# Extract Instagram skincare ads

**Use case:** 

Extract skincare ads that actually ran on Instagram from the Facebook
Ads Library in the United States. This task uses searchQueries
["skincare"], country US, publisherPlatforms ["instagram"], and
maxItems 50 so you can compare creatives, body text, CTAs, and
destination URLs without mixing Facebook-only placements. Ready to
export as JSON, CSV, or Excel. Pricing is $1.70 per 1,000 ads.

## Input

```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"
    }
  ],
  "searchQueries": [
    "skincare"
  ],
  "searchType": "keyword_unordered",
  "country": "US",
  "category": "all",
  "activeStatus": "active",
  "mediaType": "all",
  "publisherPlatforms": [
    "instagram"
  ],
  "sortBy": "most_recent",
  "impressionWindow": "any",
  "isTargetedCountry": false,
  "includeAdDetails": false,
  "detailsConcurrency": 8,
  "uniqueAdvertisersOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "page_profile_picture": {
    "label": "Page photo",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "page_name": {
    "label": "Page name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "ads_library_url": {
    "label": "Ads Library",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "sourceQuery": {
    "label": "Search",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "is_active": {
    "label": "Active",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "body_text": {
    "label": "Ad text",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "display_format": {
    "label": "Format",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "start_date": {
    "label": "Start date",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "end_date": {
    "label": "End date",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "cta_text": {
    "label": "CTA",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "publisher_platforms": {
    "label": "Platforms",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "impressions": {
    "label": "Impressions",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "link_url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "record_type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Facebook Ads Scraper](https://apify.com/rigelbytes/facebook-ads-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/rigelbytes/facebook-ads-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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