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gads_search_ads_by_text

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. Search ads containing specific text in any RSA headline or description. Matches case-insensitively using CONTAINS.

This is a read-only tool: it searches ads by text from your Google Ads account. It changes nothing.

Ask Claude

You do not call this tool yourself. Ask for the outcome and the client picks the tool:

Search ads by text in my Google Ads account for [search text].

It takes 1 required and 3 optional parameters.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
search_textstringYesSearch Text
campaign_idstringNoCampaign Id
limitintegerNoLimit
customer_idstringNoCustomer Id

Related Google Ads tools

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:

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