My ads.txt file shows Google at the top. The file is on the server. Why do you suppose Google is telling me that they can't find it?
not2easy
8:02 pm on Jul 4, 2025 (gmt 0)
To make sure your ads.txt file is formatted correctly, check at the Google ads.txt guide: [support.google.com...]
ember
9:22 pm on Jul 4, 2025 (gmt 0)
I get this message fairly often even though the ads.txt file is there the same as always. The message eventually disappears.
azlinda
2:35 am on Jul 6, 2025 (gmt 0)
Thank you, everyone. I checked the ads.txt guide, and it is correct. So...I will just wait for the message to disappear!
CommandDork
12:49 pm on Jul 7, 2025 (gmt 0)
Yep. Had this shown to me in error multiple times over the years. Like living next to a bad neighbor, just wait it out.
lucy24
4:06 pm on Jul 7, 2025 (gmt 0)
Check your access logs to confirm that G### has in fact retrieved the file many times. Once you know that they’re lying in their teeth--a behavior that should be familiar from wmt/gsc--you may go on with your life.
tangor
4:21 pm on Jul 7, 2025 (gmt 0)
ads.txt is not a requirement. Many of my clients never put one up and never had any problems.
