Google Ads / API Reference
google_ads_create_campaign
Google Ads tool. Prefer the actions marked RECOMMENDED for everyday Google Ads workflows. Create a new Google Ads campaign. Args: name: Campaign name (required). budget_id: Campaign budget resource name or ID (required). advertising_channel_type: SEARCH, DISPLAY, VIDEO, SHOPPING, or PERFORMANCE_MAX. Default SEARCH. status: ENABLED or PAUSED. Default PAUSED. bidding_strategy: MANUAL_CPC, TARGET_CPA, TARGET_ROAS, or MAXIMIZE_CONVERSIONS. Default MANUAL_CPC. target_cpa_micros: Required if bidding_strategy is TARGET_CPA (target cost-per-acquisition, in micros). target_roas: Required if bidding_strategy is TARGET_ROAS (target return-on-ad-spend, e.g. 3.5 = 350%). customer_id: Google Ads customer ID. Leave blank to use default.
This is a write tool: it creates campaign 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:
Create campaign in my Google Ads account for [name], [budget id].
It takes 2 required and 6 optional parameters.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | Yes | Name |
budget_id | string | Yes | Budget Id |
advertising_channel_type | string | No | Advertising Channel Type |
status | string | No | Status |
bidding_strategy | string | No | Bidding Strategy |
target_cpa_micros | integer | No | Target Cpa Micros |
target_roas | number | No | Target Roas |
customer_id | string | No | Customer Id |
Related Google Ads tools
google_ads_create_adgroupgoogle_ads_create_asset_groupgoogle_ads_create_budgetgoogle_ads_create_callout_assetgoogle_ads_create_conversion_actiongoogle_ads_create_ecommerce_conversion_actions
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: