How do I connect Meta (Facebook) Ads to ChatGPT?

Install PaidSync.ai from ChatGPT's Plugins directory, sign in, and connect your account on Facebook's own sign-in screen. No API key or developer setup is needed.

Can ChatGPT make changes in Meta (Facebook) Ads?

Yes, through PaidSync.ai. ChatGPT gets 92 Meta Ads tools that read results and build or change campaigns, ad sets, ads and audiences, with Meta changes shown as a dry-run preview first.

Will ChatGPT change my account without asking?

PaidSync.ai creates new campaigns and ads paused or as drafts, runs changes as a preview first where the platform supports it, and needs an explicit confirmation for destructive changes such as pauses and removals.

Can I use more than one ad account?

Yes. If your login reaches several ad accounts, tell ChatGPT which one to use and switch at any time. Connecting accounts and picking one uses none of your tasks.

How much does it cost to connect Meta (Facebook) Ads to ChatGPT?

PaidSync.ai is free for 15 tasks a month with no credit card and no time limit. Pro is $99 a month for 600 tasks, or $75 a month billed yearly. Team is $249 a month for 5 seats and 6,000 shared tasks.

How to Connect Meta (Facebook) Ads to ChatGPT

Why PaidSync.ai instead of the free official connector

Meta runs its own ads MCP server. Meta's developer documentation, checked on 16 October 2026, describes it as "a Meta-hosted Model Context Protocol server that lets you manage Meta ads directly from an AI agent", gives the address https://mcp.facebook.com/ads, and says it "works with any MCP-compatible AI agent". If you only advertise on Meta, start there.

PaidSync.ai fits when Meta is one of several channels. What you can check:

Meta plus 13 more platforms in one connection. 92 Meta tools, 36 of them writes, inside a server with 630+ tools across 14 platforms, so ChatGPT can put Meta next to Google Ads, LinkedIn, Microsoft Ads, TikTok and GA4 in one answer.
It builds and changes. Campaigns, ad sets, ads, creatives and audiences, plus budgets and status on what already runs.
Checks before changes. Meta writes run as a dry-run preview by default, and destructive changes need an explicit confirmation.
No developer setup. You sign in to PaidSync.ai and connect Meta on Meta's own Facebook sign-in screen. There is no API key and no Meta developer app to create.
Price. PaidSync.ai is free for 15 tasks a month with no credit card and no time limit. Pro is $99 a month for 600 tasks, or $75 a month billed yearly, and Team is $249 a month for 5 seats and 6,000 shared tasks (pricing).

The full tool list is on the Meta Ads MCP server page. Using Claude? Here is the same setup in Claude.

How to connect Meta Ads to ChatGPT with PaidSync

This is PaidSync's route, and there is no API key at any point. ChatGPT and PaidSync connect with a sign-in. If you sign in with Google, you can go straight to step 4.

Check that ChatGPT shows Plugins

In ChatGPT open Settings, then Plugins. OpenAI says plugin availability depends on your ChatGPT plan, region and workspace, and in a Business workspace an admin can change which plugins people can use. If Plugins is missing, use the Developer mode fallback in step 4.

Get your free PaidSync login

With Google, there is nothing to do yet. In step 4, pick Continue with Google on the PaidSync sign-in screen, and PaidSync creates your free account when you press Approve.

With email and a password, create the account at paidsync.ai/signup first. That sign-up finishes on the PaidSync dashboard rather than back in ChatGPT, so do it before step 4.

The Free plan is 15 tasks a month with no credit card.

Connect Meta Ads in the dashboard, or skip to step 4

If you already have a PaidSync account, you can connect Meta first. In the PaidSync dashboard click Connect Meta Ads. Sign in with your Facebook account on Meta's own screen and approve. Agencies that use a Meta System User token choose Meta Ads (Agency) there instead, and the token is stored encrypted.

Otherwise skip this step. Step 5 connects Meta from inside ChatGPT, and both routes use the same PaidSync login, so ChatGPT sees the account either way.

Add PaidSync to ChatGPT from the directory

In ChatGPT open Plugins, search PaidSync, and click Install plugin.

If your workspace does not show the directory, turn on Developer mode in ChatGPT settings and add a remote MCP server with the URL instead:

https://mcp.paidsync.ai/mcp

Choose OAuth when adding it that way, and sign in with your PaidSync login on first use.

Connect Meta Ads from the chat and pick the ad account

Ask ChatGPT "Connect my Meta Ads". PaidSync's connect_facebook_ads tool replies with a link that opens Meta's own sign-in and consent screen, so PaidSync never sees your Facebook password.

Back in ChatGPT, ask "List my Meta ad accounts" and name the one to work on. set_fb_ad_account makes it the active account. Connecting and picking accounts use none of your tasks.

Try your first Meta Ads prompt

Ask "Show my Meta campaigns from the last 7 days with spend and ROAS." ChatGPT answers with get_fb_performance. Each prompt uses one or more tasks.

ChatGPT's own permission setting for the plugin decides how often it asks before acting: Always ask, Allow read actions, Allow low-risk actions or Allow all actions. With Allow all actions, OpenAI says supported actions may run without another confirmation.

Ten Meta Ads prompts to try in ChatGPT

Each prompt maps to a real PaidSync tool. The last two can change your account. By default the budget edit runs as a preview, and the new campaign, ad set and ad start paused. Each prompt uses one or more tasks.

"Show my Meta campaigns from the last 7 days with spend and ROAS, best first."Uses get_fb_performance.
"Compare my Meta ad sets over the last 30 days and show which spend the most for the fewest conversions."Uses get_fb_adset_performance.
"Which Meta ads have a frequency above 3 and a lower click-through rate than in the previous 14 days?"Uses get_fb_ad_performance for both periods. There is no separate fatigue tool, so ChatGPT compares frequency and CTR per ad.
"Compare Facebook and Instagram placements for my top campaign over the last 30 days."Uses get_fb_performance_by_placement.
"Am I on track to spend this month's Meta budget? Name the campaigns running over or under."Uses get_fb_budget_pacing.
"Is my Meta pixel firing? Show the events it has recorded."Uses get_fb_pixel_events.
"Search the Meta Ad Library for ads from [competitor] and summarise their offers."Uses search_ad_library.
"Compare spend, CPA and ROAS for Meta and Google Ads over the last 30 days."Uses get_cross_platform_performance, which totals by currency from PaidSync's daily summaries.
"Preview raising the daily budget of my best Meta ad set by 20%. Do not apply it yet."Uses update_fb_adset, which previews budget edits by default.
"Draft a new Meta campaign for [product page] with one ad set and one ad, created paused."Uses create_fb_campaign, create_fb_adset and create_fb_ad, which all create paused by default.

What PaidSync can and cannot do on Meta Ads from ChatGPT

What it can do

Read campaign, ad set and ad performance, including ROAS, with breakdowns by placement, device, age and gender, country and time, plus trends and budget pacing.
Check pixel events, custom conversions, catalogs, delivery issues, ad previews and account activity, and search the public Ad Library.
Change campaigns, ad sets and ads (name, budget, status, targeting, bidding and placements), and set budget schedules and ad set schedules.
Pause and enable at campaign, ad set and ad level.
Create campaigns, ad sets and ads, image, video and carousel creatives, Dynamic Creative ad sets, duplicates, lead forms and automated rules.
Build custom (rule-based), lookalike (from an existing custom audience) and engagement audiences, and search interests and behaviors for ad set targeting.
Delete campaigns, ad sets, ads and audiences.
Show what changed. get_operator_change_log returns PaidSync's own change log with a before and after for the account.

What it cannot do, or does differently, from ChatGPT

Lead downloads and lead form lists (get_fb_leads, list_fb_lead_forms) and customer-list uploads (upload_customer_list_to_fb_audience) are held back from ChatGPT. They work when you use PaidSync from Claude.
There is no dedicated creative fatigue tool. ChatGPT compares frequency and click-through rate per ad across two periods.
Automated rules run on their own once created, and image and video uploads apply on the first call with no preview.

By default, new campaigns and ads start paused or as drafts, and budget edits run as a preview first. That is a default, not a lock: ChatGPT can apply a change or create something live when you ask it to. Live pauses, enables and removals need an explicit confirmation flag, and ChatGPT's own app permission setting is a second check you control.

PaidSync never sees your Facebook password. It stores the access tokens Meta issues, encrypted with AES-256 in Google Cloud (United States), and deletes them when you disconnect. You can also revoke access from your Meta account settings.

PaidSync runs a Meta-approved app. The connection uses the official Meta Marketing API with approved partner-level permissions.

Turn it into a weekly routine

Once a few prompts earn their keep, run them on a rhythm. A Monday check could be prompts 1, 3 and 5 (last week's performance, ads showing fatigue, and budget pacing), then prompt 9 for any budget move you want to preview.

PaidSync can also save a job like this as a named workflow and run it from a chat, on a schedule or from your own agent. The PaidSync workflows page lists twelve, including a daily creative fatigue watch and a budget pacing check that cover Meta Ads. Building your own agent? See how to build your own AI ads agent.