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# Create Campaign

> Create a new campaign in Meta Ads with customizable settings including objective, budget, targeting, and scheduling

Create a new campaign in Meta Ads with customizable settings including objective, budget, targeting, and scheduling.

|                       |                            |
| --------------------- | -------------------------- |
| **App**               | Meta Ads                   |
| **Operation ID**      | `meta_ads_create_campaign` |
| **Type**              | Action                     |
| **Connection**        | `meta_ads` (required)      |
| **Credits per run**   | 2                          |
| **Agent / MCP tool**  | Yes                        |
| **Requires approval** | Yes (write operation)      |

## Inputs

| Field                         | Type                                | Required | Default                                                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `account`                     | DynamicAccount                      | Yes      | -                                                                 | Select the Meta Ads account, ask the user for it if not provided                                                                                                                                                                 |
| `campaign_name`               | string                              | Yes      | -                                                                 | Name for the campaign                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `objective`                   | string or SelectableOption          | Yes      | -                                                                 | Campaign's objective. Select the marketing goal for this campaign                                                                                                                                                                |
| `buying_type`                 | string or SelectableOption          | No       | -                                                                 | Buying type for the campaign. Available options: 'AUCTION' (Auction - default), 'RESERVED' (Reach and Frequency)                                                                                                                 |
| `status`                      | string or SelectableOption          | No       | -                                                                 | Initial status of the campaign. Available options: 'ACTIVE', 'PAUSED' (default)                                                                                                                                                  |
| `special_ad_categories`       | array of string or SelectableOption | No       | `['NONE']`                                                        | Special ad categories. Defaults to \['NONE'] if not provided                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `special_ad_category_country` | array of string or SelectableOption | No       | -                                                                 | Countries for special ad category. Required if special\_ad\_categories is not \['NONE']                                                                                                                                          |
| `bid_strategy`                | string or SelectableOption          | No       | `{'value': 'LOWEST_COST_WITHOUT_CAP', 'label': 'Highest volume'}` | Bid strategy for the campaign. Available options: 'LOWEST\_COST\_WITHOUT\_CAP' (Highest volume - default), 'COST\_CAP' (Cost per result goal), 'LOWEST\_COST\_WITH\_BID\_CAP' (Bid Cap), 'LOWEST\_COST\_WITH\_MIN\_ROAS'         |
| `budget_type`                 | string or SelectableOption          | No       | -                                                                 | Budget type for the campaign. Available options: 'DAILY' (Daily Budget), 'LIFETIME' (Lifetime Budget), 'ADSET\_BUDGET' (Budget set at ad set level)                                                                              |
| `budget_value`                | integer                             | No       | -                                                                 | Budget amount as an actual dollar value in the account currency, NOT in cents (e.g., pass 100 for \$100). Do not multiply by 100 — the backend converts to cents automatically. Required if budget\_type is not 'ADSET\_BUDGET'. |
| `spend_cap`                   | integer                             | No       | -                                                                 | Spend cap for the campaign in dollars. Campaign will not spend more than this amount. Not applicable when using lifetime budget.                                                                                                 |
| `start_time`                  | integer                             | No       | -                                                                 | Start time for campaign delivery (Unix timestamp). Leave empty to start immediately                                                                                                                                              |
| `stop_time`                   | integer                             | No       | -                                                                 | End time for campaign delivery (Unix timestamp). Leave empty for no end time                                                                                                                                                     |

### SelectableOption

| Field   | Type   | Required | Default | Description |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| `value` | string | Yes      | -       |             |
| `label` | string | Yes      | -       |             |

## Output

**Type**: `Dict`

Returns created campaign details.

**Fields**: `campaign_id`, `campaign_name`