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POST/v1/call/meta.ad_detailPreview

Meta ad detail API

Only on Meta Ad Library.

The Meta ad detail API returns one ad of the Meta Ad Library by its library ID or link: advertiser, text, headline, images and videos, landing page, first and last day shown, the platforms it is delivered on, and whether it is still running. One call costs 2 credits ($0.004 to $0.0067 depending on the pack); failed calls are free. Call it over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP. Last tested 2026-10-17.

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2 creditsper call
One objectreturned per call
2026-10-17last tested
954 Bsample response, 1 item

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Preview: this interface is not marked stable yet, so its parameters and fields may still change. It is charged like any other call, and a failed call is not charged.

Request and response

curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/meta.ad_detail \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "id": "1466307095509411"  }'
import osimport requestsresponse = requests.post(    "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/meta.ad_detail",    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_KEY']}"},    json={        "id": "1466307095509411",    },)print(response.json())
# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Use the Meta ad detail interface (meta.ad_detail) with id: 1466307095509411.# Your AI calls the call tool with:{  "id": "1466307095509411"}
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200 OK954 B2 credits
{  "op": "meta.ad_detail",  "platform": "meta",  "status": "ok",  "items": [    {      "platform": "meta",      "id": "…",      "ref": "…",      "approx": [],      "type": "entry",      "entry_type": "ad",      "title": "…",      "url": "https://example.com/…",      "rank": null,      "heat": null,      "fields": {        "format": "image",        "text": "…",        "landing_url": "https://example.com/…",        "advertiser": {          "id": "…",          "name": "…",          "url": "https://example.com/…"        },        "images": ["https://example.com/…", "https://example.com/…"],        "first_shown_at": "2025-04-07T07:00:00.000Z",        "last_shown_at": "2026-10-12T07:00:00.000Z"      }    }  ],  "unavailable": [],  "cost_credits": 2}
entry_type
ad
format
image
text
…
landing_url
https://example.com/…
first_shown_at
2025-04-07T07:00:00.000Z
last_shown_at
2026-10-12T07:00:00.000Z

Names and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.

Sample dataFull response

2 parameters.
0 required.

Send them as a JSON body with POST. Your key goes in the Authorization header, never in the URL.

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
idstringOne of these—The ad's Library ID, a string of digits
urlstringOne of these—The ad's link in the library, written facebook.com/ads/library/?id= and the ID

Where to get what you send.

id

The ad's Library ID, a string of digits (e.g. 1466307095509411)

Every item these return carries its ref; send it as it is:

The fields of each item.
What Meta Ad Library cannot give is marked.

FieldTypeMeaning
items[].titlestringThe entry's title or name.
items[].urlstringA link that opens it; null where the platform's list has none.
items[].rankintegerPosition on a board, from 1.
items[].heatintegerThe platform's heat score.
items[].fields.formatstringThe ad's format: text, image or video. other is a format of the platform's own.
items[].fields.textstringThe ad's body text.
items[].fields.landing_urlstringWhere a click on the ad leads.
items[].fields.advertiser.idstringAdvertiser ID.
items[].fields.advertiser.namestringAdvertiser's name.
items[].fields.advertiser.urlstringThe advertiser's page on the platform.
items[].fields.imagesstring[]Addresses of the ad's images.
items[].fields.first_shown_atstringWhen the ad was first shown.
items[].fields.last_shown_atstringWhen the ad was last shown. For an ad still running, when the platform last saw it.
nullFields Meta Ad Library cannot give

Meta Ad Library gives every field of this call. Where one item lacks a value, that field is null.

Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. Response format

What to expect.

One call returns one object, with no pages, for 2 credits.

1 call per second per key, 5 after a purchase; going over is not charged. Rate limits

A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. Error codes

Once connected over MCP, these questions use it.

  1. Get one ad of the Meta Ad Library by its library ID or link: 1466307095509411.
    call {"op":"meta.ad_detail","id":"1466307095509411"}
    2 credits
  2. Search the ads running now in the Meta Ad Library (Facebook, Instagram and Meta's other apps) by keyword: running shoes, then for the first 3: get one ad of the Meta Ad Library by its library ID or link.
    call {"op":"meta.ad_search","query":"running shoes"}call {"op":"meta.ad_detail","id":"<ref>"} × 3
    8 credits

The interface of the same name on other platforms.

All platforms and prices
POST/v1/call/meta.ad_detail{ "id": "1466307095509411" }2 creditsper call
TikTok2 creditsLinkedIn2 creditsGoogle Ads Transparency2 credits
Change the op in the path. The response around the items keeps the same shape.

Questions.
Short answers.

Everything on Meta Ad Library
Do I need a Meta Ad Library account or Meta Ad Library's own API access?
No. You only need a SocialToAI key. The call returns content and account information publicly visible on Meta Ad Library; you never sign in to Meta Ad Library or apply for anything there.
What does “Preview” mean here?
Preview: this interface is not marked stable yet, so its parameters and fields may still change. It is charged like any other call, and a failed call is not charged.

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