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gads_update_responsive_display_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 existing Responsive Display Ad. You can update any subset of: headlines (array of strings, max 5), descriptions (array, max 5), long_headline, business_name, marketing_image_asset_ids (array), logo_asset_ids (array).

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

It takes 2 required and 7 optional parameters.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
ad_idstringYesAd Id
ad_group_idstringYesAd Group Id
headlinesarrayNoHeadlines
descriptionsarrayNoDescriptions
long_headlinestringNoLong Headline
business_namestringNoBusiness Name
marketing_image_asset_idsarrayNoMarketing Image Asset Ids
logo_asset_idsarrayNoLogo Asset Ids
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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