# Facebook Ads Scraper — Full Ad Data & Page Intel (`good-apis/facebook-ads-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Meta Ad Library: search ads by page or keyword and get full ad creative, spend, page metadata, and 32-field page intelligence. $0.75 per 1,000 ads.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/good-apis/facebook-ads-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Danny](https://apify.com/good-apis) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media
- **Stats:** 8 total users, 0 monthly users, 73.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.75 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Facebook Ads Scraper

Scrape Meta's Ad Library for complete ad data — creative, audience reach, page intelligence, spend, and more.

### Features

- **Search** — Find ads by page slug or keyword across any country
- **Complete ad data** — Every search result includes full details: creative, images, videos, audience reach, spend, page metadata
- **47-field output** — The richest Facebook Ads data available on Apify
- **Page intelligence** — 32-field page profiles: about text, verification status, entity type, category, cover photo, and more
- **Audience reach** — Total reach, demographic breakdown by age/gender/region (where available)
- **Full ad creative** — body, title, images, videos, carousel cards, CTA, display format
- **Spend & impressions** — with upper/lower bounds
- **Publisher platforms** — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network

### Pricing

**$0.75 per 1,000 ads** (Pay Per Event) — you only pay for ads delivered.

### Actions

#### `search` — Search Ad Library

Search for ads by Facebook page slug or keyword. Each result includes complete ad data with creative, spend, audience reach, and page intelligence.

**Required input:**

- `slug` — Page slug or search keyword (e.g. "hubspot", "medvi", "weight loss")

**Optional input:**

- `country` — Country code (default: "US"). Examples: US, FR, GB, DE
- `max_ads` — Maximum number of ads to return (default: 150, max: 15000). Pagination stops as soon as this is reached, so you only pay for what you ask for.
- `active_only` — Only return active ads (default: false)

#### `detail` — Single Ad Lookup

Get complete data for a single ad by archive ID.

**Required input:**

- `ad_archive_id` — The ad archive ID (from search results)
- `page_id` — The Facebook page ID (from search results)

**Optional input:**

- `country` — Country code (default: "US")

### Example Input

#### Search

```json
{
    "action": "search",
    "slug": "hubspot",
    "country": "US",
    "max_ads": 100,
    "active_only": true
}
```

#### Detail

```json
{
    "action": "detail",
    "ad_archive_id": "1617980282547010",
    "page_id": "108624140548097",
    "country": "US"
}
```

### Example Output

#### Search result (one ad)

```json
{
    "library_id": "1617980282547010",
    "page_id": "108624140548097",
    "page_name": "HubSpot",
    "page_likes": 1250000,
    "page_category": "Software",
    "page_about": "HubSpot is a CRM platform with all the software...",
    "page_verification": "blue_verified",
    "page_cover_photo": "https://...",
    "entity_type": "PERSON_PROFILE",
    "is_political_page": false,
    "ad_body": "Grow better with HubSpot...",
    "ad_title": "Free CRM Software",
    "cta_text": "Learn more",
    "images": ["https://..."],
    "cards": [{"body": "...", "title": "..."}],
    "start_date": "2026-02-06",
    "is_active": true,
    "publisher_platforms": ["facebook", "instagram"],
    "spend": {"lower_bound": "100", "upper_bound": "499", "currency": "USD"},
    "impressions": {"lower_bound": "10000", "upper_bound": "14999"},
    "reach_estimate": 756,
    "targeted_countries": ["US"],
    "collation_count": 4,
    "display_format": "DCO"
}
```

### Notes

- Use `max_ads` to cap how many ads are returned (and how much you pay).
- Each ad in search results comes with full details.
- Requests may take 30-60 seconds.
- Audience reach data availability depends on ad type and region.
- Some ads may not have spend/impressions data.

# Actor input Schema

## `slug` (type: `string`):

Facebook page slug or search keyword (e.g. 'hubspot', 'Atlassian', 'medvi').

## `country` (type: `string`):

Country code for Ad Library queries (US, FR, GB, DE, etc.)

## `max_ads` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of ads to return. Pagination stops as soon as this is reached. Default 30, max 15000.

## `active_only` (type: `boolean`):

Only return currently active ads.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "slug": "hubspot",
  "country": "US",
  "max_ads": 30,
  "active_only": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All ads returned for the requested page slug or keyword.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "slug": "hubspot"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("good-apis/facebook-ads-scraper").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "slug": "hubspot" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("good-apis/facebook-ads-scraper").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 '{
  "slug": "hubspot"
}' |
apify call good-apis/facebook-ads-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=good-apis/facebook-ads-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/oxJpXnzRzNS5hgfHx/builds/5JL7AlZOhA4A4tcHJ/openapi.json