Connect Snapchat Ads to an AI assistant

Connect Snapchat Ads to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or any MCP client, what to ask it once it is connected, and the 50 tools behind the answers.

Both readings are on this page.

For you

What the answer looks like, and what to type to get it.

Campaigns, ad squads, ads, targeting, audiences, creatives and performance reporting.

Connect itLink to this section

Open the dashboard and choose this platform.
Approve the consent screen. The gateway stores an encrypted refresh token, never a password.
Tick the accounts to expose. Nothing is readable until you do.
Paste the endpoint into your assistant, or use the shared one for every platform at once.

textSnapchat Ads on its own endpoint

https://mcp.getmcpads.com/snapchat-ads/mcp

What to askLink to this section

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Report campaign performance for the last 30 days with native units.
Show configured targeting, audience inclusions and exclusions.
Prepare a campaign, group and ad, keeping everything paused.
Show the actual creative assets linked to ads.

What answers each oneLink to this section

Question	Tools
Report campaign performance for the last 30 days with native units.	`snapchat_get_campaigns`, `snapchat_get_insights`
Show configured targeting, audience inclusions and exclusions.	`snapchat_get_adsquads`, `snapchat_get_targeting`, `snapchat_get_segments`
Prepare a campaign, group and ad, keeping everything paused.	`snapchat_get_write_schema`, `snapchat_create_campaign`, `snapchat_create_adsquad`, `snapchat_create_ad`
Show the actual creative assets linked to ads.	`snapchat_get_ads`, `snapchat_get_creatives`

What it can changeLink to this section

Create and update campaigns, ad squads, ads and creatives. Upload media, rename entities, adjust targeting, budgets and status. Preview before confirmation.

For your agent

The tool sequence, the parameters that matter, and what will be refused.

Both readings as Markdown: /guides/sources/snapchat-ads.md

Platform id: snapchat_ads
Tool prefix: snapchat_
Account parameter: adAccountId
Dedicated endpoint: https://mcp.getmcpads.com/snapchat-ads/mcp
Tools: 50, 29 of which write
Announced by default: snapchat_get_adsquads, snapchat_get_campaigns, snapchat_get_insights, snapchat_get_targeting, snapchat_health_check, snapchat_list_ad_creatives
Metrics: 12, see /docs/sources/snapchat-ads/metrics
Dimensions: 10, see /docs/sources/snapchat-ads/dimensions

Scope requested from the platformLink to this section

Scope	Grants	Allows writes
`snapchat-marketing-api`	Read and manage Snapchat campaigns, ad squads, ads, creatives, media and audiences within the user’s permissions. Writes require a paid plan and explicit confirmation.	Yes

Reaching a tool that is not announcedLink to this section

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search_tools({ task: "..." })      find it
describe_tool({ name: "..." })     read its schema
run_tool({ name, args })           execute, with the same checks

What will refuse youLink to this section

An account not ticked by the owner. Call list_accounts and use a adAccountId from it.
A write on a plan without writes. The tool is absent from the list and refused if called anyway.
A write without confirm: true returns a preview and applies nothing. That is not an error.
A call to this platform on another platform's dedicated endpoint. The refusal names the URL that serves it.

Questions this source answersLink to this section

Question	Tools, in order
Report campaign performance for the last 30 days with native units.	`snapchat_get_campaigns` then `snapchat_get_insights`
Show configured targeting, audience inclusions and exclusions.	`snapchat_get_adsquads` then `snapchat_get_targeting` then `snapchat_get_segments`
Prepare a campaign, group and ad, keeping everything paused.	`snapchat_get_write_schema` then `snapchat_create_campaign` then `snapchat_create_adsquad` then `snapchat_create_ad`
Show the actual creative assets linked to ads.	`snapchat_get_ads` then `snapchat_get_creatives`