Search ads that Meta publishes in its ad transparency library. Supply a query for keyword search, or a page_id to search one advertiser, optionally using either or both. Returns creative text, call-to-action, destination links, media URLs, advertiser identity, delivery dates, active status and publishing platform for up to 10 ads per request, plus a cursor for the next page. A single request covers one upstream lookup and costs one credit. The library has no sorting option: the public surface rejects every published sort mode, so ads are returned in the library's own order. spend and impressions are often absent for individual ads and are returned as null rather than estimated. Reach is reported only as a coarse display bucket.
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Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
This endpoint has no required query parameters.
9 optional filters available.
string
Optional
Keyword to search for in public ads.
climate
string
Optional
Numeric advertiser page id to search a single advertiser. Obtain it from the advertisers endpoint.
1234567890
string
Optional
Two-letter ISO country code to restrict the search to.
US
string
Optional
Ad category to filter by: ALL, POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS, CREDIT_ADS, FINANCIAL_PRODUCTS_AND_SERVICES_ADS, EMPLOYMENT_ADS, HOUSING_ADS or UNCATEGORIZED_ADS.
POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS
string
Optional
Creative format to filter by: ALL, IMAGE, MEME, IMAGE_AND_MEME, VIDEO or NONE.
example
string
Optional
Restrict to currently running ads (ACTIVE), stopped ads (INACTIVE) or both (ALL).
example
array
Optional
Restrict to ads placed on given platforms, such as facebook, instagram or audience_network. Pass the parameter more than once to allow several platforms.
["example"]
integer
Optional
Only return ads whose delivery started at or after this Unix timestamp in seconds.
2026-06-15
string
Optional
Pagination cursor taken from the previous response.
0
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS', options)
.then(response => {
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
}
return response.text();
})
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS',
headers: {
x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
};
try {
const response = await axios(options);
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
begin
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
rescue => e
puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
conn.request("GET", "/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS")
.addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.build();
try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
System.out.println(response.body().string());
} else {
System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS", nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
return
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");
try
{
var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.get("https://scrappa.co/api/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS")
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.send()
.await?;
println!("{}", response.text().await?);
Ok(())
}
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
Scan these fields before integrating.
search_parameters
ads
ads_count
pagination
response_time_ms
Common ads fields
ad_archive_id
page_id
page_name
page_profile_uri
{
"search_parameters": {
"engine": "facebook_ad_library",
"query": "climate",
"page_id": null,
"country": "US",
"ad_type": "POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS",
"media_type": null,
"active_status": null,
"start_date": null,
"publisher_platforms": null,
"cursor": null
},
"ads": [
{
"ad_archive_id": "558896812037021",
"page_id": "15087023444",
"page_name": "Example Advertiser",
"page_profile_uri": "https://www.facebook.com/example",
"page_like_count": 12000,
"page_categories": [
"Government"
],
"publisher_platform": "facebook",
"publisher_platforms": [
"facebook",
"instagram"
],
"is_active": false,
"ad_delivery_start_time": "2023-05-04T00:00:00+00:00",
"ad_delivery_stop_time": "2023-06-01T00:00:00+00:00",
"text": "Example political advertising creative text.",
"title": null,
"caption": null,
"cta_text": "Learn more",
"cta_type": "LEARN_MORE",
"link_url": "https://example.com",
"display_format": "single_image",
"images": [
"https://example.com/image.jpg"
],
"videos": [],
"cards": [],
"spend": null,
"impressions_with_index": null,
"reach_estimate": ">1M",
"reach_estimate_bucket": ">1M",
"reach_estimate_is_coarse_bucket": true,
"platform_delivery": []
}
],
"ads_count": 1,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "CURSOR_FROM_RESPONSE",
"has_more": true
},
"response_time_ms": 1200
}
Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Ad library temporarily unavailable
The public ad library could not be reached. The request is not billed.
Unsupported filter value
One of the filter values is outside the published set. No upstream request is made and no credits are charged.
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