LinkedIn Ad Library Search API. Ads matching your search.

Ads by keyword, advertiser or payer. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.

Searches LinkedIn's public Ad Library for ads by keyword, advertiser name, company ID or payer, filtered by country and the days they ran. Each result is the library's card: the ad's ID and link, advertiser name and logo, format, headline, the start of its text, images, a video's cover, carousel slides and a document's first pages. Results come newest or oldest first, and the LinkedIn Ad Library Ad API returns any of them in full from its ID.

GET /v1/linkedin/search_ads

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20 typed fields null when unknown
24 ads per page, most recently started first
query is all it needs, e.g. hiring

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$ npm install socialtap

query = hiring

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GET /v1/linkedin/search_adsTry in

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  query: "hiring",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/linkedin/search_ads?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);

import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://socialtap.dev/v1/linkedin/search_ads",
    params={"query": "hiring"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])

require "json"
require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/linkedin/search_ads")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('query' => 'hiring')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]

<?php

$query = http_build_query([
    'query' => 'hiring',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/linkedin/search_ads?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
    throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;

package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("query", "hiring")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/linkedin/search_ads?"+q.Encode(), nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	var body struct {
		Data  json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
		Page  json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
		Meta  map[string]any  `json:"meta"`
		Error *struct {
			Code    string `json:"code"`
			Message string `json:"message"`
		} `json:"error"`
	}
	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	if body.Error != nil {
		log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}

curl 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/linkedin/search_ads?query=hiring' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"

{
  "data": [
    {
      "advertiser": {
        "avatar_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D560BAQEIaRrwk0U4rQ/company-logo_100_100/B56ZzvpVifGgAQ-/0/1773547118379?e=1795651200&v=beta&t=vVXt4dCbakReQkbQPJrw_QSQBARm52OsR5i2FLsj7IY",
        "display_name": "Islands Business partners",
        "id": null,
        "is_verified": null,
        "url": null,
        "username": null
      },
      "approximate_fields": [
        "creatives[].body"
      ],
      "audience_size": null,
      "country_codes": [],
      "creatives": [
        {
          "body": "📢 𝐖𝐄’𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐑 The Pacific Feminist Fund (PFF…",
          "cta_text": null,
          "link_description": null,
          "link_url": null,
          "media": [
            {
              "alt_text": null,
              "duration_ms": null,
              "expires_at": null,
              "height": null,
              "thumbnail_url": null,
              "type": "image",
              "url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5622AQGoYNnaxFJk9w/feedshare-image-high-res/B56aGedhCvGgAU-/0/1793659900333?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=tIdGsaeRuhSzKZL_4B0AXHa4AlPH0G_pueTxmtkg3zw",
              "width": null
            }
          ],
          "title": null
        }
      ],
      "first_shown_at": null,
      "id": "1624871424",
      "impressions": null,
      "is_active": null,
      "is_political": null,
      "languages": [],
      "last_shown_at": null,
      "paid_by": null,
      "platform": "linkedin",
      "platform_specific": {
        "linkedin": {
          "company": null,
          "creative_type": "SPONSORED_STATUS_UPDATE",
          "document": null,
          "event": null,
          "format": "Single Image Ad",
          "impressions_by_country": [],
          "is_deleted": false,
          "job": null,
          "message": null,
          "newsletter": null,
          "poster": {
            "avatar_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D560BAQEIaRrwk0U4rQ/company-logo_100_100/B56ZzvpVifGgAQ-/0/1773547118379?e=1795651200&v=beta&t=vVXt4dCbakReQkbQPJrw_QSQBARm52OsR5i2FLsj7IY",
            "display_name": "Islands Business partners",
            "id": null,
            "is_verified": null,
            "url": null,
            "username": null
          },
          "poster_title": null,
          "targeting": null
        }
      },
      "publisher_platforms": [],
      "reach": null,
      "spend": null,
      "type": "image",
      "unknown_fields": [
        "country_codes",
        "languages",
        "platform_specific.linkedin.impressions_by_country"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/1624871424"
    },
    {
      "advertiser": {
        "avatar_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D0BAQEoATmtfABDag/company-logo_100_100/B4DaGIY1kPKEAM-/0/1793289574883/useburhan_logo?e=1795651200&v=beta&t=Ki3wxQ09lYYE4V7ydEMx_SAoxn-u-wbIsLMqxvskQ2M",
        "display_name": "Burhan",
        "id": null,
        "is_verified": null,
        "url": null,
        "username": null
      },
      "approximate_fields": [
        "creatives[].body"
      ],
      "audience_size": null,
      "country_codes": [],
      "creatives": [
        {
          "body": "Is it safe to release? Most teams answer with a feeling. Burhan answers with proof. It walks each journey of your web o…",
          "cta_text": null,
          "link_description": null,
          "link_url": null,
          "media": [
            {
              "alt_text": null,
              "duration_ms": null,
              "expires_at": null,
              "height": null,
              "thumbnail_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E10AQFNh6bkCLYxvA/videocover-high/B4EaGee1l_G8BI-/0/1793660247890?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=IHiqwgf_DYoUES10JT3_-iWDgCZEcymMvTFhz3PpUdA",
              "type": "video",
              "url": null,
              "width": null
            }
          ],
          "title": "Release with proof"
        }
      ],
      "first_shown_at": null,
      "id": "1624744724",
      "impressions": null,
      "is_active": null,
      "is_political": null,
      "languages": [],
      "last_shown_at": null,
      "paid_by": null,
      "platform": "linkedin",
      "platform_specific": {
        "linkedin": {
          "company": null,
          "creative_type": "SPONSORED_VIDEO",
          "document": null,
          "event": null,
          "format": "Video Ad",
          "impressions_by_country": [],
          "is_deleted": false,
          "job": null,
          "message": null,
          "newsletter": null,
          "poster": {
            "avatar_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D0BAQEoATmtfABDag/company-logo_100_100/B4DaGIY1kPKEAM-/0/1793289574883/useburhan_logo?e=1795651200&v=beta&t=Ki3wxQ09lYYE4V7ydEMx_SAoxn-u-wbIsLMqxvskQ2M",
            "display_name": "Burhan",
            "id": null,
            "is_verified": null,
            "url": null,
            "username": null
          },
          "poster_title": null,
          "targeting": null
        }
      },
      "publisher_platforms": [],
      "reach": null,
      "spend": null,
      "type": "video",
      "unknown_fields": [
        "country_codes",
        "languages",
        "platform_specific.linkedin.impressions_by_country"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/1624744724"
    },
    {
      "advertiser": {
        "avatar_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E03AQEyCndQwhrggQ/profile-displayphoto-scale_100_100/B4EaBOhxICIoAY-/0/1788023870982?e=1795651200&v=beta&t=EEOax4ztSgJPzwXaetBUkgEL1PwhCJtCL8aPWHIbaH8",
        "display_name": "Abdulrahman Mohamed",
        "id": null,
        "is_verified": null,
        "url": null,
        "username": null
      },
      "approximate_fields": [
        "creatives[].body"
      ],
      "audience_size": null,
      "country_codes": [],
      "creatives": [
        {
          "body": "🌍 READY FOR MY NEXT INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY CHAPTER Exceptional hospitality is not just about service — it is about …",
          "cta_text": null,
          "link_description": null,
          "link_url": null,
          "media": [],
          "title": null
        }
      ],
      "first_shown_at": null,
      "id": "1624659644",
      "impressions": null,
      "is_active": null,
      "is_political": null,
      "languages": [],
      "last_shown_at": null,
      "paid_by": null,
      "platform": "linkedin",
      "platform_specific": {
        "linkedin": {
          "company": null,
          "creative_type": "SPONSORED_STATUS_UPDATE",
          "document": null,
          "event": null,
          "format": "Single Image Ad",
          "impressions_by_country": [],
          "is_deleted": false,
          "job": null,
          "message": null,
          "newsletter": null,
          "poster": {
            "avatar_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E03AQEyCndQwhrggQ/profile-displayphoto-scale_100_100/B4EaBOhxICIoAY-/0/1788023870982?e=1795651200&v=beta&t=EEOax4ztSgJPzwXaetBUkgEL1PwhCJtCL8aPWHIbaH8",
            "display_name": "Abdulrahman Mohamed",
            "id": null,
            "is_verified": null,
            "url": null,
            "username": null
          },
          "poster_title": "Head Waiter | Luxury Hospitality & Fine Dining | VIP Guest Experience | F&B Professional | Open to International Opportunities",
          "targeting": null
        }
      },
      "publisher_platforms": [],
      "reach": null,
      "spend": null,
      "type": "image",
      "unknown_fields": [
        "country_codes",
        "languages",
        "platform_specific.linkedin.impressions_by_country"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/1624659644"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "has_more": true,
    "next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR",
    "next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z",
    "end_reason": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "linkedin",
    "source": "page",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 1102,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": null,
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": []
  }
}

import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";

const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY

const res = await client.linkedin.searchAds.list({ query: "hiring" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String query = "query=" + encode("hiring");
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/linkedin/search_ads?" + query))
            .header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
            .GET()
            .build();
        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        // An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
        if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }

    static String encode(String value) {
        return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    }
}

using System.Text.Json;

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));

var query = string.Join("&",
    "query=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("hiring"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/linkedin/search_ads?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
    var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
    throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));

// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
        .get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/linkedin/search_ads")
        .query(&[("query", "hiring")])
        .header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
        .send()?;
    let ok = res.status().is_success();
    let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
    if !ok {
        return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
    }
    println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
    Ok(())
}

200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/linkedin/search_adsLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs

One schema on 4 platforms.

The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.

Null means unknown
A field LinkedIn Ad Library doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.
What it accepts
What to search for, as search_by says: words in the ad (keyword); words in the advertiser's name (advertiser), fuzzy, so other companies with those words come too; a company's numeric ID, or several with commas (advertiser_id), exact; words in the ad's "Paid for by" line (payer).
Write one parser
LinkedIn Ad Library, TikTok Ad Library, Facebook Ad Library and Google Ads Transparency Center answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring: Library owner's platform ID (facebook for Meta's library, tiktok, google, linkedin).
idstring: Library ad ID (string).
urlstring: Public library page of the ad.
advertiserobject: The advertising page, business or account.
paid_bystring: Disclosed payer ("Paid for by").
is_activeboolean: True while the ad is running.
first_shown_atstring: First delivery, RFC 3339 UTC (often date-only: see approximate_fields).
last_shown_atstring: Last delivery, RFC 3339 UTC; null while active.

What teams build with the LinkedIn Ad Library Search API.

List a competitor's LinkedIn ads
Find ads on a topic in one market
Find who pays for ads on a topic
Watch a company's new ads

Good to know before you build.

A result has what the library's card shows. Who paid, run dates, impressions, countries, targeting, destination, call to action, video file and full text are null: the LinkedIn Ad Library Ad API returns them from the result's ID.
The advertiser's ID and link are null too, unless the request names exactly one company by ID, whose ads these all are.
search_by=advertiser matches words in advertisers' names, so it can bring in other companies ("microsoft" also finds a company with Microsoft in its tagline). search_by=advertiser_id is exact.
since and until keep the ads that ran during the window, in whole days, as LinkedIn filters them: an ad counts when it first ran before until and last ran on or after since. Cards carry no dates, and the LinkedIn Ad Library Ad API returns an ad's.
After the matching ads, the library lists company discovery ads, which have no number of their own: their ID is employer-brand-<company>-<channel>, and the LinkedIn Ad Library Ad API takes it too.
A word as common as "the" or "a" finds only company discovery ads, and the walk ends at platform_limit. Searched within one company or advertiser, such a word is dropped and all its ads come back. As an advertiser's name, it filters nothing.
An ad LinkedIn deleted stays listed with is_active false. is_active is null on every other ad, as the library shows no status.

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Source	Price per successful page	Per 1,000 pages
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Cache hits are free.
Credits from packs and top-ups never expire.
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LinkedIn Ad Library Search API. Ads matching your search.

LinkedIn Ad Library Search API at a glance

Send one request. Get up to 24 ads back.

One schema on 4 platforms.

Null means unknown

What it accepts

Write one parser

What teams build with the LinkedIn Ad Library Search API.

List a competitor's LinkedIn ads

Find ads on a topic in one market

Find who pays for ads on a topic

Watch a company's new ads

Good to know before you build.

1 credit per page. Failed requests are free.

Questions about the LinkedIn Ad Library Search API.

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LinkedIn Ad Library API. 2 endpoints, one key.

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