👉 If you’re looking for a general overview of the Inspiration feature, see:
Overview of the Creative Inspiration Feature
Where to Find Discovery
To access Discovery:
Log in to DatAds
Click the photo icon in the left sidebar
💡 Good to know: Discovery works at the client level. Each client has their own boards and saved ads.
Discovering Ads
Inside Discovery, you can search for brands and browse their active ads.
This allows you to:
Analyze competitor strategies
Identify creative trends
Study messaging angles
Collect inspiration for upcoming campaigns
Saving Ads to Boards
To save an ad from Discovery:
Open the Discovery Page
Click Save to Board
Select the board
The ad will appear in the selected board under the corresponding client.
Creating and Managing Boards
Boards help you organize saved ads by theme, strategy, or campaign.
To create a new board:
Click Create in the left sidebar
Add a name
Optionally add a description
Start saving ads to it
You can create as many boards as needed.
We recommend organizing them with folders, for example:
By format (Video, Static)
By messaging angle
By funnel stage
By campaign type
This keeps larger creative research projects structured and scalable.
Sharing Boards with Your Team
Boards can be shared publicly.
To share a board:
Open the board
Click Share in the top right
Copy the public link
Anyone with the link can view the board. A DatAds account is not required.
Adding New Brands to Discovery
If you cannot find a brand in Discovery, you can add it in two ways.
Option 1: Save an Ad Using the Chrome Extension
Install the DatAds Chrome Extension
Open a brand page in the Meta Ad Library
Save an ad using Save to DatAds
DatAds will automatically import the brand’s other active ads into Discovery in the background. This usually takes about one hour.
👉 For detailed instructions on saving ads from ad libraries, see:
How to Save Ads from Ad Libraries Using the DatAds Chrome Extension
Option 2: Add the Ad Library Page URL
Open a brand page in the Meta Ad Library and copy the link
Go to Discovery in DatAds
Click Add Brand in the top right
Paste the link
Click Add Brand
❗IMPORTANT: Search for a specific brand and click on it. Do not use a keyword search that returns multiple brands.
DatAds will automatically import the brand’s active ads into Discovery.
What’s Coming
The Inspiration section will continue to expand. Planned improvements include:
Brand Follow to track competitor activity
Automatic transcript extraction
AI tagging and advanced filtering
Integration into AI workflows
CPM and spend modeling
Automatic board import from Foreplay
If you have any questions or would like to share feedback, feel free to reach out to us anytime via the chat widget in the bottom right corner of your dashboard. 💬