# Check which companies run Google Ads

**Use case:** 

Check which companies run Google Ads from a list of domains. Each domain gets a yes or no from Google's Ads Transparency Center, the advertiser accounts behind its ads, their ad counts and billing country, whether the domain advertised in the last 30 days, and which advertiser is most likely the company itself.

## Input

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "figma.com",
    "posthog.com",
    "sqlite.org"
  ],
  "mode": "advertisers",
  "region": "ANYWHERE",
  "format": "ALL",
  "surface": "ALL",
  "maxAdsPerQuery": 200,
  "maxAdvertisersPerQuery": 3,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "onlyNewAds": false,
  "monitorStoreName": "ads-transparency-monitor",
  "trackChanges": false,
  "changeStoreName": "ads-advertiser-check-state",
  "includeRaw": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "requestDelaySeconds": 1.5
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "query": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "advertiser_name": {
    "label": "Advertiser",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "advertiser_id": {
    "label": "ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "email_provider": {
    "label": "Email provider",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "is_advertising": {
    "label": "Advertising",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "is_actively_advertising": {
    "label": "Ad shown in last 30 days",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "days_since_last_ad": {
    "label": "Days since last ad",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "domain_last_shown": {
    "label": "Domain last ad shown",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "has_significant_advertiser": {
    "label": "Any real advertiser",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "is_likely_owner": {
    "label": "Likely owner",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "name_matches_domain": {
    "label": "Name matches domain",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "share_of_top_advertiser": {
    "label": "Share of top advertiser",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "count_lookup_failed": {
    "label": "Count lookup failed",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "creatives_count_low": {
    "label": "Ads (low)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "creatives_count_high": {
    "label": "Ads (high)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "unverified": {
    "label": "Unverified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "advertiser_url": {
    "label": "Transparency page",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "hint": {
    "label": "Zero-result hint",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "checked_at": {
    "label": "Checked at",
    "format": "date"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Google Ads Advertiser Check & Transparency Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check which companies run Google Ads". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/x5gghUwRnMdNcF2zU) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check which companies run Google Ads" task

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

### 3. Receive the "Check which companies run Google 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 query, advertiser, ID, 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 "Check which companies run Google Ads" task via API](https://apify.com/brenton8907/google-ads-transparency-center.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Ads Advertiser Check & Transparency Scraper](https://apify.com/brenton8907/google-ads-transparency-center.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/brenton8907/google-ads-transparency-center.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/brenton8907/google-ads-transparency-center.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`).