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google_ads_add_location_target

Google Ads tool. Prefer the actions marked RECOMMENDED for everyday Google Ads workflows. Add a geographic location target (or exclusion) to a campaign. Find location IDs at: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/data/geotargets Common IDs: US=2840, UK=2826, Canada=2124, Australia=2036. Args: campaign_id: Campaign ID to add the location to. location_id: Google geo target constant ID (e.g. '2840' for United States). negative: True to EXCLUDE this location. Default False (target). bid_modifier: Bid adjustment multiplier (e.g. 1.2 = +20%). Only for targeted, not excluded. customer_id: Google Ads customer ID. Leave blank to use default.

This is a write tool: it adds location target 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:

Add location target in my Google Ads account for [campaign id], [location id].

It takes 2 required and 3 optional parameters.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
campaign_idstringYesCampaign Id
location_idstringYesLocation Id
negativebooleanNoNegative
bid_modifiernumberNoBid Modifier
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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