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# Create Product Ad

> Create product ads in Microsoft Ads Shopping ad groups

Create product ads in Microsoft Ads Shopping ad groups. A Shopping ad group needs at least one product ad before it can serve; the ad content is generated from the Merchant Center catalog.

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

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| `account` | object or array of object or MicrosoftAdsAccountItem or string or integer | Yes | - | Select the Microsoft Ads account that owns the ad group. |
| `update_type` | string or SelectableOption | Yes | - | Choose whether to create a single product ad or multiple at once. Options: 'single' or 'bulk'. |
| `ad_group_id` | string or SelectItem | No | - | The ad group ID to add the product ad to. The ad group must belong to a Shopping campaign. Required for single create. |
| `ad_status` | string or SelectableOption | No | - | Initial ad status. Options: ACTIVE or PAUSED. Defaults to ACTIVE, since a product ad carries no reviewable copy of its own. |
| `structured_data` | array (also accepts a comma-separated string) | No | - | Structured data for bulk create, one row per product ad. Required column: 'ad\_group\_id'. Optional: 'ad\_status' (ACTIVE or PAUSED, defaults to ACTIVE). Required for bulk create. |

### MicrosoftAdsAccountItem

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| `value` | string | Yes | - | |
| `label` | string | Yes | - | |
| `customerId` | string | No | - | The Microsoft Ads customer ID used for REST CustomerId headers. If omitted, it is resolved from the account ID. |

### 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 product ads including their ad IDs.

**Fields**: `message`, `created_count`, `results`


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