Is verification by passport or ID absolutely required for this API?

[naddika]

 curl -G \
-d "search_terms='california'" \
-d "ad_type=ALL" \
-d "ad_reached_countries=['US']" \
-d "access_token=EAA<.........>" \
"https://graph.facebook.com/v17.0/ads_archive"

===>

{"error":{
  "message":"Application does not have permission for this  action",
  "type":"OAuthException",
  "code":10,
  "error_subcode":2332002,
  "is_transient":false,
  "error_user_title":"Authorization and login needed",
  "error_user_msg":"To access the API, you'll need to follow the steps at facebook.com\/ads\/library\/api.",
  "fbtrace_id":"<...>"}
}

I don't understand - will I have to verify my personal account by passport or ID to then be permitted to use this API?

Or what's this error about?

[chdone]

Yes in order to use the Ad Library API you will need to verify your ID

[naddika]

@chdone is it specific to Ad Library API only?

[chdone]

@naddika yes this only pertains to the API. You can access the information through the Ad Library UI without needing to go through ID verification process.

[naddika]

@chdone I see. Other APIs of Facebook don't require ID verification?