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Overview

Apple Ads campaigns: inspect and manage separate auth, orgs, ad groups, creatives, keywords, reports, and API calls; approve live mutations first.

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App Store Ads Operator

Apple Ads auth is separate from App Store Connect auth. Start read-only and require approval before live mutations.

Ground Rules

Check asc ads --help or subgroup help before scripting.
Use --output json for automation.
Most commands need an org ID; prefer --org, or set ASC_ADS_ORG_ID.
Never guess payload fields. Put Apple Ads JSON in files and pass --file.
Do not mutate until the user names the org and approves the resource type.

Auth And Org

asc ads auth login --name "Marketing" --client-id "$ASC_ADS_CLIENT_ID" \
  --team-id "$ASC_ADS_TEAM_ID" --key-id "$ASC_ADS_KEY_ID" \
  --private-key "$ASC_ADS_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH" --org "$ASC_ADS_ORG_ID" --network

export ASC_ADS_CLIENT_ID="SEARCHADS_CLIENT_ID"
export ASC_ADS_TEAM_ID="SEARCHADS_TEAM_ID"
export ASC_ADS_KEY_ID="KEY_ID"
export ASC_ADS_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH="$HOME/.asc/apple-ads-private-key.pem"
export ASC_ADS_ORG_ID="123456"

asc ads auth status --validate --output json
asc ads auth doctor --output json
asc ads me view --output json
asc ads acls --output json

Org precedence: --org, ASC_ADS_ORG_ID, stored profile org_id, config ads.org_id.

Reads

asc ads campaigns --org "123456" --paginate --output json
asc ads campaigns view --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --output json
asc ads ad-groups list --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --output json
asc ads apps search --org "123456" --query "My App" --limit 10 --output json
asc ads product-pages list --org "123456" --adam-id 1234567890 --states VISIBLE --output json
asc ads creatives list --org "123456" --limit 100 --output json
asc ads geo search --org "123456" --query "San Francisco" --country-code US --limit 10 --output json
asc ads reports campaigns --org "123456" --file reporting-request.json --output json
asc ads reports keywords --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --file reporting-request.json --output json

Reporting/find endpoints keep pagination in the JSON body.

Mutations

asc ads campaigns create --org "123456" --file campaign.json --output json
asc ads campaigns update --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --file campaign-update.json --output json
asc ads ad-groups create --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --file ad-group.json --output json
asc ads targeting-keywords create-bulk --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --ad-group 123456789 --file keywords.json --output json
asc ads targeting-keywords delete-bulk --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --ad-group 123456789 --file keyword-ids.json --confirm --output json
asc ads campaigns delete --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --confirm

For raw API gaps:

asc ads api request --method POST --path v5/campaigns/find --org "123456" --file selector.json --output json

Raw paths must be Apple Ads v5 paths or full https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v5/... URLs. DELETE still requires --confirm.

Live Test Checklist

Start with me view and acls; print org ID; create paused/future-dated resources named ASC CLI Live Test <timestamp>; save IDs; delete only the test parent campaign/ad group; list again to confirm cleanup. Apple may reject direct deletion for default product page creative ads.

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name: appstore-ads-operator
description: "Apple Ads campaigns: inspect and manage separate auth, orgs, ad groups, creatives, keywords, reports, and API calls; approve live mutations first."

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---
name: appstore-ads-operator
description: "Apple Ads campaigns: inspect and manage separate auth, orgs, ad groups, creatives, keywords, reports, and API calls; approve live mutations first."
---

# App Store Ads Operator

Apple Ads auth is separate from App Store Connect auth. Start read-only and require approval before live mutations.

## Ground Rules

- Check `asc ads --help` or subgroup help before scripting.
- Use `--output json` for automation.
- Most commands need an org ID; prefer `--org`, or set `ASC_ADS_ORG_ID`.
- Never guess payload fields. Put Apple Ads JSON in files and pass `--file`.
- Do not mutate until the user names the org and approves the resource type.

## Auth And Org

```bash
asc ads auth login --name "Marketing" --client-id "$ASC_ADS_CLIENT_ID" \
  --team-id "$ASC_ADS_TEAM_ID" --key-id "$ASC_ADS_KEY_ID" \
  --private-key "$ASC_ADS_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH" --org "$ASC_ADS_ORG_ID" --network

export ASC_ADS_CLIENT_ID="SEARCHADS_CLIENT_ID"
export ASC_ADS_TEAM_ID="SEARCHADS_TEAM_ID"
export ASC_ADS_KEY_ID="KEY_ID"
export ASC_ADS_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH="$HOME/.asc/apple-ads-private-key.pem"
export ASC_ADS_ORG_ID="123456"

asc ads auth status --validate --output json
asc ads auth doctor --output json
asc ads me view --output json
asc ads acls --output json
```

Org precedence: `--org`, `ASC_ADS_ORG_ID`, stored profile `org_id`, config `ads.org_id`.

## Reads

```bash
asc ads campaigns --org "123456" --paginate --output json
asc ads campaigns view --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --output json
asc ads ad-groups list --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --output json
asc ads apps search --org "123456" --query "My App" --limit 10 --output json
asc ads product-pages list --org "123456" --adam-id 1234567890 --states VISIBLE --output json
asc ads creatives list --org "123456" --limit 100 --output json
asc ads geo search --org "123456" --query "San Francisco" --country-code US --limit 10 --output json
asc ads reports campaigns --org "123456" --file reporting-request.json --output json
asc ads reports keywords --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --file reporting-request.json --output json
```

Reporting/find endpoints keep pagination in the JSON body.

## Mutations

```bash
asc ads campaigns create --org "123456" --file campaign.json --output json
asc ads campaigns update --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --file campaign-update.json --output json
asc ads ad-groups create --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --file ad-group.json --output json
asc ads targeting-keywords create-bulk --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --ad-group 123456789 --file keywords.json --output json
asc ads targeting-keywords delete-bulk --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --ad-group 123456789 --file keyword-ids.json --confirm --output json
asc ads campaigns delete --org "123456" --campaign 987654321 --confirm
```

For raw API gaps:

```bash
asc ads api request --method POST --path v5/campaigns/find --org "123456" --file selector.json --output json
```

Raw paths must be Apple Ads v5 paths or full `https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v5/...` URLs. `DELETE` still requires `--confirm`.

## Live Test Checklist

Start with `me view` and `acls`; print org ID; create paused/future-dated resources named `ASC CLI Live Test <timestamp>`; save IDs; delete only the test parent campaign/ad group; list again to confirm cleanup. Apple may reject direct deletion for default product page creative ads.

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Source repository: Xopoko/build-swift-apps
License: MIT
Version: Unknown
Last GitHub push: Aug 28, 2026
Registry updated: Sep 9, 2026
Instruction path: skills/appstore-ads-operator/SKILL.md @ 3d3a30a7c685

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