---
title: "Get Keyword Ad History"
method: GET
path: "/v2/term/getTermAdHistory"
tags: ["Ad History Research API"]
---

# Get Keyword Ad History

`GET /v2/term/getTermAdHistory`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.spyfu.com/apis/cloud_ad_history_api`
- URL: `https://api.spyfu.com/apis/cloud_ad_history_api/v2/term/getTermAdHistory`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - API key in query parameter `api_key`
  - API key in header `Authentication`

Returns historical advertisers and ad variations for a specific keyword. This endpoint focuses on ads that have appeared for a particular keyword, unlike domain-based endpoints that focus on ads from specific advertisers.

[Visualize this API live on SpyFu](https://www.spyfu.com/keyword/ad-history?query=example%20keyword)

## Query parameters

- `term` string, required
- `countryCode` 'AR' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'BE' | 'BR' | 'CA' | 'CH' | 'DE' | 'DK' | 'ES' | 'FR' | 'IE' | 'IN' | 'IT' | 'JP' | 'MX' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NZ' | 'PL' | 'PT' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'TR' | 'UA' | 'UK' | 'US' | 'ZA'
- `pageSize` integer
- `startingRow` integer

## Response `200`

Successfully retrieved ad history data for the specified keyword. Returns a paginated list of ads that have appeared for this keyword across different advertisers.

- object: Response wrapper containing term ad history results with pagination metadata.
  - `resultCount` integer: Number of results returned
  - `results` object[], nullable: Array of ads found for the specified keyword with associated landing pages and advertiser information.
    - `domainName` string, nullable: The domain name of the advertiser who placed this ad.
    - `urls` string[], nullable: List of landing page URLs that this ad directed users to when clicked.
    - `position` integer: The ad's position on the search results page when it was captured (1 = top position).
    - `searchDateId` integer: Date when this ad was captured by SpyFu's crawling system, formatted as YYYYMMDD (e.g., 20231215 = December 15, 2023).
    - `title` string, nullable: The headline text of the ad as it appeared in search results.
    - `body` string, nullable: The description text of the ad providing additional details about the offer.
    - `adId` integer: Unique identifier for this specific ad in SpyFu's database.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request - Invalid parameters provided (e.g., empty term, pageSize exceeds maximum, or invalid country code)
- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid API credentials or insufficient permissions to access ad history data
- `500`: Internal Server Error - A server-side error occurred while processing the request

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/spyfu/apis/ad-history-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/spyfu/apis/ad-history-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/spyfu/apis/ad-history-api/revisions/bc314568ac41?raw)