> **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 agent onboarding and crawl rules, use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for the full endpoint list with links to pages like this one, use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt); for one platform's parameters and curls, use [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need structured JSON for tool registration. ## This page - **On-site (HTML):** - **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** ## API base URL and authentication - **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev` - **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` and `/v2/**` 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:** ## 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()`. - [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — every operation with identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, credits, and its SDK method. Generated from OpenAPI, so use it for route selection instead of scanning individual pages. - [Recipes](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/recipes.mdx) — copyable workflows (brand monitoring, transcripts, Ad Library, creator scoring, Reddit research) with credit callouts and SDK examples. - [Integrations](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations.mdx) — MCP for AI clients, n8n verified node, Apify Store Actors, Make custom app, SDK, and REST API connection paths. - [MCP product page](https://www.socialfetch.dev/mcp) — hosted MCP overview, OAuth, Skills install. - [MCP integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/mcp.mdx) — hosted `/mcp` server, OAuth, Cursor/VS Code/Claude install snippets, 274 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. - [Make integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/make.mdx) — custom app modules for Make scenarios, API key credentials, and module catalog. - [`/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-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt) — per-platform endpoint files generated from OpenAPI (parameters, credits, curls). - [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt) — agent crawl/onboarding file with capabilities, auth rules, and allowlist. - [`/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`). - Published blog posts use the same convention: `/blog/{slug}` → `/blog/{slug}.mdx`, or `Accept: text/markdown` on the HTML URL (`Vary: Accept`). --- # Search TikTok Ad Library ads (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/tiktok/ad-library/ads/search/get) ## Summary Search the public TikTok Ads Library by keyword or advertiser name. **Tags:** `TikTok` ## HTTP - **Method:** GET - **Path:** `/v1/tiktok/ad-library/ads/search` - **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev` ## Capability summary - **SDK mapping:** `client.tiktok.searchAdLibraryAds({ query?, advertiserName?, advertiserBusinessId?, cursor? })` - **Accepted identifiers:** `query` (query) - **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. - **Failed requests (`lookup_failed`, `503`):** not charged. - **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`. ## Authentication - **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`) ## Parameters ### `query` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `string`; maxLength: 4096 - **Description:** Keyword to search the public TikTok Ads Library. ### `advertiserName` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 4096 - **Description:** Search the public TikTok Ads Library by advertiser name. ### `advertiserBusinessId` (query) - **Required:** no - **Constraints:** type `string`; pattern: `^\d{1,32}$` - **Description:** TikTok advertiser business ID, from `advertiserMatches[].businessId` or an ad's `advertiserBusinessId`. Pins an advertiser search to that exact advertiser. Requires `advertiserName`. ### `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**: TikTok Ad Library search results. - **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) TikTok Ad Library search results. ### Field outline - **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload. - **query** (required) — type `string`. Keyword query that was evaluated for this response. - **advertiserName** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Advertiser name filter that was evaluated, when searching by advertiser. - **resolvedAdvertiserName** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Advertiser TikTok resolved `advertiserName` to, when searching by advertiser and a match was found. - **advertiserMatches** (required) — type `array`. Advertisers TikTok matched to `advertiserName`. Empty for keyword searches or when none are reported. - _items:_ - **name** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Advertiser name as TikTok lists it. - **businessId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. TikTok advertiser business ID. Pass it as `advertiserBusinessId`, with this `name` as `advertiserName`, to search only this advertiser. - **source** (required) — type `string`; enum: tiktok_ads_library, top_ads, null; nullable. Listing source when reported. `tiktok_ads_library` is the public Ads Library. - **ads** (required) — type `array`. Ads returned for the requested search. This array may be empty when no ads match. - _items:_ - **id** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Stable identifier for the ad. - **title** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Ad title or caption when available. - **brandName** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Brand or advertiser name when available. - **cost** (required) — type `number`; nullable. Relative cost signal when available. - **ctr** (required) — type `number`; nullable. Click-through rate when available. - **likeCount** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Like count when available. - **industryKey** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Industry key reported for the ad when available. - **objective** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Campaign objective key when available. - **url** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Public TikTok Ads Library detail URL when available. - **firstShownAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. ISO-8601 timestamp for when the ad was first shown, when available. - **lastShownAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. ISO-8601 timestamp for when the ad was last shown, when available. - **estimatedAudience** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Estimated audience band when available. - **video** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Video creative when available. - **advertiserBusinessId** (required) — type `string`; nullable. TikTok business ID of the ad's advertiser when available. Pass it as `advertiserBusinessId` with `advertiserName` to search only that advertiser. - **format** (required) — type `string`; enum: video, images, null; nullable. Creative format: `video` for video ads, `images` for photo or carousel ads. Null when no creative is reported. - **videos** (required) — type `array`. Every video creative reported for the ad. `video` is the first entry. Empty for image ads. - _items:_ - **imageUrls** (required) — type `array`. Image URLs for photo or carousel ads, in display order. Empty for video ads. - _items:_ - type `string`; minLength: 1 - **category** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Ad category as TikTok labels it, such as `News & Entertainment`, when available. - **moderation** (required) — type `object`. TikTok's review information for the ad. - **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. - **totalResultsEstimate** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Estimated 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": { "query": "spotify", "advertiserName": null, "resolvedAdvertiserName": null, "advertiserMatches": [], "source": "tiktok_ads_library", "ads": [ { "id": "1872975048695249", "title": "I thought this was a gimmick until I tried it! A wrinkled shirt, one button, and a few minutes later... ready to wear.", "brandName": "slvmpedprincesss", "cost": 1, "ctr": 0.5, "likeCount": 92, "industryKey": "label_22108000000", "objective": "campaign_objective_reach", "url": "https://library.tiktok.com/ads/detail/?ad_id=1872975048695249", "firstShownAt": "2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z", "lastShownAt": "2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z", "estimatedAudience": "1K-10K", "video": { "id": "v12044gd0000d8erq07og65h1cq991gg", "durationSeconds": 89.767, "coverUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-maliva-p-0068c799-us/example~tplv-noop.image", "width": 720, "height": 1280, "urls": { "p360": null, "p480": null, "p540": "https://v16m-default.tiktokcdn.com/example-540p.mp4", "p720": "https://v16m-default.tiktokcdn.com/example-720p.mp4", "p1080": null } }, "advertiserBusinessId": null, "format": "video", "videos": [ { "id": "v12044gd0000d8erq07og65h1cq991gg", "durationSeconds": 89.767, "coverUrl": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn.com/tos-maliva-p-0068c799-us/example~tplv-noop.image", "width": 720, "height": 1280, "urls": { "p360": null, "p480": null, "p540": "https://v16m-default.tiktokcdn.com/example-540p.mp4", "p720": "https://v16m-default.tiktokcdn.com/example-720p.mp4", "p1080": null } } ], "imageUrls": [], "category": "News & Entertainment", "moderation": { "auditStatus": "1", "rejectionReason": null } } ], "page": { "nextCursor": "eyJjIjoiMiIsImYiOnsicXVlcnkiOiJzcG90aWZ5In19", "hasMore": true, "totalResultsEstimate": 326 } }, "meta": { "requestId": "req_01tiktok_ad_library_search_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.tiktok.searchAdLibraryAds({ advertiserName: "Nike", }); 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/tiktok/ad-library/ads/search?advertiserName=Nike", { headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" } } ); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); ``` ### cURL ```bash curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/tiktok/ad-library/ads/search?advertiserName=Nike" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" ``` ### Python ```python import requests response = requests.get( "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/tiktok/ad-library/ads/search?advertiserName=Nike", 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/tiktok/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(); } ```