OpenAI Ads API (ChatGPT Ads) for Developers

How to Connect and Run ChatGPT Ads with Zernio

1. 1.
   Get an API Key from Ads Manager

   In OpenAI Ads Manager, open Settings and generate an API key. Ads Manager access is currently open to US businesses.
2. 2.
   Connect the Ad Account

   Paste the key into Zernio. One key maps to one ad account, so there's no account picker step.
3. 3.
   Create or Read Campaigns

   POST a headline, body, image, and budget to create a campaign, or GET campaigns, ad groups, ads, and daily analytics from the same /v1/ads endpoints you use for other platforms.

Why Run ChatGPT Ads Through Zernio

Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://zernio.com/api/v1/connect/openai-ads/credentials" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "apiKey": "OPENAI_ADS_MANAGER_API_KEY",
    "profileId": "PROFILE_ID"
  }'

curl -X POST "https://zernio.com/api/v1/ads/create" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "accountId": "ACCOUNT_ID",
    "adAccountId": "AD_ACCOUNT_ID",
    "name": "Fall Launch",
    "goal": "traffic",
    "headline": "Ship faster with Zernio",
    "body": "One API for social posts and ads.",
    "imageUrl": "https://example.com/chat-card.jpg",
    "linkUrl": "https://zernio.com",
    "budgetAmount": 50,
    "budgetType": "lifetime",
    "endDate": "2026-08-31",
    "countries": ["US"]
  }'

curl -X GET "https://zernio.com/api/v1/ads?platform=openaiads&accountId=ACCOUNT_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

# Response includes campaign / ad group / ad structure plus
# daily impressions, clicks, and spend per ad.

See it in action

ChatGPT Ads campaigns and ad groups next to your other ad networks.

Daily impressions, clicks, and spend synced automatically.

What Zernio's ChatGPT Ads Integration Supports Today

If audience management or boosting existing content is what you need, tell us so we can prioritize it.

Supported Ad Platforms

Each platform maps to native campaign objectives and targeting options. Click any to see its dedicated API guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the OpenAI Ads API?

└OpenAI Ads (ChatGPT Ads) lets advertisers run ads that appear in ChatGPT for Free and Go tier users in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Advertisers can manage campaigns in OpenAI's Ads Manager or through an API key from Ads Manager Settings.

What does Zernio's OpenAI Ads integration do?

└It connects a ChatGPT Ads account with an API key, then lets you create campaigns, pause or resume them, and update budget, on top of syncing campaigns, ad groups, and ads along with daily impressions, clicks, and spend. That data and control shows up in the same dashboard as your Meta, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, and X ad accounts.

Can I create or manage ChatGPT Ads campaigns through Zernio?

└Yes. Create a chat card campaign (headline, body, image, destination URL, lifetime budget, country targeting) with one API call, then pause, resume, adjust budget, or cancel it. Boosting existing content as an ad and audience management have no OpenAI API yet, so those aren't available.

Can I track conversions for ChatGPT Ads?

└Yes. Create a pixel and Conversions API key with one call, then send server-side conversion events the same way you would for Meta or Google, through the same unified Conversions API endpoint.

How do I get an OpenAI Ads API key?

└Open OpenAI Ads Manager, go to Settings, and generate an API key. Each key maps to a single ad account, so if you manage more than one, generate a key per account and connect each separately in Zernio.

What metrics does the sync include?

└Impressions, clicks, and spend per ad, per day, plus the campaign, ad group, and ad structure with status and creative. Metrics are normalized into the same daily shape used for every other connected ad network.

Can I see ChatGPT Ads next to my other ad platforms?

└Yes. Zernio's unified ads API covers all seven networks: OpenAI, Meta, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest and X. Campaigns and daily performance come back in one normalised shape, from the same endpoints, so you build one integration instead of seven.

Is this related to running Google Ads with ChatGPT?

└No, these are two different things. Using ChatGPT to manage Google Ads copy is a workflow. ChatGPT Ads is a separate ad network where ads serve inside ChatGPT. Zernio supports both: the Google Ads API for the former, this integration for the latter.

Can an AI agent run ChatGPT Ads?

└Yes. Every ChatGPT Ads action is available through Zernio's MCP server, so an agent using Claude Desktop, Cursor or any MCP client can create campaigns, read daily performance and pause ads with structured tool calls.