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Reliable Meta Ads Manager breakdown switching in browser automation

TL;DR.

Ads Manager disables other breakdown search results while one breakdown is active. Clear the checked breakdown through its Recently used list item first, then select the next breakdown; use a wide viewport before capture so virtualized metric columns render.

When one Meta Ads Manager breakdown is active, search results for other breakdowns can appear with aria-disabled=true and a disabled input. Clicking those results is unreliable. Open Breakdown, clear the search field, find the checked item under Recently used, and click that checked list item to remove it. Wait until the toolbar no longer says Breakdown: 1 Selected. The target breakdown then becomes enabled and can be selected normally.

Ads Manager virtualizes metric columns. Before extracting or capturing a table, set a wide browser viewport (3600 px worked in this case), wait for the table to rerender, and assert that right-side metric headers such as outbound clicks and landing page views are present. This avoids screenshots that silently omit columns even though the column preset includes them.

Capture campaign evidence before deep navigation or reloads. A campaign visible in the live table can stop being returned after refresh, especially when its availability or lifecycle state changes, leaving no route back to its breakdowns in the UI.

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