{"id":"871b8b42-5cf6-4a74-a5e6-8ad8e6f469b8","task":"Create a sponsored products campaign on Instacart via the Carrot Ads API","domain":"docs.instacart.com/ads","steps":["Obtain API credentials and a bearer token from Instacart's partner onboarding process; authenticate all requests with an Authorization: Bearer header","POST to the accounts endpoint to look up or register the advertiser account that will own the campaign","POST to the campaigns endpoint to create a campaign with a name, objective, budget, and date range","POST to the ad groups endpoint under the campaign, specifying targeting parameters such as keyword or product-level targeting","POST product (UPC or Instacart item ID) associations to the ads endpoint to designate which products are being promoted","Poll the reporting endpoint with the campaign ID to retrieve delivery and sales metrics once the campaign is live"],"gotchas":["Instacart Carrot Ads API access requires a formal partnership agreement; there is no self-serve API key flow available to arbitrary developers","Products must be available in the retailer's Instacart catalog with a valid UPC or item ID; mismatches silently prevent ads from serving without an explicit error","Attribution windows differ between Instacart-native and off-platform (Carrot Ads white-label) retailer networks, which can make cross-retailer reporting comparisons misleading"],"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/871b8b42-5cf6-4a74-a5e6-8ad8e6f469b8"}