Marketing API
Graph API Version

Campaign Copies

Create a duplicate campaign based on an existing one.

The Marketing API has it is own rate limiting logic. If you are encountering errors mentioning a reached limit, see Rate Limiting.

Reading

This endpoint returns copies of a specific ad campaign.

Example

Graph API Explorer
GET /v24.0/{campaign-id}/copies HTTP/1.1
Host: graph.facebook.com
/* PHP SDK v5.0.0 */
/* make the API call */
try {
  // Returns a `Facebook\FacebookResponse` object
  $response = $fb->get(
    '/{campaign-id}/copies',
    '{access-token}'
  );
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookResponseException $e) {
  echo 'Graph returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
} catch(Facebook\Exceptions\FacebookSDKException $e) {
  echo 'Facebook SDK returned an error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit;
}
$graphNode = $response->getGraphNode();
/* handle the result */
/* make the API call */
FB.api(
    "/{campaign-id}/copies",
    function (response) {
      if (response && !response.error) {
        /* handle the result */
      }
    }
);
/* make the API call */
new GraphRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/{campaign-id}/copies",
    null,
    HttpMethod.GET,
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            /* handle the result */
        }
    }
).executeAsync();
/* make the API call */
FBSDKGraphRequest *request = [[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc]
                               initWithGraphPath:@"/{campaign-id}/copies"
                                      parameters:params
                                      HTTPMethod:@"GET"];
[request startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection,
                                      id result,
                                      NSError *error) {
    // Handle the result
}];
If you want to learn how to use the Graph API, read our Using Graph API guide.

Parameters

ParameterDescription
date_preset
enum{today, yesterday, this_month, last_month, this_quarter, maximum, data_maximum, last_3d, last_7d, last_14d, last_28d, last_30d, last_90d, last_week_mon_sun, last_week_sun_sat, last_quarter, last_year, this_week_mon_today, this_week_sun_today, this_year}

Preset date range used to aggregate insights metrics

effective_status
list<enum{ACTIVE, PAUSED, DELETED, PENDING_REVIEW, DISAPPROVED, PREAPPROVED, PENDING_BILLING_INFO, CAMPAIGN_PAUSED, ARCHIVED, ADSET_PAUSED, IN_PROCESS, WITH_ISSUES}>
Default value: Vec

Filter adsets by effective status

is_completed
boolean

Filter adsets by completed status

time_range
{'since':YYYY-MM-DD,'until':YYYY-MM-DD}

Time range used to aggregate insights metrics

since
datetime

A date in the format of "YYYY-MM-DD", which means from the beginning midnight of that day.

until
datetime

A date in the format of "YYYY-MM-DD", which means to the beginning midnight of the following day.

Fields

Reading from this edge will return a JSON formatted result:

{
    "data": [],
    "paging": {},
    "summary": {}
}

data

A list of Campaign nodes.

paging

For more details about pagination, see the Graph API guide.

summary

Aggregated information about the edge, such as counts. Specify the fields to fetch in the summary param (like summary=insights).

FieldDescription
insights
Edge<AdsInsights>

Analytics summary for all objects

total_count
unsigned int32

Total number of objects

Default

Error Codes

ErrorDescription
100Invalid parameter
104Incorrect signature

Creating

You can make a POST request to copies edge from the following paths:
When posting to this edge, a Campaign will be created.

Parameters

ParameterDescription
deep_copy
boolean
Default value: false

Whether to copy all the child ads. Limits: the total number of children ads to copy should not exceed 3 for a synchronous call and 51 for an asynchronous call.

end_time
datetime

For deep copy, the end time of the sets under the copied campaign, e.g. 2015-03-12 23:59:59-07:00 or 2015-03-12 23:59:59 PDT. UTC UNIX timestamp. When creating a set with a daily budget, specify end_time=0 to set the set to be ongoing without end date. If not set, the copied sets will inherit the end time from the original set

parameter_overrides
Campaign spec

parameter_overrides

rename_options
JSON or object-like arrays

Rename options

rename_strategy
enum {DEEP_RENAME, ONLY_TOP_LEVEL_RENAME, NO_RENAME}
Default value: ONLY_TOP_LEVEL_RENAME

DEEP_RENAME: will change this object's name and children's names in the copied object. ONLY_TOP_LEVEL_RENAME: will change the this object's name but won't change the children's name in the copied object. NO_RENAME: will change no name in the copied object

rename_prefix
string

A prefix to copy names. Defaults to null if not provided.

rename_suffix
string

A suffix to copy names. Defaults to null if not provided and appends a localized string of - Copy based on the ad account locale.

start_time
datetime

For deep copy, the start time of the sets under the copied campaign, e.g. 2015-03-12 23:59:59-07:00 or 2015-03-12 23:59:59 PDT. UTC UNIX timestamp. If not set, the copied sets will inherit the start time from the original set

status_option
enum {ACTIVE, PAUSED, INHERITED_FROM_SOURCE}
Default value: PAUSED

ACTIVE: the copied campaign will have active status. PAUSED: the copied campaign will have paused status. INHERITED_FROM_SOURCE: the copied campaign will have the parent status.

Return Type

This endpoint supports read-after-write and will read the node represented by copied_campaign_id in the return type.
Struct {
copied_campaign_id: numeric string,
ad_object_ids: List [
Struct {
ad_object_type: enum {unique_adcreative, ad, ad_set, campaign, opportunities, privacy_info_center, topline, ad_account, product},
source_id: numeric string,
copied_id: numeric string,
}
],
}

Error Codes

ErrorDescription
100Invalid parameter
190Invalid OAuth 2.0 Access Token
200Permissions error

Updating

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.

Deleting

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.