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 studio-shot image featuring a black silk sleep mask placed in front of its black rectangular product box. The brand name and product description are printed in white text on the box. The background is a solid, clean white.
Paused · 9 days
A close-up, high-quality photograph of a textured, deep-red organic cotton gauze quilt. The fabric is folded, showing its soft, crinkled texture. Text is overlaid in the center, announcing the color of the season, the product name, a 52% savings offer, and a comparison to traditional retail.
Active · 1 day
A person with bright blue fingernails holds a white jar of ARMRA Colostrum Health Revival. The jar has black text and logos. Overlay text at the top of the image reads "The 30-second habit I never skip before leaving the house ⏱️". The bottom of the image has a watermark that says "ARMRA partner" and a disclaimer about the product not being evaluated by the FDA.
Active · 25 days
A stack of folded clothing items, including shirts and sweaters, sits on a wooden chair against a plain, dark background. Large, bold text overlays the stack, announcing a Black Friday sale and a discount percentage. The overall composition is clean and focused on the promotional message.
Active · 3 days
A bright green illustration shows the Duolingo owl character waving on a plain white background. The text 'practice your english skills' is written in large, bold green letters above the character. Below the text, the brand name 'duolingo' is printed in smaller letters.
Active · 6 days
A close-up shot of a person's hands holding open the lid of a cream jar. The person is wearing a light-colored hoodie and has manicured nails with a red dot design. The product packaging is clearly visible in the center of the frame, held by the person's hands.
Paused · 18 days
A full-length studio shot of a female model standing against a plain, light-colored background. She is wearing a long, black, lightweight robe with a tie at the waist. The robe is open at the front, revealing her legs.
Active · 3 days
A man walks out of a stone building in a rural, misty landscape. He is wearing a beige jacket over a plaid shirt and dark trousers. The Barbour logo and the text "ESTABLISHED 1894" are displayed prominently in white on the right side of the image. The scene evokes a sense of ruggedness and heritage, with rolling hills and dry grass in the background.
Paused · 31 days
A hand holds a clear plastic box containing colorful hair accessories against a blurred, neutral-toned bedsheet background. Large, bold red text announces an end-of-season sale, followed by a discount range and a note about prices being marked. The brand logo is visible at the top center of the frame.
Paused · 9 days

For you and your team

Search it, ask your agent, or call the API

One library behind all three. Your team shares one plan, its MCP and API calls, saved ads and boards, with no seat limit.

  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 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=slip&limit=2

    Authorization: Bearer <the token your agent uses>

    200 · application/json

    {
      "ads": [{
        "name": "Advertisement by Slip",
        "brand": { "slug": "slip", … },
        "niche": { "name": "Beauty / Personal Care", … },
        "url": "https://adswipefile.com/ads/6497e51b…"
      }, …],
      "count": 2,
      "moreAvailable": true
    }
    Free
    50 in total
    Pro
    10,000 a month
    Agency
    50,000 a month

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 20 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.