## meta_ads/search-companies

`GET /v1/meta_ads/search-companies`

Search Meta Ad Library advertisers: page id, name, category, likes, verification and Instagram handle. The page id feeds meta_ads/company-ads.

*Advertiser search*

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | Company or brand name. — e.g. `nike` |
| `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. — e.g. `1` |

**Cost:** 4 credits at list price per successful uncached response; variable-cost operations may quote or settle a different charge. Confirmed uncharged or refunded failures report zero. Pending reconciliation can report credits_used:null; retain request_id and the original idempotency key.

```bash
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/meta_ads/search-companies?query=nike" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
```

### Response data

Illustrative abbreviated data; documented core fields are optional and may be null. Additional source fields are allowed.

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "category": "example",
      "ig_handle": "example",
      "image": "https://example.com/example",
      "likes": 0,
      "name": "example",
      "page_id": "example",
      "platform": "example",
      "verified": false
    }
  ]
}
```

[Field reference](https://www.monocrawl.com/docs/endpoints/meta_ads/search-companies#response) · [JSON Schema for response.data](https://www.monocrawl.com/schemas/meta_ads/search-companies.json)