🔍 New: search by keyword. Type keywords and pick the filters, no Ad Library URL needed: country (with flags), ad category, ad status, media type, platforms, ad language, dates, sort order and exact phrase matching
🎯 Language, platform, date, category and sort filters set in an Ad Library URL are now applied too
🔗 Search by URL works exactly as before, and you can combine URLs and keywords in the same run
🧹 Removed the proxy setting from the input: connections are handled for you. Inputs that still send it keep working
🐛 A run that stops on an error is now marked as failed, with the reason, instead of finishing as succeeded with no ads
2026-10-07 / v1.0
⚡ Much faster runs, especially on large searches
🛡️ More reliable: far fewer empty or incomplete results
📝 Clearer run status: how many ads were saved, and what to run again if something was missed
2026-09-09 / v0.9
🌐 Added support for using an external proxy provider instead of the Apify residential proxy
⚡ Faster and more reliable session initialization, with automatic fallback if the primary method fails
🐳 Switched to a lighter base image, reducing cold start time
🔧 Tuned internal delays between requests for better throughput on large runs
2026-08-19 / v0.8
💸 Reduced residential proxy usage
⚡ Reduced the delay between ad details batches from 1.5 seconds to 300 milliseconds
🚀 Ad details continue to be fetched in parallel batches of 10 for faster processing
📊 Added per-batch logs showing how many detail requests used the direct connection, proxy fallback, or failed
2026-08-18 / v0.7
🚀 Removed the 30-page pagination limit, allowing the scraper to collect all available ads up to the configured maximum
⚡ Added fast HTTP session initialization to significantly reduce startup time
🔄 Ad details are now fetched and saved immediately after each results page instead of waiting for the full search to finish
2026-07-13 / v0.6
🧹 Removed the ad-detail billing event that was causing warnings in the logs
⚡ No impact on scraping: ad details (EU reach, demographics, targeting) are still available with the Ad Details option
2026-05-02 / v0.5
🚀 Initial release of Facebook Ad Library Scraper
🔍 Scrape ads from any Facebook Ad Library page or keyword search
🔬 Ad Details mode: unlock EU reach, demographics, age/gender breakdowns, and targeting data
🤖 MCP compatible: use with AI agents via Apify's MCP Server
