## Summary

After you request the link through your Merchant Center account, you can accept
the link through Google Ads. You can do this through the [Google Ads UI](https://ads.google.com/) or the
[Google Ads API](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/start).

## Manual steps

1. In the Google Ads UI, click **TOOLS \& SETTINGS**.
2. Under **SETUP** , click **Linked accounts**.
3. Under **Google Merchant Center** , click **MANAGE \& LINK**.
4. Click **VIEW REQUEST**.
5. Click **APPROVE**.
6. See [Approve link request in Google Ads](https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6159060#zippy=%2Cstep-approve-link-request-in-google-ads) for more detail.

## Automatic steps

1. Use the [`MerchantCenterLink`](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/latest/MerchantCenterLink) resource to view your link requests.
2. Use the [`MerchantCenterLinkStatus`](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/latest/MerchantCenterLinkStatusEnum.MerchantCenterLinkStatus) field to view the link status.
   - To approve a `PENDING` link, set the `MerchantCenterLinkStatus` field to `ENABLED`.
   - To reject a `PENDING` link, remove the `MerchantCenterLink` object.
   - To unlink an `ENABLED` link, remove the `MerchantCenterLink` object.
3. For more information about this process and example code, see [Link your
   Merchant Center and Google Ads accounts](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/shopping-ads/merchant-center).