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# List Ad Groups

> List ad groups within a Microsoft Ads campaign, optionally filtered by status

List ad groups within a Microsoft Ads campaign, optionally filtered by status. Returns the full Microsoft ad group objects (Id, Name, Status, Network, AdGroupType, BiddingScheme, bids, Settings, etc.) so they can be fed into update\_ad\_group.

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

## 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 campaign. |
| `campaign_id` | string or SelectItem | Yes | - | The campaign to list ad groups for. |
| `statuses` | array of string or SelectableOption | No | - | Filter by ad group status. Leave empty to return all statuses. Available values: Active, Paused, Expired. Deleted ad groups are never returned by Microsoft Ads. |
| `return_additional_fields` | boolean | No | `False` | When true, request additional ad group properties (bids, settings, targeting flags, etc.) so the response is richer. Defaults to false. |

### 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**: `List[Dict]`

Returns the matching ad groups as full Microsoft Ads ad group objects (unchanged from the API).

**Fields**: `Id`, `Name`, `Status`, `Network`, `AdGroupType`, `BiddingScheme`, `CpcBid`, `Settings`


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