Google Ads Transparency Scraper — see your competitors' Google ads

Pull every ad a company runs on Google (Search, YouTube and Display) from Google's public Ads Transparency Center: format, the dates it was first and last shown, a preview image and a direct link, for any country.

Perfect for competitor ad research, agencies pitching new clients, creative inspiration, and tracking when a brand launches or stops a campaign.

Why this one

• Search by website domain (most reliable): nubank.com.br returns the ads of the legal entity behind it, even when its name differs from the brand.
• Or by advertiser name or ID: Nike or AR06641858037806006273. For names, the best match in your region is picked, and other matches are listed.
• Any country: region: "US", "BR", "GB", "DE"... or "anywhere".
• Dates as ISO timestamps: know how long each creative has been running.
• Handles Google's rate limits: rotates IPs through Apify Proxy (then residential) automatically when Google throttles.
• Pay only per ad delivered.

Input

{
  "domains": ["nubank.com.br", "allbirds.com"],
  "advertisers": ["Nike"],
  "region": "US",
  "maxAdsPerAdvertiser": 300
}

Output

Ads (type: "ad"):

Field	Description
advertiserId, advertiserName, domain	who pays for the ad
creativeId, format	TEXT, IMAGE or VIDEO
firstShown, lastShown	ISO dates
previewImageUrl	preview image of the creative (when available)
previewScriptUrl	Google's interactive preview for dynamic/video creatives
adUrl	link to the ad in the Transparency Center
region	region filter used

Advertisers found by name (type: "advertiser"): advertiserName, advertiserId, country, adsCountApprox, otherMatches.

Example output

One real item from a test run (long texts and lists shortened):

{
  "type": "ad",
  "advertiserId": "AR12506116627537854465",
  "advertiserName": "NUBANK, S.A., INSTITUCION DE BANCA MULTIPLE",
  "domain": null,
  "creativeId": "CR09931054227713425409",
  "format": "TEXT",
  "firstShown": "2025-03-14T21:24:45+00:00",
  "lastShown": "2026-10-07T19:40:57+00:00",
  "previewImageUrl": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/11162707942731058537",
  "previewScriptUrl": null,
  "adUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR12506116627537854465/creative/CR09931054227713425409?region=US",
  "region": "US"
}

Tips

• Brands often advertise under their legal name (e.g. Mercado Livre runs ads as EBAZAR.COM.BR. LTDA). If a name search finds nothing, use the domain.
• Google shows only ads served in the last years and only what it makes public in the Transparency Center.

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How much does it cost?

You pay only for results delivered, at a fixed price per item. Apify platform usage is included in that price, so there are no compute costs on top. Errors and items that couldn't be found are free.

What you get	Price	Example
Ad delivered	$0.002 each	1,000 ads delivered = $2.00

The Apify Free plan includes $5 of monthly credit, enough for about 2,500 ads delivered per month at no cost. You can also set a maximum spend per run.

On paid Apify plans it gets cheaper automatically: 10% off on Starter, 20% on Scale and 30% on Business.