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Facebook Ad Library search API

Search the Meta Ad Library by keyword.

GET /v1/facebook/ad-library/search

GET /v1/facebook/ad-library/search

Search the Meta Ad Library by keyword. region is the one country to search (ALL for every country). Also available as POST with a JSON body, for cursors too long for a URL.

  • 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
querystringyesKeyword to search for. Also accepted as keyword, q.
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.
matchstringnoMatch any of the words, or the exact phrase. One of any_words, exact_phrase. Default any_words. Also accepted as search_type. Also accepted values: keyword_unordered for any_words, keyword_exact_phrase for exact_phrase.
ad_typestringnoAll ads, or only political and issue ads. One of all, political. Default all. Also accepted values: political_and_issue_ads for political.
languagestringnoOnly ads in this language, a 2-letter code (EN, ES, FR). Also accepted as lang.
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.
start_datestringnoImpressions window start, YYYY-MM-DD.
end_datestringnoImpressions window end, YYYY-MM-DD.

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/search" \2  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \3  --data-urlencode "query=nike" \4  --data-urlencode "region=US" \5  --data-urlencode "cursor=eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVHR6TWN1R1ZGekcxSF85UzBpNjN5VTVMYjFzZHFDZmZaRjRYeHRHS205dXlVNG1BTUpkT2F3VEg1YUM4VWdvV2EifQ"

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_1c930ec02ef98c78765ee5ca",8  "data": {9    "object": "list",10    "items": [11      {12        "object": "ad",13        "platform": "facebook",14        "id": "973479965072202",15        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=973479965072202",16        "advertiser": {17          "object": "advertiser",18          "platform": "facebook",19          "id": "89516513179",20          "name": "Nordstrom Rack",21          "url": "https://facebook.com/NordstromRack",22          "page_id": "89516513179",23          "country": null,24          "verified": null,25          "ad_count": null,26          "extra": {27            "categories": [28              "Clothing (Brand)"29            ],30            "image_url": "https://scontent-dfw6-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/833185494_1464281759086790_9129409129755097293_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=PU1O_QOeAYwQ7kNvwEWC_bk&_nc_oc=Adqr-3NcZSoLz_wD5M2r3NIbYmXvnyXUJI8iiPL...",31            "likes": 252553132          }33        },34        "status": "active",35        "started_at": "2026-10-13T07:00:00Z",36        "ended_at": null,37        "title": "New Store Now Open",38        "body": "Your new Nordstrom Rack at Ramsey is here! Save on Nike, UGG®, Levi's®, AG, FRAME, 7 For All Mankind and more.",39        "cta_text": "Learn more",40        "landing_url": "https://stores.nordstromrack.com/us/nj/ramsey/225-interstate-shopping-center",41        "format": "dynamic_creative",42        "media": {43          "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-dfw6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/831400177_1961884945208401_164340649689964929_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=d05_Ue5xjOsQ7kNvwHHS1tw&_nc_oc=AdrMIpVjCUgGK_1qve82tCXM3CGBJGL8Qzsb4AJLXOiOZDEBQqi088ZGiVx6rh1...",44          "video_url": "https://video-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQNbPuRfRnMJxZwlsUoGoTiDFJi_85yWBtS1JPDprS5HhDaVy3PRzjKT3XyL-4h1SdprPPSY0tu_LoAx1oUdaKzjNP9AFWNMy0_WnXvLZoJFxw.mp4?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=1BNY8fL...",45          "audio_url": null,46          "image_urls": null,47          "width": null,48          "height": null49        },50        "regions": null,51        "publisher_platforms": [52          "facebook",53          "instagram",54          "messenger"55        ],56        "impressions": null,57        "spend": null,58        "extra": {59          "caption": "stores.nordstromrack.com",60          "cards": [61            {62              "body": "Your new Nordstrom Rack at Ramsey is here! Save on Nike, UGG®, Levi's®, AG, FRAME, 7 For All Mankind and more.",63              "cta_text": "Learn More",64              "link_url": "https://stores.nordstromrack.com/us/nj/ramsey/225-interstate-shopping-center",65              "title": "New Store Now Open",66              "video_url": "https://video-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQNbPuRfRnMJxZwlsUoGoTiDFJi_85yWBtS1JPDprS5HhDaVy3PRzjKT3XyL-4h1SdprPPSY0tu_LoAx1oUdaKzjNP9AFWNMy0_WnXvLZoJFxw.mp4?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=1BNY8fL..."67            },68            {69              "body": "Your new Nordstrom Rack at Ramsey is here! Save on Nike, UGG®, Levi's®, AG, FRAME, 7 For All Mankind and more.",70              "cta_text": "Learn More",71              "link_url": "https://stores.nordstromrack.com/us/nj/ramsey/225-interstate-shopping-center",72              "title": "New Store Now Open",73              "video_url": "https://video-dfw6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQOBUHlgC8XroLiSMqh3TFcq_I50ot-Iol5lysxpsK49HoXgJejHwHUhXom8UfALl4A8B8w8WFi8NnAl6SDu_vyqmvvKUsD25naT6VjJaFGd5g.mp4?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-dfw6-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=XgxV3nX..."74            }75          ],76          "categories": [77            "UNKNOWN"78          ],79          "collation_count": 1,80          "collation_id": "1640782090763040",81          "contains_digital_created_media": false,82          "contains_sensitive_content": false,83          "gated_type": "ELIGIBLE",84          "hide_data_status": "NONE",85          "is_aaa_eligible": false,86          "link_description": "Great Brands. Great Prices.",87          "media_expires_at": "2026-11-03T12:21:56Z",88          "regional_regulation_data": {89            "finserv": {90              "is_deemed_finserv": false,91              "is_limited_delivery": false92            },93            "tw_anti_scam": {94              "is_limited_delivery": false95            }96          },97          "video_urls": [98            "https://video-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQNbPuRfRnMJxZwlsUoGoTiDFJi_85yWBtS1JPDprS5HhDaVy3PRzjKT3XyL-4h1SdprPPSY0tu_LoAx1oUdaKzjNP9AFWNMy0_WnXvLZoJFxw.mp4?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=1BNY8fL...",99            "https://video-dfw6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQOBUHlgC8XroLiSMqh3TFcq_I50ot-Iol5lysxpsK49HoXgJejHwHUhXom8UfALl4A8B8w8WFi8NnAl6SDu_vyqmvvKUsD25naT6VjJaFGd5g.mp4?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b66105&_nc_ht=video-dfw6-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=XgxV3nX..."100          ]101        }102      },103      {104        "object": "ad",105        "platform": "facebook",106        "id": "2632171547233842",107        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=2632171547233842",108        "advertiser": {109          "object": "advertiser",110          "platform": "facebook",111          "id": "89516513179",112          "name": "Nordstrom Rack",113          "url": "https://facebook.com/NordstromRack",114          "page_id": "89516513179",115          "country": null,116          "verified": null,117          "ad_count": null,118          "extra": {119            "categories": [120              "Clothing (Brand)"121            ],122            "image_url": "https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/829508304_2144737292789183_7307609477957867889_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=tL5jbqqgmd0Q7kNvwFjEh9Z&_nc_oc=Adp4Pjp3T5YZsFvDUsf_VVqcwfHFwFht5792MAR...",123            "likes": 2525531124          }125        },126        "status": "active",127        "started_at": "2026-10-13T07:00:00Z",128        "ended_at": null,129        "title": "New Store Now Open",130        "body": "Your new Nordstrom Rack at Ramsey is here! Save on Nike, UGG®, Levi's®, AG, FRAME, 7 For All Mankind and more.",131        "cta_text": "Learn more",132        "landing_url": "https://stores.nordstromrack.com/us/nj/ramsey/225-interstate-shopping-center",133        "format": "dynamic_creative",134        "media": {135          "thumbnail_url": null,136          "video_url": null,137          "audio_url": null,138          "image_urls": [139            "https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/832476920_1088853536866855_6658459435692721343_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=1daYToDOn7MQ7kNvwGhNlvX&_nc_oc=AdpFo-oa97yqb5vMEW0GkWJRicdVgWJNKO_HOVAAzrY8VQ1x36u3xeMmbsacCP...",140            "https://scontent-dfw6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/829528978_2487390421754807_5464572652003104855_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=hcUVI0oNGtsQ7kNvwHGrf0c&_nc_oc=Ado01XP3a0MDCOfxPwjw4Je5ZuKKcoRgj0DysP79eMe0YKDmHDd5XD8xvTon8I..."141          ],142          "width": null,143          "height": null144        },145        "regions": null,146        "publisher_platforms": [147          "facebook",148          "instagram",149          "messenger"150        ],151        "impressions": null,152        "spend": null,153        "extra": {154          "caption": "stores.nordstromrack.com",155          "cards": [156            {157              "body": "Your new Nordstrom Rack at Ramsey is here! Save on Nike, UGG®, Levi's®, AG, FRAME, 7 For All Mankind and more.",158              "cta_text": "Learn More",159              "image_url": "https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/832476920_1088853536866855_6658459435692721343_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=1daYToDOn7MQ7kNvwGhNlvX&_nc_oc=AdpFo-oa97yqb5vMEW0GkWJRicdVgWJNKO_HOVAAzrY8VQ1x36u3xeMmbsacCP...",160              "link_url": "https://stores.nordstromrack.com/us/nj/ramsey/225-interstate-shopping-center",161              "title": "New Store Now Open"162            },163            {164              "body": "Your new Nordstrom Rack at Ramsey is here! Save on Nike, UGG®, Levi's®, AG, FRAME, 7 For All Mankind and more.",165              "cta_text": "Learn More",166              "image_url": "https://scontent-dfw6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/829528978_2487390421754807_5464572652003104855_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=hcUVI0oNGtsQ7kNvwHGrf0c&_nc_oc=Ado01XP3a0MDCOfxPwjw4Je5ZuKKcoRgj0DysP79eMe0YKDmHDd5XD8xvTon8I...",167              "link_url": "https://stores.nordstromrack.com/us/nj/ramsey/225-interstate-shopping-center",168              "title": "New Store Now Open"169            }170          ],171          "categories": [172            "UNKNOWN"173          ],174          "collation_count": 1,175          "collation_id": "1098100212980732",176          "contains_digital_created_media": false,177          "contains_sensitive_content": false,178          "gated_type": "ELIGIBLE",179          "hide_data_status": "NONE",180          "is_aaa_eligible": false,181          "link_description": "Great Brands. Great Prices.",182          "media_expires_at": "2026-11-03T13:06:34Z",183          "regional_regulation_data": {184            "finserv": {185              "is_deemed_finserv": false,186              "is_limited_delivery": false187            },188            "tw_anti_scam": {189              "is_limited_delivery": false190            }191          }192        }193      }194    ],195    "cursor": "eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVEVjQ3NEVzRfU1E2RFJlc1pyY0ZiTXJWZi1QdEs5ZDRIRjV4R2k2RklQUnRoN3oxTW1VcTVUZl9fWFk0SnVKWnc0Sy1GVkVrbzNXTWgyemVpemViX0JRIn0",196    "has_more": true,197    "parent": null198  },199  "cursor": "eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVEVjQ3NEVzRfU1E2RFJlc1pyY0ZiTXJWZi1QdEs5ZDRIRjV4R2k2RklQUnRoN3oxTW1VcTVUZl9fWFk0SnVKWnc0Sy1GVkVrbzNXTWgyemVpemViX0JRIn0",200  "has_more": true201}

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.

Also served at#

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