Facebook Business Manager Ads API

Manage individual ads within ad sets, including creative associations and status.

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GET /act_{ad_account_id}/ads List the ads in an ad account · Facebook Business Manager List ads #

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“Which ads are running in my ad account and which creative does each use?”

“Can I page through every ad in an account?”

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List all ads in ad account {ad_account_id}.

Show {limit} ads at a time from account {ad_account_id}.

POST /act_{ad_account_id}/ads Create an ad from a creative in an ad set · Facebook Business Manager Create an ad #

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“How do I put an existing creative live as an ad inside an ad set?”

“Can I create an ad paused so it doesn't start delivering right away?”

Tell an agent

Create ad {name} in ad set {adset_id} using creative {creative} with status {status} on account {ad_account_id}.

Add a paused ad {name} to ad set {adset_id} with creative {creative}, status {status}, in account {ad_account_id}.

GET /{ad_id} Get one ad's creative and status · Facebook Business Manager Get an ad #

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“What creative and status does a specific ad have?”

“Can I look up a single ad by its ID?”

Tell an agent

Show me ad {ad_id}.

Get the {fields} of ad {ad_id}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Facebook Business Manager Facebook Marketing Ads API
  description: Create and manage ad campaigns, analyze performance, and automate advertising workflows across Meta platforms. The Marketing API provides programmatic access to Facebook's advertising system, enabling businesses to create campaigns, ad sets, and ads, manage budgets and bidding strategies, define targeting audiences, and retrieve performance metrics.
  version: '25.0'
  contact:
    name: Meta Developer Support
    url: https://developers.facebook.com/support
  termsOfService: https://developers.facebook.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0
  description: Facebook Graph API Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Ads
  description: Manage individual ads within ad sets, including creative associations and status.
paths:
  /act_{ad_account_id}/ads:
    get:
      operationId: listAds
      summary: Facebook Business Manager List ads
      description: Retrieves all ads for the specified ad account. Returns ad configurations including creative associations and status.
      tags:
      - Ads
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/adAccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/after'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved list of ads
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AdList'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createAd
      summary: Facebook Business Manager Create an ad
      description: Creates a new ad within an ad set. Associates an ad creative with targeting and delivery settings defined at the ad set level.
      tags:
      - Ads
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/adAccountId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AdCreate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ad created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /{ad_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getAd
      summary: Facebook Business Manager Get an ad
      description: Retrieves the details of a specific ad including its creative, status, and configuration.
      tags:
      - Ads
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/adId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved ad details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ad'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Maximum number of objects to return per page. Default is 25.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 25
        maximum: 100
    adId:
      name: ad_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The ID of the ad
      schema:
        type: string
    fields:
      name: fields
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response. If omitted, default fields are returned.
      schema:
        type: string
    after:
      name: after
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Cursor for pagination to retrieve the next page of results
      schema:
        type: string
    adAccountId:
      name: ad_account_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The ID of the ad account (numeric, without the act_ prefix)
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    Paging:
      type: object
      properties:
        cursors:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingCursors'
        next:
          type: string
          description: URL for the next page of results
        previous:
          type: string
          description: URL for the previous page of results
    AdCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - adset_id
      - creative
      - status
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        adset_id:
          type: string
        creative:
          type: object
          required:
          - creative_id
          properties:
            creative_id:
              type: string
              description: The ID of the ad creative to use
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ACTIVE
          - PAUSED
    CreateResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the newly created object
    PagingCursors:
      type: object
      properties:
        before:
          type: string
          description: Cursor pointing to the start of the current page
        after:
          type: string
          description: Cursor pointing to the end of the current page
    AdList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ad'
        paging:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Paging'
    Ad:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the ad
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the ad
        adset_id:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the parent ad set
        campaign_id:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the parent campaign
        creative:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: The ID of the associated ad creative
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ACTIVE
          - PAUSED
          - DELETED
          - ARCHIVED
        effective_status:
          type: string
          description: Effective status considering parent statuses
        created_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
            type:
              type: string
              description: Error type classification
            code:
              type: integer
              description: Numeric error code
            error_subcode:
              type: integer
              description: Numeric error subcode for more specific categorization
            fbtrace_id:
              type: string
              description: Unique trace ID for debugging with Facebook support
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request parameters or malformed request body
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Invalid or expired access token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth 2.0 access token with ads_management or ads_read permissions. Obtain tokens via the Facebook Login flow.
externalDocs:
  description: Facebook Marketing API Documentation
  url: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api

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