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gads_update_adgroup_status

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. Update the status of a Google Ads ad group: enable, pause, or remove it. Args: adgroup_id: Ad group ID to update (required). campaign_id: Parent campaign ID (required). status: New status: ENABLED, PAUSED, or REMOVED (required). customer_id: Google Ads customer ID. Leave blank to use default.

This is a write tool: it updates adgroup status 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:

Update adgroup status in my Google Ads account for [adgroup id], [campaign id], [status].

It takes 3 required and 1 optional parameter.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
adgroup_idstringYesAdgroup Id
campaign_idstringYesCampaign Id
statusstringYesStatus
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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