Facebook Adlibrary Ad API
Scrape Facebook Adlibrary Ad data with one API call. Returns one ad from the Facebook Ad Library. Video creatives land in `content.media_urls` (playable URL) and `content.thumbnail_url` (preview frame); every ad signal rides the `post.ext.ad` envelope: CTA text and type, `link_url`, `is_active`, `end_date_iso`, `display_format`, `title`, `publisher_platforms`, `categories`, the video URLs, and the advertiser's own `page_id`, `page_profile_uri` (their Facebook page, so you can chain straight to `/v1/facebook/profile`), `page_like_count` and `page_categories`. **`spend`, `reach_estimate` and `currency` are populated by Facebook for POLITICAL and issue ads only** and read null or empty on a commercial ad; Facebook publishes no per-ad impression count outside that same political set, so there is no impressions figure to return. `post.author.username` is null by design: an Ad Library record carries the page NAME, not its handle, and a name is not a handle. An ad has no public view count, so `engagement.views` carries Facebook's audience REACH ESTIMATE where one exists (political and issue ads) and is null everywhere else; the same figure is on `post.ext.ad.reach_estimate` under its real name, and `computed.engagement_rate` is derived from it rather than from any real engagement. `published_at` is the ad's first-run DATE; the `07:00:00Z` clock component on every row is an artefact of Facebook storing ad dates on a US Pacific day boundary and carries no sub-day meaning. For ad video transcripts use `/v1/facebook/adlibrary/ad/transcript` (separate endpoint, premium tier).
Last updated September 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns one ad from the Facebook Ad Library: creative, CTA and link, run dates, display format, and the advertiser's page URL, likes and categories.
Use it when you have an ad id or URL. Spend and reach are political-ads-only, and Facebook publishes no per-ad impression count.
Searching 65 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Adlibrary Ad API?
The Adlibrary Ad endpoint gives you structured Facebook data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/adlibrary/ad?id=1702938977100376"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/adlibrary/ad",
params={
'id': '1702938977100376',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/facebook/adlibrary/ad?id=1702938977100376",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | No | Facebook Ad Library ad ID. Ad ids rotate as campaigns end, so take a current one from `/v1/facebook/adlibrary/company/ads` or `/v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads` rather than reusing an old one. |
| url | No | Facebook Ad Library URL for the ad (`https://www.facebook.com/ads/library?id=...`). A page URL is rejected with a 400 at 0 credits. |
| trim | No | Set to true for a trimmed down version of the response |
What does the Facebook Adlibrary Ad 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": "youtube",
"endpoint": "/v1/youtube/video",
"data": {
"post": {
"id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"content": {
"text": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)",
"thumbnail_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/hqdefault.jpg",
"duration_seconds": 214,
"media_urls": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw"
},
"author": {
"username": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
"display_name": "Rick Astley",
"avatar_url": null,
"verified": null
},
"engagement": {
"views": 1789065639,
"likes": 19216844,
"comments": 2443809,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"published_at": "2009-10-25T06:57:33Z",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"ext": {
"content_type": "video",
"tags": [
"rick astley",
"Never Gonna Give You Up",
"nggyu",
"never gonna give you up lyrics",
"rick rolled",
"Rick Roll",
"rick astley official",
"rickrolled",
"Fortnite song",
"Fortnite event",
"Fortnite dance",
"fortnite never gonna give you up",
"rick roll",
"rickrolling",
"rick rolling",
"never gonna give you up",
"80s music",
"rick astley new",
"animated video",
"rickroll",
"meme songs",
"never gonna give u up lyrics",
"Rick Astley 2022",
"never gonna let you down",
"animated",
"rick rolls 2022",
"never gonna give you up karaoke"
],
"categoryId": "10",
"categoryTitle": "Music",
"topicCategories": [
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music"
],
"duration": "PT3M34S",
"license": "youtube",
"madeForKids": false,
"defaultAudioLanguage": "en",
"hasPaidProductPlacement": false,
"caption": "true",
"description": "The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. \n\nNever: The Autobiography 📚 OUT NOW! \nFollow this link to get your copy and listen to Rick’s ‘Never’ playlist ❤️ #RickAstleyNever\nhttps://linktr.ee/rickastleynever\n\n“Never Gonna Give You Up” was a global smash on its release in July 1987, topping the charts in 25 countries including Rick’s native UK and the US Billboard Hot 100. It also won the Brit Award for Best single in 1988. Stock Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced the track which was the lead-off single and lead track from Rick’s debut LP “Whenever You Need Somebody”. The album was itself a UK number one and would go on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide.\n\nThe legendary video was directed by Simon West – who later went on to make Hollywood blockbusters such as Con Air, Lara Croft – Tomb Raider and The Expendables 2. The video passed the 1bn YouTube views milestone on 28 July 2021.\n\nSubscribe to the official Rick Astley YouTube channel: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/YTSubID\n\nFollow Rick Astley:\nFacebook: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/FBFollowID \nTwitter: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TwitterID \nInstagram: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/InstagramID \nWebsite: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/storeID \nTikTok: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/TikTokID\n\nListen to Rick Astley:\nSpotify: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/SpotifyID \nApple Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AppleMusicID \nAmazon Music: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AmazonMusicID \nDeezer: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/DeezerID \n\nLyrics:\nWe’re no strangers to love\nYou know the rules and so do I\nA full commitment’s what I’m thinking of\nYou wouldn’t get this from any other guy\n\nI just wanna tell you how I’m feeling\nGotta make you understand\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\nWe’ve known each other for so long\nYour heart’s been aching but you’re too shy to say it\nInside we both know what’s been going on\nWe know the game and we’re gonna play it\n\nAnd if you ask me how I’m feeling\nDon’t tell me you’re too blind to see\n\nNever gonna give you up\nNever gonna let you down\nNever gonna run around and desert you\nNever gonna make you cry\nNever gonna say goodbye\nNever gonna tell a lie and hurt you\n\n#RickAstley #NeverGonnaGiveYouUp #WheneverYouNeedSomebody #OfficialMusicVideo",
"default_language": "en"
},
"flags": {
"deleted": false,
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": null
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.012107,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "entertainment",
"estimated_reach": 2146878767
}
},
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req-8Kq2ZmR4vT9xLb3P",
"cached": false
}Example captured from the YouTube API. Every SocialCrawl endpoint returns this same unified schema, so your Facebook Adlibrary Ad response has the same fields.
How does the Facebook Adlibrary Ad 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
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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(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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