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gads_update_product_group

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 a product group (listing group) bid or status.

This is a write tool: it updates product group 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 product group in my Google Ads account for [ad group id], [criterion id].

It takes 2 required and 3 optional parameters.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
ad_group_idstringYesAd Group Id
criterion_idstringYesCriterion Id
cpc_bid_microsnumberNoCpc Bid Micros
statusstringNoStatus
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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