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How to Give RedPandas Access to Your Google, Facebook and Instagram Accounts

In this article, you’ll learn exactly how to give us access to your Google Accounts, Facebook Pages/Advertising Accounts, and Instagram Pages. The steps have been laid out for each account type so that you can give us access without spending significant time on this. And if you’re not working with us, this article will show you the right way to share access to your accounts so that it remains secure.

In this article, you’ll learn exactly how to give us access to your Google Accounts, Facebook Pages/Advertising Accounts, and Instagram Pages. The steps have been laid out for each account type so that you can give us access without spending significant time on this. And if you’re not working with us, this article will show you the right way to share access to your accounts so that it remains secure.

Google Ads

  1. Log in to your Google Ads account.
  2. Navigate to the “Admin” icon on the left hand side of the screen and select “Access and security.”
screenshot of tools and settings section in Google Ads

3. Click on “Security.”

screenshot of users section in Google Ads

4. Click on “Allowed Domains” and enter “redpandas.com.au” and “gmail.com” in the fields available. You will have to click the “Add domain” text to add both. Click “save” once complete.

screenshot of allowed domains section in Google Ads

5. Navigate back to “Users” and click the blue “+” icon.

screenshot of users section in Google Ads
  1. Enter (performance@redpandas.com.au) email address and select “Standard or Admin” as the access level and then select “Send Invitation.”
screenshot of users section in Google Ads

Google Analytics (for all Clients)

  1. Sign in to Google Analytics.
  2. Click Admin, and navigate to your Account.
  3. In the Account column, click Account Access Management.
screenshot of google analytics admin option
  1. In the Account permissions list, click +, then click Add users.
  2. Enter performance@redpandas.com.au.
  3. Select Notify new users by email to send a message to us that you have added us to your account.
  4. Under Direct roles and data restrictions, select Editor.
screenshot of account access management in google analytics
  1. Click Add.

Google Merchant Center (for ecommerce clients)

  1. Sign in to your Merchant Center account.
  2. Click the tools and settings icon Settings cog, then select Account access under the “Settings” menu.
  3. Click the + Add user button.
  4. Enter the email address performance@redpandas.com.au.
  5. Click Add user.
  6. On the next page, select admin access.
  7. Click Save.

Google Tag Manager (for all clients)

  1. Click Admin.
  2. In the Account column, select User Management.
  3. Click Google plus button.
  4. Select Add new users.
  5. Enter performance@redpandas.com.au.
  6. Set Account Permissions to Administrator.
screenshot of account access management in google tag manager
  1. Click Invite.

Google My Business (for SEO clients)

  1. On your computer, sign in to Google My Business.
  2. If you have multiple locations, open the location you’d like to manage.
  3. Click the three dots on the right.
screenshot of google business account
  1. Go to Business Profile settings.
  2. Click on Managers
screenshot of google business profile for managers
  1. At the top left, click Add Invite new users.
  2. Enter performance@redpandas.com.au.
  3. Under “Access,” choose Manager.
  4. Click Invite.

Google Search Console (for SEO clients)

  1. Sign into Google Search Console
  2. Choose the property in Search Console
screenshot of properties in google search console
  1. Click the Settings icon in the navigation pane.
screenshot of Settings icon in the navigation pane
  1. Click Users & permissions.
screenshot of users and permissions navigation pane
  1. Click Add User.
  2. Enter the email address performance@redpandas.com.au.
  3. Choose the Full permission level.
  4. Click Add.

Meta Business Manager

Only people with full control of your business portfolio can add people to the business portfolio and assign business assets.

To help keep your accounts more secure, assign only the level of access and permissions that people need to perform their job. By default, people are assigned basic access when added to a business portfolio.

Learn more about best practices for keeping your business portfolios more secure.

Before you begin

Add people to your business portfolio

To add someone to your business portfolio and assign them a business asset, it is a different process depending whether you’re in Business Manager of Meta Business Suite. We’ve broken down the steps in each scenario below:

Business Manager

  1. Go to Business settings.
  2. Under Users, click People
  3. Click Add people.
  4. Enter hemant@redpandas.com.au. Click Next.
  5. Select the type of access that you want to assign. Click Next.
  6. Select the asset that you want to assign and choose the type of access. If assigning partial access, select the task that they need for their job. This is where you should select your Facebook Page, Instagram Page, Ad Account, Pixels (now called data sets) and anything else we may need access to. Click Invite.
  7. Review the invitation and click Send request. The person will receive an invitation to join your business portfolio via email.

Meta Business Suite

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. In the people tab, click Add people.
  3. Enter hemant@redpandas.com.au. Click Next.
  4. Select the type of access that you want to assign. Click Next.
  5. Select the asset that you want to assign and choose the type of access. If assigning partial access, select the task that they need for their job. This is where you should select your Facebook Page, Instagram Page, Ad Account, Pixels (now called data sets) and anything else we may need access to. Click Next.
  6. Review the invitation and click Send request. The person will receive an invitation to join your business portfolio via email.

So, What Now?

Once you’ve given us access to everything, you should let us know and we will check that everything has been done correctly from our end.

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