Ad Details

GET /v1/facebook/adLibrary/ad

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Facebook ad by its ID or URL. Returns adArchiveID, pageName, isActive, startDate, endDate, and a snapshot containing body, images, videos, display_format, link_url, and cta_text. For ads with multiple versions, the ad creative is found in the snapshot.cards array rather than snapshot.body.

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
id	string	no	Facebook Ad Id	702369045530963
url	string	no	Facebook Ad URL	https://www.facebook.com/ads/library?id=1185617869915074
get_transcript	boolean	no	Get the transcript of the ad. Only works if the video is under 2 minutes.	false
trim	boolean	no	Set to true for a trimmed down version of the response	false

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/facebook/adLibrary/ad' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({  });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/facebook/adLibrary/ad?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/facebook/adLibrary/ad',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators facebook-ads adLibrary-ad --help

Example Response

{
  "adArchiveID": 1185617869915074,
  "endDate": 1750316400,
  "isAAAEligible": false,
  "isActive": true,
  "pageID": 15087023444,
  "pageName": "Nike",
  "politicalCountries": [],
  "reachEstimate": null,
  "snapshot": {
    "ad_creative_id": 1809449763118705,
    "cards": [],
    "body_translations": {},
    "byline": null,
    "caption": "fb.com",
    "cta_text": "Learn more",
    "dynamic_item_flags": {},
    "dynamic_versions": null,
    "edited_snapshots": [],
    "effective_authorization_category": "NONE",
    "event": [],
    "extra_images": [
      {
        "original_image_handle": "https://scontent-ord5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/508997149_744746594672572_3057533797808431470_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=eKgqs7-b06UQ7kNvwGSYm41&_nc_oc=AdnV_v1Anh3aqBBXDa3xwDrMtLJUCvE8yKIgP5ODbX3xsSMCtTv2ucMTy36I8Bq20HU&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.xx&_nc_gid=ocFZ2kPWmNZ0nKyk5HCtkQ&oh=00_AfNfDJHp6d0Ie9tIXLBIXFQiMgWHVl1i48DahYYOgANgHg&oe=685A4B4A",
        "resized_image_handle": "https://scontent-ord5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/508997149_744746594672572_3057533797808431470_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s600x600_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=eKgqs7-b06UQ7kNvwGSYm41&_nc_oc=AdnV_v1Anh3aqBBXDa3xwDrMtLJUCvE8yKIgP5ODbX3xsSMCtTv2ucMTy36I8Bq20HU&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.xx&_nc_gid=ocFZ2kPWmNZ0nKyk5HCtkQ&oh=00_AfMe107fPkaznD6Pw8_wDaon3p-31ZXLHIeglHU_P3NYNw&oe=685A4B4A"
      }
    ],
    "extra_links": [
      "https://www.nike.com.ar/"
    ],
    "extra_texts": [],
    "extra_videos": [],
    "instagram_shopping_products": [],
    "display_format": "image",
    "title": "6 cuotas sin interés",
    "link_description": null,
    "link_url": "https://fb.com/canvas_doc/1952657995267951",
    "page_welcome_message": null,
    "images": [
      {
        "original_image_url": "https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/499542231_3815578848587795_5060085138610262269_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=yk26_frcPLkQ7kNvwF5EWnq&_nc_oc=Adk8Xjt1SjUg-mBxkm6iUuDfXpyGXD5G5g6PBae8g0WWsJT-MfnhNGII7JL-KM5MJBE&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&_nc_gid=ocFZ2kPWmNZ0nKyk5HCtkQ&oh=00_AfP6zfVuLkcD2Zts0gItXp801QK1k0lhEfqwwdqfNAU9gw&oe=685A3E80",
        "resized_image_url": "https://scontent-ord5-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/509090139_3448752085259208_8196922920009954562_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s600x600_tt6&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=tV3v2Y_NIh0Q7kNvwEMM-Vk&_nc_oc=AdnpccGMqNlM0k9O87VmMBIp9pGtj3l1dkO5HaKRCti2V4X6AKUn8BR08SXOc_Y-8TY&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-3.xx&_nc_gid=ocFZ2kPWmNZ0nKyk5HCtkQ&oh=00_AfPXGzKezcPJSpAq8Ql2Xgx6Rn0a3Poit-iTirfhAwuiHA&oe=685A5634",
        "watermarked_resized_image_url": "",
        "image_crops": {}
      }
    ],
    "videos": [],
    "creation_time": 1750344986,
    "page_id": 15087023444,
    "page_name": "Nike",
    "page_profile_picture_url": "https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/508670148_9776464209142246_4487234065380829819_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60_tt6&_nc_cat
... (truncated)

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.