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

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

## Summary

Search LinkedIn Ad Library ads by company, keyword, or company id.

**Tags:** `LinkedIn`

## HTTP

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

## Capability summary

- **SDK mapping:** `client.linkedin.searchAdLibraryAds({ company?, keyword?, companyId?, countries?, startDate?, endDate?, cursor? })`
- **Pagination:** cursor via `cursor`, next cursor: `data.page.nextCursor`, has more: `data.page.hasMore`

## 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

### `company` (query)

- **Required:** no
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 4096
- **Description:** Company name to search for in the LinkedIn Ad Library.

### `keyword` (query)

- **Required:** no
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 4096
- **Description:** Keyword or phrase to search for in LinkedIn Ad Library ads.

### `companyId` (query)

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

### `countries` (query)

- **Required:** no
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 4096
- **Description:** Optional comma-separated list of country codes (for example US,CA,MX).

### `startDate` (query)

- **Required:** no
- **Constraints:** type `string`; pattern: `^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$`
- **Description:** Optional start date filter in YYYY-MM-DD format.

### `endDate` (query)

- **Required:** no
- **Constraints:** type `string`; pattern: `^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$`
- **Description:** Optional end date filter in YYYY-MM-DD format.

### `cursor` (query)

- **Required:** no
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1
- **Description:** Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response.

## Pagination

This endpoint uses **cursor-based pagination** via the `cursor` query parameter.

- Read **hasMore** from `data.page.hasMore`.
- When that value is `true`, read **nextCursor** from `data.page.nextCursor` and pass it as the `cursor` query parameter on the **next** request (URL-encode when building a query string).
- Omit `cursor` on the **first** request.
- Stop when **hasMore** is `false` or **nextCursor** is null (end of list).

## Responses (status codes)

- **200**: LinkedIn Ad Library ads matching the requested search.
- **400**: Invalid search parameters or cursor
- **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)

LinkedIn Ad Library ads matching the requested search.

### Field outline

- **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload.
  - **ads** (required) — type `array`. Ads returned for the requested search. This array may be empty when no ads match the filters.
    - _items:_
      - **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:_
  - **page** (required) — type `object`. Pagination information for the current response.
    - **nextCursor** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Cursor to pass as `cursor` in the next request when `hasMore` is true; otherwise null.
    - **hasMore** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether another page of ads can be requested.
    - **totalResults** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Total number of matching ads when available.
- **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": {
    "ads": [
      {
        "id": "823975056",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/823975056",
        "description": "The countdown has begun – grab your discounted tickets now for #FabConEurope in Vienna!",
        "headline": null,
        "adType": "Single Image Ad",
        "poster": "Microsoft",
        "posterTitle": "Promoted",
        "promotedBy": null,
        "advertiser": {
          "name": "Microsoft",
          "pageUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/1035"
        },
        "targeting": {
          "language": "Targeting includes English",
          "location": "Targeting includes Netherlands",
          "company": "Exclusion targeting applied",
          "audience": null
        },
        "creative": {
          "imageUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5610AQH8f223ANJdoQ/image-shrink_1280/example",
          "videoUrl": null,
          "carouselImageUrls": [],
          "cta": null,
          "destinationUrl": "http://msft.it/6043sMFt3"
        },
        "duration": {
          "label": "Ran from Aug 10, 2025 to Aug 10, 2025",
          "startedAt": "2025-08-10T05:00:00.000Z",
          "endedAt": "2025-08-10T05:00:00.000Z"
        },
        "impressions": {
          "total": "< 1k",
          "byCountry": []
        }
      }
    ],
    "page": {
      "nextCursor": "eyJjIjoiNzU2NDEyNjkzLTE3NTQ1Njk1MTgyOTIiLCJmIjp7ImNvbXBhbnkiOiJtaWNyb3NvZnQifX0",
      "hasMore": true,
      "totalResults": 8699
    }
  },
  "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 search parameters or cursor **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.searchAdLibraryAds({
  company: "microsoft",
});

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/search?company=microsoft",
  {
    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/search?company=microsoft" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
import requests

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

### Example: next page (pagination)

After a successful response, if pagination is not finished, request the next page using `cursor` (URL-encode when composing the query string):

```javascript
const previous = await response.json();
const nextCursor = previous?.data?.page?.nextCursor;
const hasMore = previous?.data?.page?.hasMore;
if (!hasMore || nextCursor == null) {
  // no more pages
} else {
  const nextUrl = new URL("https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/linkedin/ad-library/ads/search");
  nextUrl.searchParams.set("cursor", nextCursor);
  // optionally preserve sort: nextUrl.searchParams.set("sortBy", "latest");
  const nextResponse = await fetch(nextUrl.toString(), {
    headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
  });
  const nextData = await nextResponse.json();
}
```