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# Update Ad Status

> Permanently deletes X (Twitter) ads (promoted posts), one or many at once

Permanently deletes X (Twitter) ads (promoted posts), one or many at once. X has no pause for ads, so DELETED is the only supported status; re-promote the post with x\_ads\_create\_ad to resume it.

|                       |                          |
| --------------------- | ------------------------ |
| **App**               | X Ads                    |
| **Operation ID**      | `x_ads_update_ad_status` |
| **Type**              | Action                   |
| **Connection**        | `x_ads` (required)       |
| **Credits per run**   | 1                        |
| **Agent / MCP tool**  | Yes                      |
| **Requires approval** | Yes (write operation)    |

## Inputs

| Field             | Type                                          | Required | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `account`         | DynamicAccount                                | Yes      | -       | Select the X Ads account that owns the ads.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `update_type`     | string or SelectableOption                    | Yes      | -       | Choose whether to update a single ad or multiple at once. Options: single or bulk.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| `ad_id`           | string or SelectItem                          | No       | -       | X Ads ad (promoted tweet) ID to update. Required for single update.                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `status`          | string or SelectableOption                    | No       | -       | New ad status. X only supports DELETED for ads: the post is detached from its ad group permanently (shown as Paused in the X UI) and this cannot be undone. To resume, promote the same post again with x\_ads\_create\_ad. Required for single update. |
| `structured_data` | array (also accepts a comma-separated string) | No       | -       | Use only when update\_type is bulk. Required columns: ad\_id and status (only DELETED is supported; it permanently detaches the post). Up to 100 rows.                                                                                                  |

### 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**: `String`

Returns a summary of how many ads were updated.