AdSwipeFile: Winning Facebook and Instagram ads, saved for good

The Meta Ad Library can't keep an ad once it's taken down. Here every ad keeps its creative, filed by brand, niche and format. Search them yourself, or ask Claude or ChatGPT to pull them for you.

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Winning ad examples

Real Facebook and Instagram ads, filed by brand, niche and format. A new mix every day.

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Winning means kept running: brands rarely keep paying for ads that lose.

A collage of five images showing close-ups of people wearing pajamas in different colors. The center-left panel features text announcing a weekend sale on the pajamas, listing the available colors below the offer. The images focus on the fabric, buttons, and collar details of the garments.
Active · 3 days
The creative displays a screenshot of a job lead from Angi, a home services platform. The image shows a kitchen with white cabinets and unfinished countertops, indicating a renovation project. On-screen text overlays the image, posing a question to the viewer: "Ready to find more work? 🔧" The text also highlights that Angi connects users with homeowners seeking services and allows them to select leads based on trade, location, and schedule, emphasizing a pay-per-lead model without subscriptions.
Active · 140 days
A woman stands outdoors, posing with a black handbag. She is wearing a brown satin wrap top, black high-waisted pants, and gold heels. A thin gold belt with a circular buckle cinches her waist. The text overlay reads: "Don't let these styles slip away! Unlock 20% off your favorite Fashion Nova picks with code: GET20".
Paused · 527 days
A collage of six studio-shot images featuring various beauty and home fragrance products against a solid red background. The center of the composition features a white rectangular overlay containing the brand name and a short phrase. The products shown include candles, shower gels, moisturizers, and perfumes.
Active · 3 days
This static image shows a set of cross-country skiing equipment against a plain white background. The gear includes two skis, two poles, and a single ski boot, all featuring the brand name and model details printed on them. There is no additional text or promotional copy on the image itself.
Active · 6 days
A woman with blonde, wavy hair is wearing a red LED face mask and looking at the camera. She has her arms crossed and is wearing jewelry on her fingers and wrists. The background appears to be a bathroom with a mirror and sink. The text overlay reads "Piękno zaczyna się od pielęgnacji – skorzystaj z kodu LEWA35 ✨🌿" which translates to "Beauty starts with care – use code LEWA35 ✨🌿".
Paused · 44 days
A studio shot displays five identical travel bags in different colors arranged in a diagonal line from left to right. The bags are positioned on a plain white background. Text is centered above the bags, identifying the brand and the product name with a descriptive subtitle.
Active · 103 days
The image displays multiple bags of Spot & Tango dog food, labeled 'UnKibble'. The bags are light blue with white text and illustrations of dogs. Some bags show different flavors like 'Cod + Salmon' and 'Beef + Barley'. An orange sign with '50% OFF' written in black marker is prominently displayed in the center of the image, indicating a promotion. The overall presentation is a product-focused shot with a clear offer highlighted.
Active · 197 days
A studio-shot flatlay of a skincare collection on a solid tan background. The image features several jars and a pump bottle of the product surrounded by vanilla flowers and scattered caramel cubes. Large black text at the top announces the limited edition collection, followed by a descriptive line about the scent.
Active · 25 days
A flatlay view on a light blue background shows a box of laundry capsules in the center. Nine individual capsules are arranged in a circle around the box, each connected by a thin line to a blue label numbered from 1 to 9. The headline at the top reads that the next nine washes are sorted for free, with an additional note about postage and packaging.
Active · 8 days
A minimalist graphic design featuring a white background with a dark blue curved shape at the bottom. The top left corner displays the Toronto Pearson logo, while the bottom right corner features the Finnair logo. A small oneworld logo is positioned in the bottom left corner.
Paused · 15 days

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  1. 01 · On the site

    Search the library

    Press ⌘K on any page and type a brand, a product or an idea. Search reads each ad's name, copy and a description of its creative, then groups brands, niches, formats, hooks and ads.

  2. 02 · In your AI agent, over MCP

    Ask your agent

    Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor once, free on every plan. Ask in plain words: your agent searches the library and links every ad it cites.

    Example: an AI assistant asks AdSwipeFile for recent ads over MCP and gets real ads back.

    Your AI agent

    adswipefile connected

    Show me 3 ads from AdSwipeFile I can swipe for my launch.

    adswipefile · list_ads · 3 results

    Here are 3 ads from the library, each linked to the full ad.

  3. 03 · In your own tools

    Call the JSON API

    The same sign-in opens /api/v1: search, the newest ads of a list and one ad's card, 60 requests a minute. Calls share your plan's MCP/API allowance.

    GET /api/v1/ads?brand=cozy-earth&limit=2

    Authorization: Bearer <the token your agent uses>

    200 · application/json

    {
      "ads": [{
        "name": "Advertisement by Cozy Earth",
        "brand": { "slug": "cozy-earth", … },
        "niche": { "name": "Home / Garden", … },
        "url": "https://adswipefile.com/ads/04848d07…"
      }, …],
      "count": 2,
      "moreAvailable": true
    }
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What is an ad swipe file?

An ad swipe file is an organized collection of ads worth learning from: the hooks, headlines, offers and layouts that other brands have run, saved so you can study them before writing or briefing your own. Marketers have kept swipe files for as long as there has been direct response copywriting. AdSwipeFile is a free, searchable one for paid social, with ad creatives from Meta (Facebook and Instagram), filed by brand, niche and format.

What makes an ad a winning ad?

A winning ad is one its brand kept running on Meta. Brands rarely keep paying for ads that lose, so a long run is the clearest public signal we have, and the ads readers save most add a second one. Nobody outside the brand sees its spend or sales, so a winning ad is a signal worth studying, not proof of results.

How to use this ad swipe file

  • Start with your niche. Open the niche closest to your product and read a few dozen ads in a row to see which promises, offers and visuals repeat.
  • Switch to formats when you know the message but not the shape. Compare the same idea as a testimonial, a before and after, a comparison or a UGC clip.
  • Follow the competitors you watch (Pro and Agency) to see their new ads every week, and how each one varies its creative over time instead of judging one ad on its own.
  • Save the ads that stop your scroll, then write down why: the hook, the angle, the proof, the call to action. Saved ads keep their creative here after Meta takes them down, so the reference is still there when you write the brief.
  • Adapt the structure, never the words. Borrow the angle and the layout, and rewrite the copy for your own product and customers.

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Ad swipe file FAQ

What is an ad swipe file?

An ad swipe file is a personal or shared collection of ads kept for reference and inspiration. Copywriters, media buyers and designers use it to study hooks, offers and layouts that already run in the market before they write something new.

Is AdSwipeFile free?

Yes. Browsing is free: signed out, each list shows its newest ads, and a free account (no credit card) opens the first 50 ads of every list with their ad copy, lets you save ads and gives your AI agent 50 calls to search the library. Paid plans, Pro and Agency, each with a 7-day free trial, open every ad and add boards, brand following and more AI agent (MCP) calls.

How is this different from the Meta Ad Library?

The Meta Ad Library is free and shows what runs today. It can't keep an ad after it's taken down, follow a brand for you or hand ads to your AI agent. AdSwipeFile keeps each ad's creative, files it by brand, niche and format, and lets Claude or ChatGPT search it for you.

Where do the ads come from?

The library is a fixed collection of ads from brands running on Meta (Facebook and Instagram). It is updated by periodic imports rather than as a live feed of any ad platform's own library.

How do I find ads for my industry?

Open the niches page and pick the closest industry, such as beauty, fitness, fashion or software. Each niche page lists its ads with a short guide to the patterns in that market, and links to the top brands.

Can I see which ads performed best?

No. The library carries no spend or performance figures, so it cannot say which ad converted. It collects ads that brands kept running, which is a useful signal, but you should test any idea against your own audience.

Can I copy these ads?

Use them for inspiration and analysis. The creative belongs to the brands that made it, so borrow the structure, the angle and the format, and write original copy and visuals for your own product.