# How to scrape Facebook Ads Library without getting blocked

**Use case:** 

How to scrape the Meta Ads Library when Facebook protects the data — no login, no Marketing API, no browser blocks. Paste an Ads Library search URL or a Facebook Page URL, set max ads, and export creatives, CTAs, landing pages and advertiser data to JSON or CSV. Pre-filled with a US insurance search; swap startUrl for any keyword or Page.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&q=insurance&search_type=keyword_unordered",
  "extractDetails": false,
  "maxAds": 10
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "ad_archive_id": {
    "label": "Ad Archive Id",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "page_name": {
    "label": "Page Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "page_id": {
    "label": "Page Id",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "is_active": {
    "label": "Is Active",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "start_date": {
    "label": "Start Date",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "end_date": {
    "label": "End Date",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "publisher_platform": {
    "label": "Publisher Platform",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "snapshot.display_format": {
    "label": "Format",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "snapshot.cta_text": {
    "label": "CTA",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "snapshot.cta_type": {
    "label": "CTA Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "snapshot.caption": {
    "label": "Caption",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "snapshot.title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "snapshot.link_url": {
    "label": "Landing URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "snapshot.body": {
    "label": "Body",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "snapshot.images": {
    "label": "Images",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "snapshot.videos": {
    "label": "Videos",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "snapshot.cards": {
    "label": "Cards",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "snapshot.page_profile_picture_url": {
    "label": "Page Photo",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "categories": {
    "label": "Categories",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "currency": {
    "label": "Currency",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Meta | Facebook Ads Library Scraper](https://apify.com/azzouzana/meta-facebook-instagram-ads-library.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/azzouzana/meta-facebook-instagram-ads-library.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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