# Audience Overlap Detector

Source: https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/cookbook/recipe/audience-overlap-detector

Find targeting overlap between campaigns that causes you to bid against yourself.

Category: [Optimization](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/cookbook/category/optimization). Difficulty: Intermediate. Estimated time: 30 minutes. Estimated time saved: 2h. These estimates depend on your account and task.

## Platforms

- [Meta Ads](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/cookbook/platforms/meta)

## Best for

- [Performance Marketeer](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/cookbook/roles/performance-marketeer)
- [Agency Owner](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/cookbook/roles/agency-owner)

## Prerequisites

- Meta Ads with multiple ad sets

Connect the required accounts and your [AI assistant](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/setup), then confirm the [workspace and client context](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/accounts#client-profiles). Open a recipe for its prerequisites, prompts and expected output. Treat durations and time savings as editorial estimates, not guarantees. Check proposed writes before approving them. Recipes involving another service need a separate connection to that service.

## Tools used

| Tool | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| [`meta_query`](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/tools/meta-ads#available-tools) | Ad set targeting data |
| [`meta_get_insights`](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/tools/meta-ads#available-tools) | Performance comparison |
| [`skill`](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/tools/skills#available-tools) | Load overlap detector skill |

The tools available to your assistant depend on account connections, workspace permissions and client support. [Browse the tool catalog](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/tools).

## Skills used

- [`meta-audience-overlap-detector`](https://adsuperpowers.ai/docs/skills)

Ask your assistant to find and retrieve the matching skill before applying it.

## Prompts

Use these prompts in your connected AI assistant. Replace account names, dates and targets as needed. Read the result before following a recommendation or approving a write.

### Overlap Analysis

```text
Analyze my Meta ad sets for audience overlap. Identify which audiences are competing with each other and estimate the cost impact. Recommend consolidation opportunities.
```

**Expected output:** Overlap matrix with cost impact and consolidation plan

## Automation

This recipe is intended for an interactive run. Review the result with your assistant before proceeding.

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