# Daily watch of competitors' new and stopped ads on 3 libraries

**Use case:** 

Schedule it daily: only the ads your competitors launched since the last run and the ones that stopped, across Google, Meta and TikTok in one table. A stop is reported only when two runs in a row agree.

## Input

```json
{
  "advertisers": [
    "Allbirds",
    "Bombas"
  ],
  "platforms": [
    "google",
    "meta",
    "tiktok"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ],
  "activeOnly": true,
  "maxAdsPerTarget": 20,
  "oneRowPerAdvertiser": false,
  "tiktokAccountSize": false,
  "changesOnly": true,
  "monitorName": "store-example-competitor-ads-store-page",
  "maxRunCostUsd": 0.5,
  "maxConcurrency": 2
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Row",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "change": {
    "label": "Change",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "platform": {
    "label": "Platform",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "advertiser": {
    "label": "Advertiser",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "firstShown": {
    "label": "First shown",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "lastShown": {
    "label": "Last shown",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "watch": {
    "label": "Watch item",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "since": {
    "label": "Since",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "adUrl": {
    "label": "In the library",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Ad Library Monitor: Facebook, Google & TikTok Ads Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Daily watch of competitors' new and stopped ads on 3 libraries". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/EWE2pw3Jg3HsyqLlw) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Daily watch of competitors' new and stopped ads on 3 libraries" task

The Ad Library Monitor: Facebook, Google & TikTok Ads Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like advertisers, platforms, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Daily watch of competitors' new and stopped ads on 3 libraries" 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 row, change, platform, 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 "Daily watch of competitors' new and stopped ads on 3 libraries" task via API](https://apify.com/cleanpull/ad-library-monitor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Ad Library Monitor: Facebook, Google & TikTok Ads](https://apify.com/cleanpull/ad-library-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/cleanpull/ad-library-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/cleanpull/ad-library-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`).
