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# Create Ad

> Advanced: creates a Reddit Ads ad from an existing post ID: organic posts from reddit_ads_list_posts, posts made with reddit_ads_create_post, or catalog/product ads via shopping_creative

Advanced: creates a Reddit Ads ad from an existing post ID: organic posts from reddit\_ads\_list\_posts, posts made with reddit\_ads\_create\_post, or catalog/product ads via shopping\_creative. For new image, video, carousel, or text ads prefer the dedicated reddit\_ads\_create\_\*\_ad operations, which create the post and ad together. Ads are created PAUSED by default.

|                       |                         |
| --------------------- | ----------------------- |
| **App**               | Reddit Ads              |
| **Operation ID**      | `reddit_ads_create_ad`  |
| **Type**              | Action                  |
| **Connection**        | `reddit_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 Reddit Ads account.                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| `ad_group_id`                | string or SelectItem       | Yes      | -        | ID of the ad group the ad belongs to.                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `ad_name`                    | string                     | Yes      | -        | The ad name, used on the dashboard and in reports.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `status`                     | string or SelectableOption | No       | `PAUSED` | Initial ad status. Options: 'ACTIVE', 'PAUSED'. Default: 'PAUSED'.                                                                                                                                                  |
| `post_id`                    | string or SelectItem       | No       | -        | ID of the post used as the ad creative, from reddit\_ads\_create\_post or reddit\_ads\_list\_posts. Required for all ads except catalog sales product ads.                                                          |
| `click_url`                  | string                     | No       | -        | The URL users are directed to when they click the ad. Not used for delivery when shopping\_creative is set.                                                                                                         |
| `click_url_query_parameters` | array of object or string  | No       | -        | Optional query parameters appended to the click URL, as a JSON list of objects with name and value. Example: \[\{"name": "utm\_source", "value": "reddit"}]                                                         |
| `event_trackers`             | array of object or string  | No       | -        | Optional third-party tracking URLs as a JSON list, sent as-is. Only URLs from Reddit's approved measurement providers are accepted. Example: \[\{"type": "IMPRESSION", "url": "`https://tracker.example.com/imp`"}] |
| `profile_id`                 | string or SelectItem       | No       | -        | ID of the ad post's author profile; required for catalog sales campaigns.                                                                                                                                           |
| `products`                   | array of object or string  | No       | -        | Optional products associated with the ad (up to 6) as a JSON list using the official Reddit product object, sent as-is. For catalog sales ads.                                                                      |
| `shopping_creative`          | object or string           | No       | -        | Optional shopping creative object for catalog/product ads as JSON, sent as-is using the official Reddit field names.                                                                                                |

### SelectItem

| Field   | Type   | Required | Default | Description                                                                                          |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `value` | string | Yes      | -       | The value of the selectable item.                                                                    |
| `label` | string | Yes      | -       | The label of the selectable item, used for display purposes. If not provided, defaults to the value. |

### SelectableOption

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

## Output

**Type**: `Dict`

Returns the created ad.

**Fields**: `ad_id`, `ad_name`, `configured_status`, `effective_status`, `post_id`, `post_url`