LinkedIn Ads API
Ad search
Search the LinkedIn Ad Library: headline, body, ad type, advertiser, impression bands and per-country impressions. Paged by cursor.
Endpoint
/v1/linkedin_ads/searchlive · proven4 creditsParameters
Query parameters
| Name | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
query | yes | Keyword (or pass company / companyId for advertiser-specific results). | cloud |
company | no | Company name. | microsoft |
companyId | no | LinkedIn company id. | — |
countries | no | Comma list of two-letter codes. | US,CA |
start_date | no | YYYY-MM-DD. | — |
end_date | no | YYYY-MM-DD. | — |
cursor | no | paginationToken from the previous page. | — |
dry_run | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. | 1 |
Examples
Make the request
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/linkedin_ads/search?query=cloud" \ -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/linkedin_ads/search?query=cloud",
{ headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();
if (!body.success) {
// one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}
console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);Python
import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/linkedin_ads/search?query=cloud",
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()
if not body["success"]:
# one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")
print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])Response
Response fields and example
This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.
{
"success": true,
"platform": "linkedin_ads",
"endpoint": "/v1/linkedin_ads/search",
"data": {
"cursor": null,
"dropped": 0,
"items": [
{
"ad_type": "example",
"advertiser": {
"logo": "example",
"name": "example",
"url": "https://example.com/example"
},
"carousel_images": [],
"creative_type": "example",
"cta": "example",
"description": "example",
"destination_url": "https://example.com/example",
"end_date": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
"headline": "example",
"id": "example",
"image": "https://example.com/example",
"impressions_per_country": [
{}
],
"platform": "example",
"start_date": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
"targeting": {
"language": "example",
"location": "example"
},
"total_impressions": "example",
"url": "https://example.com/example",
"video": "example"
}
]
},
"credits_used": 4,
"credits_remaining": 99,
"request_id": "req_…",
"cached": false
}The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.
Schema basis: observed response shapes, not an exhaustive field specification. See schema coverage and validation limits.
Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.
| Field inside data | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
cursor | string | null | Opaque next-page token; pass it back unchanged. Null does not prove complete history. |
dropped | number | null | Optional dropped supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items | array | null | Returned records. Source coverage and completeness vary. |
items[].ad_type | string | null | Optional ad type supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].advertiser | object | null | Optional advertiser supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].advertiser.logo | string | null | Optional logo supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].advertiser.name | string | null | Optional name supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].advertiser.url | string | null | Original source URL when supplied. |
items[].carousel_images | array | null | Source array was empty in the reviewed captures; item fields remain unspecified. |
items[].creative_type | string | null | Optional creative type supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].cta | string | null | Optional cta supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].description | string | null | Source description; null or absent means not supplied. |
items[].destination_url | string | null | Optional destination url supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].end_date | string | null | Optional end date supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].headline | string | null | Optional headline supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].id | string | null | Source identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value. |
items[].image | string | null | Optional image supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].impressions_per_country | array | null | Optional impressions per country supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].platform | string | null | Optional platform supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].start_date | string | null | Optional start date supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].targeting | object | null | Optional targeting supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].targeting.language | string | null | Optional language supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].targeting.location | string | null | Optional location supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].total_impressions | string | null | Optional total impressions supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].url | string | null | Original source URL when supplied. |
items[].video | string | null | Optional video supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
Optional fields reviewed from preserved successful responses. Additive fields and source variations remain allowed; validate the fields your workflow requires.
The example is invented and illustrates types only; zero and empty values are not claims about a real result.
Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference