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gads_set_app_campaign_settings

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. Set app campaign specific settings. app_store: APPLE_APP_STORE or GOOGLE_APP_STORE. bidding_strategy_goal_type: OPTIMIZE_INSTALLS_TARGET_INSTALL_COST, OPTIMIZE_IN_APP_CONVERSIONS_TARGET_INSTALL_COST, etc.

This is a write tool: it sets app campaign settings 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:

Set app campaign settings in my Google Ads account for [campaign id].

It takes 1 required and 4 optional parameters.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
campaign_idstringYesCampaign Id
app_idstringNoApp Id
app_storestringNoApp Store
bidding_strategy_goal_typestringNoBidding Strategy Goal Type
customer_idstringNoCustomer Id

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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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