Get animated preview clip (adsap_get_preview_clip)
Platform: Meta · Read or write: Read · Plan: All plans · Consumes a task: No · Preview supported: No
What it does
Fetches the animated clip of an ad preview you rendered earlier. The clip is a recording of the real Meta preview for one placement. It returns a signed URL when the recording is ready, or a pending status while the recording continues. It reads from storage only and makes no Meta API call.
Parameters
Descriptions are shortened from the tool schema. Your assistant sees the full text.
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ad_account_id | string | Yes | Ad account ID (act_xxx) that owns the ad. |
ad_id | string | Yes | The ad whose preview clip to fetch. |
ad_format | one of DESKTOP_FEED_STANDARD, MOBILE_FEED_STANDARD, INSTAGRAM_STANDARD, INSTAGRAM_STORY, INSTAGRAM_REELS, RIGHT_COLUMN_STANDARD, MESSENGER_MOBILE_INBOX_MEDIA, THREADS_STREAM | Yes | The placement the clip was rendered for. |
Example prompts
- “Is the animated preview of my Reels ad ready yet?”
- “Get me the video clip of that ad preview.”
Related tools
adsap_create_ad_from_ig_post: Turn an existing Instagram post, video, or reel into an ad inside an EXISTING ad set: Meta Ads Manager’s “Use existing post”.adsap_get_ad_library_snapshot: Show what an Ad Library ad ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE (creative, copy, page name), in a SELF-CONTAINED card.adsap_get_ad_preview: Render a pixel-accurate visual preview of an existing Meta ad (real Meta render; video ads also get an animated clip in the interactive…adsap_get_creative_performance: Ranked creative performance analysis with fatigue detection.adsap_get_import_status: Check progress of a Meta historical-asset import started with adsap_import_account_creatives: status, phase (images then videos)…adsap_get_upload_status: Check status of an async video upload.adsap_import_account_creatives: Import ALL historical creative assets (images + videos) that already exist in a Meta ad account into the Adsap Creative Library.adsap_list_creative_assets: List uploaded Meta creative images and videos in the ad account asset library.adsap_list_drive_files: Browse Google Drive for creative image/video files to upload to Meta.adsap_list_dropbox_files: Browse Dropbox for creative image/video files to upload to Meta.adsap_list_ig_media: List an Instagram account’s recent media/posts (live from Meta): the posts, reels, and stories that can be promoted.adsap_replace_ad_creative: DESTRUCTIVE.adsap_search_ad_library: Search Meta’s public Ad Library for ads (competitor research / ad transparency).adsap_upload_creative: Upload image/video from Google Drive or Dropbox to a Meta ad account.
Guide
Read Creatives for the workflow around this tool, and the Tool reference for every tool.
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