Marketing API
Graph API Version

Ad Copies

The Marketing API has it is own rate limiting logic. If you are encountering errors mentioning a reached limit, see Rate Limiting.

Reading

The copies of this ad.

Example

Graph API Explorer
GET /v19.0/{ad-id}/copies HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com
/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->get(
    '/{ad-id}/copies',
    '{access-token}'
  );
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookResponseException $e) {
  echo 'Graph returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
  echo 'Facebook SDK returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
/* handle the result */
/* make the API call */
FB.api(
    "/{ad-id}/copies",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{ad-id}/copies",
    null,
    HttpMethod.GET,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{ad-id}/copies"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"GET"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];
If you want to learn how to use the Graph API, read our Using Graph API guide.

Parameters

ParameterDescription
date_preset
enum{today, yesterday, this_month, last_month, this_quarter, maximum, data_maximum, last_3d, last_7d, last_14d, last_28d, last_30d, last_90d, last_week_mon_sun, last_week_sun_sat, last_quarter, last_year, this_week_mon_today, this_week_sun_today, this_year}

Preset date range used to aggregate insights metrics

effective_status
list<string>

Filter Ads by effective status

time_range
{'since':YYYY-MM-DD,'until':YYYY-MM-DD}

Time range used to aggregate insights metrics

since
datetime

A date in the format of "YYYY-MM-DD", which means from the beginning midnight of that day.

until
datetime

A date in the format of "YYYY-MM-DD", which means to the beginning midnight of the following day.

updated_since
integer

Filter ads by updated since time

Fields

Reading from this edge will return a JSON formatted result:

{
    "data": [],
    "paging": {},
    "summary": {}
}

data

A list of Adgroup nodes.

paging

For more details about pagination, see the Graph API guide.

summary

Aggregated information about the edge, such as counts. Specify the fields to fetch in the summary param (like summary=insights).

FieldDescription
insights
Edge<AdsInsights>

Analytics summary for all objects

total_count
unsigned int32

Total number of objects

Default

Error Codes

ErrorDescription
104Incorrect signature
100Invalid parameter

Creating

Targeting DSA Regulated Locations (European Union)

To copy an ad set targeted in the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) regulated locations, please set the payor/beneficiary information first. Otherwise the copying request may respond with one of the following errors:

Payor missing error

{
  "error": {
    "message": "Invalid parameter",
    "type": "FacebookApiException",
    "code": 100,
    "error_data": "{\"blame_field_specs\":[[\"dsa_payor\"]]}",
    "error_subcode": 3858079,
    "is_transient": false,
    "error_user_title": "No payor provided in DSA regulated region",
    "error_user_msg": "The DSA requires ads to provide payor information in regulated regions. Updating/creating ad needs to provide payor of the ad.",
    "fbtrace_id": "fbtrace_id"
  },
  "__fb_trace_id__": "fbtrace_id",
  "__www_request_id__": "request_id"
}
Beneficiary missing error
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Invalid parameter",
    "type": "FacebookApiException",
    "code": 100,
    "error_data": "{\"blame_field_specs\":[[\"dsa_beneficiary\"]]}",
    "error_subcode": 3858081,
    "is_transient": false,
    "error_user_title": "No payor/beneficiary provided in DSA regulated location",
    "error_user_msg": "The DSA requires ads to provide beneficiary information in regulated regions. Updating/creating ad needs to provide beneficiary of the ad.",
    "fbtrace_id": "fbtrace_id"
  },
  "__fb_trace_id__": "fbtrace_id",
  "__www_request_id__": "request_id"
}

You can make a POST request to copies edge from the following paths:
When posting to this edge, an Ad will be created.

Parameters

ParameterDescription
adset_id
numeric string or integer

Single ID of an adset object to make the parent of the copy. Ignore if you want to keep the copy under the original adset parent.

rename_options
JSON or object-like arrays

Rename options

rename_strategy
enum {DEEP_RENAME, ONLY_TOP_LEVEL_RENAME, NO_RENAME}
Default value: ONLY_TOP_LEVEL_RENAME

DEEP_RENAME: will change this object's name and children's names in the copied object. ONLY_TOP_LEVEL_RENAME: will change the this object's name but won't change the children's name in the copied object. NO_RENAME: will change no name in the copied object

rename_prefix
string

A prefix to copy names. Defaults to null if not provided.

rename_suffix
string

A suffix to copy names. Defaults to null if not provided and appends a localized string of - Copy based on the ad account locale.

status_option
enum {ACTIVE, PAUSED, INHERITED_FROM_SOURCE}
Default value: PAUSED

ACTIVE: the copied ad will have active status. PAUSED: the copied ad will have paused status. INHERITED_FROM_SOURCE: the copied ad will have the parent status.

Return Type

This endpoint supports read-after-write and will read the node represented by copied_ad_id in the return type.
Struct {
copied_ad_id: numeric string,
}

Error Codes

ErrorDescription
100Invalid parameter
200Permissions error

Updating

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.

Deleting

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.