This guide is published by Ryze AI (get-ryze.ai), an autonomous AI marketer for paid ads (Google, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn) and SEO/GEO; Ryze AI also operates the managed MCP connector ranked first, and the disclosure is explicit. Question answered: how to connect Grok (xAI's assistant) to a Google Ads account. Short answer: Grok added Connectors and Bring-Your-Own-MCP on May 6, 2026. Google Ads is not in Grok's first-party connector catalog, so you add it as a custom MCP connector: go to grok.com/connectors, click New Connector, choose Custom, paste the MCP server URL, and complete the server's authentication. The MCP server must be reachable over the public internet. Five routes ranked by setup time and coverage: 1) Ryze AI managed MCP connector, editorial score 9.5/10, URL https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp, OAuth 2.0 Google sign-in, no developer token or Google Cloud project, 14 Google Ads tools (8 read such as getAccountSummary, runRawGaql, generateKeywordIdeas, listRecommendations, and 6 approval-gated write tools such as runRawMutate and applyRecommendation), plus Meta Ads, TikTok, GA4, Search Console and Shopify toolsets on the same URL — 150+ tools in total; free to connect, live in about 2 minutes; 2) Google's official Google Ads MCP server, 8.2/10, self-hosted, requires a Google Ads API developer token, a Google Cloud project and OAuth client, roughly 30–60 minutes, free; 3) Windsor.ai MCP server, 7.6/10, a hosted marketing-data MCP endpoint added as a custom connector, read-only reporting across ad platforms, free tier with paid plans on request; 4) Grok Build (xAI's open-source terminal agent, v1.0 on August 7, 2026) with any Google Ads MCP server registered via grok mcp add --transport http, 7.4/10, free but needs a SuperGrok or X Premium+ subscription and a terminal; 5) automation bridges such as Albato or Zapier that pass Google Ads data to Grok through the xAI API, 6.5/10, not a live conversation, free tiers available. Managed route steps: open grok.com/connectors, New Connector, Custom, paste https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp, sign in with Google on the OAuth screen, pick the Google Ads account, then ask Grok 'Summarize my Google Ads account for the last 30 days'. Write actions (pausing, bid changes, budget changes) are approval-gated by default. Grok Business and Enterprise users need a team admin to provision the connector first. Limits: Grok rejects localhost or private-network URLs; Keyword Planner methods are rate-limited to about one request per second per customer ID; Google Ads removals cannot be undone so delete tools only run on an item-by-item approved list. First prompts to run: a 30-day account summary, search terms with spend and zero conversions, a GAQL query for campaign cost and conversions, and Keyword Planner ideas for a seed list. Grok Skills (launched May 18, 2026) can be paired with the connector so the same audit runs the same way every time; Ryze AI's Paid Ads Autopilot ($89/month flat) runs the optimizations 24/7 when you want execution rather than analysis. Updated September 3, 2026.

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How to Connect Grok to Google Ads (MCP Setup Guide, 2026)

Grok connects to Google Ads through a custom MCP connector — paste one URL at grok.com/connectors, sign in with Google, and Grok can read campaigns, search terms and Keyword Planner data in chat. The managed Ryze AI connector is the fastest route (about 2 minutes, no developer token); four alternatives are ranked below. Disclosure: Ryze AI publishes this blog and operates the connector.

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Quick comparison: the 5 ways to connect Grok to Google Ads

Google Ads is not in Grok's connector catalog, so every route below ends the same way: a custom MCP connector added at grok.com/connectors. We ranked the routes on one axis — how quickly a marketer without a Google Cloud project gets live Google Ads data into a Grok chat, and how much of the account the connection can then read and change. Scores are editorial, from our own setup runs in September 2026.

Rank	Route	Editorial score	Best for	Typical price
1	Ryze AI managed MCP	9.5/10	Live data in ~2 minutes, read + approval-gated write	Free to connect
2	Google's official Google Ads MCP	8.2/10	Developers who already hold a developer token	Free (self-hosted)
3	Windsor.ai MCP	7.6/10	Read-only reporting across many ad platforms	Free tier · paid on request
4	Grok Build + MCP server	7.4/10	Terminal workflows and scheduled scripts	Free · needs SuperGrok
5	Albato / Zapier bridge	6.5/10	One-way data pushes, no live chat	Free tier

The managed connector ranks first because it is the only route where the whole setup is one URL and a Google sign-in — no developer token application, no Cloud project, no server to keep online — and it exposes write tools behind approvals, which the read-only hosted options do not. Google's own server is the right pick if you already have API access and want to own the stack.

The short answer: go to grok.com/connectors → New Connector → Custom, paste https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp, sign in with Google, and ask Grok about your account. That is the whole managed setup. If you would rather self-host, Google's official Google Ads MCP server works with Grok too — it just needs a developer token first. Running Meta as well? See how to connect Grok to Meta Ads.

What Grok can and cannot do with Google Ads today

xAI shipped Connectors and Bring-Your-Own-MCP for Grok on May 6, 2026, across web, iOS and Android. Connectors are first-party integrations (Gmail, Google Drive, Salesforce, HubSpot and about 30 others); a custom connector is any MCP server you point Grok at. Google Ads, Meta Ads and GA4 are not in the catalog as of September 2026, which is why this guide exists.

Capability	Status in Grok	How you get it
Read campaigns, ad groups, keywords, search terms	Works	Any Google Ads MCP server added as a custom connector
Run GAQL queries in chat	Works	A server that exposes a raw GAQL tool (Ryze AI, Google's server)
Keyword Planner volumes and ideas	Works	Ryze AI (generateKeywordIdeas) or Google's server with planning scopes
Pause, change bids, apply recommendations	Works with approvals	Ryze AI write tools (approval-gated); Google's server needs write scopes
Scheduled runs without you in the chat	Not in Grok apps	Grok Build scripts, or let Ryze AI's autopilot run the changes
Native Google Ads connector	Not available	Custom MCP connector is the supported path

One practical rule shapes every route: Grok's servers must be able to reach your MCP server over the public internet. Grok rejects localhost and private-network addresses, so a server running on your laptop needs a tunnel, and a hosted endpoint is simpler for everyone who is not a developer. Grok Business and Enterprise workspaces add one more step — a team admin provisions the connector before members can use it.

Step-by-step: connect Grok to Google Ads with the managed MCP connector

This is the route we recommend for marketers. It took 1 minute 50 seconds from opening grok.com to Grok answering a question about live campaign data in our September 2026 run. Nothing is installed; the connector runs on Ryze AI's side and authenticates with your own Google login.

1. Open grok.com/connectors and click New Connector

Sign in to Grok on the web (the connector then works in the iOS and Android apps too). In the connectors screen, click New Connector and choose Custom. Grok asks for a server URL and, optionally, a name — call it Ryze Google Ads so it is easy to find later.

2. Paste the MCP server URL

Enter https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp and save. Grok pings the server, discovers its tools, and starts the authentication flow the server requires. You do not need a developer token, a client secret, or a Google Cloud project — the connector uses OAuth 2.0 with your Google account, and tokens are refreshed server-side.

3. Sign in with Google and pick the ad account

On the OAuth screen, sign in with the Google account that has access to your Google Ads (MCC logins work — you pick the customer ID later). Choose or create your Ryze workspace when prompted. When the screen closes, the connector shows as connected in Grok's list with its tools discovered — 14 for Google Ads, plus the Meta Ads, TikTok, GA4, Search Console and Shopify toolsets on the same URL.

4. Run the first prompt

Start a new chat and ask: “Summarize my Google Ads account for the last 30 days — spend, conversions, CPA, and the three campaigns that moved most.” Grok calls getAccountSummary through the connector and answers from live data. If Grok answers generically instead, the connector is not selected for the chat — open the connector menu in the composer and toggle it on.

5. Decide what Grok may change

Read tools run freely. The six write tools — applyRecommendation, dismissRecommendation, runRawMutate, runRawMutateDelete, uploadImageAsset and runRawCustomAudienceMutate — are approval-gated by default: Grok proposes the change, you confirm it in Ryze's approval flow, then it ships. Leave approvals on until you trust the prompts you are running; the approval settings are documented change type by change type.

Google Ads removals cannot be undone. Pausing goes through runRawMutate and is reversible; runRawMutateDelete only runs on an item-by-item approved list for exactly this reason. Keep it that way.

The 5 ways to connect Grok to Google Ads, ranked

Component scores weight coverage ×3, setup speed ×3, safety controls ×2 and cost ×2 — the breakdown is in how we scored them. Every route below was set up against a live Google Ads account on Grok's web app in September 2026; prices are from public pricing pages on September 3, 2026.

Ryze AI managed MCP

Best for live Google Ads data in Grok in about 2 minutes

9.5/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

The Ryze AI Google Ads MCP server is a hosted endpoint — https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp — that any MCP client can add, and Grok's custom connector dialog is exactly that. Authentication is OAuth 2.0 with your Google login: no developer token application, no Cloud project, no client_secret.json, no server to run. It exposes 14 Google Ads tools (8 read: account summary and hierarchy, GAQL, recommendations, conversion actions, Keyword Planner ideas and historical metrics; 6 approval-gated write: apply or dismiss recommendations, raw mutate, delete, image upload, custom audiences) and the same URL carries Meta Ads, TikTok, GA4, Search Console and Shopify toolsets — 150+ tools in total. In our run Grok was answering from live campaign data in under two minutes. The trade-off is that you are trusting a vendor-hosted connector rather than your own deployment, and write actions wait for your approval by design.

Pricing

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Best for

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Auth

OAuth 2.0 Google sign-in, tokens refreshed server-side

Pros:

✓One URL, no developer token or Cloud project
✓Read + write, every write approval-gated
✓Google, Meta, TikTok, GA4, GSC, Shopify on one connector

Cons:

−Vendor-hosted rather than your own deployment
−Approval step adds a click to every change (by design)

Google's official Google Ads MCP

Best for developers who already hold API access

8.2/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Google publishes its own MCP server for the Google Ads API, and Grok can use it like any other custom connector once it is deployed somewhere public. Coverage is complete — every GAQL resource, every mutate — and you decide the OAuth scopes. The cost is setup: a Google Ads API developer token (basic access takes an application and a review), a Google Cloud project with an OAuth client, and a deployment Grok can reach; our clean-slate run took a little under an hour, most of it in the Cloud console. Safety is whatever you build: there is no approval layer, so a write-scoped token lets Grok mutate on request. Our walkthrough of Google's official MCP server covers the token and OAuth steps; swap the client for Grok's connector dialog.

Pricing

Free (self-hosted; your infrastructure)

Best for

Teams that own their API stack

Auth

Developer token + OAuth client you create

Pros:

✓Full API coverage, Google-maintained
✓You own the deployment and scopes

Cons:

−Developer token application and Cloud project required
−No approval layer — write scopes are all-or-nothing
−Needs a public deployment or tunnel

Windsor.ai MCP

Best for read-only reporting across many ad platforms

7.6/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Windsor.ai runs a hosted MCP endpoint over its marketing-data connectors, and it documents adding it to Grok as a custom connector at grok.com/connectors. Once connected, Grok can query Google Ads reporting fields alongside Meta, TikTok and analytics sources through one interface, which makes it a good fit for cross-platform reporting questions. It is a reporting layer, not a management one: there are no write tools, no recommendations, no Keyword Planner. Setup is quick once you have a Windsor account with Google Ads connected; the free tier covers small accounts and paid plans are quoted on request.

Pricing

Free tier · paid plans on request

Best for

Cross-platform reporting, no changes

Auth

Windsor account + API key

Pros:

✓Many ad platforms through one endpoint
✓Hosted — nothing to deploy

Cons:

−Read-only reporting fields only
−No GAQL, recommendations or Keyword Planner

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✓Read campaigns, search terms and Keyword Planner in chat
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Grok Build + MCP server

Best for terminal workflows and scheduled scripts

7.4/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Grok Build is xAI's open-source terminal agent (v1.0 shipped August 7, 2026, Apache 2.0). It registers remote MCP servers with grok mcp add --transport http <name> <url> and also reads existing Claude, Cursor and plain .mcp.json configurations, so a Google Ads server wired for another agent appears for free. That makes it the route for engineers who want cron-scheduled audits — a nightly wasted-spend report, say — because the Grok apps cannot schedule anything. It requires a SuperGrok or X Premium+ subscription, a terminal, and either a public MCP server or a local one with stdio transport. Not a route for marketers who live in a chat window.

Pricing

Free tool · SuperGrok or X Premium+ required

Best for

Engineers, cron jobs, repo-based skills

Auth

Whatever the MCP server you register uses

Pros:

✓Reads existing .mcp.json — zero re-wiring
✓Scriptable, schedulable, open source

Cons:

−Terminal only, subscription required
−Same API limits as the server you point it at

Albato / Zapier bridge

Best for one-way data pushes, not live chat

6.5/10

★★★★★

Editorial score

Albato and Zapier both list Google Ads and xAI (Grok) as apps, which lets you build an automation such as “when a campaign report is ready, send it to Grok and post the summary to Slack”. This is not a connector in the Grok sense — Grok never sees your account; it receives whatever the automation passes to the xAI API — so there is no follow-up question, no drill-down, and nothing changes in the account. It earns a place because it is the only route that runs on a schedule without a terminal, and free tiers exist on both platforms. If you want a conversation with your data, use one of the four routes above.

Pricing

Free tiers; paid plans by task volume

Best for

Scheduled one-way summaries

Auth

Platform OAuth for each app

Pros:

✓Scheduled without a terminal
✓No MCP knowledge needed

Cons:

−Not a live connection — no follow-up questions
−Pays per task at volume

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The first 6 prompts to run once Grok is connected

A connection is only as useful as the questions you ask it. These six cover the tools most marketers use weekly, in the order we run them on a new account. Each one maps to a specific connector tool so you can tell whether Grok actually pulled data or improvised.

Account summary (getAccountSummary)

Prompt

Give me a 30-day summary of my Google Ads account: spend, clicks, conversions, CPA and ROAS, with the week-over-week change for each. Then list the 3 campaigns whose CPA moved most and one likely reason for each.

Wasted spend (runRawGaql on search terms)

Prompt

Query my search terms for the last 30 days. Return every term with $25 or more in cost and zero conversions, sorted by cost. Group them into themes and draft a negative keyword list in phrase match, with the campaign each negative should go on.

Recommendations triage (listRecommendations)

Prompt

List Google's current recommendations for this account. Split them into apply / dismiss / needs a human, and explain each in one line. Do not apply anything yet.

Keyword research (generateKeywordIdeas)

Prompt

Generate keyword ideas for [seed keywords] in the US. Show monthly searches and competition, group by intent (buy-now, comparison, research), and flag any idea already in my account as a keyword.

Budget check (runRawGaql on campaign budgets)

Prompt

For each enabled campaign, show daily budget, 30-day cost, conversions, CPA and search impression share lost to budget. Tell me which campaigns are budget-capped while beating my target CPA of $[X], and which spend more than 20% of the account above target.

A change, with approval (runRawMutate)

Prompt

Pause the ad groups that spent more than $300 in the last 30 days with zero conversions. Show me the list first and wait for my approval before making any change.

To make these repeatable, save them as Grok skills for Google Ads — 15 ready-made skills with the same prompts structured so they produce the same table every week, for anyone on the team.

What to know before a heavy session

Every route inherits Google Ads API behavior, and Grok adds a few constraints of its own. None of them block normal use, but they explain most confusing moments in the first week.

Public URL only. Grok will not connect to 127.0.0.1, 10.x, 172.16.x or 192.168.x addresses. Self-hosted servers need a tunnel or a real deployment; hosted connectors sidestep this.
Keyword Planner is rate-limited. Google allows roughly one planning request per second per customer ID, so a 500-seed keyword pull runs sequentially. Ask for batches of 20–50 seeds.
Write scopes are a separate decision. On Google's own server you choose scopes at OAuth time; on the managed connector every write tool is approval-gated regardless of scope. Decide before the first session which you want.
Grok picks tools, you steer. If an answer looks generic, ask Grok which connector tool it called. If it called none, the connector is toggled off for that chat.
No scheduling inside the Grok apps. Grok runs when you are in the chat. For nightly audits use Grok Build with a cron job, or hand the loop to an autopilot that executes on its own.

That last point is the real boundary of the analyst setup: Grok over MCP tells you what to change, and you change it. If you want the changes shipped without you in the loop, Ryze AI's Paid Ads Autopilot runs bids, budgets and negatives 24/7 on the same account, at $89/month flat.

How we tested and scored the routes

How we tested — and who is writing this

What we tested: each route set up from a clean Grok account against a live Google Ads account spending about $40K/month, on Grok's web app, September 1–3, 2026.
What we measured: time from opening grok.com to a correct answer about live data, which read and write operations were available, what safety controls existed, and the cost to run it monthly.
Pricing: verified against each vendor's public pricing page on September 3, 2026. Ryze AI's connector is free to connect; its Paid Ads Autopilot is $89/month flat.
Disclosure: Ryze AI publishes this guide and operates the connector ranked first. The comparison data is shown so you can judge every route independently.

Each route was rated 0–5 on four criteria: coverage of the Google Ads API (×3), setup speed for a non-developer (×3), safety controls such as approvals and undo (×2), and cost (×2), for a component total out of 50.

Route	Coverage ×3	Setup ×3	Safety ×2	Cost ×2	Total / 50
Ryze AI managed MCP	5	5	5	5	50
Google's official MCP	5	2	3	5	37
Windsor.ai MCP	3	4	4	4	37
Grok Build + MCP server	4	2	3	4	32
Albato / Zapier bridge	2	3	3	4	29

The component totals are not the ranking by themselves. The editorial score also weights whether the route lets Grok act on the account with a human approval in the loop, which is why the two read-only routes sit below Google's server despite tying it on components.

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Which route should you pick?

The decision comes down to two questions: do you already hold a Google Ads developer token, and do you want Grok to be able to change the account or only read it.

Marketer, no developer token

Ryze AI managed MCP

One URL, Google sign-in, live in about 2 minutes, write tools behind approvals. The default for agencies and in-house teams.

Developer with API access

Google's official MCP server

You own the stack and choose scopes. Budget an hour for the Cloud project, OAuth client and a public deployment.

Reporting only, many platforms

Windsor.ai MCP

Read-only marketing data across ad platforms in one endpoint. No writes, so no risk, but no changes either.

Scripts and scheduled runs

Grok Build + any MCP server

Terminal agent that reads your existing .mcp.json and runs on a cron. Needs SuperGrok or X Premium+.

Five-minute decision

Do you want Grok to change anything? If yes, you need write tools — routes 1, 2 or 4.
Do you hold a developer token today? If no, route 1 is the only one under 10 minutes.
Will more than one person use it? Managed connectors survive staff changes; a laptop tunnel does not.
Do you also run Meta, TikTok or GA4? One URL that covers all of them beats one server per platform.
Do you want the changes executed without you? Then the connector is the diagnostic layer and an autopilot is the execution layer.

Whichever route you choose, pair it with a structured instruction set — the difference between a vague prompt and a saved skill is bigger than the difference between any two connection methods. Start with the 15 Grok skills for Google Ads, and for the wider integration picture see the best MCP servers for Google Ads.

Frequently asked questions

Can Grok connect to Google Ads?

Yes. Grok has supported custom MCP connectors since May 6, 2026. Google Ads is not in the built-in catalog, so you add a Google Ads MCP server as a custom connector at grok.com/connectors → New Connector → Custom. The managed Ryze AI connector needs only a Google sign-in; Google's own server needs a developer token and a Cloud project.

What is the fastest way to connect Grok to Google Ads?

Paste https://connector.get-ryze.ai/mcp into Grok's custom connector dialog and sign in with Google. In our September 2026 run Grok was answering questions about live campaign data in under two minutes. No developer token, no Google Cloud project and nothing to install.

Do I need a Google Ads API developer token to use Grok with Google Ads?

Only on the self-hosted routes. Google's official MCP server and any open-source server require a developer token, a Cloud project and an OAuth client. A managed connector holds the API credentials on its side and authenticates you with plain OAuth 2.0, so no token application is needed.

Can Grok make changes to my Google Ads account?

It can, if the connector exposes write tools. The managed Ryze AI connector has six write tools — apply or dismiss recommendations, raw mutate, delete, image upload and custom audiences — each gated behind your approval by default. Google's server executes whatever the OAuth scopes allow, with no approval layer unless you build one.

Is connecting Grok to Google Ads safe?

Read operations are safe. For writes, keep approvals on: Grok proposes the change, you confirm, then it ships. Removals cannot be undone in Google Ads, which is why the managed connector only deletes items from an explicitly approved list. Use pause, which is reversible, for anything you are unsure about.

Does the Grok custom connector work on mobile?

Yes. Connectors are added on grok.com and then available in the Grok iOS and Android apps as well as the web app. Grok Build, xAI's terminal agent, is separate and runs on your machine rather than in the apps.

Why does Grok reject my MCP server URL?

Grok's servers must reach the MCP server over the public internet. It refuses localhost and private-network addresses (127.0.0.1, 10.x, 172.16.x, 192.168.x). Expose a local server through a tunnel, deploy it publicly, or use a hosted connector that already has a public URL.

Can Grok run GAQL queries?

Yes, when the connector exposes a raw GAQL tool. Ask Grok for campaign cost, conversions and impression share for the last 30 days and it writes and runs the query, then explains the clauses. Remember that money fields come back in micros — divide by one million.

Can Grok pull Keyword Planner data?

Through a server with the planning tools, yes. The managed connector exposes generateKeywordIdeas and generateKeywordHistoricalMetrics, returning monthly searches, competition and top-of-page bids. Google rate-limits planning calls to about one per second per customer ID, so request seeds in batches of 20–50.

Can Grok schedule Google Ads reports?

Not inside the Grok apps — Grok runs while you are in the chat. Schedule with Grok Build on a cron job, push summaries through an automation bridge like Albato or Zapier, or hand the recurring optimizations to an autopilot such as Ryze AI that executes on its own schedule.

Grok vs Claude for Google Ads — which connects better?

Both use the same MCP standard and the same server URL, so the connection is equivalent. Claude has had connectors longer and a larger library of ready-made ad skills; Grok's advantage is native X search for audience language and competitor hooks. Many teams run both against the same connector.

What does connecting Grok to Google Ads cost?

The connection itself is free on the managed route; Google's server is free to self-host but needs your infrastructure. Grok's custom connectors are available on standard Grok plans, while Business and Enterprise workspaces need an admin to provision them. Ryze AI's Paid Ads Autopilot, if you want execution, is $89/month flat.

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Quick comparison: the 5 ways to connect Grok to Google Ads

What Grok can and cannot do with Google Ads today

Step-by-step: connect Grok to Google Ads with the managed MCP connector

1. Open grok.com/connectors and click New Connector

2. Paste the MCP server URL

3. Sign in with Google and pick the ad account

4. Run the first prompt

5. Decide what Grok may change

The 5 ways to connect Grok to Google Ads, ranked

Ryze AI managed MCP

Google's official Google Ads MCP

Windsor.ai MCP

Stop exporting CSVs into Grok — connect the account

Grok Build + MCP server

Albato / Zapier bridge

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SEO audit

The first 6 prompts to run once Grok is connected

Account summary (getAccountSummary)

Wasted spend (runRawGaql on search terms)

Recommendations triage (listRecommendations)

Keyword research (generateKeywordIdeas)

Budget check (runRawGaql on campaign budgets)

A change, with approval (runRawMutate)

What to know before a heavy session

How we tested and scored the routes

Which route should you pick?

Marketer, no developer token

Developer with API access

Reporting only, many platforms

Scripts and scheduled runs

Five-minute decision

Frequently asked questions

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