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Facebook Ad Library ads by page

Beta 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
  • 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#

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).

curl
curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/facebook/ad-library/company/ads" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "id=15087023444" \
  --data-urlencode "region=US" \
  --data-urlencode "cursor=eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVEZfamZkd1hQZjYwUk9Ld3A0Qk1QeGlCM1BiN2pxYkc3dEtlbEhXSmJMc3hnb29XbnFjbWRnUUJCMEJ0Y3RGcW8iLCJwIjoiMTUwODcwMjM0NDQifQ"
Python
import os
import requests

params = {
    "id": "15087023444",
    "region": "US",
    "cursor": "eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVEZfamZkd1hQZjYwUk9Ld3A0Qk1QeGlCM1BiN2pxYkc3dEtlbEhXSmJMc3hnb29XbnFjbWRnUUJCMEJ0Y3RGcW8iLCJwIjoiMTUwODcwMjM0NDQifQ",
}
res = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/facebook/ad-library/company/ads",
    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/company/ads");
url.search = new URLSearchParams({
  "id": "15087023444",
  "region": "US",
  "cursor": "eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVEZfamZkd1hQZjYwUk9Ld3A0Qk1QeGlCM1BiN2pxYkc3dEtlbEhXSmJMc3hnb29XbnFjbWRnUUJCMEJ0Y3RGcW8iLCJwIjoiMTUwODcwMjM0NDQifQ"
}).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 ads by page",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/facebook/ad-library/company/ads",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "id",
              "value": "15087023444"
            },
            {
              "name": "region",
              "value": "US"
            },
            {
              "name": "cursor",
              "value": "eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVEZfamZkd1hQZjYwUk9Ld3A0Qk1QeGlCM1BiN2pxYkc3dEtlbEhXSmJMc3hnb29XbnFjbWRnUUJCMEJ0Y3RGcW8iLCJwIjoiMTUwODcwMjM0NDQifQ"
            }
          ]
        },
        "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_cc9a8398781187ace05db907",
  "data": {
    "object": "list",
    "items": [
      {
        "object": "ad",
        "platform": "facebook",
        "id": "1741150940324450",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=1741150940324450",
        "advertiser": {
          "object": "advertiser",
          "platform": "facebook",
          "id": "15087023444",
          "name": "Nike",
          "url": "https://facebook.com/nike",
          "page_id": "15087023444",
          "country": null,
          "verified": null,
          "ad_count": null,
          "extra": {
            "categories": [
              "Sportswear"
            ],
            "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...",
            "likes": 39491776
          }
        },
        "status": "active",
        "started_at": "2026-10-27T07:00:00Z",
        "ended_at": null,
        "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",
        "body": "Performance-driven details meet elevated silhouettes in NikeSKIMS first-ever outerwear collection. Shop now.",
        "cta_text": "Shop now",
        "landing_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",
        "format": "dynamic_creative",
        "media": {
          "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...",
          "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...",
          "audio_url": null,
          "image_urls": null,
          "width": null,
          "height": null
        },
        "regions": null,
        "publisher_platforms": [
          "instagram"
        ],
        "impressions": null,
        "spend": null,
        "extra": {
          "caption": "nike.com",
          "cards": [
            {
              "cta_text": "Shop Now",
              "link_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",
              "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",
              "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..."
            },
            {
              "body": "Performance-driven details meet elevated silhouettes in NikeSKIMS first-ever outerwear collection. Shop now.",
              "cta_text": "Shop Now",
              "link_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",
              "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",
              "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..."
            }
          ],
          "categories": [
            "UNKNOWN"
          ],
          "collation_count": 2,
          "collation_id": "965683042768272",
          "contains_digital_created_media": false,
          "contains_sensitive_content": false,
          "gated_type": "ELIGIBLE",
          "hide_data_status": "NONE",
          "is_aaa_eligible": false,
          "media_expires_at": "2026-11-03T12:01:44Z",
          "regional_regulation_data": {
            "finserv": {
              "is_deemed_finserv": false,
              "is_limited_delivery": false
            },
            "tw_anti_scam": {
              "is_limited_delivery": false
            }
          },
          "video_urls": [
            "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...",
            "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..."
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "object": "ad",
        "platform": "facebook",
        "id": "863054156866007",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=863054156866007",
        "advertiser": {
          "object": "advertiser",
          "platform": "facebook",
          "id": "15087023444",
          "name": "Nike",
          "url": "https://facebook.com/nike",
          "page_id": "15087023444",
          "country": null,
          "verified": null,
          "ad_count": null,
          "extra": {
            "categories": [
              "Sportswear"
            ],
            "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...",
            "likes": 39491776
          }
        },
        "status": "active",
        "started_at": "2026-10-27T07:00:00Z",
        "ended_at": null,
        "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",
        "body": "Performance-driven details meet elevated silhouettes in NikeSKIMS first-ever outerwear collection. Shop now.",
        "cta_text": "Shop now",
        "landing_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",
        "format": "dynamic_creative",
        "media": {
          "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...",
          "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...",
          "audio_url": null,
          "image_urls": null,
          "width": null,
          "height": null
        },
        "regions": null,
        "publisher_platforms": [
          "instagram"
        ],
        "impressions": null,
        "spend": null,
        "extra": {
          "caption": "nike.com",
          "cards": [
            {
              "cta_text": "Shop Now",
              "link_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",
              "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",
              "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..."
            },
            {
              "body": "Performance-driven details meet elevated silhouettes in NikeSKIMS first-ever outerwear collection. Shop now.",
              "cta_text": "Shop Now",
              "link_url": "https://www.nike.com/w/nikeskims-jackets-5sac5zb2asd",
              "title": "NikeSKIMS Outerwear",
              "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..."
            }
          ],
          "categories": [
            "UNKNOWN"
          ],
          "collation_count": 1,
          "collation_id": "1504696874857690",
          "contains_digital_created_media": false,
          "contains_sensitive_content": false,
          "gated_type": "ELIGIBLE",
          "hide_data_status": "NONE",
          "is_aaa_eligible": false,
          "media_expires_at": "2026-11-03T12:27:40Z",
          "regional_regulation_data": {
            "finserv": {
              "is_deemed_finserv": false,
              "is_limited_delivery": false
            },
            "tw_anti_scam": {
              "is_limited_delivery": false
            }
          },
          "video_urls": [
            "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...",
            "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..."
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "cursor": "eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVHY4UU9FVEp5MkwzXzYyc2RIeGQwWUd6RWpMN0V5N3JWVndXcnhtZHRkZGNlS2x1bmxlOG9aVExoSVdVdHp2NTEiLCJwIjoiMTUwODcwMjM0NDQifQ",
    "has_more": true,
    "parent": {
      "object": "advertiser",
      "platform": "facebook",
      "id": "15087023444",
      "name": "Nike",
      "url": "https://facebook.com/nike",
      "page_id": "15087023444",
      "country": null,
      "verified": null,
      "ad_count": null,
      "extra": {
        "categories": [
          "Sportswear"
        ],
        "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...",
        "likes": 39491776
      }
    }
  },
  "cursor": "eyJrIjoiZmJhZHMiLCJjIjoiQVFIVHY4UU9FVEp5MkwzXzYyc2RIeGQwWUd6RWpMN0V5N3JWVndXcnhtZHRkZGNlS2x1bmxlOG9aVExoSVdVdHp2NTEiLCJwIjoiMTUwODcwMjM0NDQifQ",
  "has_more": true
}

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:

{
  "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_c4b8addd8b5f1e5089096dee"
}

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.