Build a creative swipe file
Search ads in your category and collect examples for your next brief.
Search the Meta Ad Library, read ad creatives and explore advertisers. Retrieve video transcripts for a closer look at the message.
PUT IT TO WORK
Three ways to use Meta Ads Library data.
Search ads in your category and collect examples for your next brief.
Retrieve an advertiser’s ads to compare offers, messages and creative formats.
Read an ad’s video transcript to examine its opening, pitch and call to action.
YOUR FIRST REQUEST
Search ads in your category and collect examples for your next brief.
Set SCRAPEATLAS_API_KEY in your environment.
Use the sample request as a starting point.
Send the result to your app, sheet or research tool.
# ScrapeAtlas · use your customer API key
export BASE_URL="https://api.scrapeatlas.com"
curl --get "$BASE_URL/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads" \
-H "x-api-key: $SCRAPEATLAS_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "query=running"const baseUrl = "https://api.scrapeatlas.com";
const url = new URL('/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads', baseUrl);
url.searchParams.set("query", "running");
const response = await fetch(url, {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPEATLAS_API_KEY
}
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);type Result = {
status: "success" | "partial" | "failed" | "challenged";
requestId: string;
[field: string]: unknown;
};
const response = await fetch(
"https://api.scrapeatlas.com/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads?query=running",
{
headers: {
"x-api-key": process.env.SCRAPEATLAS_API_KEY!
}
}
);
const data = (await response.json()) as Result;
if (data.status === "failed" || data.status === "challenged") {
throw new Error(`Meta Ads Library request failed: ${data.requestId}`);
}
console.log(data);import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.scrapeatlas.com/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
params={
"query": "running"
},
timeout=60,
)
data = response.json()
print(data["status"], data)package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.scrapeatlas.com/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads?query=running", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
var data map[string]interface{}
json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&data)
fmt.Println(data["status"], data)
}import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
var client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
var request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://api.scrapeatlas.com/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/ads?query=running"))
.GET()
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
.build();
var response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(response.body());
}
}/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/adsJSON responseUse your ScrapeAtlas API key. Replace the sample input with your own.
API DIRECTORY / 08
/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/adsPOSTSearch ads with a POST body/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/adsGETAd details/v1/facebook/adLibrary/adGETFind advertisers/v1/facebook/adLibrary/search/companiesGETGet company ads/v1/facebook/adLibrary/company/adsPOSTGet company ads with a POST body/v1/facebook/adLibrary/company/adsCreate a ScrapeAtlas API key, send it in the x-api-key header, and pass the endpoint’s request fields. The example above is ready to adapt to your own input.
Search the Meta Ad Library, read ad creatives and explore advertisers. Retrieve video transcripts for a closer look at the message. Each endpoint’s reference shows its response fields and a JSON example.
Yes. Connect ScrapeAtlas through MCP to use Meta Ads Library tools from your assistant. You can also call the same API from your own scripts or the CLI.
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