LinkedIn Ads Library Scraper

Scrape LinkedIn Ads Library without cookies or login. Extract ad creatives, targeting data, impressions, and advertiser information from any LinkedIn ad campaign.

What does LinkedIn Ads Library Scraper do?

This Actor allows you to extract comprehensive data from LinkedIn's public Ads Library. You can:

• Search by keywords - Find ads containing specific terms like "AI", "SaaS", "recruiting"
• Scrape by advertiser - Get all ads from specific companies (NVIDIA, Microsoft, etc.)
• Direct URL scraping - Extract data from specific ad detail pages
• Filter by country - Target ads shown in specific regions
• Filter by date - Focus on recent campaigns or historical data

No authentication or LinkedIn account required - the scraper works with publicly available data.

Use Cases

Competitive Intelligence

Monitor your competitors' advertising strategies. Track what messaging they use, which audiences they target, and how their campaigns evolve over time.

Market Research

Analyze advertising trends in your industry. Discover what types of ads perform well, common messaging patterns, and targeting strategies across different sectors.

Ad Creative Inspiration

Build a library of successful ad creatives for inspiration. See what headlines, images, and CTAs top advertisers are using in your niche.

Brand Monitoring

Track how your brand or products are being mentioned in LinkedIn advertising. Monitor unauthorized use of your brand assets.

Academic Research

Study digital advertising patterns, targeting practices, and EU transparency compliance for research purposes.

Sales Prospecting

Identify companies actively advertising on LinkedIn as potential sales leads - they have marketing budget and are growth-focused.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
keywords	array	Keywords to search for ads (e.g., ["AI", "software"])	[]
adUrls	array	Direct LinkedIn ad URLs to scrape	[]
advertiserUrls	array	LinkedIn company URLs to get ads from	[]
countries	array	ISO country codes to filter by (e.g., ["US", "GB"])	[]
dateRange	string	Date range filter	"last-30-days"
limit	integer	Max ads per keyword/advertiser	25
proxy	object	Proxy configuration	Residential proxy

Date Range Options

• last-30-days - Ads from the last 30 days
• this-month - Ads from this month
• this-year - Ads from this year
• last-year - Ads from last year
• all-time - All ads since June 2023

Example Input

Search by Keywords

{
    "keywords": ["AI", "machine learning"],
    "countries": ["US"],
    "dateRange": "last-30-days",
    "limit": 50
}

Scrape Specific Ads

{
    "adUrls": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/722903093",
        "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/723011893"
    ]
}

Get Ads from a Company

{
    "advertiserUrls": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/nvidia",
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft"
    ],
    "dateRange": "this-month",
    "limit": 25
}

Output Format

Each ad in the output contains comprehensive data including advertiser info, ad creative, targeting, and performance metrics (for EU ads):

{
    "adId": "1126085984",
    "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/1126085984",
    "advertiserName": "Evija Iesalniece",
    "advertiserId": "evija-iesalniece-b693128",
    "advertiserUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/evija-iesalniece-b693128",
    "advertiserLogo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
    "advertiserTitle": "Global HR Director Capital Equipment | Human Capital Strategy",
    "adFormat": "single_image",
    "adContent": "The Most Important Human Skill in 2026 - Critical Thinking...",
    "headline": "The Most Important Human Skill in 2026",
    "callToAction": "Learn More",
    "destinationUrl": "https://example.com/landing-page",
    "mediaUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
    "mediaType": "image",
    "startDate": "Jan 18, 2026",
    "endDate": "Jan 19, 2026",
    "adDuration": "Jan 18, 2026 - Jan 19, 2026",
    "countries": ["US", "AU", "NZ"],
    "impressions": "10k-20k",
    "impressionsByCountry": [
        {"country": "United States", "percentage": "45%"},
        {"country": "Germany", "percentage": "30%"}
    ],
    "targeting": {
        "language": "English",
        "locations": ["European Economic Area", "North America", "Asia"],
        "jobFunction": "Engineering",
        "jobSeniority": "Senior",
        "jobTitles": ["Software Engineer", "CTO"],
        "industries": ["Technology", "Software"],
        "companySize": ["1000+"]
    },
    "payingAdvertiser": "Hyva",
    "promotedBy": "Hyva Corporation",
    "industry": "Technology",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-01-20T16:06:02Z"
}

Output Fields

Core Fields

Field	Description
adId	Unique LinkedIn ad identifier
url	LinkedIn Ads Library URL
advertiserName	Company/advertiser name
advertiserId	LinkedIn company or profile ID
advertiserUrl	Advertiser's LinkedIn page
advertiserLogo	Advertiser logo URL
advertiserTitle	Advertiser's job title/position

Ad Creative Fields

Field	Description
adFormat	Ad type: single_image, video, carousel, text, document
adContent	Ad body text/description
headline	Ad headline
callToAction	CTA button text (Learn More, Sign Up, etc.)
destinationUrl	Landing page URL
mediaUrl	Primary media URL
mediaType	Media type: image, video
mediaUrls	Array of media URLs (for carousel ads)

Timing Fields

Field	Description
startDate	When the ad started running
endDate	When the ad stopped (if applicable)
adDuration	Human-readable duration (e.g., "Jan 1 - Jan 31, 2026")

Targeting & Performance (EU Ads)

Field	Description
countries	Target country codes
impressions	Impression range (e.g., "10k-20k")
impressionsByCountry	Breakdown by country with percentages
targeting	Structured targeting object
targeting.language	Target language
targeting.locations	Target regions/countries
targeting.jobFunction	Job function targeting
targeting.jobSeniority	Seniority level targeting
targeting.jobTitles	Specific job titles
targeting.industries	Target industries
targeting.companySize	Company size targeting

Other Fields

Field	Description
payingAdvertiser	Entity paying for the ad
promotedBy	Entity that promoted the ad
industry	Industry category
scrapedAt	Timestamp when scraped

Notes

• Data availability: LinkedIn Ads Library contains ads that ran after June 1, 2023
• Ad retention: Ads remain visible for one year after their last impression
• EU transparency: Ads targeting EU countries include additional data (impressions, targeting details, paying advertiser)
• Rate limiting: The scraper includes automatic retry and rotation mechanisms
• Best results: Use residential proxies and moderate request rates

URL Formats

Ad Library Search

https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/search?keyword=AI

Ad Detail Page

https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/722903093

Advertiser Search

https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/search?accountOwner=nvidia

Integrations

This Actor can be integrated with:

• Apify API - Call programmatically from any language
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduled runs - Monitor ads on a regular basis
• Google Sheets - Export directly to spreadsheets
• Zapier/Make - Connect to 1000+ apps

Building Locally

# Install dependencies
go mod download

# Build
go build -o actor .

# Run with test mode
TEST_MODE=true ./actor

# Run with input file
./actor

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