asc Apple Ads

Run Apple Ads work through asc ads. Apple Ads credentials are separate from App Store Connect credentials; asc auth login does not configure Ads.

Pick the API first

Direct asc ads <resource> ... commands use Apple Ads Platform API v1 and an ad account ID.
Deprecated Campaign Management API v5 commands live under asc ads v5 ... and use an organization ID. Apple retires v5 on January 26, 2027.
Never substitute an org ID for an ad account ID. The CLI keeps them separate.
Run the exact leaf command with --help before building a request file. Platform v1 payloads and response envelopes differ from v5; the CLI does not translate them.
For non-interactive pipelines, pass --file - to read a JSON request body from stdin; the CLI rejects it when stdin is a terminal.
Resource, report, upload, and raw commands emit lossless JSON. Use jq for projections instead of asking for table or markdown output.

Store both contexts when a profile must support v1 and legacy v5: