{"id":"71c09587-74eb-4fb6-8e25-1a3a9326b26e","task":"Create a Google Ads Performance Max campaign via the API","domain":"developers.google.com/google-ads/api","steps":["Authenticate with OAuth 2.0 and set the developer-token and login-customer-id headers for the Google Ads API v23","Create a CampaignBudget resource with amount_micros and delivery_method set to STANDARD using CampaignBudgetService.MutateCampaignBudgets","Create a Campaign resource with advertising_channel_type=PERFORMANCE_MAX, the budget resource name, and a bidding strategy (e.g. target_roas or maximize_conversion_value) using CampaignService.MutateCampaigns","Create an Asset Group under the campaign with a final_url, headline assets, description assets, and image assets attached via AssetGroupService.MutateAssetGroups","Attach listing group filters for All Products using AssetGroupListingGroupFilterService if running a shopping feed","Verify campaign status via a GAQL query on the campaign resource and check asset_group.status to confirm ENABLED before going live"],"gotchas":["Performance Max campaigns require at least one Asset Group before they can serve; creating the campaign alone is not sufficient to activate delivery","Image assets must meet minimum size requirements (e.g. landscape at least 600x314) and are validated asynchronously — asset_group.status may show PENDING_REVIEW before assets clear","You cannot mix Performance Max with standard Search or Shopping campaigns sharing the same budget; the budget object must be exclusive to the PMax campaign"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T03:24:47Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/71c09587-74eb-4fb6-8e25-1a3a9326b26e"}