# List catalogs (adsap_list_catalogs)

Lists the product catalogs available to a Meta ad account.

Canonical: https://adsap.ai/docs/tools/adsap_list_catalogs
Updated: 2026-09-13

**Platform:** Meta · **Read or write:** Read · **Plan:** Early Access · **Consumes a task:** No · **Preview supported:** No

## What it does

Lists the product catalogs available to a Meta ad account. Use it before building catalog ads, so you know which catalog and product sets exist. Each catalog comes back with its identifier, which the catalog tools take as input.

## 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). Required: scopes the request to the workspace that owns this account. |
| `refresh` | boolean | No | Force a live re-sync from Meta, bypassing the cache. Default false = serve from the workspace cache (0 Meta API calls). Use when the cached catalog/product-set list may be out of date. |

## Example prompts

- "Which product catalogs are connected to my ad account?"
- "Show me the catalogs I can use for dynamic product ads."

## Related tools

- `adsap_get_catalog_data_sources`: List all data sources connected to a Meta product catalog: product feeds, Batch API, partner integrations (Shopify/WooCommerce), smart...
- `adsap_get_catalog_details`: Get a Meta product catalog's metadata: name, vertical, total product count, and owning business: live from Meta.
- `adsap_get_catalog_diagnostics`: Get data-quality diagnostics for a Meta product catalog: errors and warnings that can block products from ads (broken images, missing...
- `adsap_get_product_details`: Fetch the full details of one catalog product by its numeric Meta product ID (FBID): live from Meta.
- `adsap_get_product_set_products`: List the products inside a Meta catalog product set (live from Meta).
- `adsap_search_catalog_products`: Search or list the products in a Meta product catalog (live from Meta).

## Guide

Read [Building the ads](/guides/launch/ads) for the workflow around this tool, and the [Tool reference](/tools) for every tool.