---
title: "create_facebook_native_criteria_audience. Metadata MCP tool reference"
url: https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_facebook_native_criteria_audience
description: "Create a Facebook native criteria audience using Facebook-supported targeting criteria. Writes tool on the Metadata MCP server, with its full JSON Schema."
source: metadata.io
---

# create_facebook_native_criteria_audience

Create a Facebook native criteria audience using Facebook-supported targeting criteria.

Writes [audiences](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/#cat-audiences)

## What it does

## Arguments

| Argument | Type |   | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | string | required | Audience name (required). |
| `industries` | array |   | Facebook native industry categories for audience targeting. Valid values: Administrative Services, Architecture and Engineering, Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Media, Business and Finance, Business decision maker titles and interests, Cleaning and Maintenance Services, Community and Social Services |
| `countries` | array |   | List of country names to target. Each must be a valid country name (e.g., ['United States', 'Brazil']). Resolved to platform country IDs before submission. |
| `job_titles` | array |   | Free-text job title strings for targeting. Example: ['Software Engineer', 'Senior Developer', 'Product Owner'] |
| `interests` | array |   | Free-text interest strings for targeting. Example: ['Java', 'Python', 'Cloud Computing', 'Machine Learning'] |
| `min_age` | integer | required | Minimum age for audience targeting. Must be between 21 and 65, and less than or equal to max_age. |
| `max_age` | integer | required | Maximum age for audience targeting. Must be between 21 and 65, and greater than or equal to min_age. |
| `estimate_only` | boolean |   | If true, do NOT create the audience — only estimate its size and return the expected contact count. Use this when the user wants to preview Facebook audience size before committing. Defaults to false (audience is created). |

## Request

**Request template, not a complete runnable example.** Replace placeholders, empty objects, arrays, and zero values with valid account-specific inputs. Read required fields and nested constraints in the full schema. Confirm the account, connected channels, and referenced assets before calling a write tool.

## Response

## Related

Other audiences tools:

- [archive_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/archive_audience) Destructive
- [create_audience_from_segment](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_audience_from_segment) Writes
- [create_bombora_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_bombora_audience) Writes
- [create_csv_upload_linkedin_native_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_csv_upload_linkedin_native_audience) Writes
- [create_firmographic_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_firmographic_audience) Writes
- [create_g2_intent_dynamic_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_g2_intent_dynamic_audience) Writes
- [create_g2_intent_linkedin_native_dynamic_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_g2_intent_linkedin_native_dynamic_audience) Writes
- [create_g2_intent_static_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_g2_intent_static_audience) Writes

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