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Retrieves snapshot data for a Facebook ad from the Ad Library. This function uses headless Chrome (via chromote) to bypass Facebook's JavaScript-based bot detection.

Usage

get_ad_snapshots(
  ad_id,
  download = FALSE,
  mediadir = "data/media",
  hashing = FALSE,
  wait_sec = 4
)

Arguments

ad_id

A character string specifying the ad ID.

download

Logical, whether to download media files.

mediadir

Directory to save media files.

hashing

Logical, whether to hash the files. RECOMMENDED!

wait_sec

Seconds to wait for page to load (default 4). Increase if you're getting empty results.

Value

A tibble with ad details.