# 🟒 Google Ads Scraper (2X Faster Β· More Data) (`api-empire/google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data`) Actor πŸš€ Google Ads Scraper pulls more ad data 2Γ— fasterβ€”capturing creatives, keywords, landing pages & performance insights. πŸ“ˆ Great for competitor research, PPC strategy, lead gen & market analysis. ⚑ Save time, boost results! - **URL**: https://apify.com/api-empire/google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data.md - **Developed by:** [API Empire](https://apify.com/api-empire) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.99 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## 🟒 Google Ads Scraper (2X Faster Β· More Data) Scrape **any company's current and past Google ads** straight from the [Google Ads Transparency Center](https://adstransparency.google.com) β€” faster than the competition, with extra fields they don't give you. Get ad copy, media (images & videos), shown dates, per-country impression stats, full ad links, and more. **No login, no API key, no cookies required.** ⚑ --- ### ✨ Why Choose This Actor? - **🏎️ 2X faster** β€” concurrent enrichment with a smart, self-healing proxy ladder. - **πŸ“Š More data** β€” full ad text per variant, hosted image URLs, per-country first/last shown dates, shown-country lists, and direct ad links. - **πŸ” Bulletproof** β€” automatic retries with exponential backoff and proxy escalation (direct β†’ datacenter β†’ residential) so blocks don't end your run. - **πŸ’Ύ Live results** β€” every ad lands in your dataset the moment it's scraped; a crash never loses collected work. - **🌍 Self-healing country names** β€” region reference data is refreshed live on every run. - **πŸ–ΌοΈ Optional media download** β€” save preview & variant images straight into the Key-Value Store. --- ### πŸ”‘ Key Features | Feature | Description | |--------|-------------| | Bulk URLs | Paste any mix of advertiser and creative URLs. | | Ad variants | Headline/description text + hosted image URLs per variant. | | Country stats | Per-country first/last shown dates and impression bounds. | | Proxy ladder | Direct β†’ datacenter β†’ sticky residential, logged clearly. | | Live saving | `push_data` per ad β€” partial results always survive. | | Media download | Optional β€” store images in the Key-Value Store. | --- ### πŸ“₯ Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `startUrls` *(required)* | array | Advertiser and/or creative Transparency Center URLs. | | `maxItems` | integer | Max ad creatives to collect (default `100`). | | `fetchVariants` | boolean | Pull full ad text & media per variant (default `true`). | | `downloadMedia` | boolean | Download images into the Key-Value Store (default `false`). | | `cookies` | array | Optional Cookie-Editor JSON export for a logged-in session. | | `concurrency` | integer | Parallel ad enrichment (default `5`). | | `maxRetries` | integer | Retries per request before giving up (default `3`). | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify proxy config β€” keep enabled for fallback. | #### Example input ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265?region=anywhere" } ], "maxItems": 100, "fetchVariants": true, "downloadMedia": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` *** ### πŸ“€ Output Each ad creative is one dataset record: ```json { "id": "CR16227055806351147009", "advertiserId": "AR18135649662495883265", "creativeId": "CR16227055806351147009", "advertiserName": "SociallyUP", "format": "TEXT", "url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265/creative/CR16227055806351147009?region=anywhere", "previewUrl": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/663936852374402128", "previewStoreKey": "CR16227055806351147009_preview_0.png", "firstShownAt": "1695106800", "lastShownAt": "1772498816", "impressions": null, "shownCountries": ["United States"], "countryStats": [ { "code": "US", "name": "United States", "firstShownAt": null, "lastShownAt": "2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z", "impressions": { "lowerBound": null, "upperBound": null }, "platformStats": [] } ], "audienceSelections": [], "variants": [ { "textContent": "[Houses & Apartments for Rent - ... - pavprop.com", "images": ["https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1Qip..."], "imageStoreKeys": ["CR16227055806351147009_v1_0.jpg"] } ], "originUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265?region=anywhere" } ``` The **Output** tab shows three ready-made views: **πŸ“‹ Overview**, **🎨 Ad Variants**, and **🌍 Country Stats**. *** ### πŸš€ How to Use (Apify Console) 1. Log in at [console.apify.com](https://console.apify.com) β†’ **Actors**. 2. Open **Google Ads Scraper (2X Faster Β· More Data)**. 3. Paste one or more Transparency Center URLs into **Start URLs**. 4. Set **Max Items** and toggle **Fetch variants / Download media** as needed. 5. Click **Start** and watch the ads roll in live in the run log. 6. Open the **Output** tab and export to JSON / CSV / XLSX. ### πŸ€– Use via API ```bash curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts//run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265?region=anywhere"}],"maxItems":50}' ``` *** ### 🎯 Best Use Cases - **Competitor research** β€” see exactly which ads a rival is running and where. - **Ad creative inspiration** β€” collect headlines, descriptions, and visuals at scale. - **Market & trend analysis** β€” track when and in which countries ads run. - **Compliance & brand monitoring** β€” audit ad messaging across regions. *** ### πŸ’³ Pricing This Actor uses **Pay-Per-Event** billing. You are charged once per **ad result** (`ad-result`) successfully scraped and saved to your dataset. Platform compute and proxy usage are covered by the per-event price β€” no surprises. *** ### ❓ FAQ **Do I need to log in or provide cookies?** No. The Actor works fully anonymously. Cookies are optional and only needed if you want to ride a logged-in session. **Why did my run switch to a residential proxy?** Google throttles heavy traffic by IP. The Actor automatically escalates direct β†’ datacenter β†’ residential and sticks with residential once reached, so your run keeps going. **Can I scrape a single ad?** Yes β€” paste a creative URL (`.../creative/CR...`) instead of an advertiser URL. **Where are downloaded images?** When `downloadMedia` is on, images are saved in the run's Key-Value Store under the `*StoreKey` names in each record. *** ### πŸ›Ÿ Support & Feedback Found a bug or want a new field? Open an issue on the Actor's **Issues** tab. Data is collected only from publicly available sources; you are responsible for compliant use (GDPR, CCPA, target ToS). # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Google Ads Transparency Center URLs. Add advertiser pages to grab every ad an advertiser is running, and/or single creative URLs for a specific ad. Bulk input is fully supported β€” paste as many as you like. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of ad creatives to collect across all start URLs. ## `fetchVariants` (type: `boolean`): ON = pull each ad's full headline/description text and hosted image URLs (richest data). OFF = faster, but variants carry only the preview image. ## `downloadMedia` (type: `boolean`): If ON, every preview and variant image is downloaded into the run's Key-Value Store and the stored keys are returned with each ad. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): The scraper starts with a direct connection and automatically escalates to a datacenter proxy, then a sticky residential proxy, if Google throttles the run. Keep Apify Proxy enabled so these fallbacks are available. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265?region=anywhere" ], "maxItems": 10, "fetchVariants": false, "downloadMedia": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265?region=anywhere" ], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("api-empire/google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": ["https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265?region=anywhere"], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("api-empire/google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265?region=anywhere" ], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call api-empire/google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=api-empire/google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "🟒 Google Ads Scraper (2X Faster Β· More Data)", "description": "πŸš€ Google Ads Scraper pulls more ad data 2Γ— fasterβ€”capturing creatives, keywords, landing pages & performance insights. πŸ“ˆ Great for competitor research, PPC strategy, lead gen & market analysis. ⚑ Save time, boost results!", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "FSxD6Ya9CUrOf1gmC" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/api-empire~google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-api-empire-google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/api-empire~google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-api-empire-google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/api-empire~google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-api-empire-google-ads-scraper-2x-faster-more-data", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "πŸ”— Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Google Ads Transparency Center URLs. Add advertiser pages to grab every ad an advertiser is running, and/or single creative URLs for a specific ad. Bulk input is fully supported β€” paste as many as you like.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "πŸ”’ Max Items", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of ad creatives to collect across all start URLs.", "default": 10 }, "fetchVariants": { "title": "🎨 Fetch ad text & media (variants)", "type": "boolean", "description": "ON = pull each ad's full headline/description text and hosted image URLs (richest data). OFF = faster, but variants carry only the preview image.", "default": false }, "downloadMedia": { "title": "πŸ–ΌοΈ Download media to Key-Value Store", "type": "boolean", "description": "If ON, every preview and variant image is downloaded into the run's Key-Value Store and the stored keys are returned with each ad.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "πŸ›‘οΈ Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "The scraper starts with a direct connection and automatically escalates to a datacenter proxy, then a sticky residential proxy, if Google throttles the run. Keep Apify Proxy enabled so these fallbacks are available.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```