> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). For curated orientation and workflow guidance, start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for the full endpoint list with links to pages like this one, use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need structured JSON for tool registration.

## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/linkedin/ad-library/ads/get](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/linkedin/ad-library/ads/get)
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/linkedin/ad-library/ads/get.mdx](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/linkedin/ad-library/ads/get.mdx)

## API base URL and authentication

- **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`
- **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route).
- **OpenAPI JSON:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json](https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json)

## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site)

- [Documentation overview](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs.mdx) — top-level orientation (markdown).
- [Quickstart](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/quickstart.mdx) — authenticate with `x-api-key`, validate auth with `whoami`, and understand the JSON envelope.
- [SDK](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk.mdx) — official TypeScript SDK guide, including `SocialFetchClient`, `Result`, and `unwrap()`.
- [SDK reference](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk-reference.mdx) — exhaustive SDK method inventory and route mapping for agents, tooling, and power users.
- [Choose the right endpoint](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/choose-endpoint.mdx) — task-oriented route selection for smoke tests, profiles, list endpoints, and single-item lookups.
- [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — fast comparison of identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, and SDK coverage.
- [Integrations](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations.mdx) — MCP for AI clients, n8n verified node, Apify Store Actors, SDK, and REST API connection paths.
- [MCP integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/mcp.mdx) — hosted `/mcp` server, OAuth, Cursor/VS Code/Claude install snippets, 87 endpoint tools, plus docs_search/docs_read for implementation help.
- [n8n integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/n8n.mdx) — install `n8n-nodes-socialfetch`, credentials, and workflow examples.
- [Apify integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/apify.mdx) — Store Actors under @social-fetch, PPE billing, dataset export, and quick start.
- [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt) — every documented operation with a direct link to that route's agent-readable markdown page (prefer this over parsing OpenAPI).
- [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) — structured machine-readable operation inventory with parameter names, pagination, outcomes, credits, and SDK mapping.
- [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx) — human-friendly index of operations with links into generated pages.
- [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) — shared error envelope and HTTP status guidance.
- [Credits](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/credits.mdx) — metering, `402`, and planning batch jobs.
- Outcome semantics such as `found`, `not_found`, and `private` are documented in [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) and on operation pages when present in the OpenAPI contract.

## Markdown docs convention

- Every docs page has a markdown twin: append **`.mdx`** to the docs pathname (for example `/docs/quickstart` → `/docs/quickstart.mdx`).
- Agents that send `Accept: text/markdown` on `/docs/**` HTML URLs may receive markdown directly (same URL, `Vary: Accept`).

---
# Get LinkedIn Ad Library ad (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/linkedin/ad-library/ads/get)

## Summary

Get a LinkedIn Ad Library ad by ad id or Ad Library URL.

**Tags:** `LinkedIn`

## HTTP

- **Method:** GET
- **Path:** `/v1/linkedin/ad-library/ads`
- **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`

## Capability summary

- **SDK mapping:** `client.linkedin.getAdLibraryAd({ adId?, url? })`
- **Accepted identifiers:** `url` (query)
- **Pagination:** none
- **Business outcome field:** `data.lookupStatus` with values `found`, `not_found`

## Credits

- **Base:** 1 credit per successful lookup.
- **Maximum on success (200):** 1 credit.
- **Normalization failure (502):** 1 credit charged.
- **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`.

## Authentication

- **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`)

## Parameters

### `adId` (query)

- **Required:** no
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 4096
- **Description:** LinkedIn Ad Library id for the ad.

### `url` (query)

- **Required:** no
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 4096
- **Description:** Public LinkedIn Ad Library URL for the ad.

## Responses (status codes)

- **200**: Ad Library ad detail.
- **400**: Invalid query parameters
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key
- **402**: Insufficient credits
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data).
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff.

## Response body (200)

Ad Library ad detail.

### Field outline

- **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload.
  - **lookupStatus** (required) — type `string`; enum: found, not_found. Whether the ad was found in the Ad Library.
  - **ad** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Ad details when found; otherwise null.
    - **id** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Stable identifier for the ad.
    - **url** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Public LinkedIn Ad Library URL for this ad when available.
    - **description** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Primary ad body text when available.
    - **headline** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Ad headline when available.
    - **adType** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Ad format type when available.
    - **poster** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Poster name shown on the ad when available.
    - **posterTitle** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Poster title shown on the ad when available.
    - **promotedBy** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Promoted-by attribution when available.
    - **advertiser** (required) — type `object`. Advertiser summary for this ad.
      - **name** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Advertiser display name when available.
      - **pageUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Public LinkedIn company page URL when available.
    - **targeting** (required) — type `object`. Targeting summary for this ad.
      - **language** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Language targeting summary when available.
      - **location** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Location targeting summary when available.
      - **company** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Company targeting summary when available.
      - **audience** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Audience targeting summary when available.
    - **creative** (required) — type `object`. Creative content for this ad.
      - **imageUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Primary image URL when available.
      - **videoUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Primary video URL when available.
      - **carouselImageUrls** (required) — type `array`. Carousel image URLs when available.
        - _items:_
          - type `string`; minLength: 1
      - **cta** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Call-to-action label when available.
      - **destinationUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Destination URL when available.
    - **duration** (required) — type `object`. Duration metadata for this ad.
      - **label** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Human-readable ad duration label when available.
      - **startedAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. ISO-8601 timestamp for when the ad started, when available.
      - **endedAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. ISO-8601 timestamp for when the ad ended, when available.
    - **impressions** (required) — type `object`. Impressions metadata for this ad.
      - **total** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Total impressions label when available.
      - **byCountry** (required) — type `array`. Impressions share broken down by country when available.
        - _items:_
          - **country** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Country name or code.
          - **share** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Share of impressions attributed to this country.
- **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.
  - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.
  - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request.
  - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v1. Public API version that served the response.

### Example JSON (found)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "lookupStatus": "found",
    "ad": {
      "id": "664291126",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/664291126",
      "description": "Learn to start building an AI strategy that helps your small business automate routine tasks and keep teams focused on high-value activities.",
      "headline": "Read “The Guide to AI for Small Businesses”",
      "adType": "Single Image Ad",
      "poster": "Salesforce",
      "posterTitle": "Promoted",
      "promotedBy": null,
      "advertiser": {
        "name": "Salesforce",
        "pageUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/3185"
      },
      "targeting": {
        "language": "Targeting includes English",
        "location": "Targeting includes Portugal",
        "company": null,
        "audience": "Inclusion and exclusion targeting applied"
      },
      "creative": {
        "imageUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5610AQHEjQAydHWLaw/image-shrink_1280/example",
        "videoUrl": null,
        "carouselImageUrls": [],
        "cta": null,
        "destinationUrl": "https://www.salesforce.com/eu/form/small-business/ai-guide-for-smbs/"
      },
      "duration": {
        "label": "Ran from Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 3, 2025",
        "startedAt": "2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "endedAt": "2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      "impressions": {
        "total": "5k-10k",
        "byCountry": [
          {
            "country": "Portugal",
            "share": "100%"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_01example_found",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Machine-readable error codes

When an error JSON body is returned, it may include one of these `error.code` values (derived from the OpenAPI schemas for this operation; additional codes may exist at runtime):

- `bad_request`

## Error handling & retries

Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status.

- **400**: Invalid query parameters **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help.
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help.
- **402**: Insufficient credits **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help).
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data). **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable.
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter.

### Suggested client defaults

- Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request.
- On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user.
- On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries.

## Examples

### TypeScript SDK

```typescript
import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk";

const client = new SocialFetchClient({
  apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!,
});

const result = await client.linkedin.getAdLibraryAd({
  adId: "664291126",
});

if (!result.ok) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value.data);
}
```

### Node.js

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/linkedin/ad-library/ads?adId=664291126",
  {
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/linkedin/ad-library/ads?adId=664291126" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/linkedin/ad-library/ads?adId=664291126",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()
print(data)
```