How do I get my Snapchat Ads API credentials?

1. Go to **kit.snapchat.com** and log in with your Snapchat account. 2. Click **Manage Apps** → **Create App** (or **New App**). 3. Choose **Marketing API** as your app category. 4. Fill in the app name and redirect URI. 5. After creation, copy your **Client ID** and **Client Secret** from the app settings. 6. Authorize your ad account to generate an **Access Token** and **Refresh Token**. 7. Paste all values below. 💡 You need an active **Snapchat Ads Manager** account at [ads.snapchat.com](ht

Can I track AR lens performance?

Yes. Your AI agent can pull AR lens metrics including scans, shares, play time, and conversion events — helping you optimize sponsored lens campaigns.

What audience demographics can I target?

Snapchat Ads supports age, gender, location, language, device, OS, interests, behaviors, custom audiences, lookalikes, and Snap Lifestyle Categories — with a focus on 13-34 year olds who are 75% of the platform.

Can I manage multiple ad accounts?

Yes. Snapchat Ads supports organization-level and ad account-level access. Your AI agent can switch between accounts using their IDs.

Snapchat Ads MCP Server for Pydantic AI 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Snapchat Ads
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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Pydantic AI brings type-safe agent development to Python with first-class MCP support. Connect Snapchat Ads through the Vinkius and every tool is automatically validated against Pydantic schemas — catch errors at build time, not in production.

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python

import asyncio
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from pydantic_ai.mcp import MCPServerHTTP

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    server = MCPServerHTTP(url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")

    agent = Agent(
        model="openai:gpt-4o",
        mcp_servers=[server],
        system_prompt=(
            "You are an assistant with access to Snapchat Ads "
            "(8 tools)."
        ),
    )

    result = await agent.run(
        "What tools are available in Snapchat Ads?"
    )
    print(result.data)

asyncio.run(main())

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About Snapchat Ads MCP Server

Connect Snapchat Ads to your AI agent and manage your Snapchat advertising conversationally.

Pydantic AI validates every Snapchat Ads tool response against typed schemas, catching data inconsistencies at build time. Connect 8 tools through the Vinkius and switch between OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini without changing your integration code — full type safety, structured output guarantees, and dependency injection for testable agents.

What you can do

Campaign Management — List, create, update, and pause campaigns, ad squads, and individual ads.
Performance Analytics — Pull impressions, swipe-ups, story views, conversions, and ROAS metrics.
Audience Management — Create and manage custom audiences, lookalikes, and Snap Audience Match lists.
Creative Insights — Track performance per creative variant and identify top-performing stories and lenses.

The Snapchat Ads MCP Server exposes 8 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Pydantic AI in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Snapchat Ads to Pydantic AI via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Snapchat Ads MCP Server with Pydantic AI.

Install Pydantic AI

Run pip install pydantic-ai

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Run the agent

Save to agent.py and run: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent discovers 8 tools from Snapchat Ads with type-safe schemas

Why Use Pydantic AI with the Snapchat Ads MCP Server

Pydantic AI provides unique advantages when paired with Snapchat Ads through the Model Context Protocol.

Full type safety: every MCP tool response is validated against Pydantic models, catching data inconsistencies before they reach your application

Model-agnostic architecture — switch between OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini without changing your Snapchat Ads integration code

Structured output guarantee: Pydantic AI ensures tool results conform to defined schemas, eliminating runtime type errors

Dependency injection system cleanly separates your Snapchat Ads connection logic from agent behavior for testable, maintainable code

Snapchat Ads + Pydantic AI Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Pydantic AI combined with the Snapchat Ads MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Type-safe data pipelines: query Snapchat Ads with guaranteed response schemas, feeding validated data into downstream processing

API orchestration: chain multiple Snapchat Ads tool calls with Pydantic validation at each step to ensure data integrity end-to-end

Production monitoring: build validated alert agents that query Snapchat Ads and output structured, schema-compliant notifications

Testing and QA: use Pydantic AI's dependency injection to mock Snapchat Ads responses and write comprehensive agent tests

Snapchat Ads MCP Tools for Pydantic AI (8)

These 8 tools become available when you connect Snapchat Ads to Pydantic AI via MCP:

enable_campaign

Enable a campaign

get_account_stats

Get account statistics

get_ad_account

Get ad account info

get_campaign_stats

Get campaign statistics

list_ads

List ads

list_adsquads

List ad squads

list_campaigns

List campaigns

pause_campaign

Pause a campaign

Example Prompts for Snapchat Ads in Pydantic AI

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Pydantic AI agent to start working with Snapchat Ads immediately.

"How are my Snapchat campaigns performing this week?"

"Create a lookalike audience based on my best customers."

"Pause any ad squads with spend over $500 and ROAS below 1.5x."

Troubleshooting Snapchat Ads MCP Server with Pydantic AI

Common issues when connecting Snapchat Ads to Pydantic AI through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerHTTP not found

Update: pip install --upgrade pydantic-ai

Snapchat Ads + Pydantic AI FAQ

Common questions about integrating Snapchat Ads MCP Server with Pydantic AI.

How does Pydantic AI discover MCP tools?

Create an MCPServerHTTP instance with the server URL. Pydantic AI connects, discovers all tools, and generates typed Python interfaces automatically.

Does Pydantic AI validate MCP tool responses?

Yes. When you define result types as Pydantic models, every tool response is validated against the schema. Invalid data raises a clear error instead of silently corrupting your pipeline.

Can I switch LLM providers without changing MCP code?

Absolutely. Pydantic AI abstracts the model layer — your Snapchat Ads MCP integration works identically with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or any supported provider.