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Facebook Ad Library ads by page API

The ads a company runs, by Ad Library page id or by company name.

GET /v1/facebook/ad-library/company/ads

GET /v1/facebook/ad-library/company/ads

The ads a company runs, by Ad Library page id or by company name. Also available as POST with a JSON body.

  • Cost: 1 credit
  • Cache: Results are kept up to 30 days; send max_age_days to reuse them for free.
  • Timeout: A request still running after about 25 seconds answers 202 with a job to poll (Batch and jobs).

Parameters#

NameTypeRequiredDescription
idstringone ofAd Library page id of the advertiser (from advertiser search). Also accepted as pageId, page_id.
company_namestringone ofAdvertiser name (resolved to a page id). Also accepted as companyName.
statusstringnoAd status. One of active, inactive, all. Default active. Also accepted as active_status. Also accepted values: ACTIVE for active, INACTIVE for inactive, ALL for all.
media_typestringnoCreative type. meme is Meta's word for text on an image. One of all, image, video, meme, image_and_meme, none. Also accepted values: ALL for all, IMAGE for image, VIDEO for video, MEME for meme, IMAGE_AND_MEME for image_and_meme, NONE for none.
languagestringnoOnly ads in this language, a 2-letter code (EN, ES, FR). Also accepted as lang.
sortstringnoOrder of results: impressions is most impressions first (ScrapeCreators' default), newest is most recent. Changing it restarts the cursor chain. One of relevance, impressions, newest. Also accepted as sort_by, sortBy, order. Also accepted values: total_impressions for impressions, relevancy_monthly_grouped for newest.
start_datestringnoImpressions window start, YYYY-MM-DD.
end_datestringnoImpressions window end, YYYY-MM-DD.

Send at least one of id, company_name. If you send several, the first listed is used and the rest are ignored.

Every request also accepts:

  • cursor: the cursor from the previous page (Pagination).
  • region: two-letter country code for results that vary by country. Changing it restarts the cursor chain.
  • trim: true for a smaller response without null fields and extra.
  • raw: true to also get the platform's original object as raw.
  • max_age_days: accept a cached result up to this many days old, for 0 credits (Caching).

Example request#

Set your key in the environment first (see Authentication).

1curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/facebook/ad-library/company/ads" \2  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \3  --data-urlencode "id=15087023444" \4  --data-urlencode "region=US" \5  --data-urlencode "cursor=eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVEZfamZkd1hQZjYwUk9Ld3A0Qk1QeGlCM1BiN2pxYkc3dEtlbEhXSmJMc3hnb29XbnFjbWRnUUJCMEJ0Y3RGcW8iLCJwIjoiMTUwODcwMjM0NDQifQ"

Example response#

This is a sample from a recorded response, lists and long text are shortened. Status 200.

200 OKSample response
1{2  "ok": true,3  "credits_charged": 1,4  "credits_remaining": 4999,5  "cached": false,6  "cached_at": null,7  "request_id": "req_cc9a8398781187ace05db907",8  "data": {9    "object": "list",10    "items": [11      {12        "object": "ad",13        "platform": "facebook",14        "id": "1741150940324450",15        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=1741150940324450",16        "advertiser": {17          "object": "advertiser",18          "platform": "facebook",19          "id": "15087023444",20          "name": "Nike",21          "url": "https://facebook.com/nike",22          "page_id": "15087023444",23          "country": null,24          "verified": null,25          "ad_count": null,26          "extra": {27            "categories": [28              "Sportswear"29            ],30            "image_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/864869509_1653296926256147_3156543285094651318_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=uSW_Qxt7K9QQ7kNvwG7kpel&_nc_oc=AdoQi3RqZdma5IEI2u7F5LjvR9njdcm05RFGsZF...",31            "likes": 3949177632          }33        },34        "status": "active",35        "started_at": "2026-10-27T07:00:00Z",36        "ended_at": null,37        "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",38        "body": "Performance-driven details meet elevated silhouettes in NikeSKIMS first-ever outerwear collection. Shop now.",39        "cta_text": "Shop now",40        "landing_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",41        "format": "dynamic_creative",42        "media": {43          "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/863381536_1629878175452111_2186856551102654395_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=10fUTWw10RMQ7kNvwHCY_uY&_nc_oc=AdquGCOv_7TJ2g_apQc9xkLLh6dXSzY3fyvRIybw-F66_HdEfmO42AUvGzLW_Y...",44          "video_url": "https://video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQMThINznE2v6zjJUHiLUEsAe6tLCKgcJ6MocHt0gU-p-AsaNYsNictX5PBle5ainsTB4qblkbM2UlLyO4AZlQHUEa7f1zxKj_ESTcWbqYC6RQ.mp4?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=nb_6WRH...",45          "audio_url": null,46          "image_urls": null,47          "width": null,48          "height": null49        },50        "regions": null,51        "publisher_platforms": [52          "instagram"53        ],54        "impressions": null,55        "spend": null,56        "extra": {57          "caption": "nike.com",58          "cards": [59            {60              "cta_text": "Shop Now",61              "link_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",62              "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",63              "video_url": "https://video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQMThINznE2v6zjJUHiLUEsAe6tLCKgcJ6MocHt0gU-p-AsaNYsNictX5PBle5ainsTB4qblkbM2UlLyO4AZlQHUEa7f1zxKj_ESTcWbqYC6RQ.mp4?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=nb_6WRH..."64            },65            {66              "body": "Performance-driven details meet elevated silhouettes in NikeSKIMS first-ever outerwear collection. Shop now.",67              "cta_text": "Shop Now",68              "link_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",69              "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",70              "video_url": "https://video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQM0-S81Xgb6hqjKs_uFBvJvkit7yKus5AsUFSvpArSC4we5KxlUwn_Bvp_DONqWPcoJWFz34jGtAMa3asLcUTSo-SZcEf1zMAw-b7NE2pzTzA.mp4?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=xzRxgs8..."71            }72          ],73          "categories": [74            "UNKNOWN"75          ],76          "collation_count": 2,77          "collation_id": "965683042768272",78          "contains_digital_created_media": false,79          "contains_sensitive_content": false,80          "gated_type": "ELIGIBLE",81          "hide_data_status": "NONE",82          "is_aaa_eligible": false,83          "media_expires_at": "2026-11-03T12:01:44Z",84          "regional_regulation_data": {85            "finserv": {86              "is_deemed_finserv": false,87              "is_limited_delivery": false88            },89            "tw_anti_scam": {90              "is_limited_delivery": false91            }92          },93          "video_urls": [94            "https://video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQMThINznE2v6zjJUHiLUEsAe6tLCKgcJ6MocHt0gU-p-AsaNYsNictX5PBle5ainsTB4qblkbM2UlLyO4AZlQHUEa7f1zxKj_ESTcWbqYC6RQ.mp4?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=nb_6WRH...",95            "https://video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQM0-S81Xgb6hqjKs_uFBvJvkit7yKus5AsUFSvpArSC4we5KxlUwn_Bvp_DONqWPcoJWFz34jGtAMa3asLcUTSo-SZcEf1zMAw-b7NE2pzTzA.mp4?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=xzRxgs8..."96          ]97        }98      },99      {100        "object": "ad",101        "platform": "facebook",102        "id": "863054156866007",103        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=863054156866007",104        "advertiser": {105          "object": "advertiser",106          "platform": "facebook",107          "id": "15087023444",108          "name": "Nike",109          "url": "https://facebook.com/nike",110          "page_id": "15087023444",111          "country": null,112          "verified": null,113          "ad_count": null,114          "extra": {115            "categories": [116              "Sportswear"117            ],118            "image_url": "https://scontent-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/855927589_1456995689655689_7861179406546544120_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=YQbv5qKzW6QQ7kNvwHUrCpf&_nc_oc=Adp_t208XBYDDRNJmXdgMFKyceLQgheCHSqN9qD...",119            "likes": 39491776120          }121        },122        "status": "active",123        "started_at": "2026-10-27T07:00:00Z",124        "ended_at": null,125        "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",126        "body": "Performance-driven details meet elevated silhouettes in NikeSKIMS first-ever outerwear collection. Shop now.",127        "cta_text": "Shop now",128        "landing_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",129        "format": "dynamic_creative",130        "media": {131          "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/857014578_2174319749830422_6237423086901910294_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=KgSzPhaF660Q7kNvwET6gjh&_nc_oc=AdqXxLJz_8rHvlmOzRAlfrVtUPFZ33GyoGwNcOpZX3Cg73RB6svrlGF3IKpZci...",132          "video_url": "https://video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQOM_F_MniZ-_eiw-ZpH_3mKF8mWUVD6uab43JspKB1zlLtipOCnu_yHODgd8GK7CzpKaUNjBvUbJf6NFghqmJSyKV6pbtFS3WCMO5YvZBIB0A.mp4?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=UkXyVMe...",133          "audio_url": null,134          "image_urls": null,135          "width": null,136          "height": null137        },138        "regions": null,139        "publisher_platforms": [140          "instagram"141        ],142        "impressions": null,143        "spend": null,144        "extra": {145          "caption": "nike.com",146          "cards": [147            {148              "cta_text": "Shop Now",149              "link_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",150              "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",151              "video_url": "https://video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQOM_F_MniZ-_eiw-ZpH_3mKF8mWUVD6uab43JspKB1zlLtipOCnu_yHODgd8GK7CzpKaUNjBvUbJf6NFghqmJSyKV6pbtFS3WCMO5YvZBIB0A.mp4?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=UkXyVMe..."152            },153            {154              "body": "Performance-driven details meet elevated silhouettes in NikeSKIMS first-ever outerwear collection. Shop now.",155              "cta_text": "Shop Now",156              "link_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",157              "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",158              "video_url": "https://video-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQNUO60K5qIDnVm3ZY1jVNWQ0MrqZ9TmOF-hwfU2Uzj1X9IszvYLPwMKVEF1CrMmwvTsERt5gfqW27e0Sp4OBOmTi63eLqNm0ohUXgFDg7O94w.mp4?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=ExQREJ1..."159            }160          ],161          "categories": [162            "UNKNOWN"163          ],164          "collation_count": 1,165          "collation_id": "1504696874857690",166          "contains_digital_created_media": false,167          "contains_sensitive_content": false,168          "gated_type": "ELIGIBLE",169          "hide_data_status": "NONE",170          "is_aaa_eligible": false,171          "media_expires_at": "2026-11-03T12:27:40Z",172          "regional_regulation_data": {173            "finserv": {174              "is_deemed_finserv": false,175              "is_limited_delivery": false176            },177            "tw_anti_scam": {178              "is_limited_delivery": false179            }180          },181          "video_urls": [182            "https://video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQOM_F_MniZ-_eiw-ZpH_3mKF8mWUVD6uab43JspKB1zlLtipOCnu_yHODgd8GK7CzpKaUNjBvUbJf6NFghqmJSyKV6pbtFS3WCMO5YvZBIB0A.mp4?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=UkXyVMe...",183            "https://video-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQNUO60K5qIDnVm3ZY1jVNWQ0MrqZ9TmOF-hwfU2Uzj1X9IszvYLPwMKVEF1CrMmwvTsERt5gfqW27e0Sp4OBOmTi63eLqNm0ohUXgFDg7O94w.mp4?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=ExQREJ1..."184          ]185        }186      }187    ],188    "cursor": "eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVHY4UU9FVEp5MkwzXzYyc2RIeGQwWUd6RWpMN0V5N3JWVndXcnhtZHRkZGNlS2x1bmxlOG9aVExoSVdVdHp2NTEiLCJwIjoiMTUwODcwMjM0NDQifQ",189    "has_more": true,190    "parent": {191      "object": "advertiser",192      "platform": "facebook",193      "id": "15087023444",194      "name": "Nike",195      "url": "https://facebook.com/nike",196      "page_id": "15087023444",197      "country": null,198      "verified": null,199      "ad_count": null,200      "extra": {201        "categories": [202          "Sportswear"203        ],204        "image_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/864869509_1653296926256147_3156543285094651318_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=uSW_Qxt7K9QQ7kNvwG7kpel&_nc_oc=AdoQi3RqZdma5IEI2u7F5LjvR9njdcm05RFGsZF...",205        "likes": 39491776206      }207    }208  },209  "cursor": "eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVHY4UU9FVEp5MkwzXzYyc2RIeGQwWUd6RWpMN0V5N3JWVndXcnhtZHRkZGNlS2x1bmxlOG9aVExoSVdVdHp2NTEiLCJwIjoiMTUwODcwMjM0NDQifQ",210  "has_more": true211}

Response#

A list of Ad objects in data.items, with data.cursor and data.has_more.

See Data models for every field. The envelope around data is described in Responses.

Errors#

Failures are free: credits_charged is 0. Branch on error.code, never on the message.

CodeHTTPRetryMeaning
invalid_params400noA parameter is missing, unknown or has the wrong type.
not_found404noThe platform says this profile, post or item does not exist.

Every request can also fail with the account and platform errors listed on the Errors page.

Example error:

1{2  "ok": false,3  "error": {4    "code": "not_found",5    "message": "The platform says this profile, post or item does not exist.",6    "retryable": false7  },8  "credits_charged": 0,9  "request_id": "req_c4b8addd8b5f1e5089096dee"10}

Also served at#

These paths answer the same request, so code written for other APIs keeps working: /v1/facebook/adLibrary/company/ads. See Switching from ScrapeCreators.