LinkedIn Ad Library Scraper

Scrape public ads from the LinkedIn Ad Library by keyword, advertiser, payer, country, date range, or direct ad URL. This Actor extracts B2B ad copy, creatives, advertiser names, payer names, LinkedIn detail URLs, media URLs, and full ad text without requiring LinkedIn login cookies.

Use it to monitor competitor LinkedIn ads, collect B2B ad examples, research SaaS positioning, audit paid social activity, and build ad intelligence datasets that can be exported to CSV, JSON, Excel, Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, or your own API workflow.

What can this LinkedIn Ads scraper do?

• Search LinkedIn ads by keyword or phrase
• Search by company / advertiser name
• Search by payer name
• Enrich direct LinkedIn Ad Library detail URLs or numeric ad IDs
• Filter by one or more countries
• Pass LinkedIn date-range filters
• Extract paginated search results using LinkedIn's public pagination endpoint
• Fetch detail pages for full ad copy and advertiser metadata
• Export structured ad data to Apify datasets
• Run on schedules for competitor ad monitoring
• Use Apify residential proxies on every run for production reliability

What data can you extract from LinkedIn Ad Library?

Field	Description
adId	LinkedIn Ad Library ad ID
adUrl	Direct LinkedIn Ad Library detail URL
advertiserName	Advertiser shown by LinkedIn
advertiserUrl	LinkedIn company or profile URL when available
payerName	Entity shown as paying for the ad
adFormat	Visible format, such as Single Image Ad or Video Ad
creativeType	LinkedIn creative type code
adText	Full body copy from the ad detail page
previewText	Search-card preview text
headline	Sponsored content headline when available
imageUrls	Creative image URLs
videoThumbnailUrls	Video thumbnail URLs
linkedInUrls	LinkedIn URLs linked from the ad
resultPosition	Position in search results
countries	Country filters used for the run
scrapedAt	Timestamp when the row was saved

How to scrape LinkedIn ads

1. Choose your search method: keywords, advertiser names, payer names, or direct ad URLs.
2. Add one or more country codes such as US, GB, CA, DE, or FR.
3. Set maxAds and maxPages to control result size.
4. Keep includeDetails enabled if you want full ad copy and richer advertiser metadata.
5. Run the Actor and export the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or HTML from Apify.

Input examples

Search competitor ads by keyword

{
  "keywords": ["notion", "crm software"],
  "countries": ["US"],
  "maxAds": 100,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "includeDetails": true
}

Search by advertiser or payer

{
  "companyOrAdvertiserNames": ["Salesforce", "HubSpot"],
  "payerNames": ["Microsoft"],
  "countries": ["US", "GB"],
  "maxAds": 250,
  "includeDetails": true
}

Enrich specific LinkedIn Ad Library URLs

{
  "adUrls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/1271387083",
    "1420600056"
  ],
  "includeDetails": true
}

Output example

{
  "sourceType": "search",
  "query": "notion",
  "keyword": "notion",
  "countries": ["US"],
  "resultPosition": 1,
  "adId": "1271387083",
  "adUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/1271387083",
  "creativeType": "SPONSORED_STATUS_UPDATE",
  "adFormat": "Single Image Ad",
  "advertiserName": "Veth Group",
  "advertiserUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/11761155",
  "payerName": "Veth Group",
  "previewAuthorName": "Miles Veth",
  "previewAuthorHeadline": "$800/mo done for you LinkedIn content and ads management",
  "adText": "Full ad copy from the detail page...",
  "imageUrls": ["https://media.licdn.com/..."],
  "linkedInUrls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/company/11761155",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/company/notionhq"
  ],
  "detailFetched": true,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-27T21:56:02.374Z"
}

Search methods and filters

Capability	Supported
Keyword search	Yes
Company / advertiser search	Yes
Payer search	Yes
Direct ad URL enrichment	Yes
Numeric ad ID enrichment	Yes
Country filters	Yes
Date range filters	Yes
Creative type post-filter	Yes
Visible ad format post-filter	Yes
Search pagination	Yes
Full detail-page enrichment	Yes
No-login operation	Yes
Forced Apify Residential Proxy	Yes

Pricing and cost expectations

This Actor is designed for pay-per-result pricing. A typical run can scrape the first 100 fully enriched LinkedIn ads for a keyword or advertiser in a few minutes. Detail enrichment makes one extra request per ad, so disabling includeDetails can make preview-only runs faster and cheaper.

The Actor always uses Apify residential proxies. For small tests, you can lower maxAds to 10 or 25. For scheduled monitoring, run daily with the same keyword or advertiser inputs and deduplicate by adId in your downstream workflow.

Does this need a LinkedIn account?

No. Recon on May 27, 2026 showed that LinkedIn Ad Library search pages, pagination fragments, and detail pages are public and can be replayed without login cookies. The Actor does not scrape private LinkedIn profiles, private member data, or logged-in LinkedIn pages.

Notes and limitations

• LinkedIn can change its public HTML at any time, so schema validation and small test runs are recommended before large jobs.
• LinkedIn may rate-limit or challenge high-volume traffic. This Actor uses residential proxies on every run and keeps concurrency configurable.
• Some fields only exist on certain ad formats. For example, video ads may expose thumbnails rather than image creatives.
• Public transparency fields vary by country, ad type, and LinkedIn's own availability.

Why use this Actor?

LinkedIn is one of the highest-intent B2B ad channels. This scraper gives growth teams, agencies, founders, analysts, and sales teams a structured way to answer questions like:

• What ads are competitors running on LinkedIn?
• Which messages, hooks, and offers are repeated across B2B campaigns?
• Which companies are actively advertising in my category?
• Which agencies or payers appear behind campaigns?
• What creative formats are common in my market?

Because it runs on Apify, you also get scheduling, API access, datasets, webhooks, proxy rotation, and integrations without maintaining your own server.