Retrieve currently running ads for a brand using their Meta Platform ID. Use this tool after getting a platform ID from get_meta_platform_id. This tool fetches active advertisements from the Meta Ad Library, including ad content, media URLs, dates, and targeting information. For complete analysis...
AI agents call get_meta_ads to retrieve information from Facebook Ads Library MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the Meta Ad Library to retrieve existing ad data for analysis purposes. The use of 'retrieve' and 'fetch' indicates pure data reading with no side effects. While targeting information is sensitive, the tool itself performs no write, execute, or destructive operations. The recommended follow-up (analyze_ad_image) is a separate tool for analysis.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Retrieve[s]' and 'fetches active advertisements' - retrieval operations with no modification. No deletion, creation, execution, or financial operations mentioned.
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Retrieve currently running ads for a brand using their Meta Platform ID. Use this tool after getting a platform ID from get_meta_platform_id. This tool fetches active advertisements from the Meta Ad Library, including ad content, media URLs, dates, and targeting information. For complete analysis of visual elements, colors, design, or image content, you MUST also use analyze_ad_image on the media_url from each ad. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Facebook Ads Library MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Facebook Ads Library MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_meta_ads: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Facebook Ads Library MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_meta_ads is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_meta_ads rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_meta_ads. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_meta_ads is provided by the Facebook Ads Library MCP Server MCP server (proxy-intell/facebook-ads-library-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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