# Snapchat Ads API vs X Ads API (slim)

> X Ads scores 57.3 (C) to Snapchat Ads's 50.4 (D) for ad reporting. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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X Ads API scores 57.3 (C) on agent readiness against Snapchat Ads API's 50.4 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Snapchat Ads API leads on security & auth and transparency & trust. Both do ad reporting.

- Snapchat Ads API: D 50.4, rank #771 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/snapchat-ads.min.md
- X Ads API: C 57.3, rank #616 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/x-ads.min.md
- Snapchat Ads API, good for An agent that manages or reports on Snapchat campaigns for an advertiser whose admin can create an OAuth app. Ahead on Security & auth, 65 against 48; Transparency & trust, 69 against 62.
- X Ads API, good for An agent that manages or reports on X campaigns for an advertiser with an approved developer app, especially through the MCP server, where scopes separate reads from writes and writes start paused. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 34; Schema & documentation, 64 against 56; Agent ergonomics, 62 against 57.

| Category | Snapchat Ads API | X Ads API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 34 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 56 | 64 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 57 | 62 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 65 | 48 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 61 | 63 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 69 | 62 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Snapchat Ads API | X Ads API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Snap Inc. | X Corp. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.snapchat.com/ads` | `https://ads-api.x.com/mcp` |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Snap Developer Terms, which incorporate the Business Services Terms and the Snap Business Tools Terms | Proprietary service under the X Developer Agreement and its incorporated Developer Policy |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-17 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-01-31 | 2026-04-27 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-21 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |