# Facebook Ad Library Scraper (`prodiger/facebook-ads-library-scraper`) Actor Scrape Facebook ads from Ad Library search results and ads run by Facebook pages. Pay per ad at $0.75 per 1,000 ads. - **URL**: https://apify.com/prodiger/facebook-ads-library-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Arnas](https://apify.com/prodiger) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, E-commerce, Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $0.75 / 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. 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 Ad Library Scraper Scrapes ads from Meta / Facebook Ad Library search URLs and from Facebook page URLs. The actor mirrors the public `curious_coder/facebook-ads-library-scraper` contract: - Same input schema fields: `urls`, `scrapeAdDetails`, `limitPerSource`, `count`, `scrapePageAds.period`, `scrapePageAds.activeStatus`, `scrapePageAds.sortBy`, `scrapePageAds.countryCode`, `runTag`, and `proxy`. - Same primary dataset surface: ad identifiers, page metadata, active status, dates, spend/reach/impression fields, publisher platforms, creatives snapshot, transparency/detail fields when available, `position`, `runTag`, and `ad_library_url`. - Same pricing event: pay per event `apify-default-dataset-item` at `$0.00075` per dataset ad, equivalent to `$0.75 / 1,000 ads`. ### Input Use Facebook Ad Library search URLs: ```json { "urls": [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_type=all&country=US&q=linkedin&search_type=keyword_unordered&media_type=all" } ], "count": 100 } ```` Or Facebook page URLs: ```json { "urls": [{ "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ZapierApp" }], "scrapePageAds.activeStatus": "all", "scrapePageAds.countryCode": "ALL", "scrapePageAds.sortBy": "impressions_desc", "count": 100 } ``` ### Pricing When publishing, configure Apify monetization as pay per event: - Event name: `apify-default-dataset-item` - Event title: `ad` - Event price: `0.00075` USD The actor calls `Actor.charge({ eventName: 'apify-default-dataset-item', count: 1 })` only after a successful dataset write. # Actor input Schema ## `urls` (type: `array`): List of facebook ads search URLs or Page URLs to scrape ads from ## `scrapeAdDetails` (type: `boolean`): Enable this option to scrape ads details such as EU Reach info ## `limitPerSource` (type: `integer`): Limit number of ads scraped per input URL. Leave it blank to scrape all available ads ā„¹ļø Actual number might exceed the given limit by upto 30 ## `count` (type: `integer`): Leave this field empty if you want to limit number of ads scraped ## `scrapePageAds.period` (type: `string`): Search ads in given date range ## `scrapePageAds.activeStatus` (type: `string`): No description ## `scrapePageAds.sortBy` (type: `string`): Sort by impressions or date. Default: Impressions ## `scrapePageAds.countryCode` (type: `string`): 2-letter ISO country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2). This should be the official uppercase country code, such as `IN` for India, `US` for United States, etc. Use `ALL` for targeting all countries ## `runTag` (type: `string`): Add this value to 'runTag' column in the output ## `proxy` (type: `object`): You can use this option to customise the proxy country ## Actor input object example ```json { "urls": [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_type=all&country=IN&q=linkedin&search_type=keyword_unordered&media_type=all" }, { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ZapierApp" } ], "count": 100, "scrapePageAds.period": "", "scrapePageAds.activeStatus": "all", "scrapePageAds.sortBy": "impressions_desc", "scrapePageAds.countryCode": "ALL" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `ads` (type: `string`): Scraped Facebook / Meta Ad Library ads. # 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 = { "urls": [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_type=all&country=IN&q=linkedin&search_type=keyword_unordered&media_type=all" }, { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ZapierApp" } ], "count": 100, "scrapePageAds.period": "", "scrapePageAds.activeStatus": "all", "scrapePageAds.sortBy": "impressions_desc", "scrapePageAds.countryCode": "ALL" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("prodiger/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(`šŸ’¾ 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); }); // šŸ“š Want to learn more šŸ“–? Go to ā†’ 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 = { "urls": [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_type=all&country=IN&q=linkedin&search_type=keyword_unordered&media_type=all" }, { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ZapierApp" }, ], "count": 100, "scrapePageAds.period": "", "scrapePageAds.activeStatus": "all", "scrapePageAds.sortBy": "impressions_desc", "scrapePageAds.countryCode": "ALL", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("prodiger/facebook-ads-library-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("šŸ’¾ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # šŸ“š Want to learn more šŸ“–? Go to ā†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "urls": [ { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_type=all&country=IN&q=linkedin&search_type=keyword_unordered&media_type=all" }, { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ZapierApp" } ], "count": 100, "scrapePageAds.period": "", "scrapePageAds.activeStatus": "all", "scrapePageAds.sortBy": "impressions_desc", "scrapePageAds.countryCode": "ALL" }' | apify call prodiger/facebook-ads-library-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=prodiger/facebook-ads-library-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Facebook Ad Library Scraper", "description": "Scrape Facebook ads from Ad Library search results and ads run by Facebook pages. Pay per ad at $0.75 per 1,000 ads.", "version": "2.7", "x-build-id": "fD1xjz937Bxd76Dwk" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/prodiger~facebook-ads-library-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-prodiger-facebook-ads-library-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/prodiger~facebook-ads-library-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-prodiger-facebook-ads-library-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "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/prodiger~facebook-ads-library-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-prodiger-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": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "urls" ], "properties": { "urls": { "title": "šŸ”— URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of facebook ads search URLs or Page URLs to scrape ads from", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "scrapeAdDetails": { "title": "Scrape ad details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Enable this option to scrape ads details such as EU Reach info" }, "limitPerSource": { "title": "#ļøāƒ£ Limit per input URL", "type": "integer", "description": "Limit number of ads scraped per input URL. Leave it blank to scrape all available ads\nā„¹ļø Actual number might exceed the given limit by upto 30" }, "count": { "title": "#ļøāƒ£ Total number of records required", "type": "integer", "description": "Leave this field empty if you want to limit number of ads scraped" }, "scrapePageAds.period": { "title": "Date range", "enum": [ "", "last24h", "last7d", "last14d", "last30d" ], "type": "string", "description": "Search ads in given date range", "default": "" }, "scrapePageAds.activeStatus": { "title": "Filter ads by active status", "enum": [ "all", "active", "inactive" ], "type": "string", "description": "", "default": "all" }, "scrapePageAds.sortBy": { "title": "Sort ads by", "enum": [ "impressions_desc", "most_recent" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort by impressions or date. Default: Impressions", "default": "impressions_desc" }, "scrapePageAds.countryCode": { "title": "Filter ads by country", "type": "string", "description": "2-letter ISO country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2). This should be the official uppercase country code, such as `IN` for India, `US` for United States, etc. Use `ALL` for targeting all countries", "default": "ALL" }, "runTag": { "title": "Run tag", "type": "string", "description": "Add this value to 'runTag' column in the output" }, "proxy": { "title": "Custom proxy", "type": "object", "description": "You can use this option to customise the proxy country" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```