Getting unwanted clicks that are costing you? You can take your ads off certain neighborhoods of the Internet map, so to speak, by excluding computer or network IP addresses.
This article explains how to exclude Internet Protocol (IP) addresses by the campaign so that all ads in that campaign are blocked from computers and networks associated with those addresses.
Why exclude by IP address
You could exclude specific IP addresses in order to limit showing your ad on particular networks that you believe aren't likely to be used by potential customers.
For example, people working at your company regularly check your website's organic search results, where your ads sometimes show. Since unwanted ad impressions and inadvertent clicks are costly, you decide to exclude your company's network IP address.
You can exclude up to 500 IP addresses per campaign. You can enter specific IP addresses, or use an asterisk (*) to replace the last 3 digits if you want to exclude a block of addresses.
Keep in mind
If you're trying to prevent your ads from showing in certain geographical locations, try excluding ads from a geographic location instead of excluding IP addresses.
IP addresses can appear in different versions, so make sure you use all versions of the IP address you’d like to exclude.
Instructions
Note: IP exclusions aren't available for video campaigns, hotel campaigns, App campaigns, Smart Display campaigns, and Discovery campaigns.
How to exclude IP addresses
- In your Google Ads account, click the Campaigns icon
.
- Click the Campaigns drop down in the section menu.
- Click Campaigns.
- Select the campaign you'd like to exclude IP addresses from.
- Click the settings icon
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- On the “Settings” page, click Additional settings.
- Click to expand the "IP exclusions" section.
- Enter the IP addresses you want to exclude from seeing your ads.
- Click Save.
How to remove your IP address exclusions
- Follow steps 1-7 (above).
- Remove any IP address exclusions that you don't want to apply.
- Click Save.
