Appstore ads operator

Skill Xopoko/plug-n-skills/plugins/build-swift-apps/skills/appstore-ads-operator

Manage Apple Ads with `asc ads`: separate auth, org lookup, campaigns, ad groups, ads, keywords, reports, raw API requests, and safe live testing.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add Xopoko/plug-n-skills --skill appstore-ads-operator

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reads credentialsReads from 5 credential sources: `ASC_ADS_CLIENT_ID` and 4 more.
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runs commandsInstructs the agent to run 8 commands, including `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" --netwo` and 7 more.

SKILL.md

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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.

What ships with it

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Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.

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Said here and by no other author read

start with read-only operations
require approval before live mutations
specify org id using flag or environment
use raw api for endpoint gaps
name live test resources with timestamp
delete test parent after testing

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