LinkedIn Ads Scraper

Extract ads from the public LinkedIn Ad Library (linkedin.com/ad-library) by keyword, advertiser, country, or date range. Returns headline, body copy, advertiser info, media URLs, CTA, and — with optional detail-page enrichment — paid_for_by, canonical advertiser URL, and full body text.

No login or LinkedIn account required. The Ad Library is fully public and the actor runs without cookies.

The scraper covers every advertiser visible in LinkedIn's Ad Library across all supported countries — built for ad intelligence, competitive research, lead generation, and brand monitoring.

What you get

For each ad on the search results page:

Field	Description
ad_id	LinkedIn ad / creative identifier
ad_url	Direct LinkedIn Ad Library detail URL
ad_format	image / video / carousel / document / text / inmail
advertiser_name	Sponsoring entity (company or person)
advertiser_logo	Logo image URL
advertiser_tagline	Sponsoring entity tagline (e.g. "Chief AI Officer")
advertiser_url	LinkedIn company page URL
body_text	Ad commentary / body copy as shown in the preview
headline	Ad headline copy
cta_text	Call-to-action text (e.g. "Learn more", "Apply now")
cta_url	Click-through destination URL
media_urls	All image / video / document / carousel slide URLs
scraped_at	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of extraction

When enrichWithDetailPage=true is enabled, additional fields are pulled from each ad's detail page:

Field	Description
paid_for_by	Entity that paid for the ad (often differs from the advertiser)
body_text_full	Full body / commentary text from the detail page (sometimes longer than the preview)
advertiser_url	Canonical advertiser URL — overrides the search-result URL when richer

Empty fields are dropped from each record so the dataset stays clean — you only see fields that were actually populated.

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchTerms	Array	[]	Keyword search queries (e.g. "AI", "remote work"). Matched against ad copy and advertiser name.
advertisers	Array	[]	Advertiser / company names (e.g. "Microsoft", "Salesforce").
countries	Array	[]	ISO-3166-1 alpha-2 country codes (e.g. "US", "GB", "IN").
dateOption	Enum	last-30-days	last-30-days / last-90-days / last-year / custom
dateFrom	String	—	YYYY-MM-DD, only used when dateOption=custom.
dateTo	String	—	YYYY-MM-DD, only used when dateOption=custom.
directUrls	Array	[]	Pre-built Ad Library URLs — paste directly if you already configured filters in the LinkedIn UI.
maxResults	Integer	50	Maximum ads to return across all queries.
enrichWithDetailPage	Boolean	false	Open each ad's detail page to add paid_for_by, full body text, and canonical advertiser URL. Slower but more complete.
proxy	Object	Apify Proxy	Defaults to free Apify Proxy (no residential group needed).

You can combine inputs freely — every keyword × advertiser combination is tried, scoped by your country and date filters.

Example input — keyword search, fast

{
  "searchTerms": ["AI", "machine learning"],
  "countries": ["US"],
  "dateOption": "last-30-days",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Example input — advertiser focus, full enrichment

{
  "advertisers": ["Microsoft", "Salesforce"],
  "dateOption": "last-90-days",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "enrichWithDetailPage": true
}

Example input — direct Ad Library URL

{
  "directUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/search?keyword=cloud&country=US" }
  ]
}

Example input — custom date range

{
  "searchTerms": ["recruiting"],
  "dateOption": "custom",
  "dateFrom": "2026-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2026-03-31"
}

Example output

{
  "ad_id": "12345678",
  "ad_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/12345678",
  "ad_format": "video",
  "advertiser_name": "Anthropic",
  "advertiser_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/anthropicresearch",
  "advertiser_logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/.../company-logo.jpg",
  "headline": "Build with Claude",
  "body_text": "Ship faster with the Claude API. Trusted by 1000s of developers.",
  "cta_text": "Learn more",
  "cta_url": "https://www.anthropic.com/api",
  "media_urls": ["https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/.../ad-creative.jpg"],
  "paid_for_by": "Anthropic PBC",
  "body_text_full": "Ship faster with the Claude API. Trusted by 1000s of developers building agents, RAG pipelines, coding assistants, and more.",
  "scraped_at": "2026-05-05T13:42:18Z"
}

Use cases

• Competitive intelligence — Monitor what competitors are running, in which countries, with what messaging.
• Lead generation — Build prospect lists of companies actively spending on LinkedIn ads in your category.
• Brand monitoring — Track every ad featuring your brand, products, or trademarks.
• Creative research — Mine patterns in headline length, CTA choice, and media format across an industry.
• Geographic analysis — Compare ad strategies across markets by combining country + advertiser filters.
• Compliance / due diligence — Verify what an advertiser is publicly claiming on LinkedIn (paid_for_by shows the actual paying entity).

FAQ

Do I need a LinkedIn account? No. The Ad Library is fully public — anyone can browse it without logging in. The actor makes the same anonymous requests the public web UI does.

Do I need a proxy? No. The default Apify Proxy (no residential group required) works out of the box.

What's the difference between searchTerms and advertisers?

• searchTerms matches ad copy AND advertiser name (broad keyword search).
• advertisers matches only the advertiser display name (narrow company-targeted search).

Combine them when you want to find a specific company's ads about a specific topic.

When should I enable enrichWithDetailPage? Whenever you need paid_for_by (regulatory / compliance use cases), the canonical advertiser URL, or the full body text. Each ad adds ~1-2 s to the run, so it roughly doubles total runtime — leave it off for fast list pulls and turn it on for high-value reporting.

What does dateOption=custom enable? A user-defined dateFrom / dateTo window. LinkedIn returns ads served at any time during that window. Without custom, the actor uses LinkedIn's predefined buckets (last 30 / 90 / 365 days).

How many ads can I scrape per run? LinkedIn's UI typically renders 25-50 ads per query results page. Adjust maxResults up to 1000 to span multiple queries. For larger pulls, run multiple actor invocations with different keyword / country slices.

What if a query returns no ads? The actor returns an empty result for that query and continues with the rest. If every query returns zero ads, a single sentinel record with type: "linkedin_ads_blocked" is emitted so the run exits cleanly with a non-empty dataset.

Why are some fields like impression counts or targeting missing? LinkedIn only publishes impression ranges and targeting facets in jurisdictions where the EU Digital Services Act mandates it, and only for ads that have served above an activity threshold. Records without that data simply omit those fields.

How current is the data? Live — every run hits LinkedIn at request time. Schedule the actor for daily / hourly refreshes.

Can I scrape closed / paused ads? Yes — the Ad Library shows ads served at any point in the last 12 months, including those no longer active.

Limitations

• Only ads visible in the public Ad Library are scraped — no access to LinkedIn's full Campaign Manager.
• Impression counts (when present) are LinkedIn's published ranges (e.g. "10K-50K"), not exact figures.
• Targeting facets are sparse outside DSA-regulated jurisdictions.
• LinkedIn may rate-limit aggressive crawling; the scraper rotates TLS fingerprints and randomises delays to stay polite.