---
title: "list_budget_groups. Metadata MCP tool reference"
url: https://metadata.io/developers/tools/list_budget_groups
description: "Browse and list all available budget groups in the Metadata platform with customizable sorting. Read tool on the Metadata MCP server, with its full JSON Schema and a real recorded response."
source: metadata.io
---

# list_budget_groups

Browse and list all available budget groups in the Metadata platform with customizable sorting.

Read [campaigns](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/#cat-campaigns)

## What it does

## Arguments

| Argument | Type |   | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `sort_by` | string |   | Field to sort budget groups by. Default: totalActiveExperimentsone of: `totalActiveExperiments`, `monthlyCap`, `averageDailyBudgetPerExperiment`, `spent`, `totalBudget`, `endDate`, `startDate`, `leads`, `cpl` |
| `sort_order` | string |   | Sort order - 'asc' (ascending) or 'desc' (descending). Default: descone of: `asc`, `desc` |
| `page` | integer |   | Page number for pagination (0-based). Default: 0 |
| `size` | integer |   | Number of results per page. Default: 10 |

## 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

Real, from the production server, in **206 ms**. The full response was 31,099 bytes; this is the first part of it. Values that identify a customer or disclose money are replaced with typed placeholders; keys, types and nesting are exactly as returned.

## Related

Other campaigns tools:

- [add_and_edit_campaign_elements](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/add_and_edit_campaign_elements) Destructive
- [add_and_edit_native_campaign_elements](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/add_and_edit_native_campaign_elements) Destructive
- [check_campaign_launch_readiness](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/check_campaign_launch_readiness) Read
- [connect_channel](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/connect_channel) Writes
- [create_budget_group](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_budget_group) Writes
- [create_campaign](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_campaign) Writes
- [create_native_structure_campaign](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_native_structure_campaign) Writes
- [create_update_offer](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_update_offer) Destructive

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