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Facebook Ads Library

  • Free public database from Meta that displays active political, social issue, and election-related ads running across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Audience Network
  • Allows users to search for specific advertisers and view details about their ad campaigns including creative content, targeting parameters, and spend estimates
  • Provides transparency into ad campaigns by showing the number of active ads, impressions, and engagement metrics
  • Enables researchers, journalists, and advertisers to monitor competitor ads and understand advertising strategies
  • Includes filtering by country, ad category, and date range for targeted research

What users say

• Users can identify active ad campaigns from specific advertisers, with the ability to see exact counts of running ads (e.g., 520 active ads from a single creator)

• Useful for competitive analysis and understanding organic creator advertising strategies across social platforms