# Facebook Ads Library Scraper (`lexis-solutions/facebook-ads-library-scraper`) Actor Extract structured data from Facebook Ads Library. Monitor competitor ads, track creatives, CTAs & landing pages. Ideal for ad intelligence, compliance & marketing analytics pipelines. JSON output. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/facebook-ads-library-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Lexis Solutions](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.00 / 1,000 ads This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Facebook Ads Library Scraper ![banner](https://i.imgur.com/AoWi3Gq.png) Facebook Ads Library is Meta's public archive for active and historical ads. This actor collects structured ad listing data from Facebook Ads Library search pages. ### Introduction The Facebook Ads Library scraper starts from Ads Library search URLs, reads the initially rendered results, continues through pagination when needed, and extracts structured ad data such as ad archive ID, page name, active status, dates, platforms, creatives, links, and related metadata. ### Use Cases - **Ad intelligence**: Monitor ads from selected keywords, brands, markets, or categories. - **Competitor research**: Track creative messaging, call-to-action usage, landing pages, and advertiser activity. - **Compliance monitoring**: Review public ad records and metadata over time. - **Marketing analysis**: Build datasets for creative, platform, and campaign trend analysis. - **Analytics pipelines**: Feed BI tools, dashboards, and internal warehousing. ### Input Provide the following fields: - `startUrls` (array, required): Facebook Ads Library search URLs. - `maxItems` (integer, optional): Maximum number of ad items to extract per start URL. - `proxyConfiguration` (object, optional): Apify proxy settings. Notes: - The actor is designed for Facebook Ads Library search result URLs. - Use URLs from `facebook.com/ads/library/`. - Crawling stops per source URL when `maxItems` is reached. ### Input Examples **1) Start URLs** ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&q=nike&search_type=keyword_unordered&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc" } ], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ```` ### Output Each dataset item contains fields like: ```json { "originalUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&q=nike&search_type=keyword_unordered&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc", "adArchiveId": "1298488261783748", "adId": null, "pageId": "112727500143177", "pageName": "Whatnot", "isActive": true, "startDate": 1778655600, "endDate": 1781938800, "publisherPlatform": [ "FACEBOOK", "INSTAGRAM", "MESSENGER" ], "categories": [ "UNKNOWN" ], "currency": null, "spend": null, "impressions": { "impressions_text": null, "impressions_index": -1 }, "reachEstimate": null, "title": "Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect", "body": "Take your sneaker game to the next level with incredible deals on the hottest stylesโšกLive on Whatnot", "caption": "itunes.apple.com", "linkUrl": "http://itunes.apple.com/app/id1488269261", "displayFormat": "VIDEO", "ctaText": "Install now", "images": [], "videos": [ { "video_hd_url": "https://video.fmlg11-1.fna.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQOhbZcijTzfmDHbpKnwNnmHSebsqpKKs5qw0T5Nyd_oq3OeVqH0XN4TmmpzOFwdsCNsvP_M_PMdIleTitnNmcHpiIBwIoNo7CJN8yR-mLPo7Q.mp4?_nc_cat=111", "video_preview_image_url": "https://scontent.fmlg11-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/699010975_787607664288614_1469594092453553849_n.jpg", "video_sd_url": "https://video.fmlg11-1.fna.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m412/AQMcbAZTj9Njbia_dStpjMKx4uDMTga3iQrwb3RSR5XSRcasCsY_Ny3W7Mwz9zzeVAg5ZuL_E3_b6GZ9pWg-zuAKJWMT3vFd6IG42uKf3A.mp4?_nc_cat=111", "watermarked_video_hd_url": null, "watermarked_video_sd_url": null } ] } ``` The scraper paginates through ad results and stops when `maxItems` is reached per start URL or when no more result items are found. ### Why use the Facebook Ads Library Scraper? - **Focused**: Built specifically for Facebook Ads Library search result flows. - **Structured output**: Ready-to-use JSON records for automation and analysis. - **Per-URL limits**: `maxItems` is enforced per start URL. - **Apify-native**: Works with Apify datasets, request queue, and proxy config. ### FAQ - **How many ads can it extract?**\ Controlled by `maxItems` per source URL. - **What if Facebook changes the Ads Library structure?**\ The actor may require updates to keep extraction stable. ### Need to scrape other advertising platforms? Check out our other scrapers: - [Google Ads](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/google-ads-scraper). - [TikTok Ads](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/tiktok-ads-scraper). - [Pinterest Ads](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/pinterest-ads-scraper). - [Reddit Ads](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/reddit-ads-scraper). *** **Need help or want a custom solution?** Lexis Solutions is a certified Apify Partner. We can help with custom data extraction projects. Contact us over [Email](mailto:scraping@lexis.solutions) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lexis-solutions). ### Support Our Work If you're happy with our work and scrapers, you're welcome to leave us a company review [here](https://apify.com/partners/find/lexis-solutions/review) and leave a review for the scrapers you're subscribed to. ### Image Credit Image credit: facebook.com. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Facebook Ads Library search URLs to start with. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of ads per original URL. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Your proxy configuration from Apify. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&q=nike&search_type=keyword_unordered&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc" } ], "maxItems": 5, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&q=nike&search_type=keyword_unordered&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lexis-solutions/facebook-ads-library-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&q=nike&search_type=keyword_unordered&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc" }] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lexis-solutions/facebook-ads-library-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&q=nike&search_type=keyword_unordered&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc" } ] }' | apify call lexis-solutions/facebook-ads-library-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lexis-solutions/facebook-ads-library-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Facebook Ads Library Scraper", "description": "Extract structured data from Facebook Ads Library. Monitor competitor ads, track creatives, CTAs & landing pages. Ideal for ad intelligence, compliance & marketing analytics pipelines. 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"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lexis-solutions~facebook-ads-library-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lexis-solutions-facebook-ads-library-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": 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