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Microsoft Ads MCP Server (Bing Ads) by Insightful Pipe

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Connect Microsoft Ads to AI assistants for Bing search advertising analytics and campaign optimization.

Part of the Insightful Pipe MCP Server Collection — The Microsoft Ads MCP server enables Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI assistants to analyze your Microsoft Advertising campaigns. Reach users on Bing, Yahoo, and Microsoft properties with AI-powered insights.

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Microsoft Ads MCP Server

MCP Server URL

https://microsoft-ads.insightfulmcp.com/

Related MCP server: mcp-microsoft-ads

What is Microsoft Ads MCP?

Microsoft Ads MCP is a remote Model Context Protocol server that connects your Microsoft Advertising account to AI assistants. This search advertising integration allows you to:

  • Query Bing Ads performance using natural language

  • Analyze keyword and audience performance

  • Generate detailed performance reports

  • Track ROAS across Microsoft Search Network

  • Get AI recommendations for campaign optimization

Installation

Claude

  1. Copy the MCP Server URL: https://microsoft-ads.insightfulmcp.com/

  2. Open Claude connector settings (Customize > Connectors), click + and then Add custom connector

  3. Paste the URL and click Add

  4. Click Connect and sign in to InsightfulPipe if asked. Claude then lists the connector as connected.

ChatGPT

Custom MCP servers are added through ChatGPT's Developer mode. Availability depends on your ChatGPT plan, and workspace admins may need to allow it.

  1. Turn on Developer mode in ChatGPT settings

  2. Create a new app for a remote MCP server and paste the URL: https://microsoft-ads.insightfulmcp.com/

  3. Sign in to InsightfulPipe if asked. The connection finishes as soon as you are signed in.

See OpenAI's guide: Developer mode and MCP apps in ChatGPT

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http microsoft-ads https://microsoft-ads.insightfulmcp.com/

Cursor

Add the server to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (one project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-ads": {
      "url": "https://microsoft-ads.insightfulmcp.com/"
    }
  }
}

When Cursor shows Needs authentication, click Connect and sign in to InsightfulPipe if asked.

Available Actions

92 actions: 35 read and 57 that make changes, 3 of them destructive and off by default.

Read Actions (35)

Action

Description

get_ad_extension_associations

Get ad extension associations for specific entities

get_ad_extensions

Get ad extensions for an account by type

get_ad_group_criterions

Get targeting criteria for an ad group

get_ad_groups

Get ad groups for a campaign

get_ads

Get ads for an ad group

get_asset_groups

Get asset groups for a Performance Max campaign

get_audiences

Get audience lists for an account

get_bid_strategies

Get portfolio bid strategies for an account

get_budgets

Get shared budgets for an account

get_campaign_criterions

Get targeting criteria for a campaign

get_campaigns

Get campaigns for an account

get_conversion_goals

Get conversion goals for an account

get_experiments

Get campaign experiments for an account

get_keywords

Get keywords for an ad group

get_label_associations

Get label associations for specific entities

get_labels

Get labels for an account

get_negative_keywords_by_entity_ids

Get negative keywords associated with campaigns or ad groups

get_shared_entities

Get shared negative keyword lists for an account

get_shared_entity_associations

Get associations between shared entities and campaigns

get_shared_list_items

Get items (negative keywords) in a shared list

get_uet_tags

Get Universal Event Tracking tags for an account

get_videos

Get videos from the account's video library with their processing status, by id or all active ones

poll_report_status

Poll for report generation status and fetch data when ready

search_accounts

Search for advertising accounts the user has access to

submit_account_performance_report

Submit an account performance report request

submit_ad_group_performance_report

Submit an ad group performance report request

submit_ad_performance_report

Submit an ad performance report request

submit_age_gender_audience_report

Submit an age and gender audience report request

submit_audience_performance_report

Submit an audience performance report request

submit_campaign_performance_report

Submit a campaign performance report request

submit_geographic_performance_report

Submit a geographic performance report request

submit_goals_and_funnels_report

Submit a goals and funnels report request

submit_keyword_performance_report

Submit a keyword performance report request

submit_search_query_performance_report

Submit a search query performance report request

submit_user_location_performance_report

Submit a user location performance report request

Actions That Make Changes (57)

Action

Description

add_ad_extensions

Create ad extensions in an account

add_ad_group_criterions

Add targeting criteria to ad groups (location, device, demographics, audience, etc.)

add_ad_groups

Create new ad groups in a campaign

add_ads

Create new ads in an ad group

add_asset_groups

Create asset groups for Performance Max campaigns

add_audience_groups

Create audience groups for targeting

add_audiences

Create audience lists (remarketing, customer match, etc.)

add_bid_strategies

Create portfolio bid strategies

add_budgets

Create new shared budgets in an account

add_campaign_conversion_goals

Associate conversion goals with campaigns

add_campaign_criterions

Add targeting criteria to campaigns (location, device, demographics, etc.)

add_campaigns

Create new campaigns in an account

add_conversion_goals

Create conversion goals for tracking

add_conversion_value_rules

Create conversion value rules for adjusting conversion values

add_data_exclusions

Create data exclusions to exclude time periods from bid strategy learning

add_experiments

Create campaign experiments for A/B testing

add_keywords

Create new keywords in an ad group

add_labels

Create new labels in an account

add_list_items_to_shared_list

Add negative keywords to an existing shared list

add_negative_keywords_to_entities

Add negative keywords to campaigns or ad groups

add_seasonality_adjustments

Create seasonality adjustments to inform bid strategies of expected conversion rate changes

add_shared_entity

Create a shared negative keyword list

add_uet_tags

Create Universal Event Tracking tags for conversion tracking

add_videos

Upload videos to the account's video library from direct-download URLs; returns their VideoIds

apply_customer_list_items

Add or remove items from a customer list audience

apply_hotel_group_actions

Apply add/update/delete actions to hotel group nodes

apply_offline_conversion_adjustments

Adjust previously submitted offline conversions

apply_offline_conversions

Submit offline conversion data

apply_product_partition_actions

Apply add/update/delete actions to product partition nodes in a Shopping campaign

delete_keywords

Delete keywords from an ad group

delete_list_items_from_shared_list

Remove individual negative keywords, by list item id, from a shared list without touching the list or its associations

delete_negative_keywords_from_entities

Remove specific negative keywords, by id, from campaigns or ad groups

set_account_properties

Set account-level properties (auto-tagging, tracking templates, etc.)

set_ad_extension_associations

Associate ad extensions with campaigns or ad groups

set_label_associations

Associate labels with campaigns, ad groups, ads, or keywords

set_negative_sites_to_ad_groups

Set negative site URLs for ad groups (replaces existing)

set_negative_sites_to_campaigns

Set negative site URLs for campaigns (replaces existing)

set_shared_entity_associations

Associate shared negative keyword lists with campaigns

update_ad_extensions

Update existing ad extensions

update_ad_group_criterions

Update targeting criteria on ad groups

update_ad_groups

Update existing ad groups

update_ads

Update existing ads

update_asset_groups

Update existing asset groups

update_audience_groups

Update existing audience groups

update_audiences

Update existing audience lists

update_bid_strategies

Update existing portfolio bid strategies

update_budgets

Update existing shared budgets

update_campaign_criterions

Update targeting criteria on campaigns

update_campaigns

Update existing campaigns

update_conversion_goals

Update existing conversion goals

update_conversion_value_rules

Update existing conversion value rules

update_data_exclusions

Update existing data exclusions

update_experiments

Update existing experiments

update_keywords

Update existing keywords

update_labels

Update existing labels

update_seasonality_adjustments

Update existing seasonality adjustments

update_uet_tags

Update existing UET tags

Control What Your AI Can Do

You decide what AI agents can do with each connected account:

  • Turn individual actions on or off for every connected account, so agents only see the actions you allow.

  • Connect as Read-only or Read & Write. A read-only connection can only enable read actions.

  • Destructive actions stay off by default. Actions such as deletes are disabled until an admin enables them.

  • Team access per account. Restricted team members only use the accounts they are granted, with the read actions enabled on them.

Usage Examples

Campaign Performance

"How are my Microsoft Ads campaigns performing this month?"

Keyword Analysis

"What are my top converting keywords on Bing?"

Generate Reports

"Generate a keyword performance report for the last 30 days"

Audience Performance

"Show me performance by age and gender demographics"

Geographic Analysis

"Which locations have the best ROAS?"

Supported Metrics

Metric

Description

Impressions

Total ad impressions

Clicks

Total ad clicks

CTR

Click-through rate

CPC

Cost per click

Conversions

Tracked conversions

ROAS

Return on ad spend

Quality Score

Keyword quality rating

Impression Share

Share of available impressions

Why Microsoft Ads MCP?

For Search Marketers

  • Bing insights - Often overlooked search channel

  • Lower CPCs - Typically cheaper than Google

  • Comprehensive reports - 10+ report types available

For B2B Marketers

  • LinkedIn targeting - Professional audience data

  • Decision makers - Job title and company targeting

  • Enterprise reach - Windows and Office users

For Agencies

  • Multi-account management - Handle client portfolios

  • Automated reporting - Generate any report type

  • Cross-platform comparison - Bing vs Google insights

Security & Privacy

  • Official Microsoft Advertising API - Direct integration with Microsoft's API

  • OAuth 2.0 - Secure Microsoft authentication

Pricing

The Microsoft Ads MCP server is included in every InsightfulPipe plan, together with all other MCP servers and the CLI. Plans start at $29.99/month, and you can try it for 7 days. See insightfulpipe.com/pricing for current plans.

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License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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