Competitor Ads Monitor

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Tracks competitor ads across Meta Ads Library (FB/Insta), Google Ads Transparency Center, and TikTok Creative Center. This actor extracts ad creatives, copy, CTAs, offers, and ad run duration to reveal what competitors are promoting and which ads are performing long-term using only public data.

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Pay per usage

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5.0

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Developer

HappiTap

Maintained by Community

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3 days ago

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Platforms

platformsarrayRequired

Select one or more platforms to monitor. Each platform will be searched independently.

Meta: Facebook and Instagram ads from the Meta Ads Library
Google: Ads from Google Ads Transparency Center
TikTok: Ads from TikTok Creative Center

Default value of this property is ["meta","google","tiktok"]

Search Mode

modeEnumRequired

Choose how to search for ads:

Brand/Advertiser Monitor: Search by brand names, advertiser IDs, or page names. Best for tracking specific competitors.
Keyword Monitor: Search by keywords that appear in ad copy, landing pages, or advertiser names. Best for category research.
Domain/Landing Page Monitor: Search by domain names (e.g., brand.com). Best for agencies tracking client competitors.

Value options:

"advertiser": string"keyword": string"domain": string

Default value of this property is "advertiser"

Search Queries

queriesarrayRequired

Enter your search queries. The meaning depends on the selected mode:

Advertiser mode: Brand names, advertiser names, or page names (e.g., "Nike", "Adidas")
Keyword mode: Keywords to search for in ad copy (e.g., "skincare", "anti-aging")
Domain mode: Domain names without protocol (e.g., "example.com", "brand.com")

You can enter multiple queries. Each query will be searched on all selected platforms.

Max Results Per Query

maxResultsPerQueryintegerOptional

Maximum number of ads to fetch per query on each platform. Higher values may take longer to process.

Recommended: 100-200 for most use cases. Increase to 500-1000 for comprehensive monitoring.

Default value of this property is 200

Geographic Targets

geoarrayOptional

Country codes (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) where ads are targeted. Examples: US, GB, IN, CA, AU.

Enter multiple country codes to search across regions. Each platform may have different availability by region.

Default value of this property is ["US"]

Date Range (Days)

dateRangeDaysintegerOptional

How far back to search for ads in days. The actor will look for ads that were active within this time period.

Recommended: 30 days for recent monitoring, 60-90 days for broader research.

Default value of this property is 30

Ad Status Filter

adStatusEnumOptional

Filter ads by their current status:

Active Only: Only ads currently running
Inactive Only: Only ads that have stopped running
All: Both active and inactive ads

Value options:

"active": string"inactive": string"all": string

Default value of this property is "all"

Languages (Optional)

languagesarrayOptional

Language codes (ISO 639-1) to filter ads. Examples: en, es, fr, de. Leave empty to search all languages.

This is optional and may not be supported by all platforms.

Default value of this property is []

Use Apify Proxy

useApifyProxybooleanOptional

Enable proxy rotation to avoid IP blocks. Highly recommended for production use.

When enabled, the actor will use Apify's proxy service to rotate IP addresses. This helps prevent blocks from ad transparency libraries.

Default value of this property is true

Proxy Groups

proxyGroupsarrayOptional

Proxy groups to use. Available options:

RESIDENTIAL: Residential IP addresses (recommended, slower but more reliable)
DATACENTER: Datacenter IP addresses (faster but may be blocked more often)
SHADER: Shader proxy group

Recommended: Use RESIDENTIAL for best results, especially for Meta and TikTok.

Default value of this property is ["RESIDENTIAL"]

Max Concurrency

maxConcurrencyintegerOptional

Maximum number of concurrent requests. Lower values are safer but slower.

Recommended: 3 for most cases. Reduce to 1-2 if you encounter blocks. Increase to 5-10 only if you have reliable proxies.

Default value of this property is 3

Slow Mode

slowModebooleanOptional

Add random delays (1-3 seconds) between requests to avoid blocks. Highly recommended for production use.

When enabled, the actor will wait between requests, making it slower but significantly reducing the chance of being blocked.

Default value of this property is true

Max Retries

maxRetriesintegerOptional

Maximum number of retry attempts for failed requests. The actor will automatically retry on network errors, timeouts, and temporary blocks.

Default value of this property is 3

Extract Offers

extractOffersbooleanOptional

Enable automatic offer extraction and normalization. The actor will:

Detect offer types (discount_percent, flat_off, bogo, free_shipping, bundle, free_trial, etc.)
Extract structured offer details (percent off, amounts, trial days)
Normalize CTAs (shop_now, learn_more, sign_up, etc.)
Detect marketing angles (social proof, scarcity, urgency, etc.)

Each extraction includes a confidence score (0-1).

Default value of this property is true

Download Creatives

downloadCreativesbooleanOptional

Download creative assets (images/videos) to Apify Key-Value Store. Note: This increases storage usage and processing time.

When enabled, all creative assets will be downloaded and stored in the Key-Value store for later access.

Default value of this property is false

Compute Longevity Score

computeLongevitybooleanOptional

Calculate ad longevity scores based on how long ads have been running. Long-running ads often indicate successful creatives.

Scoring:

0-7 days: Score 20
8-21 days: Score 50
22-60 days: Score 80
60+ days: Score 100

Default value of this property is true

Only New Ads

onlyNewSinceLastRunbooleanOptional

Only return ads that were seen for the first time in this run. Useful for monitoring workflows where you only want to be notified of new ads.

Note: This requires state from previous runs. On the first run, all ads will be marked as new.

Default value of this property is false

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Competitor Ads Monitor

Competitor Ads Monitor

Platforms

Search Mode

Value options:

Search Queries

Max Results Per Query

Geographic Targets

Date Range (Days)

Ad Status Filter

Value options:

Languages (Optional)

Use Apify Proxy

Proxy Groups

Max Concurrency

Slow Mode

Max Retries

Extract Offers

Download Creatives

Compute Longevity Score

Only New Ads

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Platforms

Search Mode

Value options:

Search Queries

Max Results Per Query

Geographic Targets

Date Range (Days)

Ad Status Filter

Value options:

Languages (Optional)

Use Apify Proxy

Proxy Groups

Max Concurrency

Slow Mode

Max Retries

Extract Offers

Download Creatives

Compute Longevity Score

Only New Ads