Google Ads / API Reference
gads_create_shopping_campaign
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 a Google Shopping campaign linked to a Merchant Center account.
This is a write tool: it creates shopping campaign 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 shopping campaign in my Google Ads account for [name], [budget amount], [merchant id].
It takes 4 required and 3 optional parameters.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | Yes | Name |
budget_amount | number | Yes | Budget Amount |
merchant_id | string | Yes | Merchant Id |
country_code | string | Yes | Country Code |
language_code | string | No | Language Code |
priority | string | No | Priority |
customer_id | string | No | Customer Id |
Related Google Ads tools
gads_create_shopping_product_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: