# Google Ads Transparency Scraper (`googleapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper`) Actor

Extract rich public Google Ads Transparency Center advertiser profiles and creative metadata with bounded rendered-page support and pure business rows.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/googleapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Google API](https://apify.com/googleapi) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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

Find public advertiser pages and ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. Search by advertiser or provide a public Center URL. The dataset connects each creative to its advertiser and can include visible ad text, format, public media, dates, and other disclosures.

### How to use

1. Search for an advertiser, or provide a public Ads Transparency Center URL in `startUrls`.
2. Set a country or platform and add any advertiser, format, or verification filters.
3. Choose the result and page limits. Enable `includeCreativeDetails` for additional public information about each ad.
4. Run the Actor and view the advertiser and creative records in the dataset.

Example:

```json
{
  "advertiserName": "Example Advertiser",
  "country": "US",
  "platform": "SEARCH",
  "adFormat": "IMAGE",
  "verifiedOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 25,
  "includeCreativeDetails": true
}
```

### Input

| Input | Description | Default |
|---|---|---:|
| `advertiserName` | Advertiser name or website to search. `searchQuery` and `q` are aliases. | `Google` |
| `queries` | Search for several advertisers. `searchKeywords` is an alias. | — |
| `startUrls` | Public Center home, advertiser search, advertiser gallery, or creative detail URLs. `sourceUrls`, `urls`, `url`, and `sourceUrl` are aliases. | — |
| `country` / `region` | Country or region for generated searches and optional filtering, such as `US`, `IN`, `GB`, or `DE`. | `US` |
| `platform` | Filter by a public platform, such as `SEARCH` or `YOUTUBE`. | — |
| `adFormat` | Filter by a public format, such as `TEXT`, `IMAGE`, or `VIDEO`. | — |
| `filterAdvertiserName` | Keep rows whose advertiser name contains this text. | — |
| `verifiedOnly` | Keep only advertisers with a public verified marker. | `false` |
| `maxItems` | Maximum creative records across the run (1–500). `maxResults` is an alias. | 50 |
| `page` / `maxPages` | Search-results page for query searches and maximum gallery scroll rounds. | 1 / 5 |
| `deduplicate` | Remove repeated creative IDs. | `true` |
| `sortBy` | Order results by source, advertiser name, creative ID, or format. | `source` |
| `includeMedia` | Include public Google-hosted image and video URLs and dimensions. | `true` |
| `includeCreativeDetails` | Visit creative pages for additional dates, format, media, and public disclosures. | `false` |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Optional Apify Proxy configuration for public Center pages. | — |

For custom URLs, the supplied pages take precedence over generated advertiser searches. Set `page` for search-result URLs; it applies to query searches and does not change a directly supplied advertiser or creative URL.

### Output

Each dataset record represents a public advertiser and creative, with `advertiserId`, `creativeId`, and `creativeUrl` as its key identifiers. The visible page determines which additional fields are available:

- **Advertiser:** public name, legal name, country, identity-verification status, and displayed ad-count text. Approximate counts are labeled as estimates.
- **Creative:** format, platform, region, visible text, headline, description, and public destination information when shown.
- **Media:** public image and video URLs, dimensions, labels, and media counts when available and enabled.
- **Dates and disclosures:** first or last shown dates, run duration, spend or impression ranges, recipient counts, audience criteria, and variation details when displayed by the Center. These fields are most likely to appear when `includeCreativeDetails` is enabled.

Text is collected only when it is visible in the public ad preview; text is not inferred from an image. Counts and date precision follow the wording shown by the source, and unavailable values are left empty or unknown.

Example dataset item:

```json
{
  "advertiserId": "example-advertiser-id",
  "advertiserName": "Example Advertiser",
  "creativeId": "example-creative-id",
  "creativeUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/example/creative/example",
  "adFormat": "IMAGE",
  "platform": "SEARCH",
  "region": "US",
  "adText": "Example public ad text",
  "creativeImageUrl": "https://example.com/public-ad-image.jpg",
  "lastShownText": "Sep 1, 2026"
}
```

The Output tab shows the available result fields. Run information and the dataset are available in the Actor’s Output tab.

### Limits and responsible use

Ads and disclosure fields vary by advertiser, country, platform, and what the Center displays. Results are bounded by the configured record and page limits. This Actor is not affiliated with Google. Use the public information responsibly and follow applicable laws and Google’s terms.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/googleapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `advertiserName` (type: `string`):

Public advertiser name or website entered into the Center search when no custom URL is supplied.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Compatibility alias for advertiserName.

## `q` (type: `string`):

Compatibility alias for advertiserName.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Up to 20 public advertiser searches. Ignored when custom source URLs are supplied.

## `searchKeywords` (type: `array`):

Compatibility alias for queries; a single string is also accepted by the runtime.

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

Recognized two-letter country/region code used in generated public Center searches, such as US, IN, GB, or DE.

## `region` (type: `string`):

Recognized two-letter country/region alias for country and exact output filter when supplied.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public official Center home, advertiser search results, multi-advertiser domain gallery, advertiser gallery, or creative detail URLs. Custom URLs override generated searches.

## `sourceUrls` (type: `array`):

Compatibility alias for startUrls.

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Compatibility alias for startUrls.

## `url` (type: `string`):

Compatibility alias for one public source URL.

## `sourceUrl` (type: `string`):

Compatibility alias for one public source URL.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Global maximum of normal public creative records.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Compatibility alias for maxItems.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum bounded public page-scroll rounds per source.

## `deduplicate` (type: `boolean`):

Remove duplicate creative IDs across sources and scroll rounds.

## `platform` (type: `string`):

Public platform for generated searches and optional exact output filter, such as SEARCH or YOUTUBE.

## `adFormat` (type: `string`):

Optional exact public format filter, such as TEXT, IMAGE, or VIDEO.

## `filterAdvertiserName` (type: `string`):

Keep public rows whose advertiser name contains this text.

## `advertiserNameFilter` (type: `string`):

Compatibility alias for filterAdvertiserName.

## `verifiedOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only rows with the public verified advertiser marker.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Global stable order after collection and filtering.

## `includeMedia` (type: `boolean`):

Include approved Google-hosted thumbnails/video URLs and dimensions exposed by the public page.

## `includeCreativeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Open each returned creative detail page to collect source-visible format, first/last shown dates, run duration, conditional public spend/showing/recipient ranges, regional selection disclosures, variation counts, and media. Adds one bounded navigation per row.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify proxy configuration for public Google requests.

## `page` (type: `integer`):

One-based advertiser search-results page to open before selecting the matching advertiser. Applies to query searches; leave at 1 for advertiser or creative URLs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "advertiserName": "Google",
  "country": "US",
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "deduplicate": true,
  "verifiedOnly": false,
  "sortBy": "source",
  "includeMedia": true,
  "includeCreativeDetails": false,
  "page": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Public advertiser, gallery, creative, and detail-page records.

## `output` (type: `string`):

Stored counts, paging, browser/direct usage, filters, and completion time.

## `runHealth` (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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("googleapi/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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("googleapi/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 '{}' |
apify call googleapi/google-ads-transparency-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,googleapi/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/0bRmrdMoJLs2OXJbp/builds/7nlnNL052I3paP7og/openapi.json