# Find competitors' YouTube and Google video ads

**Use case:** 

Collects the video ads nike.com, adidas.com, underarmour.com and gymshark.com have shown in the US, from the Google Ads Transparency Center. Each row has the dates the ad ran, how many days it was shown, a preview link and the ad's page. Useful for studying the hooks and offers rivals keep paying to show.

## Input

```json
{
  "advertisers": [
    "nike.com",
    "adidas.com",
    "underarmour.com",
    "gymshark.com"
  ],
  "region": "US",
  "format": "video",
  "onlyNewAds": false,
  "readAdText": true,
  "maxAdsPerAdvertiser": 100,
  "ownAdsOnly": false,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "isNew": {
    "label": "New",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "advertiserName": {
    "label": "Advertiser",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "domain": {
    "label": "Domain",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "firstShown": {
    "label": "First shown",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "lastShown": {
    "label": "Last shown",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "daysShown": {
    "label": "Days shown",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "previewUrl": {
    "label": "Preview",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "adUrl": {
    "label": "Ad page",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Google Ads Transparency Scraper & New Ads Monitor Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find competitors' YouTube and Google video ads". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/0bFVS1MFuYJRAZvsb) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find competitors' YouTube and Google video ads" task

The Google Ads Transparency Scraper & New Ads Monitor Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like advertisers, country, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find competitors' YouTube and Google video ads" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as new, advertiser, domain, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find competitors' YouTube and Google video ads" task via API](https://apify.com/babymum7/google-ads-monitor.md).

## FAQ

### Can I download the video files?

The competitor video ads task returns a preview link and the ad's Transparency Center page for each video ad, not the video file itself. Open either link to watch the ad.

### How do I see only new video ads?

Turn on Only new ads in the competitor video ads task and schedule it. The first run saves today's videos; later runs return only video ads that were not there before.

### How much does this task cost to run?

The competitor video ads task is billed per ad returned: 0.0015 USD per ad, or 1.50 USD per 1,000 ads. A scheduled run that finds no new ads costs nothing for ads.

### Can I run it on a schedule or through the API?

Yes. Save the competitor video ads task to your account, add a daily or weekly schedule in Apify Console, or start it from the Apify API, Make, Zapier or n8n with the same input.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Ads Transparency Scraper & New Ads Monitor](https://apify.com/babymum7/google-ads-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/babymum7/google-ads-monitor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/babymum7/google-ads-monitor.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).