---
title: "Facebook Ad Library API: Search | Perceptlayer"
description: "Search from Facebook Ad Library as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/facebook-ad-library/search
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [Facebook Ad Library](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/facebook-ad-library) / Search

# Facebook Ad Library: Search

Search from Facebook Ad Library as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/facebook-ad-library/search` Needs terms

Note 

This endpoint needs the [restricted-endpoint terms](https://perceptlayer.com/legal/restricted-endpoints), which you can accept in your dashboard.

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | Optional | Up to 500 characters |
| `page_id` | string | Optional | Up to 30 characters |
| `country` | string | Optional | Up to 2 characters |
| `ad_type` | string | Optional | ALL, POLITICAL\_AND\_ISSUE\_ADS, CREDIT\_ADS, FINANCIAL\_PRODUCTS\_AND\_SERVICES\_ADS, EMPLOYMENT\_ADS, HOUSING\_ADS, UNCATEGORIZED\_ADS |
| `media_type` | string | Optional | ALL, IMAGE, MEME, IMAGE\_AND\_MEME, VIDEO, NONE |
| `active_status` | string | Optional | ALL, ACTIVE, INACTIVE |
| `publisher_platforms[]` | list of string | Optional | facebook, instagram, audience\_network, messenger, threads |
| `start_date` | integer | Optional | Any |
| `cursor` | string | Optional | Up to 4,096 characters |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/facebook-ad-library/search?query=climate&country=US&ad_type=POLITICAL_AND_ISSUE_ADS" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/facebook-ad-library?try=search#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.