---
title: "Adlibrary › Search › Ads"
method: GET
path: "/v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads"
tags: ["facebook"]
---

# Adlibrary › Search › Ads

`GET /v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.insightsocial.app`
- URL: `https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/facebook/adlibrary/search/ads`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Returns Facebook Ad Library ads matching a keyword, each with its creative text, images, sponsor info, and running status.

Use it to find ads across all advertisers by keyword; if you already know the advertiser, adlibrary/company/ads is more direct.

**50 credits** per call.

Paginates by `cursor`: see [Pagination](https://www.insightsocial.app/docs/pagination).

## Query parameters

- `query` string, required
- `sort_by` 'total_impressions' | 'relevancy_monthly_grouped'
- `search_type` 'keyword_unordered' | 'keyword_exact_phrase'
- `ad_type` 'all' | 'political_and_issue_ads'
- `country` string
- `status` 'ALL' | 'ACTIVE' | 'INACTIVE'
- `media_type` 'ALL' | 'IMAGE' | 'VIDEO' | 'MEME' | 'IMAGE_AND_MEME' | 'NONE'
- `start_date` string
- `end_date` string
- `cursor` string
- `trim` boolean
- `dry_run` '1'

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `success` true, required
  - `platform` string, required
  - `endpoint` string, required
  - `schema_version` '2', required
  - `data` ConventionsData, required
  - `pagination` Pagination
    - `next_cursor` string, nullable, required
    - `has_more` boolean, required
    - `page_size` integer, required
    - `stopped_at` 'since' | 'known_id' | 'end', nullable
  - `unavailable` string[], required
  - `credits_used` integer, required
  - `credits_remaining` integer, required
  - `request_id` string, required
  - `cached` boolean, required
  - `idempotent_replay` boolean, required
  - `charge_reason` string, required
  - `free_call` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: See [Error handling](https://www.insightsocial.app/docs/errors).
- `401`: See [Error handling](https://www.insightsocial.app/docs/errors).
- `402`: See [Error handling](https://www.insightsocial.app/docs/errors).
- `404`: See [Error handling](https://www.insightsocial.app/docs/errors).
- `409`: See [Error handling](https://www.insightsocial.app/docs/errors).
- `429`: See [Error handling](https://www.insightsocial.app/docs/errors).
- `500`: See [Error handling](https://www.insightsocial.app/docs/errors).
- `503`: See [Error handling](https://www.insightsocial.app/docs/errors).

---

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