# Google Search text ads of a competitor

**Use case:** 

Search text ads pointing to nike.com: headline, description and display URL when Google publishes them.

## Input

```json
{
  "targets": [
    "nike.com"
  ],
  "country": "ANYWHERE",
  "maxAdsPerTarget": 20,
  "includeReach": true,
  "adContent": "auto",
  "platforms": [
    "SEARCH"
  ],
  "adFormat": "TEXT",
  "maxAdvertisersPerName": 3,
  "maxVariationsPerAd": 3
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "adUrl": {
    "label": "Ad",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "advertiserName": {
    "label": "Advertiser"
  },
  "format": {
    "label": "Format"
  },
  "headline": {
    "label": "Headline"
  },
  "productTitle": {
    "label": "Product"
  },
  "firstShown": {
    "label": "First shown"
  },
  "lastShown": {
    "label": "Last shown"
  },
  "daysShown": {
    "label": "Days shown"
  },
  "targetDomain": {
    "label": "Domain"
  },
  "previewImageUrl": {
    "label": "Preview",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "searchInput": {
    "label": "Search"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Google Ads Scraper — Transparency Center | $0.40/1K Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Google Search text ads of a competitor". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/85pIyaIqa5g5qwDwM) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Google Search text ads of a competitor" task

The Google Ads Scraper — Transparency Center | $0.40/1K Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like domains, advertiser names, ids or urls, country where the ads were shown, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Google Search text ads of a competitor" 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 ad, advertiser, format, 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 "Google Search text ads of a competitor" task via API](https://apify.com/monkey.d.scraping/google-ads-transparency-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### Do I always get the headline and description?

Only when Google includes the text in the ad preview. Many text ads are published as preview images, which are always returned.

### Do I need a Google account?

No. It reads the public Google Ads Transparency Center. An Apify account is required to run it.

### How much does this example cost?

$0.40 per 1,000 ads, plus $0.10 per 1,000 for reach and regions and $0.20 per 1,000 for ad content, platform usage included. Optional parts are charged only when obtained; duplicates are free.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Ads Scraper — Transparency Center | $0.40/1K](https://apify.com/monkey.d.scraping/google-ads-transparency-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/monkey.d.scraping/google-ads-transparency-scraper.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/monkey.d.scraping/google-ads-transparency-scraper.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`).