Google Ads ACTION
Create or Update Ad Group
Creates or updates an ad group. See the documentation
- Action
- Writes data
- Destructive
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Google Ads account once, then configure and run Create or Update Ad Group from your backend or agent.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "google_ads-create-or-update-ad-group",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
google_ads: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
accountId: "Use Google Ads As",
customerClientId: "Managed Account",
},
})
console.log(result)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "google_ads-create-or-update-ad-group",
"configured_props": {
"google_ads": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"accountId": "Use Google Ads As",
"customerClientId": "Managed Account"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "google_ads",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "google_ads-create-or-update-ad-group",
arguments: {
accountId: "Use Google Ads As",
customerClientId: "Managed Account",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
accountId Use Google Ads As | string | The ID of an account of a customer directly accessible by the authenticated user. This is usually a Manager Account, used as login-customer-id (e.g., 1234567890). Use the List Account ID Options action to get the list of accessible accounts. Required Dynamic |
customerClientId Managed Account | string | The ID of a customer client from the list of customers linked to the selected account (e.g., 1234567890). Use the List Customer Clients action to get the list of customer clients. Optional Dynamic |
operationType Operation Type | string | Whether to create, update, or remove an ad group. Required |
adGroupId Ad Group | string | The ad group to update or remove. Required for Update and Remove operations. Optional Dynamic |
campaignId Campaign | string | The campaign this ad group belongs to. Required for Create operations. Optional Dynamic |
updateMask Update Mask | string | Comma-separated list of fields to update (e.g., name,status). Required for Update operations. Optional |
name Name | string | The name of the ad group. Required for Create operations. Optional |
type Type | string | The type of the ad group. Immutable after creation — only used for Create operations. Optional |
status Status | string | The status of the ad group. Optional |
cpcBidMicros CPC Bid (Micros) | integer | The maximum CPC (cost-per-click) bid in micros (e.g., 1000000 = $1.00). Optional |
cpmBidMicros CPM Bid (Micros) | integer | The maximum CPM (cost-per-thousand impressions) bid in micros. Optional |
cpvBidMicros CPV Bid (Micros) | integer | The maximum CPV (cost-per-view) bid in micros. Optional |
targetCpaMicros Target CPA (Micros) | integer | The target CPA (cost-per-acquisition) in micros. Optional |
targetCpmMicros Target CPM (Micros) | integer | The target CPM (cost-per-thousand impressions) in micros. Optional |
targetRoas Target ROAS | string | The target ROAS (return on ad spend) as a decimal (e.g., 3.5 for 350%). Optional |
trackingUrlTemplate Tracking URL Template | string | The URL template for constructing a tracking URL. Optional |
finalUrlSuffix Final URL Suffix | string | The suffix used to append query parameters to landing page URLs. Optional |
adRotationMode Ad Rotation Mode | string | How ads within the ad group are served relative to one another. Optional |
additionalFields Additional Fields | object | Additional fields and values to be created. See the documentation for available fields. Values will be parsed as JSON where applicable. Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- google_ads-create-or-update-ad-group
- Version
- 0.1.0
- App
- Google Ads
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- Yes
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗