Competitor ads: research brands and their ads

Find competitors, look up any brand's live and past ads, and search ads across the whole library. No connection needed.

Written By GoMarble

Last updated About 16 hours ago

Look up any brand's ads, find competitors, and search ads across the whole ads library, without connecting anything.

Works in GoMarble chat and in AI assistants connected through GoMarble MCP. New to GoMarble MCP? See GoMarble MCP - Overview and How to connect GoMarble MCP.

Before you start

Things you can ask

  • "Find the main competitors of gymshark.com and show me their newest video ads."

  • "Which of this brand's ads are still live, and which have the most duplicates?"

  • "Show me ads that mention 'protein bars' from the last 30 days."

Find brands

Tool

What it does

Type

ads_library_find_competitors

Researches a brand from its website or name and suggests competitors and product keywords.

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ads_library_search_brands

Finds a brand by website domain or name.

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Look at their ads

Tool

What it does

Type

ads_library_get_ads_by_brand_id

A brand's ads, live or past, filtered by format.

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ads_library_get_brand_analytics

A brand's ad stats and trends over a date range.

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ads_library_discover_ads

Searches ads across the whole library by keyword and filters.

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ads_library_analyze_ad

Full details of specific ads, including duplicate versions, a sign that a brand is scaling an ad.

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These work with competitors too. Creative review needs Meta Ads connected; Instagram lookup needs Instagram connected.

Tool

What it does

Type

facebook_analyze_ad_creative_by_id_or_url

AI review of a creative's visuals, messaging and hook, by ad ID or by image/video link. Uses AI credits. Only appears on plans that include creative analysis.

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instagram_discover_business

Public profile and engagement stats for any Business or Creator account, by username.

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Good to know

  • Many duplicates of one ad usually means the brand is scaling it, which is a good sign it's working.

  • For an AI review of a competitor's creative, give the assistant the image or video link.