update_ad_creative
Update an existing ad creative's name or optimization settings. Content fields cannot be changed; to update content, create a new creative.
Instructions
Update an existing ad creative's name or optimization settings.
IMPORTANT — Meta API limitation: The Meta API does NOT allow updating content
fields (message, headline, description, CTA, image, video, URL) on existing
creatives. Only the creative `name` and optimization settings (asset_feed_spec)
can be changed. To change ad content, create a new creative with the desired
content and update the ad to reference the new creative via `update_ad`.
Args:
creative_id: Meta Ads creative ID to update
access_token: Meta API access token (optional - will use cached token if not provided)
name: New creative name (this is the most reliable update)
message: New ad copy/text — NOTE: Meta API may reject this on existing creatives
messages: List of primary text variants — NOTE: Meta API may reject this on existing creatives
headline: Single headline — NOTE: Meta API may reject this on existing creatives
headlines: New list of headlines — NOTE: Meta API may reject this on existing creatives
description: Single description — NOTE: Meta API may reject this on existing creatives
descriptions: New list of descriptions — NOTE: Meta API may reject this on existing creatives
optimization_type: Set to "DEGREES_OF_FREEDOM" for FLEX (Advantage+) creatives
dynamic_creative_spec: New dynamic creative optimization settings
call_to_action_type: New call to action button type — NOTE: Meta API may reject this on existing creatives
lead_gen_form_id: Lead generation form ID for lead generation campaigns
ad_formats: List of ad format strings for asset_feed_spec (e.g., ["AUTOMATIC_FORMAT"] for
Flexible ads, ["SINGLE_IMAGE"] for single image)
creative_features_spec: Dict of Advantage+ Creative feature opt-ins/opt-outs.
Each key is a feature name, value is {"enroll_status": "OPT_IN"|"OPT_OUT"}.
Sent as a top-level field (not inside degrees_of_freedom_spec).
Returns:
JSON response with updated creative detailsInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| creative_id | Yes | ||
| access_token | No | ||
| name | No | ||
| message | No | ||
| messages | No | ||
| headline | No | ||
| headlines | No | ||
| description | No | ||
| descriptions | No | ||
| optimization_type | No | ||
| dynamic_creative_spec | No | ||
| call_to_action_type | No | ||
| lead_gen_form_id | No | ||
| ad_formats | No | ||
| creative_features_spec | No |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |