gads_impression_share

Search Impression Share, Lost IS (Budget), and Lost IS (Rank) per campaign. Identifies whether budget or Quality Score/bid is limiting reach.

Server Google Ads zleventer/google-ads-mcp-npm
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What gads_impression_share does on Google Ads

AI agents call gads_impression_share to retrieve information from Google Ads without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why gads_impression_share needs a policy

This tool performs data retrieval and analysis only. It fetches impression share metrics and diagnostic data about budget and rank limitations, enabling analysis of campaign performance. There are no side effects, no data modifications, no code execution, no deletions, and no financial operations.

From the tool's definition The tool retrieves 'Search Impression Share, Lost IS (Budget), and Lost IS (Rank) per campaign' — it queries campaign performance metrics and analytics data without modifying, executing operations, or committing any financial transactions.

Questions about gads_impression_share

What does the gads_impression_share tool do? +

Search Impression Share, Lost IS (Budget), and Lost IS (Rank) per campaign. Identifies whether budget or Quality Score/bid is limiting reach. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Ads MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on gads_impression_share? +

Register the Google Ads MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gads_impression_share: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Google Ads. Nothing to install.

What risk level is gads_impression_share? +

gads_impression_share is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit gads_impression_share? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the gads_impression_share rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block gads_impression_share completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for gads_impression_share. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides gads_impression_share? +

gads_impression_share is provided by the Google Ads MCP server (zleventer/google-ads-mcp-npm). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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