Meta Ad Library research
See what competitors
are advertising.
Search Meta’s public ad library, compare creative and messaging, and build recurring checks for new competitor ads.
Meta Ad Library
Facebook & Instagram placementsOther library APIs: Google Ads · TikTok Ads · LinkedIn Ads. Separate coverage and fields.Public data through the API150 free credits · No card required
Fictional advertisers, creatives and dates. No real campaign is represented.
- Advertiser and creative search
- Video-ad transcripts
- Data for recurring checks
The creative library
Build a searchable library
of competitor creative.
Filter the ads. Inspect the message. Open a video transcript without losing the creative context.
Meta Ad Library Example workspace9 Sep 2026 · Demo dataLocal demo of a library you can build with API data. Search, placement filters and messaging notes run in this example; they are not all native endpoint parameters.
Recurring research · your API workflow
Know what changed
since the last check.
Save a snapshot, check again and send the differences to your team. Start with ad IDs and source text—not guesses about campaign performance.
New in latest snapshot
This ad ID was not in the previous saved result set.
New to this saved comparison. Check the source date before calling it a new launch.
This comparison and your notifications belong in your scheduler or application. Built-in Monitors do not currently provide these ad-specific alerts.
Build with the APICost example · Meta company ads
Five advertisers.
One daily check.
30 days of first-page API checks.
5 advertisers × 30 days × 4 credits.
150 requests. Known advertiser IDs; one returned page per check.Additional pages and transcripts cost extra. A first-page check is not a complete archive, and the API cost does not include your scheduler or notification service.
See endpoint pricesPlan your integration
Know the scope.
Sources and availability
This workflow uses Meta Ad Library advertiser search, company ads and video-ad transcripts. Facebook and Instagram are placements within that library. Other ad-library endpoints are separate workflows; their fields and availability differ.
What to keep in mind
The library, messaging notes and recurring comparisons shown here are examples you can build with the API, not a built-in ad-monitoring dashboard. A record missing from a later batch does not prove an ad was removed. Public creative does not establish spend, targeting, conversions or ROAS. Respect the applicable rights when storing or reusing media.
Questions, answered
About ad intelligence.
Which ad library does this workflow cover?
The interactive example is a Meta Ad Library workflow, with Facebook and Instagram placements. Search for advertisers, retrieve their ads and request supported video transcripts. Check the linked catalogue for other ad libraries and their current availability.
Can I monitor when a competitor launches a new ad?
Build recurring checks with the company-ads API in your own scheduler. Compare returned ad IDs and copy against stored snapshots, then send notifications from your workflow. Monocrawl’s built-in Monitors do not currently provide ad-specific launch, removal or messaging-change alerts. A newly returned ad is new to your records; check its source start date before describing it as a launch.
Can I search or highlight a video ad’s transcript?
The transcript endpoint returns text for supported video ads. Your application can search that text and highlight a phrase, as the demo illustrates. Transcription is a separate request and may not return text for every video; timestamps and messaging classifications are not promised.
Does ad intelligence show competitor spend or campaign performance?
No private ad-account access is provided. Creative, copy and source status help you research what is being advertised, but they do not establish conversions, return on ad spend or campaign success.
Start with a real request
Try the data. Then build the workflow.
150 free credits. No card required. No subscription.