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Meta Ads
Pentaho

Connect Meta Ads to Pentaho for Marketing Analytics

Connecting your Meta Ads account to Pentaho allows marketing teams to create comprehensive dashboards that combine advertising performance with business metrics. Kondado provides a direct connection that replicates your campaign data, ad spend, and audience insights directly into Pentaho without requiring technical setup or intermediate databases. You can configure automated updates to run every few minutes or daily, ensuring your reports always reflect current performance across all your campaigns.

Kondado connects Meta Ads to Pentaho using a direct Via Kondado connection, eliminating complex technical processes and delivering ready-to-use marketing data on a configurable schedule.

With this setup, business users can visualize cost per click, conversion rates, and campaign ROI alongside other business data sources to make informed budget allocation decisions. The platform handles the data replication automatically, allowing you to focus on analyzing trends and optimizing your Facebook and Instagram advertising strategy rather than managing technical connections. Marketing teams gain immediate visibility into which ad sets are performing best and where to adjust spend for maximum return on investment.

Our prices start from $19 USD/month, and you can try Kondado for free for 14 days with no credit card required

Visualizing Meta Ads data in Pentaho enables you to merge advertising metrics with sales figures for complete funnel analysis. By accessing pipelines such as Campaign Performance, Ad Set Performance, and Lead Forms, you can track impressions, clicks, and conversion costs alongside your CRM data to identify which campaigns actually generate revenue.

This combination helps marketing managers quickly spot underperforming ad sets and reallocate budget toward high-converting campaigns without waiting for manual reports. These insights empower teams to optimize both creative elements and targeting parameters based on actual business outcomes rather than vanity metrics.

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Meta Ads data available in Pentaho

14
available pipelines
1569
extractable fields

Available integrations

Integration Description
Ad account performance Analyze account performance with metrics such as total spend, account status, and age of the account.
Ad accounts View information about ad accounts, including name, account ID, and currency used.
Ad metadata Examine ad details such as ad ID, account ID, and ad set name.
Ad performance Evaluate ad performance with metrics such as impressions, clicks, and cost per click (CPC).
Ad preview Preview the appearance of ads before delivery, including creatives and formats.
Ad set performance Analyze ad set performance with metrics such as impressions, clicks, and total cost.
Adset metadata Explore information about ad sets, including ad set ID and name.
Campaign metadata Review campaign metadata such as campaign ID and campaign name.
Campaign performance Measure campaign performance with metrics such as impressions, clicks, and cost per thousand impressions (CPM).
Lead forms Analyze lead forms, including conversion data and collected contact information.
Page Metrics Analyze metrics such as impressions, clicks, and page engagement to understand overall performance and audience interaction.
Page: Posts Examine post details including post ID, number of clicks, and reach to measure the effectiveness of each publication.
Pages Provides information about pages including name, city, and country for an overview of associated ad accounts.
Post Metrics Evaluates post metrics such as clicks, impressions, and cost per click to optimize content and advertising investment.
Ad account performance
Analyze account performance with metrics such as total spend, account status, and age of the account.
Ad accounts
View information about ad accounts, including name, account ID, and currency used.
Ad metadata
Examine ad details such as ad ID, account ID, and ad set name.
Ad performance
Evaluate ad performance with metrics such as impressions, clicks, and cost per click (CPC).
Ad preview
Preview the appearance of ads before delivery, including creatives and formats.
Ad set performance
Analyze ad set performance with metrics such as impressions, clicks, and total cost.
Adset metadata
Explore information about ad sets, including ad set ID and name.
Campaign metadata
Review campaign metadata such as campaign ID and campaign name.
Campaign performance
Measure campaign performance with metrics such as impressions, clicks, and cost per thousand impressions (CPM).
Lead forms
Analyze lead forms, including conversion data and collected contact information.
Page Metrics
Analyze metrics such as impressions, clicks, and page engagement to understand overall performance and audience interaction.
Page: Posts
Examine post details including post ID, number of clicks, and reach to measure the effectiveness of each publication.
Pages
Provides information about pages including name, city, and country for an overview of associated ad accounts.
Post Metrics
Evaluates post metrics such as clicks, impressions, and cost per click to optimize content and advertising investment.

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How to create Meta Ads dashboards in Pentaho

Visualize your data automatically — no spreadsheet exports or custom scripts.

1
Connect Meta Ads to Kondado

Log into Kondado and select Meta Ads from the data source catalog, then authenticate with your Facebook Business credentials to establish the connection. Choose which pipelines you want to replicate, such as Campaign Performance or Lead Forms, to start pulling your advertising data immediately.

2
Choose Pentaho as your destination

Select Pentaho as your visualization destination and configure the connection settings to establish a direct data flow without intermediate databases. This Via Kondado connection ensures your marketing data arrives in Pentaho ready for analysis and dashboard creation.

3
Create dashboards and set refresh schedule

Build your marketing reports in Pentaho using the replicated Meta Ads data, then set your preferred update frequency ranging from every 5 minutes to daily. Your dashboards will stay current automatically, displaying fresh campaign metrics without requiring manual data exports or imports.

Access Meta Ads data in Pentaho and combine it with dozens of other data sources

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Answers about visualizing Meta Ads data in Pentaho automatically

How do I set up Meta Ads as a data source in Kondado?
Start by selecting Meta Ads from the data source catalog and authenticate with your Facebook Business account credentials. Choose the specific pipelines you need, such as Campaign Performance or Lead Forms, and Kondado will begin replicating your data immediately without requiring any coding or database configuration.
What marketing KPIs can I track in Pentaho using Meta Ads data?
You can monitor essential advertising metrics including cost per click, cost per thousand impressions, click-through rates, conversion values, and return on ad spend. The Lead Forms pipeline also captures lead generation data, allowing you to track cost per lead and form completion rates directly alongside your campaign spend analysis.
How often does Meta Ads data update in my Pentaho dashboards?
Kondado updates your data on a configurable schedule that you control, with options ranging from every 5 minutes to daily refreshes depending on your business needs. This ensures your Pentaho reports reflect recent campaign performance without manual intervention, helping you respond quickly to changes in ad spend efficiency.
Can I share Meta Ads dashboards with my team in Pentaho?
Once your dashboards are built in Pentaho, you can distribute them to stakeholders across your organization using Pentaho's native sharing and publishing capabilities. This allows marketing teams, executives, and clients to view current campaign performance without needing direct access to your Meta Ads manager account.
Are there pre-built report templates available for Meta Ads visualization?
Yes, Kondado offers ready-made report templates including the Meta Ads Looker Studio Report, Google Ads and Meta Ads Looker Studio Report, and Power BI Report. These templates provide immediate visualizations of your key advertising metrics and can be customized further to match your specific reporting requirements.
What is the difference between Campaign Performance and Ad Set Performance pipelines?
Campaign Performance provides high-level metrics across entire campaigns including total spend and overall impressions, perfect for executive summaries. Ad Set Performance breaks down results by individual targeting groups within those campaigns, revealing which audiences, placements, or bidding strategies are driving the best results for detailed optimization.
Can I combine Meta Ads data with other sources like Google Ads in Pentaho?
Absolutely, you can replicate data from multiple advertising and business sources into Pentaho to create unified marketing dashboards. This cross-channel visibility allows you to compare Meta Ads performance against other platforms and optimize your total digital marketing budget allocation based on comprehensive data.

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