Linkedin Ads Library

LinkedIn Ads Library Scraper

Extract LinkedIn ads data & detect active advertisers

This actor allows you to scrape LinkedIn Ads Library to either:

📄 Extract full ad creatives and metadata

📊 Check whether a company is running ads and how many ads are active

What This Scraper Does

Scrapes LinkedIn Ads Library results

Extracts detailed ad information (text, images, targeting, impressions)

Detects if a company is actively running ads

Returns structured JSON suitable for analysis, reporting, or monitoring

Supports multiple ad formats (image, video, document, sponsored posts)

Features

📄 Ad Details Extraction

• For each ad, the scraper can extract:

• Ad type (Sponsored Post, Status Update, etc.)

• Advertiser name & LinkedIn company URL

• Ad copy (body text & headline)

• CTA label & destination URL

• Image, video, or document assets

• Paying entity (legal advertiser)

• Ad start & end dates

• Estimated total impressions range

• Impressions breakdown by country

• Targeting settings (location, language, exclusions)

📊 Advertiser Activity Detection

• Check if a company is currently running ads

• Retrieve the total number of ads found

• Lightweight mode (no creative extraction)

⚙️ General

• Authenticated scraping via LinkedIn cookies

• Works with keyword or advertiser search URLs

• Clean, normalized JSON output

• Designed for monitoring & competitive analysis

Use Cases

🧠 Competitive ad intelligence

📢 Ad creative inspiration & benchmarking

🏢 Brand monitoring & reputation analysis

📈 Marketing & media buying research

🌍 Geographic targeting insights

🕵️ Detect if competitors are actively advertising

🧾 Compliance & transparency research

OUTPUT

Ads detail

{
  "ad_type": "SPONSORED_STATUS_UPDATE",
  "href": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/464936606",
  "body": [
    "[Contenu proposé par HP avec Intel®] Le travail hybride offre une agilité sans précédent, mais il présente également des défis en matière de cybersécurité. Découvrez comment protéger vos collaborateurs à distance avec une approche résiliente face aux cybermenaces "
  ],
  "video_url": "",
  "image_urls": [
    "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D5610AQHORJ5eMErc3A/image-shrink_1280/0/1719241041817/IC-COMM_LKpost2_LM_FR_7680x4320_NA_Static_LinkedIn___737837_2072980jpg?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=APItq9QggHy4NZKm3pENW8B3BRapuQ539Sv5aa9n75E"
  ],
  "document_url": "",
  "document_transcript": [],
  "advertiser_name": "Les Echos",
  "advertiser_linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/164716",
  "headline": "Cybersécurité : comment les entreprises relèvent les défis du travail hybride",
  "CTA_url": "https://www.lesechos.fr/partenaires/hp/cybersecurite-comment-les-entreprises-relevent-les-defis-du-travail-hybride-2087429?trk=ad_library_ad_preview_headline_content",
  "CTA_name": "En savoir plus",
  "paying_entity": "LES ECHOS LE PARISIEN MEDIAS",
  "ad_start": "2024-06-24",
  "ad_end": "2024-07-17",
  "total_impressions": "500k-1M",
  "impressions_per_country": [
    {
      "country": "France",
      "impressions": "68%"
    },
    {
      "country": "United States",
      "impressions": "25%"
    },
    {
      "country": "Canada",
      "impressions": "1%"
    },
    {
      "country": "India",
      "impressions": "<1%"
    },
    {
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "impressions": "<1%"
    },
    ...
  ],
  "targeting_settings": {
    "Language": [
      "Français"
    ],
    "Location": [
      "France"
    ],
    "Company": "Exclusion targeting applied"
  }
}

Is a company running

{
  "input_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/search?keyword=lesechos",
  "is_running_ads": true,
  "total_ads": "930"
}

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