Facebook Ad Library ad details

Beta GET /v1/facebook/ad-library/ad

GET /v1/facebook/ad-library/ad

One ad by id or URL: page, status, dates and the snapshot (text, images, videos, format, link, call to action). Regulated ads add their transparency data in extra.

Cost: 1 credit
Status: Beta. Built and tested against recorded responses; the shape may still gain fields.
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#

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	one of	Ad id in the library. Also accepted as `ad_id`, `adId`.
`url`	URL	one of	Ad Library URL (facebook.com/ads/library/?id=...). Accepted hosts: `facebook.com`.
`get_transcript`	boolean	no	Accepted for compatibility. A video ad's transcript is its own call, `ad/transcript` (AI transcription, metered); this flag only adds a pointer to it in `extra.transcript_hint`. Default `false`.

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

Every request also accepts:

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).

curl

curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/facebook/ad-library/ad" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "id=352695862528588"

Python

import os
import requests

params = {
    "id": "352695862528588",
}
res = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/facebook/ad-library/ad",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY"]},
    params=params,
)
body = res.json()

if body["ok"]:
    print(body["data"])
else:
    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])

TypeScript

const url = new URL("https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/facebook/ad-library/ad");
url.search = new URLSearchParams({
  "id": "352695862528588"
}).toString();
const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY! },
});
const body = await res.json();

if (body.ok) {
  console.log(body.data);
} else {
  console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);
}

n8n

{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "SocialScrape Facebook Ad Library ad details",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/facebook/ad-library/ad",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "id",
              "value": "352695862528588"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "x-api-key",
              "value": "={{ $env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {}
}

Example response#

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

{
  "ok": true,
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 4999,
  "cached": false,
  "cached_at": null,
  "request_id": "req_4b391ed27ba57aff4b7f1f13",
  "data": {
    "object": "ad",
    "platform": "facebook",
    "id": "352695862528588",
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=352695862528588",
    "advertiser": {
      "object": "advertiser",
      "platform": "facebook",
      "id": "20531316728",
      "name": "Facebook",
      "url": "https://facebook.com/facebook",
      "page_id": "20531316728",
      "country": null,
      "verified": true,
      "ad_count": null,
      "extra": {
        "alias": "facebook",
        "categories": [
          "Website",
          "Company"
        ],
        "category": "Internet company",
        "cover_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/756138980_1586883190150362_1776895842644499433_n.avif?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=957871&_nc_ohc=EuEVSNa1RDcQ7kNvwHnW1tw&_nc_oc=AdqSn7iMHpK98NorWHNmWMsaeUzo9rmK0eTofV9wjUckzcvcGFaCln32LWYFM...",
        "entity_type": "PERSON_PROFILE",
        "image_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-1/380700650_10162533193146729_2379134611963304810_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s148x148_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=418b77&_nc_ohc=J-0bhyn71VEQ7kNvwGwrgcD&_nc_oc=Adp9fMi50sr3ccQrqeElkIGp8BZbrFv8hTEDP5...",
        "instagram_followers": 7777531,
        "instagram_username": "facebook",
        "instagram_verified": true,
        "likes": 154849444,
        "restricted": false,
        "verification": "BLUE_VERIFIED"
      }
    },
    "status": "inactive",
    "started_at": "2020-08-27T07:00:00Z",
    "ended_at": "2020-08-30T07:00:00Z",
    "title": "Change Together: From the March on Washington to Today",
    "body": "Queen Latifah hosts a series of candid conversations honoring the 57th anniversary of the #MarchOnWashington and this new era of the civil rights movement. Change Together features notable civil rights leaders such as Patrisse Cullors, Reve...",
    "cta_text": null,
    "landing_url": null,
    "format": "video",
    "media": {
      "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/123131854_3586232378268717_4745383357747290556_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=tpXEeRskuVcQ7kNvwG_nIfD&_nc_oc=AdoK9Gjnn-LfVkcA-p5JCkomtqIfP8YyI9f9CQlVa3u5K07rih2FUPhm0sfcl4...",
      "video_url": "https://video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m412/AQOhKuKthAVVa0rFEi41ggsiGpIjueM36xj6WP_vqqtBOe-ys_sa5nUBYG9fKBArU14yCLHp-zR-F0aBPcYRtpg.mp4?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=ef5aa3&_nc_ht=video-iad6-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=QaFwD5-UhtsQ7kNvwFsGH28&efg=ey...",
      "audio_url": null,
      "image_urls": null,
      "width": null,
      "height": null
    },
    "regions": null,
    "publisher_platforms": [
      "facebook"
    ],
    "impressions": {
      "lower": 1000000.0,
      "upper": null,
      "currency": null
    },
    "spend": {
      "lower": 1000000.0,
      "upper": null,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "extra": {
      "byline": "Facebook, Inc.",
      "categories": [
        "POLITICAL"
      ],
      "contains_digital_created_media": false,
      "contains_sensitive_content": false,
      "disclaimer_label": "PAID_FOR_BY",
      "gated_type": "TAKEN_DOWN",
      "hide_data_status": "NONE",
      "impressions_text": ">1M",
      "is_aaa_eligible": false,
      "media_expires_at": "2026-11-03T13:31:43Z",
      "page_spend": {
        "current_week": null,
        "is_political_page": true,
        "lifetime_by_disclaimer": [
          {
            "disclaimer": "",
            "spend": 921310
          },
          {
            "disclaimer": "Facebook, Inc.",
            "spend": 30356362
          }
        ],
        "weekly_by_disclaimer": []
      },
      "reach_estimate": ">1M",
      "regional_regulation_data": {
        "finserv": {
          "is_deemed_finserv": false,
          "is_limited_delivery": false
        },
        "tw_anti_scam": {
          "is_limited_delivery": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cursor": null,
  "has_more": null
}

Response#

A Ad object in data.

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.

Code	HTTP	Retry	Meaning
`invalid_params`	400	no	A parameter is missing, unknown or has the wrong type.
`unsupported_url`	400	no	The URL is not one this endpoint accepts (wrong platform or form).
`not_found`	404	no	The 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:

{
  "ok": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "The platform says this profile, post or item does not exist.",
    "retryable": false
  },
  "credits_charged": 0,
  "request_id": "req_18965a343014cc47f59524ec"
}

Also served at#

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

Facebook Ad Library search (GET /v1/facebook/ad-library/search)
Facebook Ad Library search (POST body) (POST /v1/facebook/ad-library/search)
Facebook Ad Library ads by page (GET /v1/facebook/ad-library/company/ads)
Facebook Ad Library ads by page (POST body) (POST /v1/facebook/ad-library/company/ads)
Facebook Ad Library ad transcript (GET /v1/facebook/ad-library/ad/transcript)
Facebook Ad Library advertiser search (GET /v1/facebook/ad-library/search/companies)
Facebook profile or page (GET /v1/facebook/profile)
Facebook profile posts (GET /v1/facebook/profile/posts)

Get started

Guides

API reference

Resources

Facebook Ad Library ad details

Parameters#

Example request#

Example response#

Response#

Errors#

Also served at#

Get started

Guides

API reference

Resources

Facebook Ad Library ad details

Parameters#

Example request#

Example response#

Response#

Errors#

Also served at#

Related endpoints#