# Facebook Ads Library Monitor (`vedder1980/facebook-ads-library-monitor`) Actor
Extract ad cards and changes from Facebook Ads Library style pages for competitive intelligence and marketing research.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/vedder1980/facebook-ads-library-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Daniel Ferreira de Almeida](https://apify.com/vedder1980) (community)
- **Categories:** Marketing, Automation
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## Pricing
from $1.50 / 1,000 results
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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
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# README
## Facebook Ads Library Monitor
Extract ad cards from Ads Library style pages for competitive intelligence.
### What it does
This Actor processes public pages that expose ad cards and returns structured ad records with:
- advertiser
- ad id
- headline
- primary text
- CTA
- destination URL
- source page metadata
- optional raw HTML for debugging
### Best for
- creative monitoring
- competitor intelligence
- marketing research
- ad library watchlists
### Input
- `urls` — pages to inspect
- `html` — optional offline HTML fixture
- `htmlByUrl` — optional URL→HTML map
- `includeRawHtml` — include the original HTML in output
- `maxAdsPerPage` — cap per page
### Example input
```json
{
"urls": ["https://facebook.com/ads/library"],
"html": "
Acme SaaS
Automate your pipeline
Reach more customers with automation and lead scoring.
Learn More",
"includeRawHtml": false,
"maxAdsPerPage": 10
}
```
### Output
Each record contains a clean ad snapshot so teams can track creatives and compare messaging over time.
### Notes
- Designed for deterministic platform smoke tests with fixture HTML.
- Helpful for competitive monitoring and ad creative review.
# Actor input Schema
## `urls` (type: `array`):
Ads Library pages or public HTML pages containing ad cards.
## `html` (type: `string`):
Optional HTML fixture for local validation or offline parsing.
## `includeRawHtml` (type: `boolean`):
Include the original HTML in the output.
## `maxAdsPerPage` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of ad records extracted per page.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"includeRawHtml": false,
"maxAdsPerPage": 50
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `dataset` (type: `string`):
Extracted ad cards stored in the default dataset.
# 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 = {};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vedder1980/facebook-ads-library-monitor").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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vedder1980/facebook-ads-library-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call vedder1980/facebook-ads-library-monitor --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=vedder1980/facebook-ads-library-monitor",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/8nwjEclGrrE1HjOAH/builds/gHRQf6uGopCTQYkHZ/openapi.json