Google Ads / API Reference
google_ads_create_video_ad
Create a video ad from an existing YouTube video ID. This does not upload a raw video file to Google Ads. If the user has a video file, upload it to YouTube or use the platform's supported video asset flow first, then pass youtube_video_id here. Keep the ad/campaign PAUSED unless the user explicitly asks to launch.
This is a write tool: it creates video 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:
Create video ad in my Google Ads account for [adgroup id], [youtube video id], [format].
It takes 4 required and 4 optional parameters.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
adgroup_id | string | Yes | Adgroup Id |
youtube_video_id | string | Yes | Youtube Video Id |
format | string | Yes | Format |
final_url | string | Yes | Final Url |
headline | string | No | Headline |
description | string | No | Description |
companion_banner_asset_id | string | No | Companion Banner Asset Id |
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_campaigngoogle_ads_create_conversion_action
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: