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Put the ad library inside your own tools

Meta's own API only covers a narrow slice of ads and is hard to work with. The PixelSpyer API gives agencies and data teams the same searchable library as the app, as JSON.

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GET /api/v1/ads?q=…&status=active
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "ads": [
      {
        "id": "835391909529736",
        "pageName": "HL Gebäudetechnik GmbH",
        "active": true,
        "days": 222,
        "countryCount": 0,
        "mediaType": "IMAGE",
        "cta": "Send WhatsApp message",
        "domain": "api.whatsapp.com"
      }
    ]
  }
}
Live sample from the library

What you get

Same filters as the app

Keywords, niches, countries, platforms, formats, run time and reach.

Advertiser insights

Launch history, media mix, markets, CTAs and landing domains per brand.

Simple auth

Personal API keys you can create and revoke any time.

Predictable limits

60 requests a minute and a daily quota by plan.

Use anywhere

Sheets, Looker Studio, Slack bots, Zapier or your own product.

Clear errors

Consistent JSON envelope with error codes.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create a key

    In Settings → API keys.

  2. 2

    Call an endpoint

    Start with /api/v1/ads.

  3. 3

    Build

    Wire results into your reports or tools.

  4. 4

    Scale

    Agency plans include 5,000 calls a day.

Questions about developer api

Which plan includes the API?+

API access is part of the Agency plan.

Is there an SDK?+

Not yet — the REST API is simple enough to call from any language. See the docs for curl examples.

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