# Research travel sites' Google Search ads

**Use case:** 

Collects the Google Search text ads booking.com, expedia.com, kayak.com and hotels.com show in the US, from the Ads Transparency Center. Google publishes text ads as images, so each row links an image of the ad with the dates it ran. Use it to compare how travel brands word their offers.

## Input

```json
{
  "advertisers": [
    "booking.com",
    "expedia.com",
    "kayak.com",
    "hotels.com"
  ],
  "region": "US",
  "format": "text",
  "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"
  },
  "format": {
    "label": "Format",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "headline": {
    "label": "Headline",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "description": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "firstShown": {
    "label": "First shown",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "lastShown": {
    "label": "Last shown",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "daysShown": {
    "label": "Days shown",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "imageUrl": {
    "label": "Image",
    "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 "Research travel sites' Google Search ads". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/tZaJs81sSm5FBYFR6) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Research travel sites' Google Search 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 "Research travel sites' Google Search 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 "Research travel sites' Google Search ads" task via API](https://apify.com/babymum7/google-ads-monitor.md).

## FAQ

### Do I get the ad text as words?

Not yet. Google serves text ads in the Transparency Center as images, so the travel search ads task returns an image link for each ad together with its dates and Transparency Center page.

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

The travel search 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 travel search 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`).