Snapchat Ads runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 23 Oct 2026.
Snapchat Ads MCP server: 21 read tools, 25 opt-in preview-first writes.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Snapchat Ads every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add snapchat-ads -e 'SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS=<SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>' -- npx -y @getmcpads/snapchat-ads-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"snapchat-ads": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getmcpads/snapchat-ads-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "<SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.snapchat-ads]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@getmcpads/snapchat-ads-mcp-server"]
env = { SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS = "<SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"snapchat-ads": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getmcpads/snapchat-ads-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "<SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"snapchat-ads": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getmcpads/snapchat-ads-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "<SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS> (Comma-separated ad account UUIDs this server may use. Required, even for reads).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SNAPCHAT_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN (Snap Marketing API access token. Expires after an hour; prefer the refresh credentials), SNAPCHAT_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN (Refresh token, so the server can renew the access token in memory), SNAPCHAT_ADS_CLIENT_ID (Client ID of your Snap Marketing API OAuth app, needed for renewal), SNAPCHAT_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET (Client secret of that OAuth app, needed for renewal), SNAPCHAT_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES (true exposes the 25 write tools. Defaults to false. Writes preview until confirm:true).
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Snapchat Ads — questions
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