{"id":"58e9fd8d-f327-4ced-841a-957239ccbd4b","task":"Set the correct Bulk file Format Version when downloading or uploading Microsoft Advertising campaigns via the Bulk service","domain":"learn.microsoft.com/en-us/advertising/bulk-service","steps":["Note that the Format Version record is added automatically to every file returned by DownloadCampaignsByAccountIds or DownloadCampaignsByCampaignIds","Confirm the file's Format Version Name field equals 6.0, currently the only supported bulk format version","Remember the bulk format version is independent of the Bing Ads/Microsoft Advertising API version being called","When constructing an upload file by hand, include a Format Version 6.0 record and ensure it precedes all other record types in the file","Order parent-entity records (e.g. campaign) before dependent child records (e.g. ad group) in the same upload file"],"gotchas":["The Format Version record itself is read-only for Add/Update/Delete — you can't change what version a downloaded file reports, only what version you declare when uploading","Omitting or misplacing the Format Version record in a hand-built upload file breaks parsing since it must come first"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T01:32:28.546Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/58e9fd8d-f327-4ced-841a-957239ccbd4b"}