# TikTok Ad Library Scraper — Competitor Ads & Creatives (`seemuapps/tiktok-ad-library-scraper`) Actor

Scrape every TikTok ad an advertiser is running — video/image creatives, ad copy, run dates and estimated audience — straight from the public ad library.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/tiktok-ad-library-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrew](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Marketing
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$10.00 / 1,000 ad scrapeds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## TikTok Ad Library Scraper — Competitor Ads & Creatives

Pull every ad an advertiser is running on TikTok — video and image creatives, ad copy, run dates and estimated audience — straight from the public TikTok ad library. No login, no cookies, no TikTok account needed.

### What you get

Every record is one ad, with:

- **Creative** — direct video URL, cover image, and any additional images
- **Ad copy** — the on-screen ad text
- **Advertiser** — the advertiser name as declared to TikTok
- **Format and status** — ad format code and audit status
- **Flight dates** — first and last date the ad was shown
- **Estimated audience** — TikTok's disclosed audience size band, where available

### Use cases

- **Competitor ad research** — see exactly which video and image ads a rival is currently running
- **Ad creative inspiration** — build a swipe file of high-performing TikTok ad copy and creative in your category
- **Messaging analysis** — track how competitors position their product on TikTok, and when messaging shifts
- **Launch monitoring** — catch new competitor campaigns as soon as they go live
- **Agency pitching** — show a prospect what their competitors are spending TikTok ad budget on

### How to use

1. Pick a **Search mode**:
   - **Advertiser** — every ad from one advertiser (enter a name, e.g. `nike`)
   - **Keyword** — every ad whose copy mentions a phrase (e.g. `running shoes`)
2. Set **Max ads** (default 100; set `0` for unlimited)
3. Run the actor — results appear in the **Dataset** tab

#### Fetching more than one run's worth

The actor paginates automatically to fill your **Max ads**. To keep going past that, open the **Key-value store** tab after the run → copy the `NEXT_PAGE_ID` value → paste it into **Page ID** on your next run. If `NEXT_PAGE_ID` is `null`, you've fetched every matching ad.

### Output format

Each dataset record:

```json
{
  "adId": "1874467016217649",
  "adLibraryUrl": "https://library.tiktok.com/ads/detail/?ad_id=1874467016217649",
  "advertiser": "Duolingo, Inc.",
  "adText": "The #1 app for learning languages",
  "imageUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/...",
  "videoUrl": "https://library.tiktok.com/api/v1/cdn/...",
  "coverImageUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/...",
  "images": ["https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/..."],
  "adFormat": "2",
  "estimatedAudience": "-",
  "firstShownAt": "2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z",
  "lastShownAt": "2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-event — you're charged **$10 per 1,000 ads** actually returned to your dataset. No charge for empty searches.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchMode` (type: `string`):

Search the ad library by advertiser name, or by a keyword that appears in the ad copy.

## `advertiserName` (type: `string`):

Advertiser to pull ads for, e.g. 'nike'. Used when Search mode is 'Advertiser'.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Phrase to search for inside ad copy, e.g. 'running shoes'. Used when Search mode is 'Keyword'.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of ads to return in this run. Set 0 for unlimited (the run will paginate until the library is exhausted or the run times out).

## `pageId` (type: `string`):

Paste NEXT\_PAGE\_ID from the previous run's Key-value store to continue where that run stopped.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchMode": "advertiser",
  "advertiserName": "duolingo",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One ad per record. Fields: adId, adLibraryUrl, advertiser, resolvedAdvertiserName, adText, imageUrl, videoUrl, coverImageUrl, images, adFormat, auditStatus, estimatedAudience, impressions, spend, firstShownAt, lastShownAt, searchQuery.

## `nextPageId` (type: `string`):

NEXT\_PAGE\_ID record in the default key-value store. Paste into Page ID on the next run to resume; null when every ad has been fetched.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "advertiserName": "duolingo"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seemuapps/tiktok-ad-library-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "advertiserName": "duolingo" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seemuapps/tiktok-ad-library-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "advertiserName": "duolingo"
}' |
apify call seemuapps/tiktok-ad-library-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,seemuapps/tiktok-ad-library-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/gxUHU4l9KnwyY2cX2/builds/xxLgEkC59rzBwNbuQ/openapi.json