How to copy an ad group in TikTok Ads Manager

Last updated: September 2024

TikTok supports copying ad groups to allow you to reuse an existing ad group. The settings will be duplicated, and you can edit them.


Learn more about how to create an ad group and edit ad settings.

Before you begin

Before you copy an ad group:

  • You can copy a single ad group multiple times, but you cannot copy multiple groups at the same time.

  • Newly copied ad groups are set to Enabled by default.

  • You can only copy ad groups that have passed the ad review.


How to copy an ad group in TikTok Ads Manager

There are two ways to copy an ad group. The first way is from your Campaign list:

  1. Under the Ad group tab, hover over the ad group you want to copy and click the Copy icon.

  2. Choose whether to copy your ad group to a new or existing campaign via the drop down options.

  3. Specify the number of copies you'd like to create and customize the name of each copy. You can make up to 20 copies at a time.

  4. If you do not wish to copy the ads from your ad group, select the checkbox next to Do not copy ads.

  5. Select Copy. On the next page, confirm the campaign, ad group, and ad settings.

    • Note: When copying to a new campaign, campaign objective, and ad placement settings will be copied to the newly created campaign and cannot be changed.

  6. Click Submit.


The other way by which to copy an ad group is within your campaign creation flow:

  1. On the left-hand side menu, for the ad group you wish to copy, either click the copy icon or click the ⋮ icon and choose Copy ad group.

  2. Specify the number of copies you'd like to create and customize the name of each copy. You can make up to 20 copies at a time.

  3. If you do not wish to copy the ads from your ad group, select the checkbox next to Do not copy ads.

  4. Select Copy. On the next page, confirm the campaign, ad group, and ad settings.

    • Note: When copying to a new campaign, campaign objective, and ad placement settings will be copied to the newly created campaign and cannot be changed.

  5. Click Submit.


You can duplicate one ad group at a time, and make up to 20 ad group copies. The maximum number of draft ad groups in a campaign is 20. The maximum number of published ad groups in a campaign is 999.