Google Ads / API Reference
gads_create_smart_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 Smart campaign with ad copy, keyword themes, and geo targeting.
This is a write tool: it creates smart 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 smart campaign in my Google Ads account for [name], [daily budget], [business name].
It takes 9 required and 5 optional parameters.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | Yes | Name |
daily_budget | number | Yes | Daily Budget |
business_name | string | Yes | Business Name |
final_url | string | Yes | Final Url |
headline_1 | string | Yes | Headline 1 |
headline_2 | string | Yes | Headline 2 |
headline_3 | string | Yes | Headline 3 |
description_1 | string | Yes | Description 1 |
description_2 | string | Yes | Description 2 |
phone_number | string | No | Phone Number |
country_code | string | No | Country Code |
geo_target_ids | array | No | Geo Target Ids |
keyword_themes | array | No | Keyword Themes |
customer_id | string | No | Customer Id |
Related Google Ads tools
gads_create_smart_campaign_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: