# LinkedIn Ads

LinkedIn Ads is a B2B advertising platform that lets you run sponsored content, lead gen forms, video ads, and more across LinkedIn's professional network. With Coupler.io, you can automatically export your LinkedIn Ads data — campaign performance, creatives, leads, and analytics — to any destination without writing a single line of code.

**Why connect LinkedIn Ads to Coupler.io?**

* Pull ad analytics by single or multiple dimensions (company, country, job title, placement, and more) into your reporting tool of choice
* Export sponsored leads directly from LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms into Google Sheets, a CRM, or a database
* Combine LinkedIn Ads data with other paid channels using Append or Join transformations for a unified view
* Send performance data to AI destinations like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for automated analysis and recommendations
* Keep your dashboards in Looker Studio, Power BI, or BigQuery refreshed on a schedule

**Before you start, make sure you have:**

* A LinkedIn account with access to at least one LinkedIn Ads account
* Admin or Analyst role on the ad account(s) you want to pull data from
* A Coupler.io account (free trial works)

## Quick start

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If you want campaign performance data, start with **Ad analytics by single dimension** — it's the most flexible report and covers most use cases right away.
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**Create a new data flow.** In Coupler.io, click **Add data flow** and search for **LinkedIn Ads** as your source.
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**Authenticate with LinkedIn.** Click **Sign in with LinkedIn** and authorize Coupler.io to access your LinkedIn Ads data. You'll be redirected back automatically after approval.
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**Select your ad account(s).** Choose one or more ad accounts to pull data from. If you manage multiple accounts, you can select all of them — use Append mode to stack their data in one output.
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**Choose an entity.** Pick the data type you need — for example, **Ad analytics by single dimension** for performance metrics, or **Sponsored leads** for lead gen form submissions.
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**Configure your destination.** Choose where to send the data: Google Sheets, Excel, BigQuery, Looker Studio, or an AI destination like ChatGPT or Claude.
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**Run the data flow.** Click **Run** to execute a manual sync. Once it completes successfully, your data will appear in the destination.
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## Available entities

| Entity                              | Group            | What it contains                                                                   |
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| Ad analytics by single dimension    | Reports          | Performance metrics broken down by one dimension (e.g., campaign, country, device) |
| Ad analytics by multiple dimensions | Reports          | Performance metrics broken down by up to several dimensions at once                |
| Sponsored leads                     | Leads generation | Lead submissions from LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms                                      |
| Ad account users                    | Core components  | Users with access to your ad accounts                                              |
| Campaign groups                     | Core components  | Top-level groupings of campaigns                                                   |
| Campaigns                           | Core components  | Individual campaign settings and status                                            |
| Creatives                           | Core components  | Ad creative details (copy, format, status)                                         |
| Video ads                           | Core components  | Video ad metadata                                                                  |
| Shares (creative sponsored content) | Core components  | Organic and sponsored post data                                                    |
| Conversions                         | Core components  | Conversion event definitions                                                       |