See how long a competitor's Meta ad has been running

Created by

Adriana Voss

Actor

Meta Ad Library Checker: Is a Brand Running Facebook Ads?

Get the earliest active-since date for a brand's running Meta ads, so you can tell a fresh campaign from one that has run for months. $3 per 1,000.

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Meta Ad Library Checker: Is a Brand Running Facebook Ads?accountable_eel/meta-ads-presence-lookup

Page or domain submitted

Found?

Status

Details

+27 fields

Input

Facebook Pages or domains to check for Meta ads(required):nike.com+1

Your Meta Ad Library API access token:***

Which columns do you want?:pageId+3

Output fields

Page or domain submitted

Found?

Status

Details

Page ID

Row type (brand = summary row, ad = one ad)

Page name

Active ads found (this lookup: up to 50, or up to Max ads per brand with ad rows or monitoring on)

Earliest start date among ads found

Platforms (Facebook / Instagram / Audience Network / Messenger)

Sample Ad Library links (public, no token)

EU total reach (EU-targeted political/issue ads only)

Whole active-ad list read (false = cut off at the cap)

New ads since the last run (monitoring)

Ads stopped since the last run (monitoring)

Stopped ad IDs since the last run (monitoring)

Ad Library ID (ad rows)

Ad Library link (ad rows)

Ad running since (ad rows)

Ad scheduled end, if set (ad rows)

Ad created (ad rows)

Ad platforms (ad rows)

Ad body text (ad rows)

Ad link title / headline (ad rows)

Ad link caption, usually the display domain (ad rows)

Ad link description (ad rows)

Creative versions in this ad (ad rows)

Ad languages (ad rows)

Ad EU total reach, where Meta shows it (ad rows)

New since the last run (ad rows, monitoring)

Checked at

How it works

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The Meta Ad Library Checker: Is a Brand Running Facebook Ads? Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "See how long a competitor's Meta ad has been running". Sign up or log in and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

Start the "See how long a competitor's Meta ad has been running" task

The Meta Ad Library Checker: Is a Brand Running Facebook Ads? Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like facebook pages or domains to check for meta ads and which columns do you want?, to match your specific use case.

Receive the "See how long a competitor's Meta ad has been running" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as page or domain submitted, found?, status, and more.

Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "See how long a competitor's Meta ad has been running" task via API.