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The Update Ad Group Status node lets you change the status of Google Ads ad groups to enable, pause, or remove them. Supports both single ad group updates and bulk operations.

When to Use It

  • Pause underperforming ad groups automatically
  • Enable ad groups based on performance thresholds
  • Remove ad groups that are no longer needed
  • Bulk update multiple ad groups based on data analysis

Inputs

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
AccountSingle-selectYesSelect one Google Ads account
Update TypeTabsYesChoose single ad group or bulk updates

Single Update Mode

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Ad GroupDynamic-selectYesSelect the ad group to update
New StatusSelectYesChoose the new ad group status

Bulk Update Mode

Choose how to provide ad group data:

Option 1: Use Structured Data

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Structured DataDynamic-textYesData source with ad_group_id and status columns
Requirements:
  • Data must contain exactly these column names: ad_group_id and status
  • Status values must be: ENABLED, PAUSED, or REMOVED (case-sensitive)
Example structured data format:
ad_group_idstatus
987654321PAUSED
123456789ENABLED
456789123PAUSED

Option 2: Map Fields Individually

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Ad Group IDsDynamic-textYesSource of ad group IDs
New StatusesDynamic-textYesSource of status values
Requirements:
  • Ad group IDs and statuses are matched by position (first ID with first status, etc.)
  • Status values must be: ENABLED, PAUSED, or REMOVED (case-sensitive)

Ad Group Status Options

StatusDescription
ENABLEDAd group is active and serving ads
PAUSEDAd group is paused and not serving ads
REMOVEDAd group is removed (cannot be undone)

Output

Returns confirmation of the update operation with details of which ad groups were modified.

Credit Cost

  • Cost per run: 1 credit (regardless of number of ad groups updated)

FAQs

No. Setting an ad group status to REMOVED permanently deletes the ad group and cannot be undone. Use PAUSED instead if you might want to reactivate the ad group later.
When an ad group is paused:
  • All ads in the ad group stop serving immediately
  • Historical data is preserved
  • No new costs are incurred
  • Ad group can be re-enabled at any time
  1. Use Get Report node to fetch ad group performance data
  2. Use AI Analyze Data to identify ad groups to pause/enable
  3. Connect the output to this node using structured data format
  4. Ensure your data includes ad_group_id and status columns
  • Structured data: Your data source contains both ad group IDs and statuses in a single dataset
  • Manual mapping: You have separate data sources for ad group IDs and statuses (matched by position)
Use structured data when your analysis output includes both fields. Use manual mapping when you have separate lists.
No. Each node instance works with one Google Ads account. To update ad groups across multiple accounts, use separate nodes for each account.
The node will report an error for invalid ad group IDs but continue processing valid ones. Check the output for any failed updates.
No. Pausing an ad group only affects that specific ad group. The campaign remains active and other ad groups within the campaign continue serving ads normally.
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