google-ads-nodejs-client/README.md

Googleads client for Node.js

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# [Google Ads API: Nodejs Client][homepage]

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[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/google-ads.svg)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/google-ads)

Google Ads API client for Node.js

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A comprehensive list of changes in each version may be found in
[the CHANGELOG][homepage_changelog].

* [Google Ads API Nodejs Client API Reference](https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/googleads/latest)
* [Google Ads API Documentation](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/client-libs)

Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older
Google APIs Client Libraries, in [Client Libraries Explained][explained].

[explained]: https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained

**Table of contents:**

* [Quickstart](#quickstart)
  * [Before you begin](#before-you-begin)
  * [Installing the client library](#installing-the-client-library)

* [Versioning](#versioning)
* [Contributing](#contributing)
* [License](#license)

## Quickstart
### Before you begin

1.  [Select or create a Cloud Platform project][projects].
1.  [Enable billing for your project][billing].
1.  [Enable the Google Ads API API][enable_api].
1.  [Set up authentication][auth] so you can access the
    API from your local workstation.
### Installing the client library

```bash
npm install google-ads
```

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## Samples

Samples are in the [`samples/`][homepage_samples] directory. Each sample's `README.md` has instructions for running its sample.

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## Supported Node.js Versions

Our client libraries follow the [Node.js release schedule](https://github.com/nodejs/release#release-schedule).
Libraries are compatible with all current _active_ and _maintenance_ versions of
Node.js.
If you are using an end-of-life version of Node.js, we recommend that you update
as soon as possible to an actively supported LTS version.

Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Node.js runtimes on a
best-efforts basis with the following warnings:

* Legacy versions are not tested in continuous integration.
* Some security patches and features cannot be backported.
* Dependencies cannot be kept up-to-date.

Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and
can be installed through npm [dist-tags](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag).
The dist-tags follow the naming convention `legacy-(version)`.
For example, `npm install google-ads@legacy-8` installs client libraries
for versions compatible with Node.js 8.

## Versioning

This library follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).

More Information: [Google Cloud Platform Launch Stages][launch_stages]

[launch_stages]: https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages

## Contributing

Contributions welcome! See the [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-ads-googleads/CONTRIBUTING.md).

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## License

Apache Version 2.0

See [LICENSE](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-ads-googleads/LICENSE)

[shell_img]: https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png
[projects]: https://console.cloud.google.com/project
[billing]: https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/6293499#enable-billing
[enable_api]: https://console.cloud.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=googleads.googleapis.com
[auth]: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/external/set-up-adc-local
[homepage_samples]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-ads-googleads/samples
[homepage_changelog]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-ads-googleads/CHANGELOG.md
[homepage]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/blob/main/packages/google-ads-googleads