x_ads_activate_campaign

Activate a campaign (set entity_status=ACTIVE). A write tool that previews before it changes anything, one of 26 X Ads tools on the Get MCP Ads MCP gateway.

Activate a campaign (set entity_status=ACTIVE). This makes the campaign eligible to serve ads and SPEND REAL MONEY once its line items are also active. This is the only tool that can activate a campaign; confirm with the advertiser before calling it. Preview by default. Ask the user to approve the exact account, target and parameters before confirm:true.

Source: X Ads
Kind: Write
Discovery: Reachable through search_tools and run_tool
Account parameter: account_id
Endpoint: https://mcp.getmcpads.com/x-ads/mcp

ParametersLink to this section

Name	Type	Required	Notes
`account_id`	string	Required	X Ads account ID selected in Sources.
`campaign_id`	string	Required	Campaign ID belonging to the selected X Ads account.
`confirm`	boolean	Optional	False previews only; true applies this exact change after explicit human confirmation. Default: `false`.

Calling itLink to this section

jsonThrough run_tool, since it is not announced

{
  "name": "run_tool",
  "arguments": {
    "name": "x_ads_activate_campaign",
    "args": {
      "account_id": "<string>",
      "campaign_id": "<string>"
    }
  }
}