# Write Your First Client Application

To create a small but functional basic client application using the Search Ads 360 API,
follow the guidelines in this section.


[Prerequisites](https://developers.google.com/search-ads/v2/prereqs)
:   Create a project in the Google API Console, install a utility script, and learn
    about REST and JSON.


[Install a client library](https://developers.google.com/search-ads/v2/libraries)
:   Download a client library for your programming language.


[Set up authorization](https://developers.google.com/search-ads/v2/authorizing)
:   Get the credentials you'll need for all requests to the Search Ads 360 API.


[Set up your application](https://developers.google.com/search-ads/v2/configure)
:
    Write a class that initializes a `Doubleclicksearch` object.


[Send a sample request](https://developers.google.com/search-ads/v2/requests)
:   Send a sample request to the API.