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# Get an Ad

Retrieves a single ad by its unique identifier.

## Discussion

This endpoint retrieves a single ad by its ID. The response includes `systemStatus`, `displayStatus`, `systemStatusReasons`, and `systemStatusLimitingReasons`. To diagnose why an ad may not be delivering, use these fields together. See [Ads Endpoints](/documentation/Apple-Ads-Platform-API/ads-endpoints) for the full status field semantics.

The `displayStatus` field resolves to one of the following values:

|Value             |Description                                                            |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`RUNNING`         |The ad is actively serving impressions.                                |
|`PAUSED`          |The advertiser paused the ad at the ad level (`status: PAUSED`).       |
|`ON_HOLD`         |The ad is on hold due to an ad-level condition.                        |
|`AD_GROUP_ON_HOLD`|The parent ad group is on hold.                                        |
|`CAMPAIGN_ON_HOLD`|The parent campaign is on hold.                                        |
|`LIMITED`         |The ad is serving, but one or more factors restrict delivery.          |
|`PROCESSING`      |The system is processing the ad, or Apple is reviewing its ad creative.|
|`DELETED`         |The advertiser deleted the ad.                                         |

When `systemStatus` is `NOT_RUNNING`, check the following causes:

|Cause                  |Description                                                                                                                      |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Creative pending review|Apple has not yet approved the ad creative associated with this ad. `displayStatus` is `PROCESSING`.                             |
|Creative rejected      |Apple rejected the ad creative (`INVALID`). The ad will not serve until the advertiser associates a new ad creative via a new ad.|
|Ad paused              |`status: PAUSED` on the ad itself.                                                                                               |
|Ad group paused        |The advertiser has paused the parent ad group, or the system has put it on hold.                                                 |
|Campaign paused        |The advertiser has paused the parent campaign, or the system has put it on hold.                                                 |

Keep the following constraints in mind when reading a GET response:

|Constraint                                |Detail                                                                                                             |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Deleted ads are returned                  |The system still returns a deleted ad with `deleted: true`. It does not remove the record from GET by ID responses.|
|Use `systemStatusReasons` for diagnostics |The `systemStatusReasons` array identifies specific causes when `systemStatus` is `NOT_RUNNING`.                   |
|`creativeId` and `adGroupId` are read-only|These fields are immutable. The system sets them at creation and returns them on every GET response.               |
|To list all ads, use the query endpoint   |`GET /v1/ads/{id}` returns a single record. To list or filter multiple ads, use `POST /v1/ads/query`.              |

## Payload Examples

**Running Ad:**

### Request

Response for an ad that is actively serving. The `systemStatus` field is `RUNNING` and the `displayStatus` field is `RUNNING`.

```
GET https://api.ads.apple.com/v1/ads/777888999
```

### Response

```json
{
 "result": {
   "id": 777888999,
   "adAccountId": 123456789,
   "campaignId": 444555666,
   "adGroupId": 555666777,
   "creativeId": 666777888,
   "name": "AwayFinder - Default Product Page",
   "status": "ENABLED",
   "systemStatus": "RUNNING",
   "systemStatusReasons": [],
   "systemStatusLimitingReasons": [],
   "displayStatus": "RUNNING",
   "deleted": false,
   "creationTime": "2025-09-01T08:00:00.000",
   "modificationTime": "2025-09-01T08:00:00.000"
 }
}
```

**Ad Pending Creative Review:**

### Request

Response for an ad whose ad creative is pending review. The `systemStatus` field is `NOT_RUNNING` with a reason of `AD_APPROVAL_PENDING`, and the `displayStatus` field is `PROCESSING`.

```
GET https://api.ads.apple.com/v1/ads/777888998
```

### Response

```json
{
 "result": {
   "id": 777888998,
   "adAccountId": 123456789,
   "campaignId": 444555666,
   "adGroupId": 555666777,
   "creativeId": 666777888,
   "name": "AwayFinder - Maps Creative",
   "status": "ENABLED",
   "systemStatus": "NOT_RUNNING",
   "systemStatusReasons": [
     "AD_APPROVAL_PENDING"
   ],
   "systemStatusLimitingReasons": [],
   "displayStatus": "PROCESSING",
   "deleted": false,
   "creationTime": "2025-09-01T09:00:00.000",
   "modificationTime": "2025-09-01T09:00:00.000"
 }
}
```

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