Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper

Search Google's public Ads Transparency Center by advertiser domain, company name, or AR advertiser id. Each ad becomes a typed row with advertiser and creative ids, preview URL, format, first/last shown dates, region and a stable detail URL. Detail mode resolves one AR/CR creative URL and counts its variants. No Google API key or login is required.

Why this actor?

• Direct public-data transport — calls the same JSON RPC surface as the Transparency Center instead of running a browser.
• Two useful modes — discover creatives with search, then resolve one creative with detail.
• Typed, null-safe rows — optional fields are explicit null; IDs and dates are normalized for data pipelines and agents.
• Bounded billing — maxResults is enforced locally. Every successful row is pushed before its event is charged; errors and empty searches are free.

Input

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "nike.com",
  "region": "US",
  "maxResults": 20
}

query accepts a domain, advertiser name, or AR… id. In detail mode, pass creativeUrl containing both the AR… advertiser id and CR… creative id. Supported region presets are US, GB, CA, AU, DE, FR, BR, IN and JP; anywhere removes the region filter. The hard result cap is 100 rows.

Output

One row per public ad creative:

{
  "recordType": "ad",
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "nike.com",
  "advertiser_id": "AR16735076323512287233",
  "advertiser_name": "Nike, Inc.",
  "advertiser_domain": "nike.com",
  "creative_id": "CR09057905879155736577",
  "format": "image",
  "preview_url": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/…",
  "preview_width": 348,
  "preview_height": 282,
  "first_shown": "2023-11-17T…Z",
  "last_shown": "2026-09-07T…Z",
  "advertiser_total_ads_min": 100000,
  "advertiser_total_ads_max": 200000,
  "variation_count": null,
  "region": "US",
  "detail_url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR…/creative/CR…?region=US",
  "error": null,
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-07T…Z"
}

Detail rows populate variation_count; fields Google does not return on that RPC remain explicit null.

Field	Meaning
recordType	ad on successful rows; null on free error rows.
mode	Requested search or detail mode.
query	Search query, or the detail URL in detail mode.
advertiser_id	Google's public AR… advertiser identifier.
advertiser_name	Public advertiser name returned by Google.
advertiser_domain	Normalized advertiser domain when available.
creative_id	Google's public CR… creative identifier.
format	image, text, video, or unknown.
preview_url	Public creative preview or media URL.
preview_width	Preview width in pixels when supplied upstream.
preview_height	Preview height in pixels when supplied upstream.
first_shown	Earliest public display timestamp when available.
last_shown	Latest public display timestamp when available.
advertiser_total_ads_min	Lower bound of Google's advertiser-result estimate.
advertiser_total_ads_max	Upper bound of Google's advertiser-result estimate.
variation_count	Number of creative variants in detail mode.
region	Requested region code or anywhere.
detail_url	Stable Transparency Center URL for the creative.
error	Free per-run error message; null on successful rows.
scraped_at	ISO 8601 time when the row was assembled.

Pricing

Pricing

Pay per event, and the platform usage is on us — the price you see is the price you pay, with no compute bill on top.

Event	Price	What one charge buys
Ad creative record	$0.00175	Charged once per delivered public ad creative row. Rows are pushed before charging. Missing or invalid input, no-match searches, unsupported regions, upstream blocks, 5xx responses and timeouts are free error items and never charged.
Actor Start	$0.002	One run, whatever it returns.

Higher Apify subscription tiers pay less on every event (Silver −20%, Gold −35%).

Use cases

• Monitor when a competitor launches or retires creative variants.
• Build an image/text creative swipe file with stable advertiser and creative IDs.
• Compare ad formats and activity dates across regions.
• Feed normalized public-ad metadata into an LLM, MCP tool or warehouse.

FAQ

Does this use the Google Ads API? No. It reads the public Ads Transparency Center. No Google account, API key, or advertiser access is used.

What happens when no ads match? The actor delivers one free error row. A missing field, malformed creative URL, unsupported region, upstream block, server error or timeout is also free and never charged.

Does it download media or scrape personal data? No. It returns public advertiser and creative metadata plus preview links; it does not download ad media, collect contacts, log in, or access private campaign performance.

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Independent tool; not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC.