LinkedIn Ad Library Scraper

LinkedIn Ad Library Scraper extracts ads from the LinkedIn Ad Library into clean, structured data you can download as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML. Paste an Ad Library search URL or type a few keywords, and get the advertiser, who paid for the ad, ad copy, headline, call to action, landing page, images and videos, run dates, impressions by country, and targeting for every ad. No account or login required.

Introduction

The LinkedIn Ad Library is LinkedIn's public archive of the ads that companies and people promote on the platform. It shows the creative of each ad and, for ads shown in the European Union, when it ran, how many impressions it got, in which countries, and how it was targeted. It is a goldmine for B2B marketers who want to see what competitors are advertising.

This actor collects the same public information you see in your browser and turns it into a ready-to-use dataset. You can run it once, schedule it to run daily, or connect it to your own tools. It works on the Cloudflare-protected Ad Library pages.

What data can you extract from the LinkedIn Ad Library?

• 🏢 Advertiser name, LinkedIn page URL, company ID, and logo
• 👤 Person who posted the ad (for thought leader ads), with profile URL and headline
• 💳 Who paid for the ad
• 📝 Ad copy, headline, article description, and call to action
• 🔗 Landing page URL
• 🖼️ Images, videos with their cover image, carousel cards, and document pages
• 🗂️ Ad format (single image, video, carousel, document, article, follower ad, and more)
• 📅 Start date, end date, and number of days the ad ran
• 📊 Total impressions (as shown and as numeric minimum and maximum) and impressions share by country
• 🎯 Targeting: included and excluded languages and locations, plus which other targeting types were used
• 🔗 Direct URL and ID of each ad

Use Cases

• 🕵️ Competitor monitoring: see every ad a competitor runs on LinkedIn, the message they use, and where they send traffic.
• 📈 Market research: track which topics, offers, and formats are being promoted in your industry.
• 🎨 Creative inspiration: collect headlines, copy, and visuals from successful B2B campaigns.
• 🤝 Lead generation: find companies that actively spend on LinkedIn advertising, and the agencies that pay for their ads.
• 🤖 AI and automation: feed clean, structured ad data into spreadsheets, dashboards, or AI workflows.

How to scrape the LinkedIn Ad Library step by step

1. Paste one or more LinkedIn Ad Library URLs into Start URLs, or type keywords into Search queries.
2. Optionally set the search filters (advertiser, paid by, countries, date range, sort order) for your keywords.
3. Set Maximum number of results to how many ads you want per URL or per query.
4. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
5. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML from the Output tab.

Input

• Start URLs: LinkedIn Ad Library URLs to scrape. Supported pages: search result pages (https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/search?...) and single ad pages (https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/...). Any filters you apply on the website (advertiser, payer, keyword, countries, dates, and more filters) are kept in the results.
• Search queries: keywords to search in the Ad Library, one per line. Each query is scraped separately.
• Advertiser: only ads from this company, for example microsoft. Applies to search queries.
• Paid by: only ads paid for by this company or agency. Applies to search queries.
• Countries: only ads shown in these countries. Applies to search queries.
• Date range: only ads that ran in the last 30 days, the current month, the current year, or the last year. Applies to search queries.
• Custom start date and Custom end date: a custom date range instead of a preset (both dates are needed). Applies to search queries.
• Sort order: newest or oldest ads first. Applies to search queries.
• Maximum number of results: how many ads to collect for each start URL or search query.
• Proxy configuration: residential proxies are required, because LinkedIn refuses most other connections. The default setting already uses them.

You can use start URLs, search queries, or both in the same run. To get all ads of one company, paste its Ad Library search URL, for example https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/search?accountOwner=microsoft.

Input Examples

Scrape all ads of an advertiser from an Ad Library search URL:

{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/search?accountOwner=microsoft" }],
  "maxResults": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Search by keywords:

{
  "searchQueries": ["cloud security"],
  "sortOrder": "newest",
  "maxResults": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Search by keywords with filters:

{
  "searchQueries": ["cloud security"],
  "advertiser": "microsoft",
  "countries": ["DE", "FR"],
  "dateRange": "last-30-days",
  "sortOrder": "newest",
  "maxResults": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Output

Each ad is saved as one item in the dataset. Here is an example of a single item:

{
  "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/1594261693",
  "adId": "1594261693",
  "adFormat": "Single Image Ad",
  "creativeType": "SPONSORED_STATUS_UPDATE",
  "advertiserName": "Aptranet",
  "advertiserUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/98406148",
  "advertiserId": "98406148",
  "advertiserLogoUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D0BAQF_LnAehkr1fA/company-logo_100_100/B4DaFXB3DLLAAI-/0/1792461468121/aptranet_logo?e=1794441600&v=beta&t=ofNFocWhWr80z3OL8H2bqHm5dyWOBnz90ZZfn1Dwni0",
  "postedByName": null,
  "postedByUrl": null,
  "postedByHeadline": null,
  "paidBy": "APTRANET LIMITED",
  "commentary": "Meet Aptranet Cloud, a cloud platform designed to help you scale globally, seamlessly.\n\nPowered by our global network spanning over 210 locations, we bring performance, reliability, and security toget...",
  "headline": "Turn Global Traffic into Local Performance",
  "description": null,
  "callToAction": "Learn more",
  "destinationUrl": "https://cloud.aptranet.com/",
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D10AQFFwFBkxoFgtg/image-shrink_1280/B4DaF0xS2JHMAc-/0/1792960442144/AptranetCloud?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=-AhvBIOkB4FXFEzCK-yX_2YYsfugG-v517V0LjDSdrQ"
  ],
  "videoUrls": [],
  "videoPosterUrl": null,
  "carouselCards": [],
  "document": null,
  "startDate": "2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z",
  "endDate": "2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z",
  "daysRunning": 2,
  "totalImpressions": "50k-100k",
  "impressionsMin": 50000,
  "impressionsMax": 100000,
  "impressionsByCountry": [],
  "targeting": [
    { "parameter": "Language", "included": ["English"], "excluded": [] },
    { "parameter": "Location", "included": ["European Union"], "excluded": [] }
  ],
  "targetingFlags": [
    { "parameter": "Audience", "targeted": false, "excluded": false },
    { "parameter": "Demographic", "targeted": false, "excluded": false },
    { "parameter": "Company", "targeted": false, "excluded": false },
    { "parameter": "Education", "targeted": false, "excluded": false },
    { "parameter": "Job", "targeted": false, "excluded": false },
    { "parameter": "Member Interests and Traits", "targeted": false, "excluded": false }
  ]
}

When LinkedIn shows the country split, impressionsByCountry lists each country with its share, for example { "country": "Germany", "percentage": 21, "percentageText": "21%" }. Video ads also return videoUrls and videoPosterUrl, carousel ads return carouselCards (title and image of each card), and document ads return document (title, page count, and page images).

You can download the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML, or access it through the Apify API.

Notes

• Residential proxies are required. Runs without them, or with datacenter proxies, are refused by LinkedIn most of the time.
• Run dates, impressions, impressions by country, and targeting are only published by LinkedIn for ads shown in the European Union. For other ads these fields are null or empty.
• Impressions are ranges set by LinkedIn (for example 50k-100k or > 1M). Country shares below 1% are shown as < 1% with percentage set to null.
• Only Ad Library search and ad pages are supported. Other LinkedIn URLs, such as company pages, are skipped.
• The search filters (advertiser, paid by, countries, dates, sort order) apply to search queries only. Start URLs keep the filters already in the URL.
• Ad copy, headline, and call to action are returned in the language of the ad.

Why use the LinkedIn Ad Library Scraper?

• ✅ No login needed: works with public data only, so there is no LinkedIn account to risk.
• 🛡️ Works on Cloudflare-protected pages: collects the Ad Library reliably where simple tools get blocked.
• 🎯 Keeps your filters: paste any Ad Library search URL from your browser and get exactly what you see there.
• 📦 Full ad details in one item: creative, landing page, run dates, impressions, countries, and targeting together.
• 🧹 Clean data: numbers are real numbers, dates use one standard format, and text is free of HTML.
• 💸 Pay for what you need: set a result limit per URL or query and keep every run small and cheap.

FAQ

How many results can I scrape?

You can set any number in Maximum number of results. The actor keeps going until it reaches your limit or runs out of ads for that search.

Do I need a LinkedIn account?

No. The actor only collects publicly available data from the Ad Library. You do not need to log in or provide any account details.

How do I get all ads of one company?

Open the Ad Library, search for the company in the Company or advertiser box, and paste the resulting URL into Start URLs. You can also type a keyword and set Advertiser to the company name.

Can I scrape data on a schedule?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules to run the actor every hour, day, or week, and get fresh ads automatically.

Can I request a new feature or filter?

Yes. Right now the actor supports start URLs, search queries, and the advertiser, paid by, countries, date, and sort filters. If you need other inputs, such as targeting filters, get in touch and they can be added.

Can I get a custom or private version?

Yes. The actor can be customized for your workflow, delivered as a private version, or a new scraper can be built for a different website. Use the contact details below.

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Image Credit

Image credit: LinkedIn Ad Library