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update_campaign_frequency_caps

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Endpoint

POST https://api.adspirer.ai/api/v1/tools/update_campaign_frequency_caps/execute

Headers

Description

🚨 **IF THIS TOOL RETURNS A QUOTA ERROR:** - The error message will include a clickable upgrade link - Show the FULL error message to the user (it contains the upgrade link) - DO NOT attempt to work around the error or use alternative data - DO NOT create campaigns or perform actions without valid tool data - STOP and direct the user to upgrade via the provided link Set a campaign's frequency caps — limit how often a user sees the ads. Works on ANY campaign type. This REPLACES the full set of caps (send the complete desired list; pass [] to remove all caps). Each cap: {level: CAMPAIGN|AD_GROUP|AD_GROUP_AD, event_type: IMPRESSION|VIDEO_VIEW, time_unit: DAY|WEEK|MONTH, time_length: 1-365, cap: >=1}. Use get_campaign_frequency_caps first. Example — cap at 3 impressions per user per day: [{"level":"CAMPAIGN","event_type":"IMPRESSION","time_unit":"DAY","time_length":1,"cap":3}] **Required:** campaign_id + frequency_caps (list).

Request body

All tool arguments are wrapped in an arguments object.

FieldTypeDescription
campaign_idstring requiredThe campaign ID (from list_campaigns).
frequency_capsarray requiredThe COMPLETE new list of caps (this REPLACES all existing caps; pass [] to clear). Each cap is an object: {level: CAMPAIGN|AD_GROUP|AD_GROUP_AD, event_type: IMPRESSION|VIDEO_VIEW, time_unit: DAY|WEEK|MONTH, time_length: int 1-365, cap: int >=1}. Example — 3 impressions/user/day: [{"level":"CAMPAIGN","event_type":"IMPRESSION","time_unit":"DAY","time_length":1,"cap":3}].
customer_idstring optionalGoogle Ads customer ID. Required for multi-account users.

Example request

{
  "arguments": {
    "campaign_id": "<campaign_id>",
    "frequency_caps": [
      {}
    ],
    "customer_id": "string"
  }
}

Example responses

200 — Success

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "text": "(tool-specific textual output for update_campaign_frequency_caps)",
    "quota": {
      "used": 42,
      "limit": 150,
      "tier": "plus",
      "period_end": "2026-05-01"
    }
  },
  "tool": "update_campaign_frequency_caps"
}

400 — Tool-level error (bad arguments / multi-account selection)

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "You have 25 meta_ads accounts connected. Please specify which account to use by passing the ad_account_id parameter:\n  - Acme Holdings (ad_account_id=\"act_123456789\")\n  - Acme EU (ad_account_id=\"act_987654321\")",
  "is_error": true,
  "tool": "update_campaign_frequency_caps"
}

402 — Quota exhausted

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "\ud83d\udea8 Monthly limit reached (150/150 tool calls on Plus tier).\nUpgrade to Pro at https://adspirer.ai to keep building.",
  "is_error": true,
  "tool": "update_campaign_frequency_caps",
  "quota": {
    "used": 150,
    "limit": 150,
    "tier": "plus",
    "period_end": "2026-05-01",
    "upgrade_url": "https://adspirer.ai"
  }
}

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