# Archive

Returns archived ads based on your search. By default we only return all ads that are eligible for delivery and that have the `ACTIVE` status.

Search all ads stored in the [Ads Library](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library). The ads objects in this library are also known as [Archived Ads](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/archived-ad/). You can perform keyword searches or search by Page ID associated with ads in the library. Search data for all active and inactive ads related to politics or issues of importance. See [Facebook Ads Help Center, About ads related to politics or issues of national importance](https://www.facebook.com/business/help/167836590566506) and [Facebook Ad Archive](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library) to see the tool built on this API.
