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GET /v1/ad-library/facebook/company-ads

Facebook Company Ads API

List Facebook Ad Library company ads with full metadata for each item.

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TL;DR
List Facebook Ad Library company ads with full metadata for each item. The Facebook Company Ads API (Facebook Ad Library) is a single authenticated GET request to /v1/ad-library/facebook/company-ads that responds with clean JSON and costs 2 credits. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh. Start with 100 free credits — no credit card.

What is the Facebook Company Ads API?

The Facebook Company Ads API lets you list items in bulk with metadata for Facebook Ad Library company ads with a single REST call. No OAuth, no infrastructure to maintain, and no platform SDKs — send the request, get clean structured JSON back. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Hits include cached + cachedAt. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d.

What you get

  • Bulk list of company ads with metadata
  • Dates, URLs, and engagement fields when available
  • Configurable result limit
  • Ideal for monitoring and content pipelines

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Parameters

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curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/ad-library/facebook/company-ads?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMeta" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."

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Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Meta",
    "country": "US",
    "totalReturned": 5,
    "ads": [
      {
        "platform": "facebook_ad_library",
        "id": "273872017027242",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=273872017027242",
        "text": "The Voting Information Center on Facebook - one-tap voting info from election experts and authorities in one place.",
        "headline": "Voting Information Center",
        "cta": "Learn more",
        "landingUrl": "http://facebook.com/votinginformationcenter",
        "adFormat": "VIDEO",
        "firstShown": "2020-10-05T07:00:00.000Z",
        "lastShown": "2020-10-13T07:00:00.000Z",
        "impressions": ">1M",
        "spend": ">$1M",
        "country": "US",
        "advertiser": {
          "id": "108824017345866",
          "name": "Meta",
          "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Meta/",
          "logo": "https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/119568341_200337161527884_7846459746434232698_n.png?stp=dst-png_s60x60&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=qaRlosGC9wUQ7kNvwH_c6S1&_nc_oc=Adq6Kf5L_Tkx2E3_ZTPgkkJBqBFrUF2yFzbizYtSLVcyom-ZAmB0zM6FgNhqa6CE4bQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&_nc_gid=SxD9styajND2_8-5Hiv5XQ&_nc_ss=72289&oh=00_AQB38PZJl2olGB2U4-yzTIbucPjM7a_5C-sAcPDMbf_TKA&oe=6A89438E"
        },
        "media": [
          "https://video-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m412/AQOW2b9UEJoszgGizc9hrdAjx8h2PNmX5EFioCovqhnhZrPmWYYs2jrz2_k4rgn72viqiAXdYrPWHCU-Gie0kjeq.mp4?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=ef5aa3&_nc_ht=video-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=nys365hpMxcQ7kNvwHgMgqj&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5WSV9VU0VDQVNFX1BST0RVQ1RfVFlQRS4uQzMuMzIwLmFzaWNfaHExX3NkX3Byb2dyZXNzaXZlIiwieHB2X2Fzc2V0X2lkIjo2NjAxMjk2OTAzNjcwMTMsImFzc2V0X2FnZV9kYXlzIjoyNDksInZpX3VzZWNhc2VfaWQiOjEwNjgwLCJkdXJhdGlvbl9zIjozMCwidXJsZ2VuX3NvdXJjZSI6Ind3dyJ9&ccb=17-1&_nc_gid=SxD9styajND2_8-5Hiv5XQ&_nc_ss=72289&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AQBnmCAlNRahN4AsgdZ38Ac5EdAxMjL50nCNBkLLyltBwA&oe=6A678B84",
          "https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/120102604_752266025568907_2538374744503325031_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=zOy1dkRrjNwQ7kNvwE6UWb4&_nc_oc=AdoeR4HjsR3dT59BfJw-cJn13C_EDqxVPAUcXGvB7N-aH8ENNZZDwhMcyf83dUgpiPo&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=SxD9styajND2_8-5Hiv5XQ&_nc_ss=72289&oh=00_AQAeRefR3xV4gR8tcoNYd2lM6c7GaZUDOV0GYx4rVDnAiA&oe=6A677DC7"
        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "facebook_ad_library",
        "id": "3335260483258933",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=3335260483258933",
        "text": "The Voting Information Center on Facebook - one-tap voting info from election experts and authorities in one place.",
        "headline": "Voting Information Center",
        "cta": "Learn more",
        "landingUrl": "http://facebook.com/votinginformationcenter",
        "adFormat": "VIDEO",
        "firstShown": "2020-09-23T07:00:00.000Z",
        "lastShown": "2020-10-05T07:00:00.000Z",
        "impressions": ">1M",
        "spend": ">$1M",
        "country": "US",
        "advertiser": {
          "id": "108824017345866",
          "name": "Facebook",
          "url": "https://www.facebook.com/Meta/",
          "logo": "https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/119568341_200337161527884_7846459746434232698_n.png?stp=dst-png_s60x60&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=qaRlosGC9wUQ7kNvwH_c6S1&_nc_oc=Adq6Kf5L_Tkx2E3_ZTPgkkJBqBFrUF2yFzbizYtSLVcyom-ZAmB0zM6FgNhqa6CE4bQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&_nc_gid=SxD9styajND2_8-5Hiv5XQ&_nc_ss=72289&oh=00_AQB38PZJl2olGB2U4-yzTIbucPjM7a_5C-sAcPDMbf_TKA&oe=6A89438E"
        },
        "media": [
          "https://video-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m412/AQOW2b9UEJoszgGizc9hrdAjx8h2PNmX5EFioCovqhnhZrPmWYYs2jrz2_k4rgn72viqiAXdYrPWHCU-Gie0kjeq.mp4?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=ef5aa3&_nc_ht=video-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=nys365hpMxcQ7kNvwHgMgqj&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5WSV9VU0VDQVNFX1BST0RVQ1RfVFlQRS4uQzMuMzIwLmFzaWNfaHExX3NkX3Byb2dyZXNzaXZlIiwieHB2X2Fzc2V0X2lkIjo2NjAxMjk2OTAzNjcwMTMsImFzc2V0X2FnZV9kYXlzIjoyNDksInZpX3VzZWNhc2VfaWQiOjEwNjgwLCJkdXJhdGlvbl9zIjozMCwidXJsZ2VuX3NvdXJjZSI6Ind3dyJ9&ccb=17-1&_nc_gid=SxD9styajND2_8-5Hiv5XQ&_nc_ss=72289&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AQBnmCAlNRahN4AsgdZ38Ac5EdAxMjL50nCNBkLLyltBwA&oe=6A678B84",
          "https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/120102604_752266025568907_2538374744503325031_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=zOy1dkRrjNwQ7kNvwE6UWb4&_nc_oc=AdoeR4HjsR3dT59BfJw-cJn13C_EDqxVPAUcXGvB7N-aH8ENNZZDwhMcyf83dUgpiPo&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=SxD9styajND2_8-5Hiv5XQ&_nc_ss=72289&oh=00_AQAeRefR3xV4gR8tcoNYd2lM6c7GaZUDOV0GYx4rVDnAiA&oe=6A677DC7"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Billing metadata is returned in response headers: X-Captapi-Credits (credits charged), X-Captapi-Cache (hit or miss), and X-Captapi-Source. Failed requests (4xx/5xx) are never charged. See the full list of error codes in the error reference.

Response structure

A successful call returns success, cached, creditsUsed, and a data object with the following fields:

Top-level fields

  • urlCanonical URL of the item.
  • countryCountry for the request context. On popular-creators top-level: ISO feed market you queried (e.g. US) — not each creator's home country (see region).
  • totalReturnedNumber of items returned in this response.

Ads

Each item in ads contains:

  • platformPlatform identifier for this response (matches the endpoint's platform).
  • idStable platform ID for the item.
  • urlCanonical URL of the item.
  • textText content.
  • headlineProfile headline.
  • ctaCall-to-action text.
  • landingUrlLanding page the ad links to.
  • adFormatFormat of the ad creative.
  • firstShownWhen the ad was first shown.
  • lastShownWhen the ad was last shown.
  • impressionsEstimated ad impressions.
  • spendEstimated ad spend.
  • countryCountry for the request context. On popular-creators top-level: ISO feed market you queried (e.g. US) — not each creator's home country (see region).
  • advertiserAdvertiser running the ad.
  • mediaMedia attached to the item.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlstringYespageId from /search-companies (preferred), libraryUrl, vanity page URL (facebook.com/nike/), or Ad Library URL with view_all_page_id. Do not pass profileId from facebook.com/{digits}/ when it differs from pageId. The URL platform must match this endpoint's platform. Do not pass cross-platform URLs, e.g. YouTube to TikTok, Instagram to Facebook, LinkedIn to X/Twitter, or Pinterest to Rumble.
countrystringNoTwo-letter ISO country code. Default US.
limitintegerNoMax items to return (default 20, max 200). Flat 2 credits per call on the native path; the extended fallback bills per returned ad.
cachebooleanNoSet true to serve from the 24h response cache (0 credits on hit). Default false — always fetch fresh. Envelope includes cached + cachedAt on hits.

Authentication: send your key as Authorization: Bearer capt_live_.... A typical call costs 2 credits. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh.

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How it works

  1. 1. Sign up — get 100 free credits, no card required.
  2. 2. Create a key from your dashboard.
  3. 3. Send one request to /v1/ad-library/facebook/company-ads and parse the JSON response.

Use cases

Discovery

Surface items matching a topic, tag, sound, or trend query.

Monitoring

Watch a list feed over time for new activity.

Research

Sample structured list results for analysis.

Pipelines

Ingest list results into your own store or CRM.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Facebook Company Ads API do?+

The Facebook Company Ads API lets you list items in bulk with metadata from a public Facebook Ad Library ad using one GET request to /v1/ad-library/facebook/company-ads. It returns clean JSON — no OAuth or infrastructure setup required.

How many credits does the Facebook Company Ads API cost?+

Each successful call costs 2 credits. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Hits include cached + cachedAt. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d. Failed or empty results are never charged.

Do I need a Facebook Ad Library API key or OAuth?+

No. A single Captapi key works across every platform Captapi supports — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Rumble, Spotify, Kwai, and more. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and authentication for you.

Is the Facebook Company Ads API suitable for production use?+

Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON and automatic retries. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Hits include cached + cachedAt. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d. Use it for analytics, monitoring, and content automation.

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