To see your Performance Max placements with AI, ask an AI assistant connected to the Madgicx Google Ads MCP to read the Performance Max placement view: the websites, apps and video channels where your ads were shown, with impressions for each. You get the list in one answer instead of exporting it from the interface.
TL;DR
- Performance Max picks where your ads show, so the placement list is how you see where they went.
- The assistant reads each placement with its name, type, URL and impressions, by campaign.
- Per Google's documentation, this view reports impressions only, not clicks, cost or conversions.
- It groups placements by type and points out the ones that look unrelated to your business.
- The connection is read only: you manage exclusions in Google Ads.
Who this is for
- Advertisers running Performance Max who want to know where their ads appeared.
- Agencies checking a client's campaigns for placements that do not fit the brand.
- Ecommerce teams comparing Performance Max reach with their Search and Shopping campaigns.
Analyze Google Ads with your AI assistant
Search terms, keywords and schedules in plain words. Read only. Included in the 7-day free trial.
Try for Free ($0 Trial)The prompt to paste
Read the Performance Max placements for my Google Ads account [account name] for the last 30 days. Show each placement with its type, name, URL, campaign and impressions. Group them by placement type, sort each group by impressions and show the top 25. Then list placements that look unrelated to [your business], such as games, kids' apps or low-quality sites, so I can review them.
Follow-ups that work well:
Show placements for campaign [campaign name] only.
Count how many placements each type has and what share of impressions each type gets.
The prompt works in any AI assistant connected to the Madgicx Google Ads MCP. To set it up, connect your AI assistant and add the Google Ads server address shown there.
What the MCP reads
- Your Google Ads accounts. The accounts you can reach, with currency and time zone.
- The Performance Max placement view. Each placement's display name, type and URL with its impressions, split by campaign, date or network type if you ask.
- Which fields the view supports. The assistant can check the available fields before it builds the query, so it does not ask for metrics the view does not return.
Because the placement view reports impressions only, the assistant cannot tell you the cost or conversions of one placement from this view.
What the answer looks like
A table grouped by placement type, each row a placement with its impressions, and a short list of placements that look off-topic. Long lists run to thousands of rows, so the assistant shows the top ones by impressions and counts the rest.
What to do next
- Read the searches behind your Search campaigns: read the search terms report.
- Check campaign-level results and budgets: make a Google Ads report.
- See how bidding is set on those campaigns: check Google Ads bidding strategies.
It only reads your account
The Madgicx Google Ads MCP is read only. It analyzes your account and changes nothing: no placement exclusions, campaign settings or budgets are added or edited. If you decide to exclude a placement, you do it yourself in Google Ads.
Try it on your own account
The Google Ads MCP comes with a Madgicx subscription, alongside the Meta ads server, and the 7-day free trial includes both. Madgicx's reporting also brings Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, Shopify and Klaviyo data into one place.
FAQ
What is a Performance Max placement?
It is a place where a Performance Max ad was shown, such as a website, an app or a YouTube channel.
Does the placement view show cost or conversions?
According to Google's field documentation, it supports impressions only. For cost and conversions, read results at campaign level instead.
Can I see placements for every campaign type?
This page covers Performance Max campaigns. Other campaign types use their own reports.
Can the assistant exclude placements for me?
No. The Google Ads MCP is read only. It lists and groups placements, and you make exclusions in Google Ads.
