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Google Ads campaigns not showing as source

Bookings and conversions from your Google Ads clicks show no campaign as the source.

Why this happens. Google’s automatic tagging adds parameters such as gclid, gbraid, and the hsa_ set, but these are not the same as UTM tags. The conversion tracker reads utm_ parameters. If the clicked URL has only the auto-tag parameters and no utm_source, there is nothing for the tracker to attribute, so it correctly records no campaign.

What you can do. To make your campaigns attribute, add a Final URL suffix in Google Ads.

  1. In Google Ads, go to Settings → Account settings → Tracking.
  2. In Final URL suffix, enter parameters only, with no leading question mark. For example: utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign={campaignid}&utm_term={keyword}&utm_content={creative}
  3. Save the suffix.

The suffix sits alongside Google’s auto-tagging, so gclid and gbraid keep working. After you save it, Google can take a few hours to start applying it to live ads. It only appears on clicks that happen after it is live.

To confirm it is working, click a live ad and check the address bar for utm_source=google before booking.