TikTok Adlibrary Search API
Scrape TikTok Adlibrary Search data with one API call. Returns ads from the TikTok Ad Library (the EU Commercial Content Library) matching a keyword or advertiser name, 12 per page. Each ad carries the creative video, the title, the advertiser name, the impression estimate at `engagement.views`, the spend band, the first-shown date and the audit status. The search row publishes no brand, landing page, advertiser account or avatar, so on a plain call `post.ext.ad.brand_name`, `post.ext.ad.landing_page`, `post.ext.ad.profile_web_link` and `post.author.avatar_url` are null on every row. Send `include=ad` and every row is joined, in the same call, to the per-ad lookup that carries them: the registered brand name, the landing page, the advertiser's TikTok profile link and avatar, and where the library has them the campaign objectives, the countries the ad ran in and the ad source. Cost: 5 credits for the page plus 1 credit per ad filled from a fresh lookup (12 ads, so 17 at most); ads already in cache are filled for free, ads that could not be filled are refunded, and a repeat within the cache window is 0. Time: a plain call is 4 to 19 seconds; `include=ad` adds 5 to 20 seconds on a fresh page (the lookups run in parallel and the call waits for the slowest, never more than 20 seconds) and nothing when the ads are already cached. `limit=N` (1 to 12) takes the top N ads and, with `include`, caps the extra credits at N. The response carries a `hydration` block itemising rows, lookups, cache hits, credits and milliseconds. Like, comment and share counts are not published by the library on either call. Page with cursor.
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns TikTok Ad Library ads matching a keyword or advertiser name, each with creative, title, advertiser, impressions and date; include=ad adds the brand, landing page and advertiser link.
Use it to find ads by query or advertiser_name; pass an ad id from the results to adlibrary/ad for the full record.
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The Adlibrary Search endpoint gives you structured TikTok 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/tiktok/adlibrary/search?advertiser_name=Gymshark"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/adlibrary/search",
params={
'advertiser_name': 'Gymshark',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/adlibrary/search?advertiser_name=Gymshark",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | No | Keyword or phrase to search the TikTok Ad Library. |
| advertiser_name | No | Advertiser name as it appears in the TikTok Ad Library. |
| cursor | No | Cursor from the previous response to fetch the next page. |
| include | No | Set to `ad` (one token only) to fill the registered brand name, the landing page, the advertiser's TikTok profile link and avatar (`post.ext.ad.brand_name`, `post.ext.ad.landing_page`, `post.ext.ad.profile_web_link`, `post.author.avatar_url`), plus the objectives, countries and source where the library has them, on every ad in this one call. Holds 1 credit per ad (at most 12, or `limit`) and keeps only the ads filled from a fresh lookup; ads already in cache and ads that could not be filled are refunded, so the most a call can cost is 5 + ads. Adds 5 to 20 seconds on a fresh page (never more than 20) and nothing when the ads are already cached; read `data.hydration` for the rows, the credits held and kept, and the time. (ad) |
| limit | No | Take the top N ads of the page (1 to 12) after the search has run. With `include=ad` it also caps the extra credits at N: `limit=3&include=ad` costs at most 8. It is not a page size: `next_cursor` still advances past the full page. |
What does the TikTok Adlibrary Search 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": "tiktok",
"endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/adlibrary/search",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"post": {
"id": "1875950426759393",
"url": "https://library.tiktok.com/ads/detail/?id=1875950426759393",
"content": {
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted).",
"media_urls": "https://library.tiktok.com/api/v1/cdn/1790955602/video/aHR0cHM6Ly92MTZtLnRpa3Rva2Nkbi5jb20vMWNkMTQyZGE4NjdiOTY3MTg5ZDdhMmI3NjA2NzdlZWUvNmFjMDI0YzUvdmlkZW8vdG9zL3VzZWFzdDJhL3Rvcy11c2Vhc3QyYS12ZS0wMDUxYzc5OS1ldXR0cC9va2VHQWU5M3RBMGJHZm1ROFlpSUFiQ2dvREdMZ083UFRLSEFiSS8=/333cccf1-d443-43a9-a1d4-1425ef2e0065?a=475769&bt=407&btag=e000b8000&bti=PDU2NmYwMy86&ft=.NpOcInz7ThBcg4GXq8Zmo&l=20261002234001F7F79306A9DDC59CA559&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=ZDo5ODNmZTk5PGZmOzM3Z0BpajQ0cWw5cmlvZDMzODYzNEBeNi0uL140XjExLjQuMC01YSNyXjMxMmRzamRhLS1kMDFzcw%3D%3D&signature=pySkbA6%2BOo%2B3IlSi9BfHkSY3G4z6mkdE84P1DKhY1HI%3D&vvpl=1",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-alisg-p-0051c001-sg/o4QGNFTAeCVlDsDEQfPtfgJAEj6HAGxtW2jAbP~tplv-tiktokx-origin.jpeg?dr=14582&refresh_token=99818dc9&x-expires=1790974800&x-signature=2VA8dpjOqeVdK0Oww0jlZzx5X50%3D&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=0c75dd76&shcp=9b759fb9&idc=sg1",
"duration_seconds": null
},
"author": {
"username": "user_4c69b3",
"display_name": "user_4c69b3",
"avatar_url": null,
"verified": false
},
"engagement": {
"views": 0,
"likes": null,
"comments": null,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": null,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
"ext": {
"published_at_epoch": 1788998400000,
"ad": {
"estimated_audience": "10K-100K",
"spent": "",
"audit_status": "1",
"last_shown_date": 1790812800000,
"type": "2",
"image_urls": [
"https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-alisg-p-0051c001-sg/o4QGNFTAeCVlDsDEQfPtfgJAEj6HAGxtW2jAbP~tplv-tiktokx-origin.jpeg?dr=14582&refresh_token=99818dc9&x-expires=1790974800&x-signature=2VA8dpjOqeVdK0Oww0jlZzx5X50%3D&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=0c75dd76&shcp=9b759fb9&idc=sg1"
]
}
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": null,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": null
}
},
{
"post": {
"id": "1876714855831730",
"url": "https://library.tiktok.com/ads/detail/?id=1876714855831730",
"content": {
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted).",
"media_urls": "https://library.tiktok.com/api/v1/cdn/1790955602/video/aHR0cHM6Ly92MTZtLnRpa3Rva2Nkbi5jb20vYmMyMmQ0ZTgwNDI5YzFhMDZkOTg0OWFmYWNlMTZjZjIvNmFjMDI0YmEvdmlkZW8vdG9zL3VzZWFzdDJhL3Rvcy11c2Vhc3QyYS12ZS0wMDUxYzc5OS1ldXR0cC9vb3REUERHYUw1ZXZRQkFmeWJCOEFDb0dSVzVRSWdOZUFWQWpuSS8=/4c3fe79c-7078-4303-83b3-0726d3849a56?a=475769&bt=404&btag=e000b0000&bti=PDU2NmYwMy86&ft=.NpOcInz7ThBcg4GXq8Zmo&l=20261002234001F7F79306A9DDC59CA559&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=NGlpZTlmaDozN2dmOzRmaEBpM2lwPHg5cjxtZDMzODYzNEBfLV9gNTMtXjAxMDU2LTAvYSM1XnAxMmRzYWphLS1kMDFzcw%3D%3D&signature=edmEXPofilLjTAKwYN%2F4ntcJopyPfqPub6ml2xVjZxg%3D&vvpl=1",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-alisg-p-0051c001-sg/o8AGjQASRLoeACgq5VWvbKAyPIEoeDeGIgAg8X~tplv-tiktokx-origin.jpeg?dr=14582&refresh_token=7a1dd5b2&x-expires=1790974800&x-signature=2n8ko9XNFXPS8JzuncGtZaKeyig%3D&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=0c75dd76&shcp=9b759fb9&idc=sg1",
"duration_seconds": null
},
"author": {
"username": "user_4c69b3",
"display_name": "user_4c69b3",
"avatar_url": null,
"verified": false
},
"engagement": {
"views": 0,
"likes": null,
"comments": null,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": null,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z",
"ext": {
"published_at_epoch": 1789776000000,
"ad": {
"estimated_audience": "0-1K",
"spent": "",
"audit_status": "1",
"last_shown_date": 1790812800000,
"type": "2",
"image_urls": [
"https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-alisg-p-0051c001-sg/o8AGjQASRLoeACgq5VWvbKAyPIEoeDeGIgAg8X~tplv-tiktokx-origin.jpeg?dr=14582&refresh_token=7a1dd5b2&x-expires=1790974800&x-signature=2n8ko9XNFXPS8JzuncGtZaKeyig%3D&t=4d5b0474&ps=13740610&shp=0c75dd76&shcp=9b759fb9&idc=sg1"
]
}
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": null,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": null
}
}
],
"next_cursor": "eyJvZmZzZXQiOjEyLCJzZWFyY2hfaWQiOiJleUpzWVhOMFgzTnZjblFpT2xzeE56a3dPREV5T0RBd01EQXdYU3dpYm1WNGRGOWpkWEp6YjNJaU9qRXlmUT09In0",
"total": 41533,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 5,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "sc.eyJ2IjoyLCJjIjoiZXlKdlptWnpaWFFpT2pFeUxDSnpaV0Z5WTJoZmFXUWlPaUpsZVVweldWaE9NRmd6VG5aamJsRnBUMnh6ZUU1NmEzZFBSRVY1VDBSQmQwMUVRWGRZVTNkcFltMVdOR1JHT1dwa1dFcDZZak5KYVU5cVJYbG1VVDA5SW4wIiwiZSI6InRpa3Rvay9hZGxpYnJhcnkvc2VhcmNoIiwicCI6ImN1cnNvciJ9",
"has_more": true,
"page_size": 2
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T15:40:00.806Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the TikTok Adlibrary Search 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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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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