Facebook Ad Library: Most-used fields

Facebook Ad Library: Most-used fields#

The table below gives information about most-used fields that you can import from Facebook Ad Library. Other fields might also be available in Adverity.

The fields that you can fetch in Adverity are updated regularly to reflect updates to data source APIs.

API name

Adverity UI name

Description

Use in Adverity

ad_creation_time

ad_creation_time

The timestamp indicating when the ad was created.

dimension

ad_creative_bodies

ad_creative_bodies

The main text content of the ad creative.

dimension

ad_creative_link_captions

ad_creative_link_captions

The caption text displayed below the link in the ad creative.

dimension

ad_creative_link_titles

ad_creative_link_titles

The headline or title of the link included in the ad creative.

dimension

ad_delivery_start_time

ad_delivery_start_time

The date and time when the ad started being delivered.

dimension

ad_delivery_stop_time

ad_delivery_stop_time

The date and time when the ad stopped being delivered.

dimension

ad_snapshot_url

ad_snapshot_url

A permalink to a snapshot of the ad as it appeared, including its creative content.

dimension

age_country_gender_reach_breakdown_json

age_country_gender_reach_breakdown_json

A detailed breakdown of the ad’s estimated reach by age, country, and gender.

dimension

age_range

age_range

The age group targeted by the ad or within the demographic breakdown of its reach.

dimension

beneficiary

beneficiary

The entity or individual benefiting from the ad, often required for transparency in political or issue-based advertising.

dimension

bylines

bylines

Information about the entity or individuals responsible for an ad, often related to disclosure requirements for transparency.

dimension

country

country

The country or countries where the ad was delivered or targeted.

dimension

currency

currency

The currency used for reporting the ad’s spend.

dimension

delivery_by_region

delivery_by_region

Geographic regions where the ad was delivered, including breakdowns for specific countries or locations.

dimension

demographic_distribution

demographic_distribution

The distribution of the ad’s audience across various demographic categories such as age and gender.

dimension

estimated_audience_size_lower_bound

estimated_audience_size_lower_bound

The minimum estimated size of the audience reached by the ad.

dimension

estimated_audience_size_upper_bound

estimated_audience_size_upper_bound

The maximum estimated size of the audience reached by the ad.

dimension

eu_total_reach

eu_total_reach

The total estimated reach of the ad within the European Union.

metric

gender_female

gender_female

The percentage or number of female users reached by the ad.

metric

gender_male

gender_male

The percentage or number of male users reached by the ad.

metric

gender_unknown

gender_unknown

The percentage or number of users with an unknown gender reached by the ad.

metric

id

id

A unique identifier for the ad within the Facebook Ad Library.

dimension

impressions_lower_bound

impressions_lower_bound

The minimum estimated number of times the ad was viewed.

dimension

impressions_upper_bound

impressions_upper_bound

The maximum estimated number of times the ad was viewed.

metric

page_id

page_id

The unique identifier of the Facebook Page that ran the ad.

dimension

page_name

page_name

The name of the Facebook Page that ran the ad.

dimension

payer

payer

The entity or individual that paid for the ad, often required for transparency in political or issue-based advertising.

dimension

publisher_platforms

publisher_platforms

A list of platforms where the ad was published, such as Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Audience Network.

dimension

spend_lower_bound

spend_lower_bound

The minimum estimated amount of money spent on the ad.

dimension

spend_upper_bound

spend_upper_bound

The maximum estimated amount of money spent on the ad.

metric

target_ages

target_ages

The specific age ranges that the ad was configured to target.

dimension

target_gender

target_gender

The specific genders that the ad was configured to target.

dimension

target_locations

target_locations

The specific geographic locations or regions that the ad was configured to target.

dimension