## **📋 Overview**

If you have connected and synced your Google Ads account to Search Atlas but cannot see your campaigns inside OTTO, you are not alone. This is a known platform limitation that affects all users who manage paid search campaigns through Google Ads. This article explains why this happens and what you can do in the meantime.

## **🔗 How Google Ads Connects to Search Atlas**

Search Atlas allows you to connect your Google Ads account to the platform for data integration purposes. When you link your account, Search Atlas can pull performance signals and keyword data to support your broader SEO and content strategy. However, this connection does not extend to full campaign management or campaign visibility inside OTTO.

Even after a successful connection and sync, OTTO does **not** display your Google Ads campaigns, ad groups, ads, or paid campaign settings. This is not a sync error or a permissions issue — it is a **current feature limitation** of the OTTO interface.

## **⚠️ What OTTO Currently Supports**

OTTO is designed to automate and manage **organic SEO tasks** for your connected websites. Its current scope includes on-page optimizations, schema markup, technical fixes, and content recommendations. Paid advertising campaign management falls outside of OTTO's current feature set.

- OTTO can automate on-page SEO changes and recommendations
- OTTO uses data signals from connected accounts, including Google Ads, to inform organic strategy
- OTTO does **not** display, create, pause, or edit Google Ads campaigns
- Google Ads campaign visibility inside OTTO is **not currently available**

## **🛠️ What You Should Do Right Now**

While OTTO does not surface your Google Ads campaigns directly, you can still manage and monitor your paid campaigns using the following approach:

1. **Use Google Ads directly** — Log in to your Google Ads account at ads.google.com to view, create, pause, or edit campaigns. This remains your primary interface for paid campaign management.
2. **Use Search Atlas keyword data to inform your paid strategy** — Navigate to **Left sidebar → Keywords** to identify high-performing organic keywords that can be repurposed for paid campaigns.
3. **Monitor organic vs. paid overlap** — Use **Left sidebar → Site Metrics → Overview (Site Explorer)** to review your organic search performance alongside insights that help you decide where paid support is most valuable.
4. **Keep your Google Ads account connected** — Even though campaigns are not visible in OTTO, maintaining the connection ensures Search Atlas can continue using your paid data signals to enhance organic recommendations.

## **🗓️ Will This Change in the Future?**

Search Atlas is actively developing the platform and expanding OTTO's capabilities. Google Ads campaign visibility is a feature area the team is aware of. While no specific release date has been confirmed, improvements to paid campaign integration may be introduced in future updates.

To stay informed about new features and platform updates, explore available playbooks and announcements by navigating to **Left sidebar → Home** and selecting **Browse all playbooks**.

## **✅ Quick Summary**

- Google Ads campaigns are **not visible in OTTO** — this is a current feature limitation, not a bug
- Your Google Ads account connection is still valid and contributes data signals to your organic strategy
- Manage your paid campaigns directly through the Google Ads platform
- Use Search Atlas keyword and site metrics tools to align your organic and paid strategies

## **🙋 Need More Help?**

If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type **human teammate** to be connected with a member of our team.