DELETE a Meta ad. Irreversible. For temporary teardown prefer meta.ads.update with status=ARCHIVED. Dry-run by default; high-risk write.
AI agents call meta.ads.delete to permanently remove resources in Ads — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool irreversibly deletes Meta ads, which cannot be undone. Deletion of advertisements represents a destructive action with significant business impact (loss of active campaigns, lost historical data, potential revenue impact if critical ads are removed). The 'irreversible' qualifier and explicit high-risk warning elevate this to critical severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'meta.ads.delete' and description explicitly states 'DELETE a Meta ad. Irreversible.' The description also advises using archive instead, confirming this is a permanent deletion operation.
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DELETE a Meta ad. Irreversible. For temporary teardown prefer meta.ads.update with status=ARCHIVED. Dry-run by default; high-risk write. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Ads MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Ads MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for meta.ads.delete: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Ads. Nothing to install.
meta.ads.delete is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the meta.ads.delete rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for meta.ads.delete. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
meta.ads.delete is provided by the Ads MCP server (manlikemuneeb/ads-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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