Google Ads Transparency Scraper — Competitor Ads, Ad Copy & Landing Pages

See every ad a brand runs on Google: Search, YouTube, Display, Maps, Play and Shopping, straight from the public Google Ads Transparency Center. Search by brand name, domain or advertiser ID and get each ad with its format, first and last date shown, days running, image or video, ad copy, display URL and landing page with UTM tags. Check long lists of domains in bulk to find out who advertises on Google and how much.

No login, no Google account, no API key.

Real output of this Actor for "Nubank" in Brazil: Google stores search ads as pictures, the Actor returns them as text.

Why use it

• 📝 Real ad copy, also for text ads: Google archives search ads as images. This Actor reads them (OCR) and returns display URL, headline and description as text, including dynamic keyword insertion such as {KeyWord:Nike Shoes}. Other scrapers only give you the picture.
• 🎯 Landing pages and UTM tags: see where each ad sends traffic and how the campaign is tagged (utm_source, utm_campaign…), when Google exposes the click URL.
• 🎬 YouTube videos: video ads come with their YouTube link and thumbnail.
• 📍 Local and Maps ads: business name, call to action, category and the store addresses shown in the ad.
• 🔎 Search the way you think: brand names ("Magazine Luiza"), domains (nike.com), advertiser IDs or Transparency Center URLs, mixed in one list.
• ✅ Bulk advertiser check: one row per domain or brand: does it advertise on Google, how many ads, which accounts, when the last ad ran. Great for lead lists.
• 🌍 Filters: country, platform (Search, YouTube, Maps, Play, Shopping), format (text, image, video) and date range, applied by Google itself, so you only pay for what you need.
• 💸 Pay per ad: no subscription, no per-seat SpyFu or Semrush plan.

Who uses it

Who	What for
Marketing & growth teams	Monitor competitors' messages, offers and creatives over time
Agencies	Competitive audits and pitch decks for new clients in minutes
SEO / SEM specialists	Find the keywords, headlines and landing pages competitors invest in
Sales & lead generation	Find companies that spend on Google Ads (bulk domain check)
E-commerce & brands	Spot resellers or affiliates bidding on your brand
Researchers & journalists	Study advertising by sector, country or period

Input

Field	Default	Description
Advertisers, domains or URLs (searchTerms)	—	Brand names, domains, advertiser IDs (AR…) or Ads Transparency Center links
What to get (mode)	ads	ads = every ad with details; advertisers = one row per search (does it advertise, how many ads)
Country (region)	anywhere	2-letter code (BR, US, GB, DE, IN…)
Max ads per advertiser or domain (maxAdsPerSearch)	100	Most recently shown first
Ad format (adFormat)	all	text, image or video
Google platform (platform)	all	search, youtube, maps, play, shopping (ads shown since Sept 2023)
Only ads shown in the last N days (shownInLastDays)	—	e.g. 30
Shown from / until (startDate, endDate)	—	Exact date range (YYYY-MM-DD)
Advertiser accounts per brand name (maxAdvertisersPerName)	3	A brand often has several accounts; the biggest ones are used
Ad copy and landing pages (includeAdDetails)	true	Read headline, description, display URL, landing page and YouTube video from each ad preview
Read text ads (OCR) (readTextAds)	true	Turn the text-ad images into text
Proxy (proxyConfiguration)	Apify Proxy	Google limits requests per IP; IPs are rotated automatically

{
  "searchTerms": ["nike.com", "Magazine Luiza", "AR14248386603834671105"],
  "region": "BR",
  "maxAdsPerSearch": 200,
  "shownInLastDays": 30
}

Output

One row per ad (ads mode):

{
  "searchTerm": "Nubank",
  "advertiserId": "AR16872622891684855809",
  "advertiserName": "NU PAGAMENTOS S.A. INSTITUIÇÃO DE PAGAMENTO",
  "domain": "nubank.com.br",
  "creativeId": "CR11535416222929649665",
  "format": "text",
  "firstShown": "2023-06-22T20:02:34Z",
  "lastShown": "2026-10-12T16:09:27Z",
  "daysShown": 1209,
  "visibleUrl": "www.nubank.com.br/investimento",
  "headline": "Invista mais fácil com Nubank - Rende até 120% do CDI",
  "description": "No Nubank é você quem tem o controle do seu dinheiro. Parece simples. E é. Caixinha Turbo: rende...",
  "imageUrl": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/4636736067623573836",
  "adUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR16872622891684855809/creative/CR11535416222929649665?region=BR",
  "adsTotalMin": 1000,
  "adsTotalMax": 2000
}

Depending on the ad, you also get:

Field	When
landingUrl, utm	The ad's click URL is available (often video ads)
youtubeVideoUrl, videoThumbnailUrl, videoDurationSeconds	YouTube / video ads
businessName, callToAction, businessCategory, locations	Maps and local ads
adText	Full OCR text of a text ad
adsTotalMin, adsTotalMax	How many ads Google reports for this advertiser or domain in total

advertisers mode returns one row per search: found, adsMin, adsMax, lastAdShown, formats, advertisers (accounts) and a link to the Transparency Center.

Pricing

Pay per ad scraped (details and OCR included) or per advertiser checked in bulk-check mode, plus a tiny start fee. No subscription. Apify plan discounts apply automatically (see the Pricing tab). Use Max ads or the run's maximum cost to cap spending.

Use it from code or an AI agent

Python: the competitor's newest ads

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("adorable_partial/google-ads-transparency-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchTerms": ["competitor.com"], "region": "US", "shownInLastDays": 30,
})
for ad in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(ad.get("format"), ad.get("lastShown"), ad.get("headline"), ad.get("landingUrl"))

JavaScript: which of my leads advertise on Google?

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('adorable_partial/google-ads-transparency-scraper').call({
    searchTerms: ['acme.com', 'example.org', 'shop.example'],
    mode: 'advertisers',
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.filter((r) => r.found).forEach((r) => console.log(r.searchTerm, r.adsMin, r.lastAdShown));

No-code and agents: schedule a weekly competitor report with Make, Zapier or n8n, send new ads to Slack or Google Sheets, or let an AI agent research advertisers through the Apify MCP server.

FAQ

Is this data public? Yes. Google publishes it in the Ads Transparency Center for anyone to see; this Actor collects it for you. It is not affiliated with Google.

Why don't all ads have a headline or landing page? Google shows different previews per ad type. Text ads are read with OCR; video, Maps and local ads come with their copy and links when Google includes them; some display ads are only an image (imageUrl).

Why "adsTotalMin / adsTotalMax"? Google reports totals as ranges (e.g. 9,000–10,000).

Can I see spend, impressions or targeting? Google only publishes those for political ads and some regions; this Actor returns what the Transparency Center shows for each ad.

I got a blocking error. Google limits requests per IP. The Actor rotates Apify Proxy IPs automatically; for very large runs choose residential proxies in the Proxy field.

Related Actors

• Website Screenshot — capture the landing pages of competitors' ads
• Audio & Video to Text (Whisper) — transcribe video ads
• Video Frame Extractor for AI — key frames from video creatives

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