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Facebook Ad Library Search Ads API

Returns Facebook Ad Library ads matching a keyword, each with its creative text, images, sponsor info, and running status.

GET /v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads
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Last updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team

When to use the Facebook Ad Library Search Ads API

Use it to find ads across all advertisers by keyword; if you already know the advertiser, adlibrary/company/ads is more direct.

From the API reference

Searches the Facebook Ad Library for ads matching a keyword. Returns matching ads with creative text, images, sponsor info, and status.

Searching 69 platforms in parallel

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Facebook API

What can you do with the Ad Library Search Ads API?

The Ad Library Search Ads endpoint gives you structured Facebook data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

# GET /v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads: 5 credits per page. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 14: this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
# Next page: send pagination.next_cursor back as cursor until pagination.has_more is false.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 14 --retry 3 -o response.json \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
  "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads?query=artificial+intelligence&trim=true" && cat response.json
# GET /v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads: 5 credits per page. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid

import requests

API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 14  # this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads"


def backoff(attempt):
    # Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
    return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)


def socialcrawl(params):
    # One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
    idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
    for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
        try:
            res = requests.get(
                URL,
                params=params,
                headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
                timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
            )
            body = res.json()
        except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
            # A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
            if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
                raise
            time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
            continue
        if body["success"]:
            return body
        error = body["error"]
        # Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
        if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
            return None  # refunded: nothing to read
        retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
        # SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
        permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
        if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
            raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
        # Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
        time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))


params = {
    "query": "artificial intelligence",
    "trim": "true",
}

# Walk the list: send pagination.next_cursor back as cursor until has_more is false.
MAX_PAGES = 10  # each page is one call
items = []
for _ in range(MAX_PAGES):
    body = socialcrawl(params)
    if body is None:
        break
    items.extend(body["data"]["items"])
    page = body.get("pagination") or {}
    if not page.get("has_more") or not page.get("next_cursor"):
        break
    params["cursor"] = page["next_cursor"]
print(f"{len(items)} items")
// GET /v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads: 5 credits per page. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 14_000; // this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;

type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
  | { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
  | { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };

const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);

async function socialcrawl(url: URL) {
  // One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
  const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
  for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
    let res: Response;
    let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
    try {
      res = await fetch(url, {
        headers: {
          "x-api-key": API_KEY,
          "Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
        },
        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
      });
      body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
    } catch (error) {
      // A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
      if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
      await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
      continue;
    }
    if (body.success) return body;
    // Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
    if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
    const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
    // SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
    const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
    if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
      throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
    }
    // Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
    await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
  }
}

const url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads");
url.searchParams.set("query", "artificial intelligence");
url.searchParams.set("trim", "true");

// Walk the list: send pagination.next_cursor back as cursor until has_more is false.
const MAX_PAGES = 10; // each page is one call
const items: unknown[] = [];
for (let page = 0; page < MAX_PAGES; page++) {
  const body = await socialcrawl(url);
  if (!body) break;
  items.push(...body.data.items);
  const next = body.pagination?.next_cursor;
  if (!body.pagination?.has_more || !next) break;
  url.searchParams.set("cursor", next);
}
console.log(`${items.length} items`);

Parameters worth sending

  • trim=true Same price, lighter payload: drops the bulky raw fields.

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
queryYesSearch keyword or phrase to find ads in the Facebook Ad Library
sort_byNoSort by impressions (high to low), or Most Recent (relevancy_monthly_grouped). Defaults to impressions. (total_impressions | relevancy_monthly_grouped)
search_typeNoIf you want to search by exact phrase or not (keyword_unordered | keyword_exact_phrase)
ad_typeNoSearch for all ads or only political and issue ads (all | political_and_issue_ads)
countryNoThis can only be one country. It has to be the 2 letter code for the country. It defaults to ALL.
statusNoStatus of the ad. Defaults to ACTIVE. (ALL | ACTIVE | INACTIVE)
media_typeNoMedia type of the ad. Defaults to ALL. Meme just means the ad has text and an image. No clue why they call it meme. (ALL | IMAGE | VIDEO | MEME | IMAGE_AND_MEME | NONE)
start_dateNoImpressions start date. Needs to be in YYYY-MM-DD format.
end_dateNoImpressions end date. Needs to be in YYYY-MM-DD format.
cursorNoCursor to paginate through results
trimNoSet to true for a trimmed down version of the response
max_pagesNo1 to 50 (default 1, or 50 when `max_items` or `max_credits` is sent). Walk up to this many pages in one call and return the rows from all of them. Each page walked is billed exactly as one call to this endpoint (a cached page is free) and counts against your rate limit; its charge and any refund are recorded under the page's own request id, listed in `data.walk.request_ids`. The walk stops early at the last page, or when the request's time budget runs low; `data.walk.stopped` says why (`end`, `max_pages`, `max_items`, `max_credits`, `time_budget`, `page_error`) and `pagination.next_cursor` continues from where it stopped.
max_itemsNo1 to 5000. Get more in one call: keep walking pages until the response holds at least this many rows, then stop with `data.walk.stopped: "max_items"`. The last page is returned whole (it was billed), so `data.items` can hold up to one page more than this, and `pagination.next_cursor` resumes right after it without skipping a row. Walks up to 50 pages unless `max_pages` says fewer; each page is billed as one call (a cached page is free). Add `max_credits` to cap the spend. A long walk can stop on the time budget first (`"time_budget"`): send the returned cursor with the same params to continue.
max_creditsNo1 to 100000. The most this call may spend, across every page it walks. A page starts only while the credits already spent plus that page's price (or, when higher, the most any page of this walk has cost) still fit, so the call never goes past it; the walk then stops with `data.walk.stopped: "max_credits"` and the cursor to resume. Sent alone, it walks as far as the budget goes (up to 50 pages). A value below the price of one page is a free 400 whose `error.details.page_credits` names that price. Credits a row join (`include=`) adds are known only once a page has run, so page 1 is checked against its own price.
Example Response

What does the Facebook Ad Library Search Ads API return?

Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.

Example response
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "facebook",
  "endpoint": "/v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "ad_archive_id": "2139784727416787",
        "collation_count": 3,
        "collation_id": "3161863597339791",
        "is_active": true,
        "page_id": "576808235525866",
        "page_is_deleted": false,
        "snapshot": {
          "branded_content": {
            "page_id": "576808235525866",
            "page_is_deleted": false,
            "page_profile_uri": "https://www.facebook.com/user_b67ec1/",
            "page_name": "I-Hub IIT Patna Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning"
          },
          "page_id": "101904016202906",
          "page_is_deleted": false,
          "page_profile_uri": "https://www.facebook.com/user_7f99b8/",
          "root_reshared_post": null,
          "byline": null,
          "disclaimer_label": null,
          "page_name": "High Onn Knowledge",
          "page_profile_picture_url": "https://scontent-lga3-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/758964133_1751982689261468_2817971388824079048_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=9GujPrrsoVoQ7kNvwEzBKw3&_nc_oc=AdphdY9dc8BQzCqP4mwtaAr9SYtMfm7zoH66zN4yKfWBTNvc7pVmu_ixehEQFS7kOTQ&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-3.xx&_nc_gid=vwQxxKvZ9al3_XJcdevFCw&_nc_ss=78289&oh=00_AQM3MSOEkGzujevG2xnS1u5nuBIK87OELHdeRMTdSkZp8Q&oe=6AC52A91",
          "event": null,
          "caption": "www.masaischool.com",
          "cta_text": "Apply now",
          "cards": [],
          "body": {
            "text": "Build strong fundamentals with the AI & Machine Learning Certification Program by Vishlesan i-Hub, IIT Patna. Learn core AI & ML concepts through hands-on projects and practical learning. \n\nClick the link to Apply Now or get the link from my bio"
          },
          "cta_type": "APPLY_NOW",
          "display_format": "VIDEO",
          "link_description": null,
          "link_url": "https://www.masaischool.com/program/iit-patna/ai-ml-sop/accelerate",
          "images": [],
          "page_categories": [
            "Education website",
            "Education Service"
          ],
          "page_like_count": 86,
          "title": null,
          "videos": [
            {
              "video_hd_url": "https://video-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m367/AQMlTgbEWk1bFuhd7FdLhLSeESnhUJiyb9306-Ph3kJgVsqb4LrlWnRv3M1H--g2ymC57qD3k-b3VQIbA2ymTHZziJltjmZ3N1iCFTZBPA.mp4?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=ef5aa3&_nc_ht=video-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=rjpPzmru7qQQ7kNvwHPotPn&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5WSV9VU0VDQVNFX1BST0RVQ1RfVFlQRS4uQzMuNzIwLnByb2dyZXNzaXZlX2gyNjQtYmFzaWMtZ2VuMl83MjBwIiwieHB2X2Fzc2V0X2lkIjoxMDAxMzMzNjUyMzU1MTg4LCJhc3NldF9hZ2VfZGF5cyI6MTI2LCJ2aV91c2VjYXNlX2lkIjoxMjM3NCwiZHVyYXRpb25fcyI6MjgsInVybGdlbl9zb3VyY2UiOiJ3d3cifQ%3D%3D&ccb=17-1&_nc_gid=vwQxxKvZ9al3_XJcdevFCw&_nc_ss=78289&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AQPFDX9kfbHW6J7II7JEruZ2Tv5INiZJA7KyLg7oAIhF8A&oe=6AC530BF",
              "video_preview_image_url": "https://example.com/redacted",
              "video_sd_url": "https://video-lga3-3.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m367/AQOQDi6sUF-QKcYNA2M09_I4Em9Ctdb77on_XXtDkEpFLuqMsjuaP0EkDL7dmYUzYBPNRc_Usk93gUHzqrCB-KdMw2GPRu61sB7LXagv2A.mp4?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=ef5aa3&_nc_ht=video-lga3-3.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=hm5I4CqeRrwQ7kNvwHpkIDT&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5WSV9VU0VDQVNFX1BST0RVQ1RfVFlQRS4uQzMuMzYwLnByb2dyZXNzaXZlX2gyNjQtYmFzaWMtZ2VuMl8zNjBwIiwieHB2X2Fzc2V0X2lkIjoxMDAxMzMzNjUyMzU1MTg4LCJhc3NldF9hZ2VfZGF5cyI6MTI2LCJ2aV91c2VjYXNlX2lkIjoxMjM3NCwiZHVyYXRpb25fcyI6MjgsInVybGdlbl9zb3VyY2UiOiJ3d3cifQ%3D%3D&ccb=17-1&_nc_gid=vwQxxKvZ9al3_XJcdevFCw&_nc_ss=78289&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AQM0pS8xVx5ZI8zvZng5xRvDMkag2tG22ylsyVpw6HZKoQ&oe=6AC521AA",
              "watermarked_video_hd_url": null,
              "watermarked_video_sd_url": null
            }
          ],
          "is_reshared": false,
          "extra_links": [],
          "extra_texts": [],
          "extra_images": [],
          "extra_videos": [],
          "country_iso_code": null,
          "brazil_tax_id": null,
          "additional_info": null,
          "ec_certificates": []
        },
        "has_user_reported": false,
        "report_count": null,
        "menu_items": [],
        "state_media_run_label": null,
        "page_name": "I-Hub IIT Patna Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning",
        "impressions_with_index": {
          "impressions_text": null,
          "impressions_index": -1
        },
        "gated_type": "ELIGIBLE",
        "categories": [
          "UNKNOWN"
        ],
        "is_aaa_eligible": false,
        "contains_digital_created_media": false,
        "reach_estimate": null,
        "currency": "",
        "spend": null,
        "end_date": 1790838000,
        "publisher_platform": [
          "FACEBOOK",
          "INSTAGRAM"
        ],
        "start_date": 1785308400,
        "contains_sensitive_content": false,
        "total_active_time": null,
        "regional_regulation_data": {
          "finserv": {
            "is_deemed_finserv": false,
            "is_limited_delivery": false
          },
          "tw_anti_scam": {
            "is_limited_delivery": false
          }
        },
        "hide_data_status": "NONE",
        "fev_info": null,
        "ad_id": null,
        "targeted_or_reached_countries": [],
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library?id=2139784727416787",
        "start_date_string": "2026-07-29T07:00:00.000Z",
        "end_date_string": "2026-10-01T07:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "ad_archive_id": "1055669670399239",
        "collation_count": 2,
        "collation_id": "1383170080575251",
        "is_active": true,
        "page_id": "195942257089305",
        "page_is_deleted": false,
        "snapshot": {
          "branded_content": null,
          "page_id": "195942257089305",
          "page_is_deleted": false,
          "page_profile_uri": "https://www.facebook.com/user_8757b4/",
          "root_reshared_post": null,
          "byline": null,
          "disclaimer_label": null,
          "page_name": "TalentSprint, Part of Accenture",
          "page_profile_picture_url": "https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/772725939_1960945541196934_8779058005522953830_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=ttZg0x2EDHwQ7kNvwGERQrn&_nc_oc=AdptUunFqum9jGJ7Q_kOWLhBOQedUL63_LOklzd3dL6SyaERC2gsYl1FOGGz06bxpCc&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&_nc_gid=vwQxxKvZ9al3_XJcdevFCw&_nc_ss=78289&oh=00_AQMOGaKL0SNA1ZoLLKyL00DcLdTMxHtrmQFmv52w0prGuQ&oe=6AC516BE",
          "event": null,
          "caption": "galgotiasuniversity.edu.in",
          "cta_text": "Learn more",
          "cards": [
            {
              "body": "Looking for a BTech program that goes beyond classroom learning?\n\nIndustry-integrated curriculum, practical projects, future technologies, and career-focused learning designed for tomorrow's engineers.",
              "cta_type": "LEARN_MORE",
              "caption": "",
              "link_description": "Learn beyond the classroom with industry-integrated engineering education.",
              "link_url": "https://www.galgotiasuniversity.edu.in/industry-integrated-degrees/btech.php?utm_source=fb_webconv&utm_medium=paid_facebook&utm_campaign=gu-fb_webconv-performance-audience-btech-parents&utm_content=gu-fb_webconv-performance-audience-btech-parents",
              "title": "👉 Not Just a BTech. Build the Future with AI.",
              "cta_text": "Learn More",
              "video_hd_url": null,
              "video_preview_image_url": null,
              "video_sd_url": null,
              "watermarked_video_hd_url": null,
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Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.

API Details

How does the Facebook Ad Library Search Ads API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for Facebook Ad Library Search Ads data?

We handle the complexity of Facebook data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

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The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 69 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 69 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

Computed fields, not just scraped

When an endpoint supports these metrics and the source provides the required inputs, the normalized record includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language. Ready to use.

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import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
    params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
    headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()
[ .JSON ]
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": {
      "username": "charlidamelio",
      "followers": 152400000
    },
    "engagement": {
      "likes": 12400000000,
      "engagement_rate": 0.087
    },
    "metadata": {
      "language": "en",
      "content_category": "lifestyle"
    }
  }
}
+ 69 platforms
FAQ

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Find answers to frequently asked questions about SocialCrawl's API, pricing, and capabilities.

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How do I search the Facebook Ad Library with an API?
Send a GET request to /v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads with your query keyword. SocialCrawl returns matching ads with creative text, images, sponsor info, status, impressions bucket, and date range.
What search filters are supported?
Filter by country (2-letter code), status (ACTIVE/INACTIVE/ALL), media_type (IMAGE/VIDEO/MEME), ad_type (all or political_and_issue_ads), language, date range, and search_type (keyword_unordered or keyword_exact_phrase).
Can I find winning creatives without scraping?
Yes. Search by keyword, sort by total_impressions (high to low), and the top hits are the highest-impression ads running for that query. Ideal for ad inspiration, creative research, and swipe-file building.
How do I paginate through search results?
Take the cursor from the response and pass it as the cursor parameter on the next request. Continue until cursor is empty. Each page returns the same shape so your pagination loop stays simple across requests.
Can I restrict results to political ads only?
Yes. Pass ad_type=political_and_issue_ads to return only political and issue ads. The response includes full transparency data (funding entity, targeting, and disclaimer) for policy research and civic tech use cases.

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