# Google Ads Transparency Scraper $1.42/1K Ads (`bulkleads/google-ads-transparency-scraper`) Actor

Google Ads Transparency Center scraper: any website's Google ads with advertiser, format, image, first and last shown dates and the ad's link. Text, image and video ads for competitor ad research. $1.42 per 1,000 ads.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bulkleads/google-ads-transparency-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [bulkleads](https://apify.com/bulkleads) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Lead generation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $0.76 / 1,000 ads

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

**Google Ads Transparency Scraper** lists **any website's Google ads** from Google's Ads Transparency Center: the advertiser, the ad's format and image, when it was first and last shown, and a link to the ad. It also gives Google's own count of the advertiser's ads for that website. It costs **$1.42 per 1,000 ads**.

### What data does each ad include?

- `website` and `domain`
- `advertiser_name`, `advertiser_id` and `advertiser_total_ads`
- `creative_id`, `format` (text, image or video) and `image_url`
- `first_shown` and `last_shown`
- `ad_url`: the ad's page in the Transparency Center

### How to use it

1. Add **Websites**, one per line, for example `shopify.com`.
2. Pick a **Country** (two letters, default US) and the **Max ads per website** (up to 100).
3. Click **Start**. Websites with no ads shown in that country are listed in the run log and cost nothing.

### Output example

```json
{
  "website": "shopify.com",
  "advertiser_name": "Shopify Inc.",
  "advertiser_total_ads": 9000,
  "creative_id": "CR11047159221119352833",
  "format": "text",
  "image_url": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/8527690279500005057",
  "first_shown": "2023-09-26T19:16:19.000Z",
  "last_shown": "2026-11-03T21:30:03.000Z",
  "ad_url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR01625195283841286145/creative/CR11047159221119352833?region=US"
}
```

### How much does it cost?

**$1.42 per 1,000 ads.** 10,000 ads cost $14.20.

### FAQ

**Can I search by keyword?** No. Google's Transparency Center looks advertisers up by website, so this actor does too. For keyword searches on Facebook and Instagram, use [Facebook Ads Library Scraper](https://apify.com/bulkleads/meta-ad-library-scraper).

### Related actors

Get the advertiser's company profile with [LinkedIn Company Details Scraper](https://apify.com/bulkleads/linkedin-company-data).

# Actor input Schema

## `websites` (type: `array`):

Advertiser websites, one per line.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code, e.g. US, GB, DE.

## `maxAdsPerSite` (type: `integer`):

Max ads per website.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "websites": [
    "shopify.com"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "maxAdsPerSite": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "websites": [
        "shopify.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bulkleads/google-ads-transparency-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "websites": ["shopify.com"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bulkleads/google-ads-transparency-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "websites": [
    "shopify.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call bulkleads/google-ads-transparency-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bulkleads/google-ads-transparency-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/wLw0cHiqa6k7SKYGf/builds/hXnonQtOjayjA264I/openapi.json