Ad Library Scraper – Meta, Google & TikTok

What it does

See what a brand advertises across the Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Google Ads Transparency, TikTok and LinkedIn ad libraries in one run: for each library you get one snapshot with the number of ads and how many are running, new ads in the last 7 and 30 days, first and last seen, the longest and median running time, formats, calls to action, landing domains, countries, offer phrases and the top creatives with their text and media URLs; plus a cross-platform summary with the landing domains the brand pushes everywhere. Built for performance marketers, agencies preparing pitches and AI agents doing competitor research. $0.012 per library snapshot, so all four libraries cost $0.048 per brand.

Price per delivered record

Apify free plan: up to 5 items per run. Paid plans have no per-run cap; set maxTotalChargeUsd to cap spend.

Call it from code, an agent or the Console

This API is private on Apify for now. Email us and we will publish it for you, usually within two working days. The calls below work once it is public. contact@sfoln.com

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/sfoln~ad-library-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"brands":["Nike | nike.com"]}'

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=sfoln/ad-library-scraper"
    }
  }
}

POST https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/sfoln~ad-library-scraper/runs?maxTotalChargeUsd=1
GET  https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/{runId}            # until status is SUCCEEDED
GET  https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{defaultDatasetId}/items?format=json

Authenticate with an Apify API token. MCP clients can instead sign in with OAuth when prompted. Example prompt for an agent: Which ad libraries is Nike (nike.com) advertising in right now? Compare its ads on Meta, Google, TikTok and LinkedIn: how many are running, since when, and which landing pages and offers they push.

Input fields

Brands or advertisers to look up in the Meta, Google Ads Transparency, TikTok and LinkedIn ad libraries. Each brand gets one snapshot record per library plus one cross-platform summary record.

{
  "brands": [
    "Nike | nike.com"
  ]
}

One record per input item

Records land in the run's dataset; a synchronous call returns them directly. Each has a status (ok is charged; everything else is free) and a charged flag. The run's OUTPUT record totals items and charges.

{
  "input": {
    "name": "Nike",
    "domain": "nike.com"
  },
  "recordType": "platform",
  "brand": "Nike",
  "platform": "meta",
  "platformName": "Meta (Facebook, Instagram)",
  "query": {
    "by": "companyName",
    "value": "Nike"
  },
  "advertiser": "Nike",
  "advertiserId": null,
  "adsFetched": 30,
  "totalAdsEstimate": 1200,
  "adsFound": 30,
  "activeAds": 22,
  "newAds7d": 4,
  "newAds30d": 11,
  "firstSeen": "2026-01-15T08:00:00.000Z",
  "lastSeen": "2026-10-14T10:00:00.000Z",
  "longestRunningDays": 272,
  "medianDaysRunning": 46,
  "formats": {
    "image": 14,
    "video": 11,
    "carousel": 5
  },
  "ctas": {
    "Shop now": 21,
    "Learn more": 9
  },
  "landingDomains": [
    {
      "domain": "nike.com",
      "ads": 27
    },
    {
      "domain": "fb.com",
      "ads": 3
    }
  ],
  "countries": [],
  "publisherPlatforms": [
    "facebook",
    "instagram"
  ],
  "offers": [
    {
      "offer": "free shipping",
      "ads": 6
    },
    {
      "offer": "30% off",
      "ads": 2
    }
  ],
  "topCreatives": [
    {
      "adId": "1001",
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library?id=1001",
      "advertiser": "Nike",
      "format": "image",
      "text": "Up to 30% off running shoes. Free shipping on orders over $50.",
      "headline": "Nike",
      "cta": "Shop now",
      "landingUrl": "https://www.nike.com/running",
      "landingDomain": "nike.com",
      "imageUrls": [
        "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/1001.jpg"
      ],
      "videoUrls": [],
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/r_1001.jpg",
      "firstSeen": "2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "lastSeen": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "isActive": true,
      "daysRunning": 106,
      "countries": [],
      "publisherPlatforms": [
        "facebook",
        "instagram"
      ],
      "reach": null
    }
  ],
  "pagesFetched": 1,
  "extraPagesCharged": 0,
  "status": "ok",
  "charged": true,
  "chargedEvent": "platform-snapshot",
  "source": "scrapecreators",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-10-14T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Questions

What does one snapshot contain, and how many ads does it cover?

A snapshot summarizes the first page of the brand's ads in one library (about 20–30 ads): how many ads and how many are active, new ads in the last 7 and 30 days, first and last seen, the longest and median running time, formats, calls to action, landing domains, countries, Meta placements, offer phrases and the top creatives with text and media URLs. Set pagesPerPlatform to read up to 5 pages per library (extra-page, paid plans).

Am I charged when a library has no ads for the brand?

Only when the data provider billed that empty answer; otherwise the platform record has status not_found and charged false. A library that errors or times out is never charged, and the other libraries of the brand are not affected.

Why add the website domain?

Google's Ads Transparency Center is searched by the advertiser's website domain. Without one, the Actor first looks the advertiser up by name, which is one more upstream request (charged as extra-page on paid plans) and can pick a namesake.

Related APIs

• facebook-ads-search Facebook Ads Library Scraper$1 / 1,000
• google-ads-transparency Google Ads Transparency Scraper$1.5 / 1,000
• tiktok-ads-search TikTok Ads Library Scraper$1.5 / 1,000
• linkedin-ads-search LinkedIn Ads Library Scraper$1.5 / 1,000
• facebook-ad-lookup Facebook Ad Details Scraper (by Ad ID)$5 / 1,000

This page for agents

• /actors/ad-library-scraper.json — this API as JSON
• /actors/ad-library-scraper.md — this API as Markdown
• /catalog.json — the whole catalogue