# Meta Ad Library Ads Scraper (`adside/meta-ad-library-ads-scraper`) Actor Fetch active Meta Ad Library ads for a Facebook page ID through Meta Ad Library GraphQL pagination. - **URL**: https://apify.com/adside/meta-ad-library-ads-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Adside](https://apify.com/adside) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, E-commerce - **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Meta Ad Library Ads Scraper Fetch active Meta Ad Library ads for a known Facebook page ID using the public Meta Ad Library GraphQL pagination endpoint. This actor is intended as a faster internal replacement for the list-ads part of `apify/facebook-ads-scraper` in Adside's Competitive Intelligence flow. It does not fetch per-ad detail modal data in v1. It returns the ad list fields our current product uses: creative text, CTA, landing URL, media URLs, platforms, dates, page name, page categories, page likes, and collation count. ### Input ```json { "page_id": "434174436675167", "limit": 50, "country": "ALL", "active_status": "active", "batch_size": 30, "use_proxy": true, "proxy_groups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "request_timeout_ms": 8000, "max_retries": 10 } ```` ### Output Dataset rows intentionally mirror the raw shape consumed by `metaAdsLibraryService.slimAd()` in the web app, including camelCase snapshot fields such as `snapshot.displayFormat`, `snapshot.linkUrl`, `snapshot.images[].originalImageUrl`, and top-level fields like `adArchiveID`, `publisherPlatform`, `startDate`, and `endDate`. ### Notes The actor uses `impit` for browser-impersonated direct HTTP requests and does not launch a browser. On Apify cloud, Meta rate-limits the standard Apify proxy pool for this GraphQL endpoint. `RESIDENTIAL` is therefore the default proxy group. For country-specific runs such as `US`, `FR`, or `IN`, the actor also asks Apify Proxy for the same country. Each GraphQL page uses a short request timeout and retries with a fresh proxy session. This avoids spending 30 seconds on a slow residential proxy. # Actor input Schema ## `page_id` (type: `string`): Facebook page ID from Meta Ad Library, e.g. 434174436675167 for Apple. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of ads to return. ## `country` (type: `string`): Meta Ad Library country selector. Use ALL for global or ISO-2 country code such as US, FR, IN. ## `active_status` (type: `string`): Meta Ad Library active status filter. ## `batch_size` (type: `integer`): Number of GraphQL edges requested per page. ## `use_proxy` (type: `boolean`): Route GraphQL requests through Apify Proxy. Recommended on Apify cloud. ## `proxy_groups` (type: `array`): Optional Apify Proxy groups. RESIDENTIAL is the default because Meta rate-limits the standard Apify proxy pool for this GraphQL endpoint. ## `request_timeout_ms` (type: `integer`): Timeout for each Meta GraphQL request attempt. Lower values rotate away from slow residential proxies faster. ## `max_retries` (type: `integer`): Retries per GraphQL page. Each retry uses a fresh Apify Proxy session when proxying is enabled. ## Actor input object example ```json { "limit": 50, "country": "ALL", "active_status": "active", "batch_size": 30, "use_proxy": true, "proxy_groups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "request_timeout_ms": 8000, "max_retries": 10 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("adside/meta-ad-library-ads-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("adside/meta-ad-library-ads-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call adside/meta-ad-library-ads-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=adside/meta-ad-library-ads-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Meta Ad Library Ads Scraper", "description": "Fetch active Meta Ad Library ads for a Facebook page ID through Meta Ad Library GraphQL pagination.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "TqyyrkeaQuQc8CuoG" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/adside~meta-ad-library-ads-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-adside-meta-ad-library-ads-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/adside~meta-ad-library-ads-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-adside-meta-ad-library-ads-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/adside~meta-ad-library-ads-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-adside-meta-ad-library-ads-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "page_id" ], "properties": { "page_id": { "title": "Meta page ID", "type": "string", "description": "Facebook page ID from Meta Ad Library, e.g. 434174436675167 for Apple." }, "limit": { "title": "Limit", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of ads to return.", "default": 50 }, "country": { "title": "Country", "type": "string", "description": "Meta Ad Library country selector. Use ALL for global or ISO-2 country code such as US, FR, IN.", "default": "ALL" }, "active_status": { "title": "Active status", "enum": [ "active", "inactive", "all" ], "type": "string", "description": "Meta Ad Library active status filter.", "default": "active" }, "batch_size": { "title": "Batch size", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of GraphQL edges requested per page.", "default": 30 }, "use_proxy": { "title": "Use Apify Proxy", "type": "boolean", "description": "Route GraphQL requests through Apify Proxy. Recommended on Apify cloud.", "default": true }, "proxy_groups": { "title": "Proxy groups", "type": "array", "description": "Optional Apify Proxy groups. RESIDENTIAL is the default because Meta rate-limits the standard Apify proxy pool for this GraphQL endpoint.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] }, "request_timeout_ms": { "title": "Request timeout", "minimum": 2000, "maximum": 30000, "type": "integer", "description": "Timeout for each Meta GraphQL request attempt. Lower values rotate away from slow residential proxies faster.", "default": 8000 }, "max_retries": { "title": "Max retries", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10, "type": "integer", "description": "Retries per GraphQL page. Each retry uses a fresh Apify Proxy session when proxying is enabled.", "default": 10 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```