# Google Ads Transparency Scraper (`maged120/google-ads-transparency-scraper`) Actor

Get every Google ad an advertiser or domain is running, across Search, YouTube, Display and Shopping, with formats, first and last shown dates, countries, variations and previews.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/maged120/google-ads-transparency-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Maged](https://apify.com/maged120) (community)
- **Categories:** Marketing, SEO tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

**See every Google ad a competitor is running.** Search, YouTube, Display, Shopping and more. Enter a domain or advertiser name and get each ad with its format, first and last shown dates, how many days it ran, the countries it ran in, every variation, and a preview image.

### What does Google Ads Transparency Scraper do?

Google Ads Transparency Scraper collects ads from the [Google Ads Transparency Center](https://adstransparency.google.com/). It returns **structured, export-ready data** for any advertiser or website. Enter `nike.com` or `Nike` and you get one row per ad, ready for spreadsheets, dashboards or your own tools.

It runs on the Apify platform, so you also get API access, scheduled runs, integrations (Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, webhooks), proxy rotation and run monitoring.

### Why use Google Ads Transparency Scraper?

- **Competitor ad research**: see every creative a competitor runs on Google and how long each one has been live. Ads that run for a long time are usually the ones that work.
- **Creative inspiration**: collect image, video and text ads by format for swipe files and briefs.
- **Market entry checks**: filter by country to see who advertises in a market before you enter it.
- **Agency pitches and audits**: show a prospect their full Google ad footprint next to their competitors'.
- **Brand protection**: find advertisers pointing ads at your domain or bidding on your brand.
- **Monitoring**: schedule weekly runs and compare `lastShown` dates to spot new and paused campaigns.

### How to scrape Google Ads Transparency Center data

1. Open the **Input** tab.
2. Add one or more **advertisers or domains**: a domain (`nike.com`), an advertiser name (`Nike`), an advertiser ID (`AR16735076323512287233`) or an advertiser link copied from the Transparency Center.
3. Optionally pick a **region**, **ad format** and **date range**.
4. Click **Start**. Ads appear in the **Output** tab as they're collected.
5. Download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or pull them through the API.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `searches` | Domains, advertiser names, advertiser IDs or advertiser links. Mix them freely. |
| `region` | Only ads shown in this country. Default: anywhere. |
| `adFormat` | All, Text, Image or Video. |
| `dateFrom` / `dateTo` | Only ads shown within this date range. |
| `maxAdsPerSearch` | Maximum ads per advertiser or domain (0 = all). Default 100. |
| `includeAdDetails` | Adds the countries each ad ran in, all variations and the ad text where available. Default on. |
| `includeAdvertiserInfo` | Adds one profile row per advertiser. Default on. |

```json
{
    "searches": ["nike.com", "Coca-Cola"],
    "region": "US",
    "adFormat": "all",
    "dateFrom": "2026-01-01",
    "maxAdsPerSearch": 200
}
```

### Output

Every ad is its own row. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

```json
{
    "entityType": "ad",
    "searchTerm": "nike.com",
    "advertiserId": "AR16735076323512287233",
    "advertiserName": "Nike, Inc.",
    "creativeId": "CR17495907652327178241",
    "format": "Text",
    "firstShown": "2022-11-30",
    "lastShown": "2026-09-30",
    "daysShown": 1363,
    "targetDomain": "nike.com",
    "imageUrl": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/7097880874586204175",
    "adUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR16735076323512287233/creative/CR17495907652327178241?region=anywhere",
    "regions": [{ "country": "US", "lastShown": "2026-09-01" }],
    "regionCount": 1,
    "variationCount": 5
}
```

Advertiser profile rows look like this:

```json
{
    "entityType": "advertiser",
    "advertiserName": "Nike, Inc.",
    "legalName": "Nike, Inc.",
    "country": "US",
    "verified": true,
    "adCount": "9000–10000",
    "advertiserUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR16735076323512287233?region=anywhere"
}
```

#### Data fields

| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| `advertiserName`, `advertiserId` | Who paid for the ad |
| `format` | Text, Image or Video |
| `firstShown`, `lastShown` | First and most recent date the ad was served |
| `daysShown` | Number of days the ad was actually shown |
| `imageUrl`, `variationImageUrls` | Preview images of the ad and its variations |
| `headline`, `description`, `displayUrl` | Ad text, when Google publishes it as text |
| `regions`, `regionCount` | Countries where the ad ran, with the last date in each |
| `targetDomain` | Website the ad points to (domain searches) |
| `adUrl` | Link to the ad in the Transparency Center |

#### Dataset views

- **Ads**: one row per ad with preview, dates, format and countries.
- **Advertisers**: one profile row per advertiser searched.

### How many results will I get?

You get one row per ad plus one row per advertiser profile. Big brands run thousands of ads, so use `maxAdsPerSearch`, the region, format and date filters to get only what you need. A search for 100 ads returns about 101 rows. Leave `includeAdDetails` on for the richest data, or turn it off for faster runs when you only need the ad list.

### Tips

- **Domain vs. advertiser**: a domain search finds every advertiser pointing ads at that site, including resellers and affiliates. An advertiser search returns only that company's own ads.
- **Long-running ads are winners**: sort by `daysShown` to find the creatives a brand keeps paying for.
- **Track changes**: schedule the actor weekly with a `dateFrom` of last week to collect only fresh ads.
- **Names can be ambiguous**: if a name matches several advertisers, the best match is used. Paste the advertiser ID or link for exact results.

### FAQ

**Is it legal to scrape the Google Ads Transparency Center?**
The actor only collects ad information that Google publishes publicly for transparency. You are responsible for how you use the data. Consult a lawyer if you're unsure about your use case.

**Why do some text ads have an image but no headline?**
Google publishes many text ads only as rendered previews. The preview image is always included, and the text fields are filled whenever Google publishes the text itself.

**Do I get spend or impression numbers?**
Google publishes spend and impression ranges only for political ads in some regions. Commercial ads show dates, formats and countries only.

**Something missing or broken?**
Open an issue in the **Issues** tab and we'll look at it quickly. Need a custom version or a bigger data pipeline? Get in touch through the same tab.

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### Related tools

- [Google Trends Scraper – interest over time, by region and related queries](https://apify.com/maged120/google-trends-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

## `searches` (type: `array`):

One per line. Enter a website domain (nike.com) to get every ad pointing to it, an advertiser name (Nike), an advertiser ID (AR16735076323512287233), or paste an advertiser link copied from the Google Ads Transparency Center.

## `region` (type: `string`):

Only return ads shown in this country. "Anywhere" returns ads from all regions.

## `adFormat` (type: `string`):

Only return ads of this format.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Only return ads shown on or after this date. Leave empty for all time.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Only return ads shown on or before this date. Leave empty for today.

## `maxAdsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many ads for each advertiser or domain. 0 = every ad.

## `includeAdDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Add the countries where each ad ran (with last-shown date per country), all ad variations, and the ad text where available. Slower but much richer.

## `includeAdvertiserInfo` (type: `boolean`):

Add one row per advertiser with legal name, country and verification status.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Residential proxies give the most reliable results and are recommended. You can switch to other proxies to lower costs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searches": [
    "nike.com",
    "Coca-Cola"
  ],
  "region": "anywhere",
  "adFormat": "all",
  "maxAdsPerSearch": 100,
  "includeAdDetails": true,
  "includeAdvertiserInfo": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searches": [
        "nike.com",
        "Coca-Cola"
    ],
    "maxAdsPerSearch": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("maged120/google-ads-transparency-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searches": [
        "nike.com",
        "Coca-Cola",
    ],
    "maxAdsPerSearch": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("maged120/google-ads-transparency-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searches": [
    "nike.com",
    "Coca-Cola"
  ],
  "maxAdsPerSearch": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call maged120/google-ads-transparency-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,maged120/google-ads-transparency-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vyqCpZ1BZKsKhffdz/builds/HFemLwufj3SJHTKHC/openapi.json