Ad Library Intelligence (Google, LinkedIn, TikTok)
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from $3.00 / 1,000 ad records
Monitor competitors' ads across the Google Ads Transparency Center, LinkedIn Ad Library and TikTok Creative Center. Normalized ad records plus change events: new ads, ended ads, creative refreshes, new regions and new landing domains.
You can access the Ad Library Intelligence (Google, LinkedIn, TikTok) programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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