# How to connect Meta Ads to OpenClaw (paste one key, 50 tools) > Connect Meta Ads to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Meta Ads key once and 50 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/meta-ads The usual route to Meta Ads access for OpenClaw is an MCP server you configure and keep running, plus your own OAuth app or API keys. ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical Meta Ads setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Meta Ads in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Meta Ads actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. **Start here:** install the ClawLink plugin (`openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin`), pair it in the browser, then connect the app in the ClawLink dashboard. The interactive install prompt is on the web version of this page: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/meta-ads ## Setup It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to Meta Ads. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Meta Ads** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask OpenClaw in plain English. **Alternative for any agent (no plugin needed):** if the OpenClaw plugin route isn't available or doesn't work, any AI agent with shell access can use the ClawLink CLI instead: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login # sign in via browser — no API key to paste npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect meta-ads # connect Meta Ads (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions meta-ads # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run meta-ads --input '' # execute (add --confirm for writes) ``` ### Install by command The setup prompt above does all of this in one paste. By hand, it is one install command plus a browser approval: ```bash openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin ``` Then ask OpenClaw to set up ClawLink. It starts browser pairing and prints an approval link — open it, approve the device, return to the chat, and say `done`. Finally, connect Meta Ads in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Meta Ads API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use Meta Ads to metaads create ad and walk me through the result in plain English. ### Using a different agent? The OpenClaw plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Meta Ads is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 50 Meta Ads tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: [connect apps to any AI agent](https://claw-link.dev/learn/connect-apps-to-any-ai-agent). ## Meta Ads MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Meta Ads MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Meta Ads to OpenClaw and exposes 50 Meta Ads tools your agent can call over [MCP](https://claw-link.dev/learn/what-is-an-mcp-server), with [hosted auth](https://claw-link.dev/learn/oauth-for-ai-agents) and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The [Hermes Meta Ads integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/meta-ads) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Meta Ads integration can do 50 Meta Ads tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 50. ### 30 of 50 Meta Ads tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Create ad** `metaads_create_ad` | Create a new ad within an ad set using the Meta Marketing API | | **Create ad creative** `metaads_create_ad_creative` | Create a new ad creative using the Meta Marketing API | | **Create ad set** `metaads_create_ad_set` | Create a new ad set within a campaign using the Meta Marketing API | | **Create campaign** `metaads_create_campaign` | Create a new advertising campaign using the Meta Marketing API | | **Get ad accounts** `metaads_get_ad_accounts` | Retrieve all ad account IDs accessible to the authenticated user from Meta Ads | | **Get ad creative** `metaads_get_ad_creative` | Get Ad Creative | | **Get insights** `metaads_get_insights` | Get insights data for a Meta Ads object (ad account, campaign, ad set, or ad) using the Meta Marketing API | | **Get object** `metaads_get_object` | Retrieve data for any Meta Marketing API object by its ID | | **Get page accounts** `metaads_get_page_accounts` | Retrieve permanent page access tokens for accounts managed by the user | | **Get user** `metaads_get_user` | Retrieve information about the authenticated user from Meta (Facebook) Graph API | | **List ad creatives** `metaads_list_ad_creatives` | List all ad creatives under an ad account | | **List ad network analytics** `metaads_list_ad_network_analytics` | Retrieve ad network analytics for a Meta Business using the Meta Marketing API | | **List ad network analytics results** `metaads_list_ad_network_analytics_results` | Retrieve ad network analytics results for Facebook Audience Network | | **List ads** `metaads_list_ads` | List all ads under an ad account using the Meta Marketing API | | **List agencies** `metaads_list_agencies` | Retrieve agencies associated with a Meta Business or Ad Account | | **List assigned pages** `metaads_list_assigned_pages` | Retrieve Facebook Pages assigned to a business user via Meta Marketing API | | **List assigned users** `metaads_list_assigned_users` | List users assigned to a Facebook Page or Ad Account within a specific business context | | **List business ad accounts** `metaads_list_business_ad_accounts` | Retrieve all ad accounts owned by a specific Business Manager | | **List business invoices** `metaads_list_business_invoices` | Retrieve business invoices from Meta Marketing API | | **List client ad accounts** `metaads_list_client_ad_accounts` | List all client ad accounts accessible to a business from Meta Ads | | **List client apps** `metaads_list_client_apps` | Retrieve client apps associated with a Meta Business using the Marketing API | | **List client instagram assets** `metaads_list_client_instagram_assets` | Retrieve Instagram assets that are shared with a business as a client using the Meta Marketing | | **List client offsite signal containers** `metaads_list_client_offsite_signal_containers` | Retrieve client offsite signal container business objects for a business from Meta Marketing API | | **List client pages** `metaads_list_client_pages` | Retrieve client pages associated with a Meta business | | **List clients** `metaads_list_clients` | Retrieve client businesses associated with a Meta Business Manager | | **List collaborative ads collaboration requests** `metaads_list_collaborative_ads_collaboration_requests` | Retrieve collaborative ads collaboration requests for a Meta Business using the Marketing API | | **List collaborative ads suggested partners** `metaads_list_collaborative_ads_suggested_partners` | Retrieve collaborative ads suggested partners for a business from Meta Marketing API | | **List initiated audience sharing requests** `metaads_list_initiated_audience_sharing_requests` | Retrieve initiated audience sharing requests for a business using the Meta Marketing API | | **List managed partner ads funding source details** `metaads_list_managed_partner_ads_funding_source_details` | Retrieve managed partner ads funding source details for a Meta Business | | **List owned apps** `metaads_list_owned_apps` | Retrieve apps owned by a business from Meta Marketing API | ## Example prompts **Metaads Create Ad** > Use Meta Ads to metaads create ad and walk me through the result in plain English. **Metaads Create Ad Creative** > Use Meta Ads to metaads create ad creative and walk me through the result in plain English. **Metaads Create Ad Set** > Use Meta Ads to metaads create ad set and walk me through the result in plain English. **Metaads Create Campaign** > Use Meta Ads to metaads create campaign and walk me through the result in plain English. ## ClawLink vs. building it yourself The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Meta Ads working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Meta Ads API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Meta Ads account becomes available to the agent without you building credential management. | | **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Meta Ads. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. | | **Agent usability** | You still need to expose the right Meta Ads actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 50 tools for Meta Ads are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Meta Ads to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for OpenClaw users instead. You install the plugin once, connect Meta Ads in the browser, and the 50 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Meta Ads key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison. ### OpenClaw installed the Meta Ads skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Meta Ads, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Meta Ads is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ### Connection succeeds but no tools appear Reconnect Meta Ads from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded. ### "Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling Meta Ads tools Meta Ads tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every Meta Ads call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again. ### Meta Ads returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs. ### API key setup works but results look incomplete Double-check that the API key for Meta Ads has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Meta Ads integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Meta Ads: link your Meta Ads account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Meta Ads API through 50 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Meta Ads to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Meta Ads skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Meta Ads. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Meta Ads key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Meta Ads to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Meta Ads in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Meta Ads up myself? The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Meta Ads working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Meta Ads skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Meta Ads, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Meta Ads is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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