> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.adalysis.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.adalysis.com/tools/audit/prebuilt-alert-list/ad-groups/ad-groups-with-too-many-ads.md).
# Ad groups with too many ads
Alert name: Ad groups with too many ads
Adalysis will alert you to any ad groups that have more than 3 active ads. You'll see the alert on your **Audit** **alerts** screen.
Pause ads in bulk or view a list. You can also pause pause individual ads from the list view.
{% hint style="success" %}
You can change the number of ads that triggers this alert in **Audit** > **Audit settings** > **Prebuilt** > **Ad groups**.
{% endhint %}
### **Pause ads in bulk**
Based on the list provided, you can reduce the number of ads in multiple ad groups at once:
* Pause a number of the worst-performing ads in each ad group, based on impressions.
* Leave a maximum of three ads in each ad group.
### **Pause individual ads**
Click on on an ad group name from the alert list. You can then select individual ads and pause them from the **Status** menu.
