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.

This is an illustration of three bicycles with baskets and helmets scattered across a light beige background. The bicycles are depicted in a whimsical, hand-drawn style with pastel colors. One bicycle is blue and yellow, another is yellow with red fenders, and the third is pink. Small, colorful abstract shapes resembling pebbles or clouds are also dispersed around the bicycles. The overall aesthetic is light, airy, and playful, suggesting a sense of freedom and outdoor activity, possibly for a nursery or children's room.
Active · 80 days
A purple graphic features a white box in the center containing the text .si with a cursor icon. Below the box, text states that these are the smartest two letters on the internet right now. A dark button at the bottom prompts the user to claim their domain, accompanied by a mouse cursor icon.
Paused · 43 days
A young woman with blonde hair pulled back walks barefoot on a wooden deck outdoors. She is wearing a grey tank top and denim shorts and has her right arm raised with her hand near her head. Lush green foliage and a covered seating area are visible in the background. Text overlays on the image read: "Sommer, wir haben dich vermisst… den Schweißgeruch eher nicht 😅 Starte jetzt selbstbewusst in den Sommer, mit Fussy, dem am besten bewerteten natürlichen Deo! Die wissenschaftlich fundierte probiotische Formel neutralisiert geruchsverursachende Bakterien und sorgt für 24 Stunden Schutz. Für frische Achseln im Sommer 🌞 www.getfussy.com/de"
Paused · 87 days
A woman with blonde hair, wearing a white button-down shirt and black pants, is sitting on a large tree branch, surrounded by green leaves. She is looking off to the side with a slight smile. The text overlay reads, "I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be doing this, but I'm climbing a tree." The image captures a moment of playful spontaneity in nature.
Active · 27 days
A studio shot of several men's dress shirts in various patterns and colors hanging on a wooden rack against a plain brown background. The text is centered over the shirts, starting with a small header and a large, bold main headline. The brand name is printed at the bottom of the image.
Active · 4 days
A digital graphic featuring a commercial airplane flying against a sunset sky. The top section displays the brand name and the text 'Black Friday' with 'Vente flash prix bloqués' below it. The lower section lists three flight routes with their starting prices in blue boxes, followed by a date and time for the sale.
Active · 1 day
A portrait of a person with short blonde hair sitting on a stool in front of a large, textured wooden screen. The person is wearing a black coat over a yellow top and red trousers, holding a small white handbag. Large blue and red text is overlaid on the right side of the image.
Paused · 15 days
The creative features a dark blue background with the Twilio logo and the word "relay" in green at the top. Below this, text describes a transformation from "Undelivered" to "Pickup Parcel" in 30 seconds, powered by Whatsapp Flows, resulting in an 8x increase in collection rates. The central visual is a stylized illustration of a superhero in a red costume with a cape, a "</>" symbol on the chest, and a belt with a circle. The superhero has a wide smile and is striking a confident pose.
Paused · 68 days
A studio shot of a black suitcase and a matching black backpack stacked on top of each other against a dark red background. A large green ribbon is tied around the luggage like a gift. The text 'HOLIDAY TRAVEL STARTS HERE' is printed in white in the center of the image.
Active · 5 days
A Nespresso coffee machine is shown next to a slice of cake and a cup of coffee. White text overlays the image, reading "UM BOM PLANO DE CAFÉ FAZ PARTE DA RECEITA" and "SOLUÇÕES CHÁVENA-NA-MÃO". The Nespresso Professional logo is visible at the bottom of the image.
Paused · 58 days

For you and your team

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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=nestig&limit=2

    Authorization: Bearer <the token your agent uses>

    200 · application/json

    {
      "ads": [{
        "name": "Advertisement by Nestig",
        "brand": { "slug": "nestig", … },
        "niche": { "name": "Kids / Baby", … },
        "url": "https://adswipefile.com/ads/8d1eebf4…"
      }, …],
      "count": 2,
      "moreAvailable": true
    }
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    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.