# Search the TikTok ad library

> Type a keyword or a brand. We search TikTok's ad library and show the ads that match, with the advertiser, the caption and when each first ran.

This is a free tool on the web page at https://www.manifoldmcp.com/free-tools/tiktok-ad-library-search: 10 runs a day per visitor, no signup, run by a person in a browser. An agent can do the same job, and more, by connecting Manifold's MCP server at `https://mcp.manifoldmcp.com/mcp` (250 free credits a month). See [TikTok MCP server](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/mcp/tiktok.md).

## How it works

1. Type what the ads are about, like "skincare", or a brand name.
2. We search TikTok's public ad library for ads that match.
3. Read each ad's caption, who runs it and when it started.

## See what a category pays to show on TikTok

TikTok's library shows ads that ran in Europe, where the law asks for one. With Manifold connected, your agent pulls every ad for a category or a rival, with targeting and reach where TikTok publishes them, and sets them beside the organic videos that work.

| | Here | In your agent with Manifold |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ads | The first page | Every page, and every ad from one advertiser |
| Targeting | Not shown | Ages, genders and countries, where published |
| Organic | Not shown | The same brand's top TikToks, transcribed |
| Price | Free | 1 credit a page |

### Things to ask your agent

- Search TikTok's ad library for [category] and summarise the hooks in the first three seconds.
- Pull every TikTok ad [competitor] runs and tell me who they target.
- Compare [competitor]'s TikTok ads with their best organic TikToks this year.

## Questions

### What is the TikTok ad library?

It is TikTok's public archive of ads shown in Europe, kept under the EU's Digital Services Act. It lists the advertiser, the creative, the dates and, for many ads, who they were aimed at.

### Why are there no ads for my search?

The library holds ads shown in Europe, so a brand that advertises only in the US may not be in it. Try a broader word, or the brand as it names its TikTok account.

### Is the TikTok Creative Center the same thing?

No. The Creative Center shows top ads and trends TikTok picks to inspire advertisers. The ad library is the full public record for transparency, which is what this searches.

### Is the TikTok ad library search free?

Yes. You get 10 searches a day here, with no signup. For more, connect Manifold to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor: the free plan gives your agent 250 credits every month, with no card.

## More free tools

- [Meta ad library search](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/free-tools/meta-ad-library-search.md): Search Meta's ad library by keyword and see which brands run ads about it on Facebook and Instagram.
- [TikTok transcript generator](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/free-tools/tiktok-transcript-generator.md): Paste a TikTok link and get what is said in it as text.
- [Competitor ad finder](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/free-tools/competitor-ad-finder.md): Enter a brand and see the ads it runs in the Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok and Google ad libraries.
- [All free tools](https://www.manifoldmcp.com/free-tools.md)