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gads_update_expanded_text_ad
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 an Expanded Text Ad (deprecated format, read-only after June 2022, but existing ads can be paused/enabled/removed).
This is a write tool: it updates expanded text ad 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 expanded text ad in my Google Ads account for [ad group id], [ad id].
It takes 2 required and 8 optional parameters.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ad_group_id | string | Yes | Ad Group Id |
ad_id | string | Yes | Ad Id |
headline_part1 | string | No | Headline Part1 |
headline_part2 | string | No | Headline Part2 |
headline_part3 | string | No | Headline Part3 |
description | string | No | Description |
description2 | string | No | Description2 |
path1 | string | No | Path1 |
path2 | string | No | Path2 |
customer_id | string | No | Customer Id |
Related Google Ads tools
gads_update_accountgads_update_adgads_update_ad_groupgads_update_adgroup_statusgads_update_app_adgads_update_app_campaign
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: