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# Create a LinkedIn Ads Data Stream in Marketing Cloud Intelligence

To view LinkedIn ads, create a LinkedIn Ads data stream.

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To create a LinkedIn Ads API data stream, you need:

- A valid Linkedin Ads username and password.
- Access to LinkedIn Ads manager with permissions to at least one ad account.

1. On the **Connect and Mix** tab, expand **Data Streams**.
2. Click **Add New**.
3. Select the **LinkedIn Ads** connector.
4. In the **General** section, enter your credentials, and select the profile that you want to pull data for.
5. To add a data source authentication, click **Add New** and enter your **LinkedIn Ads** credentials.
6. Set the time period for the initial data fetch. You can process data up to the past 180 days.
7. In the **Extended Properties** section, you can set these properties:
    1. To retrieve data from deleted or archived campaigns, select **Get Archived Campaigns**.
    2. To apply a demographic view, select the breakdown from the dropdown. The retrieved data is on the account level.
    3. To pull data with no impressions, select **Get Data With 0 Impressions**.
8. To change the mapping, click **Mapping**. Otherwise, you can always access mapping by selecting **Map to Model** at the bottom of the **Create New Stream** page.
9. To define advanced settings, at the bottom of the screen, select **Advanced Settings**.
10. Click **Create**.
11. Quality check your data:
    1. Create a report in the LinkedIn Ads platform for the required date range.
    2. Process the relevant data stream in Marketing Cloud Intelligence, filtered to the same date range.
    3. Create an identical report or pivot table in Marketing Cloud Intelligence with the same date range, dimensions, and measurements.
    4. Compare the measurement totals to make sure that they’re aligned.