LinkedIn Ad Library Scraper — Search Ads by Keyword, Company, or Payer

Scrape LinkedIn's public Ad Library — the transparency database of all active LinkedIn ads. Search by keyword, company/advertiser name, or payer. 100% HTTP-only, no login, no cookies, no browser required.

LinkedIn's Ad Library is mandated by EU transparency law and publicly accessible. This actor extracts it reliably at scale.

📦 What data can you extract?

Field	Description
adId	Unique LinkedIn ad ID
advertiserName	Name of the advertising company or person
paidForBy	Legal entity that paid for the ad
adType	Ad format: Single Image, Video, Carousel, Document, Event, Text
adText	Full ad copy / post text
advertiserLogoUrl	Company logo image URL
detailUrl	Link to the full ad on LinkedIn Ad Library

🎯 Use cases

• Competitor ad intelligence — see exactly what ads your competitors are running
• Prospecting — find companies actively advertising in your space (they have budget)
• Market research — analyze ad trends, messaging strategies, and creative formats by industry
• Compliance — verify political/social issue advertisers and their funders
• Agency research — audit client competitors before pitching

💰 How much does it cost?

Results	Cost
1,000	~$3.00
10,000	~$30.00
100,000	~$300.00

Pricing: $3 per 1,000 results (PPE — you only pay for what you get).

⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Description	Example
keyword	string	Search by word/phrase in ad content	"SaaS"
accountOwner	string	Filter by company/advertiser name	"Microsoft"
payer	string	Filter by paying entity	"Apple Inc."
countries	string[]	Country codes to filter by	["US", "GB"]
maxResults	number	Max ads to return (0 = all)	100

At least one of keyword, accountOwner, or payer is recommended. Combine them to narrow results.

Example input

{
  "accountOwner": "Salesforce",
  "countries": ["US"],
  "maxResults": 50
}

📄 Output

{
  "adId": "1242703134",
  "advertiserName": "Salesforce",
  "paidForBy": "Salesforce.com, Inc.",
  "adType": "Single Image Ad",
  "adText": "AI is transforming how businesses connect with customers. See how Salesforce Einstein helps you...",
  "advertiserLogoUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/...",
  "detailUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/1242703134"
}

💡 Tips and notes

• Search is broad: keyword searches ad content, accountOwner searches company name. Use both to narrow results.
• Country filter: Use ISO 2-letter codes (US, GB, DE, IN, etc.). Leave empty to search all countries.
• Pagination: The actor automatically chains through all pages using LinkedIn's cursor-based pagination.
• Data source: LinkedIn's public Ad Library — no login or session required. Data is refreshed by LinkedIn continuously.
• Rate limits: The actor includes polite delays (600ms between pages) to avoid rate limiting.

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