# Check if UK companies run Google Ads, one row per company

**Use case:** 

Give company names and get one row each for the UK: whether an advertiser of that name runs Google ads there, its verified legal name, about how many ads and the latest day one was shown. A name can match more than one advertiser, and a company can advertise under another name; the row lists what matched. The example checks three UK home-service firms. $0.004 per company.

## Input

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "Aspect Maintenance",
    "Dyno-Rod",
    "Pimlico Plumbers"
  ],
  "output": "lookup",
  "region": "GB",
  "format": "all",
  "platforms": [],
  "allDates": false,
  "maxAds": 200,
  "advertisersPerSearch": 25,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "readPictureText": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "query": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "queryType": {
    "label": "Query type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "advertising": {
    "label": "Advertising",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "adCount": {
    "label": "Ad count",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "lastShown": {
    "label": "Last shown",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "advertisers": {
    "label": "Advertisers",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Page",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper & Monitor Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check if UK companies run Google Ads, one row per company". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/VpWgrbHtoljSBgvLy) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check if UK companies run Google Ads, one row per company" task

The Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper & Monitor Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like advertisers, websites or names, output, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check if UK companies run Google Ads, one row per company" 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 query, query type, advertising, 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 "Check if UK companies run Google Ads, one row per company" task via API](https://apify.com/kaleidoscopelabs/google-ads-transparency-data.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper & Monitor](https://apify.com/kaleidoscopelabs/google-ads-transparency-data.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/kaleidoscopelabs/google-ads-transparency-data.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/kaleidoscopelabs/google-ads-transparency-data.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`).