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# Meta Audiences Create Audience: Inputs, Cost & CLI Example

> Create a Meta customer-file custom audience. Includes inputs, outputs, pricing notes, Deepline CLI examples, and GTM automation guidance.

## Run in Enrichment Spreadsheet

<Info>
  Use this function as a column step in `deepline enrich`.
</Info>

```bash theme={null}
deepline enrich --input leads.csv --output leads.enriched.csv --with 'result=meta_audiences_create_audience:{"name":"{{name}}"}' --json
```

<Tip>
  Map payload values to spreadsheet columns with `{{column_name}}` placeholders.
</Tip>

## Input Schema

| Name                           | Type                                                                                  | Required | Default                | Description                                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `payload.ad_account_id`        | `string`                                                                              | No       |                        | Meta ad account ID. Deepline prefixes it with act\_ when needed. Optional: defaults to the workspace default account, or the sole enabled account when only one exists. |
| `payload.name`                 | `string`                                                                              | Yes      |                        |                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `payload.description`          | `string`                                                                              | No       |                        |                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `payload.customer_file_source` | `"USER_PROVIDED_ONLY" \| "PARTNER_PROVIDED_ONLY" \| "BOTH_USER_AND_PARTNER_PROVIDED"` | No       | `"USER_PROVIDED_ONLY"` |                                                                                                                                                                         |

### Allowed values

| Field                          | Allowed values                                                                  |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `payload.customer_file_source` | `USER_PROVIDED_ONLY`, `PARTNER_PROVIDED_ONLY`, `BOTH_USER_AND_PARTNER_PROVIDED` |

<details>
  <summary>Show raw input schema</summary>

  ### Input JSON Schema

  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "ad_account_id": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Meta ad account ID. Deepline prefixes it with act_ when needed. Optional: defaults to the workspace default account, or the sole enabled account when only one exists.",
        "minLength": 1
      },
      "name": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1
      },
      "description": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1
      },
      "customer_file_source": {
        "type": "string",
        "default": "USER_PROVIDED_ONLY",
        "enum": [
          "USER_PROVIDED_ONLY",
          "PARTNER_PROVIDED_ONLY",
          "BOTH_USER_AND_PARTNER_PROVIDED"
        ]
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "name"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  }
  ```
</details>

## Output Schema

| Name          | Type     | Required | Default | Description |
| ------------- | -------- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| `result.data` | `object` | Yes      |         |             |
| `result.meta` | `record` | No       |         |             |

<details>
  <summary>Show raw output schema</summary>

  ### Output JSON Schema

  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "data": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "audience": {
            "type": "object",
            "additionalProperties": {}
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "audience"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "meta": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": {}
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "data"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  }
  ```
</details>

## Advanced: Direct CLI

<Info>
  Use direct execution for single payload debugging.
</Info>

```bash theme={null}
deepline tools execute meta_audiences_create_audience --payload '{
  "name": "string"
}' --json
```

### CLI flags

| Flag                        | Description                                         |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `--json`                    | Print machine-readable output.                      |
| `--wait`                    | Wait for terminal provider status when supported.   |
| `--debug`                   | Enable wait mode with additional status/log output. |
| `--wait-timeout SECONDS`    | Max seconds to wait in wait mode.                   |
| `--poll-interval SECONDS`   | Polling interval in seconds during wait mode.       |
| `--timeout SECONDS`         | Request timeout in seconds.                         |
| `--connect-timeout SECONDS` | Connection timeout in seconds.                      |

## Cost

* Pricing model: `fixed` (per call).
* Estimated Deepline credits: `0` per pricing unit.
* Billing mode: `post_deduct`.