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TikTok Ads Library search API

Search TikTok's public Ads Library (ads shown in Europe) by keyword: advertiser, headline, videos and images, when each was first and last shown, and a bracket of people reached; newest first, 12 ads a page. This is the transparency record of ads, a different set from the Creative Center's Top Ads. Up to 12 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/tiktok/ads/search
Also known assearch tiktok adstiktok ad library searchtiktok eu ads libraryIn Chinese: TikTok 广告库搜索 API
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns12 a pagea page, with a cursor for the next
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged
StatusLive statusChecked daily with real calls · 4 days on record

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The first 2 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 22:12 UTC.
FieldValue
first_shown_at2026-09-29
last_shown_at2026-09-30
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/tiktok/ads/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=running shoes" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "4027347a-c186-4fd2-b351-135ff44aaeaf",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1886449558577687",
        "url": "https://library.tiktok.com/ads/detail/?ad_id=1886449558577687",
        "format": null,
        "title": "Start running shoes with the kit made for beginners",
        "advertiser": { "id": null, "name": "Brightline Studio" },
        "images": [],
        "first_shown_at": "2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z",
        "last_shown_at": "2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      // … 11 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": "c1.QHmJKPGo-4D_X_E5o958QhS78uUkRXNlMJwkTH1J",
    "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T23:12:45.000Z",
    "has_more": true,
    "returned": 12
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "tiktok.ads.search",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T22:12:45.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "text": "capability",
      "landing_url": "capability",
      "advertiser.url": "platform",
      "advertiser.avatar_url": "platform"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 22:12 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: 4.5 KB in the standard view (4.4 KB compact, 5.2 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "dca3b302-141f-421c-9259-3605a609c35d",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "tiktok.ads.search",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T22:15:11.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "text": "capability",
      "landing_url": "capability",
      "advertiser.url": "platform",
      "advertiser.avatar_url": "platform"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 22:15 UTC. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 509 B in the standard view (509 B compact, 509 B full).

This example as a JSON file

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/tiktok/ads/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=running shoes" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.tiktok.ads.search(query="running shoes")
print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.tiktok.ads.search({ query: "running shoes" });
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call tiktok.ads.search 'query=running shoes'
{
  "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 tiktok.ads.search.

Parameters

querytextrequired

Search terms. Example: running shoes.

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

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

texttextcompactNot provided here

Body text

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

landing_urllinkstandardNot provided here

Where a click on the ad leads

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advertiserobjectcompact

Advertiser

advertiser.idtextcompact

Advertiser ID

advertiser.nametextcompact

Advertiser's name

advertiser.urllinkstandardThe platform has none

The advertiser's page on the platform

advertiser.avatar_urllinkstandardThe platform has none

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.audience_rangetextfull

Bracket of people reached, as the platform words it; null where it gives none

ext.categorytextfull

What the ads library says the ad is about, as it words it; null where it says nothing

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 328 B, standard 340 B, full 400 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 22:12 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

textNot provided here
landing_urlNot provided here
advertiser.urlThe platform has none
advertiser.avatar_urlThe platform has none

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 TikTok Ads 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?

12 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

LinkedIn Ad Library search$0.0020Meta Ad Library search$0.0020TikTok Creative Center Top Ads search$0.0020

All 18 TikTok endpoints

TikTok endpoints
TikTok Ads Library search$0.0020TikTok Ads Library ad detail$0.0020TikTok comment replies$0.0020TikTok hashtag videos$0.0020TikTok user profile$0.0020TikTok user search$0.0020TikTok user videos$0.0020TikTok video comments$0.0020TikTok video detail$0.0020TikTok video search$0.0020TikTok video transcript$0.0020TikTok user followers$0.0020
TikTok Creative Center endpoints
TikTok Creative Center Top Ad detail$0.0020TikTok Creative Center Top Ads search$0.0020
TikTok Shop endpoints
TikTok Shop product detail$0.0020TikTok Shop product reviews$0.0020TikTok Shop product search$0.0020TikTok Shop seller products$0.0020

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Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/tiktok/ads/search.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint tiktok.ads.search (TikTok Ads Library search).
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Use the DataXAPI endpoint tiktok.ads.search (TikTok Ads Library search). Search TikTok's public Ads Library (ads shown in Europe) by keyword: advertiser, headline, videos and images, when each was first and last shown, and a bracket of people reached; newest first, 12 ads a page. This is the transparency record of ads, a different set from the Creative Center's Top Ads.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/tiktok/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: running shoes.
- 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/tiktok/ads/search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=running shoes" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/tiktok/ads/search.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
TikTok 广告库搜索 API
Endpoint ID
tiktok.ads.search
Endpoint
GET /v1/tiktok/ads/search
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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