Google Ads / API Reference
gads_create_in_feed_video_ad
Google Ads tool (extended/low-level coverage). For common tasks prefer the RECOMMENDED google_ads_* actions; use these only for advanced operations those don't cover. Create an in-feed (discovery) video ad showing on YouTube home/search/related. Requires a YouTube video asset plus headline/descriptions.
This is a write tool: it creates in feed video ad in your Google Ads account. Claude asks you to confirm before it runs.
Ask Claude
You do not call this tool yourself. Ask for the outcome and the client picks the tool:
Create in feed video ad in my Google Ads account for [ad group id], [youtube video asset id], [headline].
It takes 3 required and 4 optional parameters.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ad_group_id | string | Yes | Ad Group Id |
youtube_video_asset_id | string | Yes | Youtube Video Asset Id |
headline | string | Yes | Headline |
description1 | string | No | Description1 |
description2 | string | No | Description2 |
thumbnail | string | No | Thumbnail |
customer_id | string | No | Customer Id |
Related Google Ads tools
gads_create_in_stream_shopping_adgads_create_ad_groupgads_create_adgroupgads_create_app_adgads_create_app_assetgads_create_asset_group
Before you can call it
This tool needs a connected Google Ads account. The Google Ads connect guide covers the OAuth flow and the permissions it asks for, and the quickstart gets a client talking to the server in about five minutes.
Workflows that use this
Rather than calling tools one at a time, these skills run a whole procedure against the same account: