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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.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/linkedin/ads/search
Also known assearch linkedin adsfind ads on linkedinIn Chinese: LinkedIn 广告库搜索 API
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns24 a pagea page, with a cursor for the next
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged

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The first row of a response recorded 2026-10-12 22:05 UTC.
FieldValue
formatimage
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).

This example as a JSON file

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

querytextrequired

Search terms. Example: cloud security.

regiontext

Only ads delivered in this country or region, by its two-letter code; all of them when left out. Example: US.

cursortext

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.

viewtext

How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.

fieldslist of text

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; 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.

Returned fields

data.items is a list of ad objects. Preview: the structure may change, announced beforehand.

idtextcompact

ID; pass it unchanged to the ad's get endpoint

urllinkcompact

The ad's page in the platform's ad library

formattextcompact

Format of the creative; other is a format of the platform's ownvideoimagecarouseltextother

titletextcompact

Headline

texttextcompact

Body text

Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in warnings.

landing_urllinkstandard

Where a click on the ad leads

Show all 23 fields →
advertiserobjectcompact

Advertiser

advertiser.idtextcompact

Advertiser ID

advertiser.nametextcompact

Advertiser's name

advertiser.urllinkstandard

The advertiser's page on the platform

advertiser.avatar_urllinkstandard

The advertiser's picture or logo

imageslist of linkstandard

Addresses of the ad's images

videoslist of linkfull

Addresses of the ad's videos; they expire

first_shown_attimecompact

When the ad was first shown

last_shown_attimecompact

When the ad was last shown; for an ad still running, when the platform last saw it

ext.format_labeltextfull

What the platform itself calls this ad format, as it words it

ext.ctatextfull

Text of the call-to-action button

ext.impressions_rangetextfull

Bracket of total impressions, as the platform words it

ext.targeting_languagetextfull

Languages targeted, as the platform words it

ext.targeting_locationtextfull

Locations targeted, as the platform words it

approximatelist of objectcompact

Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact

approximate[].fieldtextcompact

Path of the field, such as metrics.views

approximate[].kindtextcompact

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

A result with data$0.0020, once per call
An empty result$0.0020
Invalid parameters, a failure of ours or of the data source, a timeoutnot charged
CaseCharged
Each further pagecharged as a call of its own
The most one call can cost$0.0020 (send 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.

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNo
400cursor_mismatchThe cursor was issued for another endpoint or other parametersRetry: After a fixNo
402insufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNo
410cursor_expiredThe cursor expired; start again from the first pageRetry: NoNo
502upstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNo
504timeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNo

All error codes →

Questions

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

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Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/linkedin/ads/search.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint linkedin.ads.search (LinkedIn Ad Library search).
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 →
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Brief for an AIEverything needed to call it, as text
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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
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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