Facebook Ad Library Scraper - Competitor Ad Intelligence

Discover competitor Facebook ads by scraping Meta's Ad Library. Find active and inactive ads, see creatives, and analyze messaging. No per-campaign fees. Features: - Search by Page ID or search term - Active and inactive ad filtering - Ad creative extraction (images, videos, text) - CTA button detection - Demographic targeting data (where available) - Date first/last seen - Country-specific filtering Use Cases: - Competitive ad intelligence - Creative inspiration research - Client pitch decks (show competitor ads) - Industry trend analysis - Ad frequency monitoring Why Use This: - Paid ad library scrapers charge $4+ per 1000 campaigns - This actor uses your Apify compute only - Same data from Meta's public Ad Library - Perfect for agencies analyzing multiple competitors Integrations: - Part of the John Rippy actor ecosystem - Works with Local Business Intelligence Suite - MCP Server compatible for AI assistant queries Note: Scrapes Meta's public Ad Library API. Respects rate limits. Built by John Rippy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrippy/ | https://johnrippy.link/).

Features

• Scrape ads by Facebook Page ID
• Search ads by keyword
• Filter by country and status
• Extract ad creatives, text, and targeting info

Quick Start

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "maxResults": 100
}

Demo Mode

Set demoMode: true to test with sample data (no charges). When you're ready for real results, set demoMode: false or omit it.

{
  "demoMode": true,
  ...
}

Input Parameters

By Page ID:

{
  "pageIds": ["123456789", "987654321"],
  "countryCode": "US",
  "maxItems": 50
}

By Search Term:

{
  "searchTerm": "plumber austin",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Output Format

Each ad returns:

{
  "id": "fb-123-...",
  "pageId": "123456789",
  "pageName": "Joe's Plumbing",
  "bodyText": "Need a plumber? Call us today!",
  "callToAction": "Learn More",
  "imageUrls": ["https://..."],
  "videoUrl": null,
  "adFormat": "image",
  "startDate": "2024-12-01T00:00:00Z",
  "isActive": true,
  "targetLocations": ["US"],
  "destinationUrl": "https://joesplumbing.com",
  "adLibraryUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=..."
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing: This actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Description	Price
apify-actor-start	Base cost per run	$0.10
ad_scraped	Per ad scraped	$0.01

Example costs:

• Scrape 50 ads: $0.10 + (50 × $0.01) = $0.60
• Scrape 100 ads: $0.10 + (100 × $0.01) = $1.10

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Use Cases

• Competitor ad research
• Market intelligence
• Ad creative inspiration
• Campaign analysis

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