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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Adlibrary Search Ads Data API

Name: Facebook Adlibrary Search Ads API
Brand: SocialCrawl
Availability: InStock

Scrape Facebook Adlibrary Search Ads data with one API call. Searches the Facebook Ad Library for ads matching a keyword. Returns matching ads with creative text, images, sponsor info, and status.

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GET/v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads

queryrequired

Search keyword or phrase to find ads in the Facebook Ad Library

10 optional parameters

sort_by

Sort by impressions (high to low), or Most Recent (relevancy_monthly_grouped). Defaults to impressions.

search_type

If you want to search by exact phrase or not

ad_type

Search for all ads or only political and issue ads

country

This can only be one country. It has to be the 2 letter code for the country. It defaults to ALL.

status

Status of the ad. Defaults to ACTIVE.

media_type

Media type of the ad. Defaults to ALL. Meme just means the ad has text and an image. No clue why they call it meme.

start_date

Impressions start date. Needs to be in YYYY-MM-DD format.

end_date

Impressions end date. Needs to be in YYYY-MM-DD format.

cursor

Cursor to paginate through results

trim

Set to true for a trimmed down version of the response

Works with 21 platforms

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·UUtility

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·UUtility

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·UUtility

TikTok·

Instagram·

YouTube·

Facebook·

X·

LinkedIn·

Reddit·

Threads·

Pinterest·

Twitch·

Truth Social·

Snapchat·

Kick·

TikTok Shop·

Amazon Shop·

Linktree·

Komi·

Pillar·

lnk.bio·

Facebook Ads·

Google Ads·

LinkedIn Ads·

Google Search·UUtility

Facebook API

What can you do with the Adlibrary Search Ads API?

The Adlibrary Search Ads endpoint gives you structured, AI-enriched Facebook data in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

GET /v1/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads?query=artificial intelligence

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
query	Yes	Search keyword or phrase to find ads in the Facebook Ad Library
sort_by	No	Sort by impressions (high to low), or Most Recent (relevancy_monthly_grouped). Defaults to impressions. (total_impressions \| relevancy_monthly_grouped)
search_type	No	If you want to search by exact phrase or not (keyword_unordered \| keyword_exact_phrase)
ad_type	No	Search for all ads or only political and issue ads (all \| political_and_issue_ads)
country	No	This can only be one country. It has to be the 2 letter code for the country. It defaults to ALL.
status	No	Status of the ad. Defaults to ACTIVE. (ALL \| ACTIVE \| INACTIVE)
media_type	No	Media 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_date	No	Impressions start date. Needs to be in YYYY-MM-DD format.
end_date	No	Impressions end date. Needs to be in YYYY-MM-DD format.
cursor	No	Cursor to paginate through results
trim	No	Set to true for a trimmed down version of the response

API Details

How does the Facebook Adlibrary Search Ads API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with AI-computed fields.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for Facebook Adlibrary 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.

One schema for every platform — write your integration once
AI-computed fields on every response: engagement rate, reach, category, language
No scraping infrastructure to build, no proxies to manage, no rate limits to fight
Real-time data from Facebook — no caching, no delays

Developer First

How do you scrape social media data in seconds?

The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 21 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 21 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

AI-enriched, not just scraped

Computed fields on every response: engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, language.

No code required

Visual Data Explorer — paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.socialcrawl.com/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": 124000 },
    "engagement": { "likes": 5200, "engagement_rate": 0.045 },
    "metadata": { "language": "en", "content_category": "food" }
  }
}

and many more

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