Copy or move campaigns

You can use Google Ads Editor to copy or move campaigns between accounts or within one account.

Copy and paste campaigns between accounts

  1. In the account tree , select one or more campaigns.
  2. In the application menu at top , click Edit.

Note: In Mac OS environments, the application menu is at the very top of your screen:

  1. In the edit menu that appears, select one of these options:
    • To copy the entire campaign and its contents, select Copy.
    • To copy only the campaign settings, select Copy shell.
      • Location targeting won't be included when copying your campaign settings.
    • To remove the campaign from the current account and add it to a different account, select Cut.
  2. Return to the application menu , and select Account > Open.
  3. In the new window that appears, select the account where you want to paste the campaigns, and click Open.

    Select account where you want to make changes

  4. Return to the application menu and click Edit > Paste.

Copy and paste campaigns within an account

  1. In the account tree , select one or more campaigns.
  2. Choose one of these options:
    • To copy the entire campaign and its contents, click the application menu and select Edit > Copy.

Note: In Mac OS environments, the application menu is at the very top of your screen:

  • To copy only the campaign settings, click the application menu and select Edit > Copy shell.
    • Location targeting won't be included when copying your campaign settings.
  1. In the application menu, select Edit > Paste.
  2. In the edit panel , change the names of the campaigns you pasted. It isn't possible to post multiple campaigns with the same name.

Note: Pasted entities will not have their historical performance metrics copied from the original entity.

Data and settings in moved or copied campaigns

  • Performance statistics: Performance statistics, such as impressions and clicks, don't transfer to the new campaign.
  • Portfolio bid strategies: If you paste or import an item with a portfolio bid strategy to a different account, manual CPC bidding replaces the portfolio bid strategy.
  • Bids and budgets: If you move bids and budgets between accounts on different currencies, the numbers will remain the same, which means the monetary values will change. Please ensure that you're comfortable with the resulting values or that you adjust the values. Google does not take responsibility for adjusting bids and budgets, and is not liable for any consequences resulting from carrying over the same values between accounts using different currencies.
  • Selective optimization: Editor does not currently support Selective Optimization and therefore cannot create a new campaign via copy/paste or otherwise.

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