LinkedIn Ad Library search API
Search the ads of the LinkedIn Ad Library by keyword: advertiser, text, headline, images and videos, landing page, first and last day shown, bracket of impressions, the languages and locations targeted; can be limited to a country. Up to 24 items a call; $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.
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Change a value and the request on the right follows.Sign in to run it; it runs on your own balance. New accounts can try this endpoint free, up to 50 calls.
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/linkedin/ads/search" \ --data-urlencode "query=cloud security" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "5115919a-b79c-4198-a3ca-f2c2ad6ae77a",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "545546224",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/545546224",
"format": "image",
"title": "Start cloud security with the kit made for beginners",
"text": "Start cloud security with the kit made for beginners",
"landing_url": null,
"advertiser": {
"id": "7312749414938281170",
"name": "Northside Coffee",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/7312749414938281170",
"avatar_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/4QOL9_qwEGjahW-F/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/0/"
},
"images": [
"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/xoZ9_0DLxf0X0wKB/feedshare-shrink_800/0/"
],
"first_shown_at": null,
"last_shown_at": null
},
// … 23 more
]
},
"page": {
"next_cursor": "c1.MqG5rNLEjiTQ-EAPTl5xVmx1jzyRRFUmdDHN0S_7",
"cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T23:05:30.000Z",
"has_more": true,
"returned": 24
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "linkedin.ads.search",
"result_status": "complete",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-12T22:05:30.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": {},
"billing": {
"amount": "0.002",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.998"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-12 22:05 UTC. Names, text and IDs are examples, and so are the links: none is the recorded one (the page shows no one's personal data); the figures are as recorded. Long lists are cut. The request ID, cursor and balance are made up.
Size as sent: 30.0 KB in the standard view (13.6 KB compact, 35.6 KB full).
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "b02ea8e3-ef9c-4989-9848-3af34071a034",
"data": { "items": [] },
"page": {
"next_cursor": null,
"cursor_expires_at": null,
"has_more": false,
"returned": 0
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "linkedin.ads.search",
"result_status": "empty",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-12T22:06:09.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": {},
"billing": {
"amount": "0.002",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.998"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-12 22:06 UTC. The request ID and balance are made up.
Size as sent: 402 B in the standard view (402 B compact, 402 B full).
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/linkedin/ads/search" \ --data-urlencode "query=cloud security" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY result = dx.linkedin.ads.search(query="cloud security") print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";
const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.linkedin.ads.search({ query: "cloud security" });
console.log(result.data.items);dataxapi call linkedin.ads.search 'query=cloud security'{
"mcpServers": {
"dataxapi": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer ${DATAXAPI_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}Add this to your MCP client, then ask your agent to call linkedin.ads.search.
Parameters
Search terms. Example: cloud security.
Only ads delivered in this country or region, by its two-letter code; all of them when left out. Example: US.
Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own.
How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.
Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.
Known limits
- 24 items a page. The page size is the platform's;
limitis not accepted. - For the next page pass
page.next_cursorascursor; a cursor is valid for 1 hour.page.has_moreis false on the last page.
Returned fields
data.items is a list of ad objects. Preview: the structure may change, announced beforehand.
ID; pass it unchanged to the ad's get endpoint
The ad's page in the platform's ad library
Format of the creative; other is a format of the platform's ownvideoimagecarouseltextother
Headline
Body text
Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in warnings.
Where a click on the ad leads
Show all 23 fields →
Advertiser
Advertiser ID
Advertiser's name
The advertiser's page on the platform
The advertiser's picture or logo
Addresses of the ad's images
Addresses of the ad's videos; they expire
When the ad was first shown
When the ad was last shown; for an ad still running, when the platform last saw it
What the platform itself calls this ad format, as it words it
Text of the call-to-action button
Bracket of total impressions, as the platform words it
Languages targeted, as the platform words it
Locations targeted, as the platform words it
Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact
Path of the field, such as metrics.views
Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound
Typical size of one item: compact 547 B, standard 1.2 KB, full 1.5 KB (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 22:05 UTC).
When you are charged
X-Max-Price to refuse anything above your own limit)Prices as read 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC, under price book 2, in effect since 2026-10-17 11:00 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.
Errors
What this endpoint can answer with; codes all endpoints share are on the full list.
invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNocursor_mismatchThe cursor was issued for another endpoint or other parametersRetry: After a fixNoinsufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNocursor_expiredThe cursor expired; start again from the first pageRetry: NoNoupstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNotimeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNoQuestions
How much does the LinkedIn Ad Library search API cost?
$0.0020 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0020.
When am I not charged?
Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.
How many items does one call return, and how do I get the next page?
24 items a page. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted. For the next page pass page.next_cursor as cursor; a cursor is valid for 1 hour. page.has_more is false on the last page.
The same thing on other platforms
All 7 LinkedIn endpoints
Use it in your AI
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It reads the page the prompt points to and connects itself.
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Use one of these, or your own words.
Prefer to set it up by hand?
dataxapi setupgives the agents on your machine (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) the DataXAPI MCP server and the base skill. The key is read from DATAXAPI_API_KEY; none is written into a file.MCP server: https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp. The entry for your client is under MCP in the request examples of this page; then ask your agent to call linkedin.ads.search.Other clients →Show the text
Use the DataXAPI endpoint linkedin.ads.search (LinkedIn Ad Library search). Search the ads of the LinkedIn Ad Library by keyword: advertiser, text, headline, images and videos, landing page, first and last day shown, bracket of impressions, the languages and locations targeted; can be limited to a country. Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/linkedin/ads/search with the header "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY". Read the key from the environment variable DATAXAPI_API_KEY; never write it into code. Parameters: - query (required): Search terms. Example: cloud security. - region: Only ads delivered in this country or region, by its two-letter code; all of them when left out. Example: US. - cursor: Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own. - view: How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full. - fields: Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name. Price: $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020. The answer is JSON: data.items holds ad; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged. Example: curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/linkedin/ads/search" \ --data-urlencode "query=cloud security" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY" Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/linkedin/ads/search.md
Names and identifiers
- In Chinese
- LinkedIn 广告库搜索 API
- Endpoint ID
linkedin.ads.search- Endpoint
GET /v1/linkedin/ads/search
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