_DAYS configurator is included. By default, if I take the last 10 days,
// it will include Today. If I set shift days to 1, it will take the last 10 days
// not including today. If I set it to 2, it will take the last 10 days before today and yesterday etc.
// The reason why you want to use this is for conversion maturity and is dependent on purchase cycle.
// E.g. if all your conversions are usually matured at 5 days since last click, then you'd set it to 5 days
// This is to make sure that you can compare fully matured traffic & conversion cohorts
//
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function main() {
// Configuration
var METRIC = "CPA"; // Set to "CPA" or "ROAS"
var LAST_X_DAYS = 14; // Number of days for recent performance
var PREVIOUS_Y_DAYS = 70; // Number of days for comparison period before the last X days
var DELTA_THRESHOLD = 35; // Percentage change threshold
var SHIFT_DAYS = 0; // Number of days to shift the last X days period backward
var SPREADSHEET_URL = 'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B00Hq3bi_lqdcZwgejsUTR-sSLrry5WhwdUyGAp0NXw/edit?usp=sharing'; // Replace with your Google Sheet URL
var EMAIL_ADDRESSES = ['robbertsmit.nl@gmail.com']; // Add your email addresses here
// Open the spreadsheet and get the active sheet
var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl(SPREADSHEET_URL);
var sheet = spreadsheet.getActiveSheet();
// Add headers to the sheet if it is empty
if (sheet.getLastRow() === 0) {
sheet.appendRow([
"Date",
"Campaign Name",
"Metric",
"Last " + LAST_X_DAYS + " Days",
"Previous " + PREVIOUS_Y_DAYS + " Days",
"Delta (%)",
"Last " + LAST_X_DAYS + " Days Period",
"Previous " + PREVIOUS_Y_DAYS + " Days Period"
]);
}
// Get the date ranges
var today = new Date();
var logDate = Utilities.formatDate(today, AdsApp.currentAccount().getTimeZone(), 'yyyy-MM-dd');
// Corrected date range calculation
var lastXDaysRange = getCorrectedDateRange(today, LAST_X_DAYS, SHIFT_DAYS);
var previousYDaysRange = getCorrectedDateRange(today, PREVIOUS_Y_DAYS + LAST_X_DAYS + SHIFT_DAYS, LAST_X_DAYS + SHIFT_DAYS);
// Build queries with specific date ranges
var lastXDaysQuery = buildQuery(lastXDaysRange.startDate, lastXDaysRange.endDate, METRIC);
var previousYDaysQuery = buildQuery(previousYDaysRange.startDate, previousYDaysRange.endDate, METRIC);
var lastXDaysReport = AdsApp.report(lastXDaysQuery);
var previousYDaysReport = AdsApp.report(previousYDaysQuery);
var lastXDaysRows = lastXDaysReport.rows();
var previousYDaysRows = previousYDaysReport.rows();
var campaignsLogged = 0;
while (lastXDaysRows.hasNext()) {
var lastXDaysRow = lastXDaysRows.next();
var campaignName = lastXDaysRow['campaign.name'];
var lastXDaysCost, lastXDaysConversions, lastXDaysConversionValue;
var previousYDaysCost, previousYDaysConversions, previousYDaysConversionValue;
if (METRIC === "CPA") {
lastXDaysCost = parseFloat(lastXDaysRow['metrics.cost_micros'] || 0) / 1e6;
lastXDaysConversions = parseFloat(lastXDaysRow['metrics.conversions'] || 0);
var metricLastXDays = lastXDaysConversions > 0 ? lastXDaysCost / lastXDaysConversions : 0;
var previousYDaysRow = previousYDaysRows.hasNext() ? previousYDaysRows.next() : null;
previousYDaysCost = previousYDaysRow ? parseFloat(previousYDaysRow['metrics.cost_micros'] || 0) / 1e6 : 0;
previousYDaysConversions = previousYDaysRow ? parseFloat(previousYDaysRow['metrics.conversions'] || 0) : 0;
var metricPreviousYDays = previousYDaysConversions > 0 ? previousYDaysCost / previousYDaysConversions : 0;
} else if (METRIC === "ROAS") {
lastXDaysCost = parseFloat(lastXDaysRow['metrics.cost_micros'] || 0) / 1e6;
lastXDaysConversionValue = parseFloat(lastXDaysRow['metrics.conversions_value'] || 0);
var metricLastXDays = lastXDaysCost > 0 ? lastXDaysConversionValue / lastXDaysCost : 0;
var previousYDaysRow = previousYDaysRows.hasNext() ? previousYDaysRows.next() : null;
previousYDaysCost = previousYDaysRow ? parseFloat(previousYDaysRow['metrics.cost_micros'] || 0) / 1e6 : 0;
previousYDaysConversionValue = previousYDaysRow ? parseFloat(previousYDaysRow['metrics.conversions_value'] || 0) : 0;
var metricPreviousYDays = previousYDaysCost > 0 ? previousYDaysConversionValue / previousYDaysCost : 0;
} else {
Logger.log("Invalid METRIC value. Please use 'CPA' or 'ROAS'.");
return;
}
// Use 0 as fallback if any value is undefined, then apply toFixed()
var lastXDaysCostFormatted = lastXDaysCost ? lastXDaysCost.toFixed(2) : '0.00';
var lastXDaysConversionValueFormatted = lastXDaysConversionValue ? lastXDaysConversionValue.toFixed(2) : '0.00';
var previousYDaysCostFormatted = previousYDaysCost ? previousYDaysCost.toFixed(2) : '0.00';
var previousYDaysConversionValueFormatted = previousYDaysConversionValue ? previousYDaysConversionValue.toFixed(2) : '0.00';
// Log the cost, conversion value, and corrected date range for debugging
Logger.log("Campaign: " + campaignName);
Logger.log("Last X Days Date Range: " + lastXDaysRange.startDate + " to " + lastXDaysRange.endDate);
Logger.log("Previous Y Days Date Range: " + previousYDaysRange.startDate + " to " + previousYDaysRange.endDate);
Logger.log("Last " + LAST_X_DAYS + " Days Cost: " + lastXDaysCostFormatted);
Logger.log("Last " + LAST_X_DAYS + " Days Conversion Value: " + lastXDaysConversionValueFormatted);
Logger.log("Previous " + PREVIOUS_Y_DAYS + " Days Cost: " + previousYDaysCostFormatted);
Logger.log("Previous " + PREVIOUS_Y_DAYS + " Days Conversion Value: " + previousYDaysConversionValueFormatted);
// Calculate the delta (percentage change)
var delta = ((metricLastXDays - metricPreviousYDays) / metricPreviousYDays) * 100;
// Log campaigns where the delta exceeds the threshold
if (Math.abs(delta) >= DELTA_THRESHOLD) {
sheet.appendRow([
logDate,
campaignName,
METRIC,
metricLastXDays.toFixed(2),
metricPreviousYDays.toFixed(2),
delta.toFixed(2) + "%",
lastXDaysRange.startDate + " to " + lastXDaysRange.endDate,
previousYDaysRange.startDate + " to " + previousYDaysRange.endDate
]);
campaignsLogged++;
}
}
// Send a single email if any campaigns were logged
if (campaignsLogged > 0) {
var emailBody = "High performance variance in " + METRIC + " detected:\n\n";
emailBody += "You can view the details in the spreadsheet: " + SPREADSHEET_URL;
sendEmailNotification(emailBody, EMAIL_ADDRESSES);
}
// Log the number of entities written to the Google Ads logs
Logger.log(campaignsLogged + " campaigns logged to the spreadsheet on " + logDate);
}
function getCorrectedDateRange(today, daysAgo, shiftDays) {
// Subtract SHIFT_DAYS first
var endDate = new Date(today);
endDate.setDate(endDate.getDate() - shiftDays);
// Then calculate the start date by subtracting LAST_X_DAYS from endDate
var startDate = new Date(endDate);
startDate.setDate(startDate.getDate() - daysAgo + 1);
return {
startDate: formatDate(startDate),
endDate: formatDate(endDate)
};
}
function buildQuery(startDate, endDate, metric) {
var query = "SELECT campaign.name, ";
if (metric === "CPA") {
query += "metrics.cost_micros, metrics.conversions ";
} else if (metric === "ROAS") {
query += "metrics.cost_micros, metrics.conversions_value ";
}
query += "FROM campaign WHERE segments.date BETWEEN '" + startDate + "' AND '" + endDate + "'";
query += " AND campaign.status = 'ENABLED'"; // Only enabled campaigns
query += " AND metrics.impressions > 0"; // Only campaigns with more than 0 impressions
return query;
}
function sendEmailNotification(emailBody, emailAddresses) {
var subject = "High performance variance in CPA/ROAS detected";
// Send email to all configured addresses
for (var i = 0; i < emailAddresses.length; i++) {
MailApp.sendEmail(emailAddresses[i], subject, emailBody);
}
}
function formatDate(date) {
var year = date.getFullYear();
var month = (date.getMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, '0');
var day = date.getDate().toString().padStart(2, '0');
return year + month + day;
}