# See the Google ads a competitor runs now, with creative text

**Use case:** 

Enter one or more business domains such as shopify.com and get the ads Google shows for that advertiser in its Ads Transparency Center: format, first and last seen dates, regions, decoded preview and the text read from image creatives. A quick way to see what a competitor is testing this week.

## Input

```json
{
  "targets": [
    "shopify.com"
  ],
  "region": "ANYWHERE",
  "maxAds": 25,
  "maxAdsPerTarget": 25,
  "maxPagesPerTarget": 3,
  "maxRequests": 100,
  "maxRunSeconds": 180,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "decodePreviews": true,
  "extractImageText": true,
  "ocrLanguages": [
    "eng"
  ]
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "matchedTarget": {
    "label": "Search target",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "advertiserName": {
    "label": "Actual advertiser",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "advertiserId": {
    "label": "Advertiser ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "creativeId": {
    "label": "Creative ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "format": {
    "label": "Format",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "headline": {
    "label": "Extracted headline",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "ocrText": {
    "label": "Text recognized from image",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "ocrStatus": {
    "label": "OCR status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "firstShown": {
    "label": "First shown",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "lastShown": {
    "label": "Last shown",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "detailStatus": {
    "label": "Detail status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "changeStatus": {
    "label": "Observed change",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "adUrl": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Google Ads Transparency Scraper - Competitor Ads + OCR Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "See the Google ads a competitor runs now, with creative text". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/4h5JlQfeR3jUd3LER) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "See the Google ads a competitor runs now, with creative text" task

The Google Ads Transparency Scraper - Competitor Ads + OCR Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like domains or advertiser ids, region, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "See the Google ads a competitor runs now, with creative text" 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 search target, actual advertiser, advertiser id, 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 "See the Google ads a competitor runs now, with creative text" task via API](https://apify.com/leadproof/google-ads-transparency.md).

## About this Actor

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