# Spy on a Competitor's Facebook and Instagram Ads

**Use case:** 

Pull every active Facebook and Instagram ad a brand is running: ad copy, headlines, CTAs, landing pages, image and video URLs and start dates. Swap in your competitor's name and run it on a schedule.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "gymshark"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "maxAdsPerSearch": 50,
  "activeStatus": "active",
  "mediaType": "all",
  "onlyNewAds": false,
  "includeTransparency": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  },
  "failIfEmpty": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "ad_archive_id": {
    "label": "Ad archive id",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "page_name": {
    "label": "Page name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "is_active": {
    "label": "Is active",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "start_date": {
    "label": "Start date",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "end_date": {
    "label": "End date",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "publisher_platforms": {
    "label": "Publisher platforms",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text_body": {
    "label": "Text body",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "cta_text": {
    "label": "Cta text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "link_url": {
    "label": "Link url",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "image_url": {
    "label": "Image url",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "video_sd_url": {
    "label": "Video sd url",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "eu_transparency": {
    "label": "Eu transparency",
    "format": "object"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Facebook Ads Library Scraper - Meta & Instagram + EU Reach Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Spy on a Competitor's Facebook and Instagram Ads". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/HX4LkufDccmuKpnpw) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Spy on a Competitor's Facebook and Instagram Ads" task

The Facebook Ads Library Scraper - Meta & Instagram + EU Reach Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search terms, country, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Spy on a Competitor's Facebook and Instagram Ads" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as ad archive id, page name, is active, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Spy on a Competitor's Facebook and Instagram Ads" task via API](https://apify.com/githubanassk/meta-ad-library-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Facebook Ads Library Scraper - Meta & Instagram + EU Reach](https://apify.com/githubanassk/meta-ad-library-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/githubanassk/meta-ad-library-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/githubanassk/meta-ad-library-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).