TikTok Ad Library search API

Q: Which errors can it return?

invalid_params (do not retry), not_found (do not retry), upstream_blocked (retry). Account and platform errors from the errors list can also happen. A failure always costs 0 credits.

Q: How do I get more than one page?

Send the same request with cursor set to the cursor you received, until has_more is false . Each page costs its own price. See pagination .

Q: Is there an SDK call for it?

The preview Python client has client.tiktok.ad_library_search(...) and the TypeScript client client.tiktok.adLibrarySearch() . Both return the same envelope as the HTTP API. The packages are not published yet; plain HTTP works today in any language.

Search TikTok's public Ads Library by keyword (query, or a quoted "exact phrase") or by advertiser.

GETapi.socialscrape.io/v1/tiktok/ad-library/search

Cost: 1 credit
Cached repeats: 0 creditssend max_age_days, results kept 30 days
Failed requests: 0 credits
Status: Betashape may still gain fields

advertiser_name, resolved through TikTok's typeahead. Give one of the two. The library is TikTok's European commercial-content library: it lists ads shown in the EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland, 12 per page, newest shown first. region is one of those countries (default all).

You send one of query or advertiser_name.

Request

Send your key in the x-api-key header.

curl

curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/tiktok/ad-library/search" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'query="free trial"' \
  --data-urlencode 'start_date=2026-10-22' \
  --data-urlencode 'end_date=2026-10-29'

Python

import os
import requests

params = {
    "query": "\"free trial\"",
    "start_date": "2026-10-22",
    "end_date": "2026-10-29",
}
res = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/tiktok/ad-library/search",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY"]},
    params=params,
    timeout=60,
)
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/tiktok/ad-library/search");
url.search = new URLSearchParams({
  query: "\"free trial\"",
  start_date: "2026-10-22",
  end_date: "2026-10-29",
}).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 TikTok Ad Library search",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://api.socialscrape.io/v1/tiktok/ad-library/search",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "query",
              "value": "\"free trial\""
            },
            {
              "name": "start_date",
              "value": "2026-10-22"
            },
            {
              "name": "end_date",
              "value": "2026-10-29"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "x-api-key",
              "value": "={{ $env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {}
}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	one of	General ad search. Also accepted as `keyword`, `q`.
`advertiser_name`	string	one of	Advertiser name to resolve and search by advertiser entity.
`adv_biz_ids`	string		TikTok advertiser business id from a See all ads link; pins the exact advertiser. Only works together with `advertiser_name`.
`start_date`	string		Ads shown from this date, YYYY-MM-DD (default: a year before `end_date`).
`end_date`	string		Ads shown up to this date, YYYY-MM-DD (default: today).
`cursor`	string		Opaque cursor from the previous page; pass it back unchanged. Also accepted as `continuationToken`, `continuation_token`, `next_max_id`, `max_id`, `max_cursor`, `min_time`, `after`, `page_token`, `pageToken`, `paginationToken`, `next_page_id`, `page`.
`region`	string		Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1) for results that vary by country. Also accepted as `country`, `geo`.

Every request also accepts trim, raw and max_age_days.

Response

Sample from a recorded response, shortened. Values are public data, not yours.

Status 200Sample

{
  "ok": true,
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 4999,
  "cached": false,
  "cached_at": null,
  "request_id": "req_95b27ec99ad76d8b442abef2",
  "data": {
    "object": "list",
    "items": [
      {
        "object": "ad",
        "platform": "tiktok",
        "id": "1880321679899026",
        "url": "https://library.tiktok.com/ads/detail/?ad_id=1880321679899026",
        "advertiser": {
          "object": "advertiser",
          "platform": "tiktok",
          "id": null,
          "name": "WHOOP, INC.",
          "url": null,
          "page_id": null,
          "country": null,
          "verified": null,
          "ad_count": null,
          "extra": null
        },
        "status": "unknown",
        "started_at": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z",
        "ended_at": null,
        "title": "This year, sleep deeper, train smarter, and live better for longer. Start your WHOOP free trial.",
        "body": null,
        "cta_text": null,
        "landing_url": null,
        "format": "video",
        "media": {
          "thumbnail_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-alisg-p-0051c001-sg/ogpYQbpZ1BuEaAFNeB7ICEFBJqDygYfC7wrDE6~tplv-tiktokx-origin.jpeg?dr=14582&refresh_token=f8002d9d...",
          "video_url": "https://library.tiktok.com/api/v1/cdn/1793325924/video/aHR0cHM6Ly92NzcudGlrdG9rY2RuLmNvbS8zMzMxNjlkYjc1OTk1NDIwZGZkNDdlZjZkODU2NGI3ZS82YWU0NGZlMS92aWRlby90b3...",
          "audio_url": null,
          "image_urls": [
            "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-alisg-p-0051c001-sg/ogpYQbpZ1BuEaAFNeB7ICEFBJqDygYfC7wrDE6~tplv-tiktokx-origin.jpeg?dr=14582&refresh_token=f8002d9d..."
          ],
          "width": null,
          "height": null
        },
        "regions": null,
        "publisher_platforms": null,
        "impressions": {
          "lower": 0,
          "upper": 1000,
          "currency": null
        },
        "spend": null,
        "extra": {
          "audit_status": "1",
          "estimated_audience": "0-1K",
          "impression": 0,
          "last_shown_at": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z",
          "show_mode": 1,
          "sor_audit_status": "1"
        }
      },
      {
        "object": "ad",
        "platform": "tiktok",
        "id": "1880003998052722",
        "url": "https://library.tiktok.com/ads/detail/?ad_id=1880003998052722",
        "advertiser": {
          "object": "advertiser",
          "platform": "tiktok",
          "id": null,
          "name": "Appchi LLC",
          "url": null,
          "page_id": null,
          "country": null,
          "verified": null,
          "ad_count": null,
          "extra": null
        },
        "status": "unknown",
        "started_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z",
        "ended_at": null,
        "title": "Get the Best Ringtones for iPhone - Free Trial Inside",
        "body": null,
        "cta_text": null,
        "landing_url": null,
        "format": "video",
        "media": {
          "thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-alisg-p-0051c001-sg/oQaqZA1qbEyzM9IjtYKiUA6tBPrFPiibA3RAk~tplv-tiktokx-origin.jpeg?dr=14582&refresh_token=04dc32d6&...",
          "video_url": "https://library.tiktok.com/api/v1/cdn/1793325924/video/aHR0cHM6Ly92NzcudGlrdG9rY2RuLmNvbS80Y2MzN2VlYzNiNTM3NjE2ZmUwODQ2ODBkMjYxYWQ3NC82YWU0NGZkOS92aWRlby90b3...",
          "audio_url": null,
          "image_urls": [
            "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-alisg-p-0051c001-sg/oQaqZA1qbEyzM9IjtYKiUA6tBPrFPiibA3RAk~tplv-tiktokx-origin.jpeg?dr=14582&refresh_token=04dc32d6&..."
          ],
          "width": null,
          "height": null
        },
        "regions": null,
        "publisher_platforms": null,
        "impressions": {
          "lower": 0,
          "upper": 1000,
          "currency": null
        },
        "spend": null,
        "extra": {
          "audit_status": "1",
          "estimated_audience": "0-1K",
          "impression": 0,
          "last_shown_at": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z",
          "show_mode": 1,
          "sor_audit_status": "1"
        }
      }
    ],
    "cursor": "eyJrIjoidHRhZHMiLCJwIjoxLCJzIjoiZXlKc1lYTjBYM052Y25RaU9sc3hOemt6TVRRMU5qQXdNREF3WFN3aWJtVjRkRjlqZFhKemIzSWlPakV5ZlE9PSJ9",
    "has_more": true,
    "parent": null
  },
  "cursor": "eyJrIjoidHRhZHMiLCJwIjoxLCJzIjoiZXlKc1lYTjBYM052Y25RaU9sc3hOemt6TVRRMU5qQXdNREF3WFN3aWJtVjRkRjlqZFhKemIzSWlPakV5ZlE9PSJ9",
  "has_more": true
}

Fields

A page of results. Each entry in items is a Ad. cursor and has_more page through the rest.

A field the platform does not give is null, never made up. Extra platform details are in extra.

Field	Type	Always	Notes
`object`	`"ad"`
`platform`	Platform	yes	the ad library's platform
`id`	string	yes
`url`	string or null
`advertiser`	Advertiser or null
`status`	`"active"` or `"inactive"` or `"unknown"`
`started_at`	string (ISO 8601 date-time) or null
`ended_at`	string (ISO 8601 date-time) or null
`title`	string or null
`body`	string or null
`cta_text`	string or null
`landing_url`	string or null
`format`	string or null		"image" \| "video" \| "carousel" \| "text" \| platform-specific
`media`	Media

Show the other 5 fields

Field	Type	Notes
`regions`	string[] or null
`publisher_platforms`	string[] or null	where it ran: facebook, instagram, ...
`impressions`	Range or null
`spend`	Range or null
`extra`	object or null

Full field list in the reference for this endpoint and the data models. Errors are listed under Errors.

Questions

Which errors can it return?

invalid_params (do not retry), not_found (do not retry), upstream_blocked (retry). Account and platform errors from the errors list can also happen. A failure always costs 0 credits.

How do I get more than one page?

Send the same request with cursor set to the cursor you received, until has_more is false. Each page costs its own price. See pagination.

Is there an SDK call for it?

The preview Python client has client.tiktok.ad_library_search(...) and the TypeScript client client.tiktok.adLibrarySearch(). Both return the same envelope as the HTTP API. The packages are not published yet; plain HTTP works today in any language.

Can an AI agent call it?

Yes. The MCP server reaches every built endpoint, with the same prices.

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