Ads campaigns API

Submit advertising campaigns with Stripe-powered checkout, manage campaign lifecycle (approve, reject, complete), and request Mux upload URLs for ad creative. Campaigns are billed via Stripe checkout and broadcast on baseFM according to their slot schedule.

Submit a campaign

POST /api/ads/campaigns

Submits a new advertising campaign and returns a Stripe checkout URL for payment. No authentication is required — advertisers do not need an Agentbot account. If the caller is an authenticated subscriber on a qualifying plan, a 50% discount is applied automatically.

Request body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`advertiserName`	string	Yes	Name of the advertiser
`advertiserEmail`	string	Yes	Contact email (must contain `@`)
`advertiserUrl`	string	No	Advertiser website URL
`contactHandle`	string	No	Social or messaging handle for contact
`title`	string	Yes	Campaign title
`description`	string	No	Campaign description
`category`	string	No	Content category. One of: `ai-tech`, `dj`, `music`, `events`, `promoter`, `underground`, `x-creator`, `general`. Defaults to `general`.
`slotType`	string	No	Ad slot type. One of: `spot`, `feature`, `campaign`. Defaults to `spot`. See slot types below.

Slot types

Slot	Label	Description	Broadcasts	Base price (GBP)
`spot`	30-Second Spot	30-second audio ad — 5 scheduled broadcasts over 1 week on baseFM	5	£49
`feature`	60-Second Feature	60-second audio ad — 15 scheduled broadcasts over 2 weeks on baseFM	15	£119
`campaign`	4-Week Campaign	60-second audio ad — 40 scheduled broadcasts over 4 weeks across baseFM and Agentbot	40	£299

Authenticated subscribers on solo, collective, label, or network plans with an active or trialing subscription receive a 50% discount on the base price.

Response

{
  "campaignId": "clxyz123abc",
  "checkoutUrl": "https://checkout.stripe.com/c/pay/cs_live_...",
  "slot": {
    "type": "spot",
    "label": "30-Second Spot",
    "description": "30-second audio ad — 5 scheduled broadcasts over 1 week on baseFM",
    "broadcasts": 5,
    "pence": 4900,
    "envPriceId": "AD_PRICE_SPOT"
  }
}

Field	Type	Description
`campaignId`	string	Unique campaign identifier
`checkoutUrl`	string	Stripe checkout session URL. Redirect the advertiser here to complete payment.
`slot.type`	string	Selected slot type
`slot.label`	string	Slot display name
`slot.description`	string	Slot description
`slot.broadcasts`	number	Number of scheduled broadcasts included
`slot.pence`	number	Slot base price in GBP pence (before any subscriber discount)

Errors

Code	Description
400	`Advertiser name required` — missing `advertiserName`
400	`Valid email required` — missing or invalid `advertiserEmail`
400	`Campaign title required` — missing `title`
500	`Payments not configured` — Stripe is not configured on the platform

Example

curl -X POST https://agentbot.sh/api/ads/campaigns \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "advertiserName": "Acme Records",
    "advertiserEmail": "ads@acme.com",
    "title": "Summer Festival Promo",
    "category": "events",
    "slotType": "feature"
  }'

List campaigns

GET /api/ads/campaigns

Returns all campaigns, ordered by creation date (newest first). Requires admin session authentication.

Response

{
  "campaigns": [
    {
      "id": "clxyz123abc",
      "advertiser_name": "Acme Records",
      "advertiser_email": "ads@acme.com",
      "title": "Summer Festival Promo",
      "status": "paid",
      "slot_type": "feature",
      "scheduled_slots": 15,
      "broadcasts_done": 0,
      "amount_pence": 11900,
      "category": "events",
      "created_at": "2026-04-12T10:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ]
}

Campaign statuses

Status	Description
`pending_payment`	Campaign submitted, awaiting Stripe checkout completion
`paid`	Payment confirmed via Stripe webhook
`approved`	Admin approved the campaign for broadcast
`rejected`	Admin rejected the campaign
`live`	Currently broadcasting
`complete`	All broadcasts finished or manually completed

Errors

Code	Description
403	`Admin only` — requires admin session

Update a campaign

PATCH /api/ads/campaigns/:id

Performs an action on a campaign. The action field in the request body determines the operation. Some actions are admin-only, while request_upload is available to advertisers after payment.

Path parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	string	Campaign identifier

Actions

`request_upload`

Generates a Mux direct upload URL for the ad creative. Available to any caller after the campaign has been paid or approved. Each campaign can only have one upload. Request body:

{
  "action": "request_upload"
}

Response:

{
  "uploadUrl": "https://storage.googleapis.com/video-storage-us-east1-uploads/...",
  "uploadId": "upload_abc123"
}

Field	Type	Description
`uploadUrl`	string	Pre-signed URL for direct file upload. The client `PUT`s the media file to this URL.
`uploadId`	string	Mux upload identifier

Errors:

Code	Description
402	`Payment required before uploading` — campaign status is not `paid` or `approved`
404	`Not found` — campaign does not exist
409	`Upload already created` — a Mux upload URL was already generated for this campaign
500	`Mux not configured` — Mux credentials are missing
502	`Failed to create upload` — Mux API error

`approve` (admin only)

Approves a campaign for broadcast scheduling. Request body:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`action`	string	Yes	Must be `approve`
`startsAt`	string	No	ISO 8601 start date. Defaults to 24 hours from now.
`notes`	string	No	Admin notes

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "status": "approved",
  "startsAt": "2026-04-13T10:00:00.000Z",
  "endsAt": "2026-04-27T10:00:00.000Z"
}

The endsAt date is calculated based on the slot type: 7 days for spot, 14 days for feature, and 28 days for campaign.

`reject` (admin only)

Rejects a campaign. Request body:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`action`	string	Yes	Must be `reject`
`notes`	string	No	Rejection reason

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "status": "rejected"
}

`complete` (admin only)

Marks a campaign as complete. Request body:

{
  "action": "complete"
}

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "status": "complete"
}

Errors (all admin actions)

Code	Description
400	`Unknown action: <action>` — unrecognized action value
403	`Admin only` — requires admin session
404	`Not found` — campaign does not exist

Example

Request an upload URL after payment:

curl -X PATCH https://agentbot.sh/api/ads/campaigns/clxyz123abc \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "action": "request_upload" }'

Approve a campaign as admin:

curl -X PATCH https://agentbot.sh/api/ads/campaigns/clxyz123abc \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Cookie: next-auth.session-token=YOUR_SESSION" \
  -d '{
    "action": "approve",
    "startsAt": "2026-04-15T09:00:00.000Z",
    "notes": "Approved for baseFM morning slot"
  }'

Getting Started

Core Concepts

Integrations

Core Services

Payments

API Reference

MCP

Security

Ads campaigns API

Ads campaigns API

Submit a campaign

Request body

Slot types

Response

Errors

Example

List campaigns

Response

Campaign statuses

Errors

Update a campaign

Path parameters

Actions

`request_upload`

`approve` (admin only)

`reject` (admin only)

`complete` (admin only)

Errors (all admin actions)

Example

Getting Started

Core Concepts

Integrations

Core Services

Payments

API Reference

MCP

Security

​Ads campaigns API

​Submit a campaign

​Request body

​Slot types

​Response

​Errors

​Example

​List campaigns

​Response

​Campaign statuses

​Errors

​Update a campaign

​Path parameters

​Actions

​request_upload

​approve (admin only)

​reject (admin only)

​complete (admin only)

​Errors (all admin actions)

​Example

Ads campaigns API

Submit a campaign

Request body

Slot types

Response

Errors

Example

List campaigns

Response

Campaign statuses

Errors

Update a campaign

Path parameters

Actions

`request_upload`

`approve` (admin only)

`reject` (admin only)

`complete` (admin only)

Errors (all admin actions)

Example