# Facebook Ads Library API alternative

**Use case:** 

Use the Meta Ad Library like an API without the official access process: paste an Ad Library URL (keyword search, advertiser page or single ad), start the run through the Apify API or a schedule and read the JSON dataset in your app, n8n, Make or Zapier. Same URL formats and output fields as the official Facebook Ads Scraper. No login needed. $0.50 per 1,000 ads, no start fee, ad details included.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "nike"
  ],
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_type=all&country=ALL&q=shopify&search_type=keyword_unordered&media_type=all"
    }
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "activeStatus": "all",
  "mediaType": "all",
  "adType": "all",
  "publisherPlatforms": [],
  "searchType": "keyword_unordered",
  "maxAds": 100,
  "scrapeAdDetails": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "pageName": {
    "label": "Advertiser",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isActive": {
    "label": "Active",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "startDateFormatted": {
    "label": "Started",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "endDateFormatted": {
    "label": "Ended",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "snapshot.title": {
    "label": "Title"
  },
  "snapshot.ctaText": {
    "label": "Call to action"
  },
  "snapshot.linkUrl": {
    "label": "Landing page",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "snapshot.displayFormat": {
    "label": "Format"
  },
  "publisherPlatform": {
    "label": "Platforms",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Ad Library",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Facebook Ads Library Scraper · No Login · $0.5/1k](https://apify.com/alfalfa/facebook-ads-library-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/alfalfa/facebook-ads-library-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/alfalfa/facebook-ads-library-scraper.md

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