Automated Ad Creative Approval Checks
Every morning, WebRun opens Yahoo Advertising, checks the approval status of the creatives in your live and upcoming campaigns, records anything rejected or still in review in Airtable with the reason given, and files a dated note per blocked creative to Google Drive so a fix or an appeal happens the same morning.
How do I catch rejected ad creatives before a campaign starts?
WebRun opens Yahoo Advertising every morning and reads the approval status of creatives in your live and upcoming campaigns. It logs anything rejected or still in review in Airtable with the reason and flight date, and files a dated note to Google Drive, so a campaign never launches with half its ads dark.
- Rejections are found the morning they appear, not after launch
- Every blocked creative arrives with the platform's own reason text
- Campaigns starting this week are prioritised over later flights
Built for media buyers · performance marketing teams · advertising agencies · in-house paid media
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
advertising.yahoo.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Yahoo Advertising - check creative approval status
advertising.yahoo.com
WebRun opens Yahoo Advertising to check creative approval status. - Open Yahoo Advertising and list the campaigns that are live or starting within the next week
- Read the approval status on every creative inside them
- Capture anything rejected, still in review, or otherwise unable to serve, with the reason shown and the campaign start date
- Note what share of each campaign's creatives are blocked, so a campaign running half dark is obvious
Done when Every live and upcoming campaign has its creative approval status read, with blocked ads identified.
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Airtable - log rejected and pending ads
airtable.com
WebRun opens Airtable to log rejected and pending ads. - Add a row per blocked creative with the campaign, the ad, the status, the reason, and the flight start date
- Sort by how soon the campaign starts so the urgent ones lead
- Close rows once the creative shows as approved on a later run
Done when Airtable holds a current row for every creative that cannot serve, ordered by flight date.
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Google Drive - file the reason and evidence
drive.google.com
WebRun opens Google Drive to file the reason and evidence. - Save a dated note per blocked creative with the reason text exactly as the platform gave it
- Keep the notes in a folder per campaign so an appeal has its history in one place
- Do not submit an appeal or resubmit a creative. That decision stays with the media buyer
Done when Every blocked creative has a dated note filed under its campaign folder in Drive.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it appeal or resubmit a rejected creative?
No. WebRun reports the rejection and files the reason. Appealing, editing, or replacing a creative stays with your media buyer, so nothing is resubmitted to the platform on its own.
Does it change campaign budgets or pause anything?
No. It only reads approval status. Budgets, bids, and campaign state are never touched, so a run can never spend money or stop an active campaign.
Why check creatives still in review?
Because a creative sitting in review when the flight starts serves nothing. Flagging it early gives you time to submit a backup before the campaign goes live half dark.
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