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How to duplicate Facebook ads with Claude (and keep every comment)

Use Claude and Meta’s Facebook Ads connector to copy winning ads into new ad sets while keeping their Facebook and Instagram likes and comments. Prompts included.

By Chase ClingmanUpdated · 6 min read

The short answer

Connect Meta’s Facebook Ads connector to Claude, then ask Claude to duplicate the winning ad into the new ad set and reuse the same creative ID. The copy runs on the same Facebook and Instagram posts, so it keeps every like and comment. Claude creates it paused or as a draft, and you check it and turn it on.

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This is how I scale winners now. Ads Manager’s duplicate option kept dropping the comments on my copies, and “Use existing post” only kept one platform. Copying through Claude keeps both, every time.

Why Claude keeps the comments when Ads Manager doesn’t

Likes and comments live on the Facebook and Instagram posts behind an ad, and the ad’s creative is what points to those posts. Ads Manager doesn’t let you say “use this exact creative” when you duplicate. Meta’s Marketing API does, and Claude’s Facebook Ads connector uses that API. More on why copies lose their comments.

Set up the Facebook Ads connector in Claude

  1. Open connectors

    In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors, and find Meta’s Facebook Ads connector.

  2. Log in to Facebook

    Connect it and log in with the Facebook account that has access to your ad account. Approve the permissions it asks for.

  3. Check it can see your ads

    Ask: “List my ad accounts and the 10 ads with the most spend in the last 30 days.” If it can, you’re ready.

Prompts to duplicate an ad and keep its comments

One ad into one ad set

One winner into several ad sets

Into a brand-new ad set

Check the copy before it spends

  1. Compare post IDs

    Claude’s answer should show the same Facebook post ID and the same Instagram post ID for the original and the copy.

  2. Look in Ads Manager

    Open the copy’s preview menu and choose Facebook post with comments, then Instagram post with comments. You should see the original comments in both.

  3. Turn it on

    Check the budget, audience and schedule, then publish or turn the copy on.

Does this work with ChatGPT or other AI tools?

It should, if the tool can reach Meta’s Marketing API through an ads connector and reuses the creative ID. The rule comes from Meta’s API, not from Claude. Check the post IDs either way.

Once a winner’s copies all share its posts, every dollar of spend shows the same comments, so make them count. MyWord shows which ads have the most spend and the fewest real comments and texts your customers a link to add theirs.

Frequently asked questions

Can Claude create and duplicate Facebook ads?

Yes. With Meta’s Facebook Ads connector, Claude can read your ad account and create campaigns, ad sets and ads, including copies of existing ads. New ads are created paused or as drafts.

Will the copy keep the original’s likes and comments?

Yes, if Claude reuses the original creative ID. The copy then runs on the same Facebook and Instagram posts. Always compare the post IDs before you turn it on.

Will Claude spend money without asking?

The connector creates new ads paused or as drafts. Nothing spends until the ad is published or turned on, so review it first.

Can I change the ad copy when duplicating with Claude?

You can, but any change to the text, headline or media means a new creative, and the copy starts at zero likes and comments. Keep the winner as it is and test changes as a new ad.

Does this work with ChatGPT?

It should with any AI tool that can use Meta’s Marketing API through an ads connector and reuse the creative ID. Check the copy’s post IDs to be sure.

Chase ClingmanFounder of MyWord and Clingman Fitness

Chase runs Clingman Fitness, a seven-figure DTC home fitness brand that lives on Meta ads, and makes UGC ads for other brands. He built MyWord to get real customers talking under his own ads.

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