# Check if brands run Facebook ads, by brand name

**Use case:** 

Give brand names when you have no Page links, and get one row each: the Page the Ad Library suggests for the name, whether it runs ads now, how many, and the day its newest ad started. The row shows which Page was matched and how sure the match is; for a sure answer, use Page IDs or Ad Library links. The example checks four marketing-software brands. $0.004 per name.

## Input

```json
{
  "pages": [],
  "names": [
    "Semrush",
    "Ahrefs",
    "Sprout Social",
    "Hootsuite"
  ],
  "country": "ALL",
  "activeOnly": true,
  "adsPerPage": 0,
  "includePersonPages": false,
  "includeCreators": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "query": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "matchedBy": {
    "label": "Matched by",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "matchStrength": {
    "label": "Match strength",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "pageName": {
    "label": "Page",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "pageVerified": {
    "label": "Page verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "sameNamePages": {
    "label": "Same-name Pages",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "suggestionPlace": {
    "label": "Suggestion place",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "runsAds": {
    "label": "Runs ads",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "adCount": {
    "label": "Ads",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "latestStart": {
    "label": "Latest start",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "activeOnly": {
    "label": "Only ads running now",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "readAt": {
    "label": "Read at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "libraryUrl": {
    "label": "Ad Library link",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Meta Ad Library & Facebook Ad Library Checker Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check if brands run Facebook ads, by brand name". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/n6s7pPctWyOavQCnW) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check if brands run Facebook ads, by brand name" task

The Meta Ad Library & Facebook Ad Library Checker Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like facebook page links or ids, brand or page names, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check if brands run Facebook ads, by brand name" 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 query, matched by, match strength, 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 "Check if brands run Facebook ads, by brand name" task via API](https://apify.com/kaleidoscopelabs/facebook-ads-library-checker.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Meta Ad Library & Facebook Ad Library Checker](https://apify.com/kaleidoscopelabs/facebook-ads-library-checker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/kaleidoscopelabs/facebook-ads-library-checker.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/kaleidoscopelabs/facebook-ads-library-checker.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`).