Facebook ad archive download

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Name: The name on your Facebook account. This makes it easier for you to find certain types of ads. To get archived ads related to politics or issues of national importance that contain the word 'california' and reached audience in the US:.

Search for ads based on the status. Search for ads delivered before the date inclusive you provide. The date format should be YYYY-mm-dd. Search for ads delivered after the date inclusive you provide. Facebook delivered the ads in these countries. Provided as ISO country codes. The type of ad. We label either all returned ads as political or issue ads, or label ads for news related to politics or issues of political importance.

Provide a JSON array to search for a byline without a comma or one with a comma. For instance? You must list the complete byline. For example, 'Maria' would not return ads with the byline 'Maria C.

Lee for America. View ads by the region such as state or province where people live or were located when they saw them. You can provide a comma separated list of regions. Search for ads with a maximum estimated audience size. Must be one of these range boundaries: , , , , , , , or leave empty for no maximum boundary.