# How to connect Microsoft Advertising to Claude ```json { "title": "How to connect Microsoft Advertising to Claude", "toolkit": "Microsoft Advertising", "toolkit_slug": "microsoft_advertising", "framework": "Claude Cowork", "framework_slug": "claude-cowork", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_advertising/framework/claude-cowork", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_advertising/framework/claude-cowork.md", "updated_at": "2026-10-24T05:34:10.152Z" } ``` ## Introduction Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf. This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Microsoft Advertising account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to list active campaigns with their current budgets, run a performance report for last month, update bids for underperforming ad groups, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security. Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three. ## Also integrate Microsoft Advertising with - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_advertising/framework/chatgpt) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_advertising/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_advertising/framework/atomic-agent) ## Connect Microsoft Advertising to Claude Cowork ### Connecting Microsoft Advertising to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer. ### 1. Add with one click Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2. [Add to Claude](https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Composio&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.composio.dev%2Fmcp) ### Add manually In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top. Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL: ```bash https://connect.composio.dev/mcp ``` ## What is the Microsoft Advertising MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Microsoft Advertising MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Microsoft Advertising account. It provides structured and secure access to your customers, advertiser accounts, campaigns, ad groups, and performance reports, so your agent can find accounts, create campaigns and ad groups, update or activate advertising assets, and request performance reports on your behalf. - Account and customer discovery: Have your agent list accessible customers and advertiser accounts, then identify the accounts available for campaign work. - Campaign management: Instruct your agent to list, create, update, activate, or delete search campaigns in a Microsoft Advertising account. - Ad group management: Let the agent list, create, update, activate, or delete search ad groups within a campaign. - Performance reporting: Direct your agent to request an account performance report and check an existing report request. - Advertising user access: Have your agent retrieve the connected Microsoft Advertising user and review accessible customer and account roles. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_ACTIVATE_AD_GROUPS` | Activate Ad Groups | Activate up to 1,000 ad groups in a Microsoft Advertising campaign. WARNING: Activation can immediately make eligible ads deliver and incur spend when the parent campaign, bids, targeting, and ads permit delivery. Verify the selected IDs and campaign configuration before calling. Inspect partial_errors because Microsoft can accept the request while rejecting individual activations. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_ACTIVATE_CAMPAIGNS` | Activate Campaigns | Activate 1 to 100 Microsoft Advertising campaigns. This can immediately make configured ads eligible for delivery and cause the account to incur ad spend. Inspect partial_errors because Microsoft can accept the request while rejecting individual campaign activations. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_CREATE_SEARCH_AD_GROUPS` | Create Search Ad Groups | Create up to 1,000 Search ad groups under a Microsoft Advertising campaign. Ad groups default to Paused. HTTP success can include failed items, represented by null ad_group_ids and indexed partial_errors. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_CREATE_SEARCH_CAMPAIGNS` | Create Search Campaigns | Create up to 100 Search campaigns with unshared budgets in a Microsoft Advertising account. Campaigns default to Paused. HTTP success can include failed items, represented by null campaign_ids and indexed partial_errors. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_DELETE_AD_GROUPS` | Delete Ad Groups | Permanently delete 1 to 1,000 ad groups from a Microsoft Advertising campaign. This destructive operation cannot be undone. A successful HTTP response can still contain item-level failures in partial_errors. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_DELETE_CAMPAIGNS` | Delete Campaigns | Permanently delete 1 to 100 campaigns from a Microsoft Advertising account. This destructive operation cannot be undone. A successful HTTP response can still contain item-level failures, which are preserved in partial_errors. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_GENERATE_ACCOUNT_PERFORMANCE_REPORT` | Generate Account Performance Report | Submit an account-performance report without polling, or check an existing report_request_id once. A submission returns Pending promptly; wait 2 to 15 minutes before checking that ID again until Success. Does not download the ZIP. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_GET_CURRENT_USER` | Get Current Advertising User | Return the connected Microsoft Advertising user and their customer/account roles; optionally look up another accessible user by ID. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_LIST_ACCOUNTS` | List Advertiser Accounts | Return advertiser accounts accessible under a customer, including lifecycle and pause state needed before campaign work. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_LIST_AD_GROUPS` | List Ad Groups | Return ad groups in a Microsoft Advertising campaign. Omit ad_group_ids to use the campaign-wide route, or supply up to 1,000 IDs to use Microsoft's ID-filtered route. ID-filtered responses preserve nullable ad-group slots and partial_errors instead of treating HTTP 200 as complete success. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_LIST_CAMPAIGNS` | List Campaigns | Return campaigns in a Microsoft Advertising account. Omit campaign_ids to use the account-wide route, or supply up to 100 IDs to use Microsoft's ID-filtered route. ID-filtered responses preserve nullable campaign slots and matching partial_errors instead of treating HTTP 200 as complete success. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_LIST_CUSTOMERS` | List Accessible Customers | Return Microsoft Advertising customers accessible to the connected user, optionally filtered by a case-insensitive name prefix. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_UPDATE_AD_GROUPS` | Update Ad Groups | Partially update up to 1,000 ad groups in a Microsoft Advertising campaign. Only supplied fields are sent, so omitted settings remain unchanged. This action is financially consequential: increasing a CPC bid or expanding network reach can increase spend on an active ad group. Inspect partial_errors because Microsoft can accept the request while rejecting individual ad-group patches. | | `MICROSOFT_ADVERTISING_UPDATE_CAMPAIGNS` | Update Campaigns | Partially update up to 100 campaigns in a Microsoft Advertising account. Only supplied fields are sent, so omitted settings remain unchanged. This action is financially consequential: increasing a budget can increase spend on an active campaign. It can pause campaigns but cannot activate them; use ACTIVATE_CAMPAIGNS for activation. Inspect partial_errors because Microsoft can accept the request while rejecting individual campaign patches. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Troubleshooting ### 1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Microsoft Advertising? The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Microsoft Advertising conversation. - Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /. - Hover Connectors. - Turn on Composio. - Ask Claude to connect to Microsoft Advertising again. ### 2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Microsoft Advertising connects? Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Microsoft Advertising. - Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp. - Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem. - Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Microsoft Advertising. - If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev. ### 3. Why does the Microsoft Advertising authorization link not work? The Composio connector is one server. Your Microsoft Advertising account connects separately when Claude asks for it. - If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Microsoft Advertising connection. - Composio creates a fresh Microsoft Advertising authorization link. - Open that link in your browser and finish the Microsoft Advertising sign-in. ### 4. Why do Microsoft Advertising actions fail after they worked before? The Microsoft Advertising connection can expire or lose permission. - Ask Claude to inspect the Microsoft Advertising connection. - If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you. - Reconnect the Microsoft Advertising account and retry the action. - If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Microsoft Advertising. - If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Microsoft Advertising itself. ### 5. How do I switch to a different Microsoft Advertising account? Claude can manage the Microsoft Advertising connection for you. - Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Microsoft Advertising account. - Ask Claude to connect Microsoft Advertising again. - Open the new Composio authorization link for Microsoft Advertising. - Sign in with the other Microsoft Advertising account in the browser. - After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Microsoft Advertising task. ### 6. Why is my Microsoft Advertising connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan? The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Microsoft Advertising connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork. - In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors. - Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache. - If Microsoft Advertising tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again. - On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Microsoft Advertising. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Microsoft Advertising MCP server connects Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork to your Microsoft Advertising account through Composio. Once connected, Claude can use the available Microsoft Advertising tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf. ## Complete Code None listed. ## How to build Microsoft Advertising MCP Agent with another framework - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_advertising/framework/chatgpt) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_advertising/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_advertising/framework/atomic-agent) ## Related Toolkits - [Metaads](https://composio.dev/toolkits/metaads) - Metaads is Meta's official Ads API that lets you manage, analyze, and optimize your Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns. Streamline ad operations and gain deeper insights with robust automation. - [Adrapid](https://composio.dev/toolkits/adrapid) - Adrapid is a platform for rapid creation of digital marketing visuals using templates. 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However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Microsoft Advertising and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Cowork? Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Microsoft Advertising tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Microsoft Advertising while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Microsoft Advertising scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Microsoft Advertising data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)