get_ads
Retrieve Meta advertising campaign data with filtering options for specific campaigns or ad sets to analyze performance and manage ads.
Instructions
Get ads for a Meta Ads account with optional filtering.
Args:
account_id: Meta Ads account ID (format: act_XXXXXXXXX)
access_token: Meta API access token (optional - will use cached token if not provided)
limit: Maximum number of ads to return (default: 10)
campaign_id: Optional campaign ID to filter by
adset_id: Optional ad set ID to filter byInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| account_id | Yes | ||
| access_token | No | ||
| limit | No | ||
| campaign_id | No | ||
| adset_id | No |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- meta_ads_mcp/core/ads.py:21-64 (handler)The get_ads tool handler: Retrieves ads from a specified Meta Ads account ID, with optional filtering by adset_id or campaign_id, using the Meta Ads API. Returns JSON-formatted list of ads.
@mcp_server.tool() @meta_api_tool async def get_ads(account_id: str, access_token: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 10, campaign_id: str = "", adset_id: str = "") -> str: """ Get ads for a Meta Ads account with optional filtering. Args: account_id: Meta Ads account ID (format: act_XXXXXXXXX) access_token: Meta API access token (optional - will use cached token if not provided) limit: Maximum number of ads to return (default: 10) campaign_id: Optional campaign ID to filter by adset_id: Optional ad set ID to filter by """ # Require explicit account_id if not account_id: return json.dumps({"error": "No account ID specified"}, indent=2) # Prioritize adset_id over campaign_id - use adset-specific endpoint if adset_id: endpoint = f"{adset_id}/ads" params = { "fields": "id,name,adset_id,campaign_id,status,creative,created_time,updated_time,bid_amount,conversion_domain,tracking_specs", "limit": limit } # Use campaign-specific endpoint if campaign_id is provided elif campaign_id: endpoint = f"{campaign_id}/ads" params = { "fields": "id,name,adset_id,campaign_id,status,creative,created_time,updated_time,bid_amount,conversion_domain,tracking_specs", "limit": limit } else: # Default to account-level endpoint if no specific filters endpoint = f"{account_id}/ads" params = { "fields": "id,name,adset_id,campaign_id,status,creative,created_time,updated_time,bid_amount,conversion_domain,tracking_specs", "limit": limit } data = await make_api_request(endpoint, access_token, params) return json.dumps(data, indent=2) - meta_ads_mcp/core/__init__.py:7-8 (registration)Imports and re-exports the get_ads function from ads.py module, making it available at the core package level for MCP tool registration.
from .ads import get_ads, get_ad_details, get_ad_creatives, get_ad_image, update_ad from .insights import get_insights - meta_ads_mcp/__init__.py:47-47 (registration)Re-exports get_ads from core package in the main package __init__.py, including it in __all__ for top-level package access.
get_ads,