Bulk Operations
Update multiple campaigns, ad sets, or ads at once with AI. Save time, reduce AI execution costs, and manage large-scale operations reliably.
Takes less than 2 minutes to set up
Why Use Bulk Operations?
When you need to make the same change to multiple campaigns, ad sets, or ads, bulk operations process all updates at once instead of one by one.
One-by-One (Old Way)
- Processes each entity separately
- Consumes 1 credit per entity
- Takes 5-10 seconds per entity
- Higher risk of partial failures
- More expensive for large changes
Bulk Operations (New Way)
- Processes up to 200 entities at once
- Consumes 1 credit total
- Takes 5-15 seconds for entire batch
- Automatic retry for failures
- Cost-effective for any scale
Real Cost Savings Example
Imagine you need to pause 10 ad sets during a product issue:
One-by-One: 10 credits consumed, ~60 seconds
Bulk Operation: 1 credit consumed, ~8 seconds
Result: 90% savings on credits, 87% faster execution
Common Bulk Operations
Emergency Response
- Pause all campaigns during a crisis
- Activate campaigns for flash sales
- Emergency budget cuts across accounts
- Pause underperforming ads quickly
Budget Management
- Scale budgets by 20% across campaigns
- Set uniform daily budgets on ad sets
- Redistribute spend based on performance
- Set spending caps during testing
Bid Strategy Updates
- Update bid amounts across ad sets
- Change from LOWEST_COST to COST_CAP
- Set bid caps uniformly
- Adjust ROAS targets in bulk
Creative Operations
- Update call-to-action buttons on ads
- Swap creative assets across ads
- Update destination URLs in bulk
- Refresh ad names with conventions
Pause Multiple Ad Sets
Your Question:
"Pause all ad sets in campaign 120212345678901234 that are currently active"
AI Response:
I'll pause all active ad sets in that campaign using a bulk operation. Let me find them first...
Found 8 active ad sets:
Pausing all 8 ad sets now...
Bulk Operation Complete
- • Successfully updated: 8 ad sets
- • Failed: 0
- • Execution time: 6.2 seconds
- • Credits used: 1
All 8 ad sets are now paused. If you had done this one by one, it would have taken ~60 seconds and used 8 credits instead of 1.
How to Use Bulk Operations
The AI automatically uses bulk operations when you request changes to multiple entities. You don't need to do anything special!
Good Prompts for Bulk Ops
"Pause all active ad sets in campaign X"
Filters by status automatically
"Set budget to $100 for these 5 ad sets: [IDs]"
Explicit list of IDs
"Activate campaigns A, B, and C"
Multiple named entities
"Change all ads in ad set X to use creative Y"
Grouped by parent entity
Tips for Best Results
- Be specific about which entities to update
- Use entity IDs when available for precision
- Group similar changes in one request
- Bulk operations default to 20 entities (up to 200 max)
- For larger batches, the AI will ask you to confirm first
Entity Limits & Safety
Bulk operations have a default limit of 20 entities per operation for safety. When your filter matches more entities, the AI will suggest increasing the limit parameter (up to 200 maximum) but will ask for your confirmation first.
Why the default of 20? This prevents accidental large-scale changes and keeps operations fast and reliable while respecting Meta's API rate limits.
Advanced Filtering Capabilities
Bulk operations support two powerful modes: Explicit ID Mode (specify exact IDs) and Filter Mode (select entities by criteria).
Explicit ID Mode
Best when you know exactly which entities to update. Provide specific IDs and individual parameters for each.
Example prompt:
"Update these campaigns: 123 (budget: $100), 456 (budget: $200), 789 (budget: $150)"
Filter Mode
Best when you want to select entities by criteria. Apply the same update to all matching entities automatically.
Example prompt:
"Pause all active campaigns with daily budgets under $50"
Campaign Filters
Filter by Status:
- •
ACTIVE- Running campaigns - •
PAUSED- Paused campaigns - •
ARCHIVED- Archived campaigns
Filter by Budget:
- • min_daily_budget - Campaigns spending at least $X
- • max_daily_budget - Campaigns spending at most $X
Ad Set Filters
Filter by Parent:
- • campaign_id - All ad sets in one campaign
- • campaign_ids - Ad sets across multiple campaigns
Filter by Optimization:
- •
LINK_CLICKS - •
CONVERSIONS - •
IMPRESSIONS
Budget & Bid Multipliers
Instead of setting fixed values, you can scale budgets and bids proportionally using multipliers. Perfect for seasonal adjustments or performance-based scaling!
Budget Multipliers:
- •
1.5= Increase by 50% - •
0.5= Cut by 50% - •
2.0= Double budgets
Example Prompts:
- • "Increase budget by 50% for all active campaigns"
- • "Double the budget for campaigns with 'Holiday' in name"
Sample Prompts
Budget Changes
Increase daily budget by 50% for all active ad sets in campaign X
Set all campaign budgets to $500/day
Update these 8 ad sets to have $200 daily budgets
Emergency Actions
Pause all campaigns immediately
Activate all paused ads for Black Friday
Pause all ad sets with CPA over $50
Built-in Reliability Features
Automatic Retry
If Meta's API is temporarily unavailable or rate-limited, the system automatically retries failed updates with exponential backoff.
Detailed Results
Every bulk operation returns a complete summary showing which entities succeeded, which failed, and why.
Parallel Processing
Updates are processed in parallel (5 at a time) for maximum speed while respecting Meta's rate limits.
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