Google Ads Transparency Scraper — See Any Company's Google Ads

Ever wondered what ads your competitors are running on Google? This actor extracts every ad creative a company runs from the Google Ads Transparency Center — Google's public ads library — and can flag the moment they launch a new campaign.

Think of it as the Google equivalent of the Facebook Ad Library, but scriptable: give it a list of domains or advertiser names and get back structured data — advertiser, ad format, last-shown date, and direct links to every creative.

Why this scraper

• Campaign monitoring built in — with Detect new creatives on (it is by default), every run remembers the ads it has already seen and flags brand-new ones with isNew: true, plus a count of new ads per domain. Run it on a daily schedule and you'll know the day a competitor launches something new. No other scraper on the Store tracks this across runs.
• Fast & cheap — talks to Google's data endpoint directly instead of loading pages in a browser, so runs finish in seconds and cost from $3 per 1,000 ads.
• Rich data — advertiser name and ID, ad format (image / text / video), last-shown date, and the creative asset URL for every ad.
• Any country — filter ads by region with a two-letter country code (US, BR, DE, ...).

How to use it (30 seconds)

1. Enter one or more domains (e.g. nike.com) or advertiser names.
2. Pick a region (default US) and press Start.
3. Download the results as JSON, CSV, or Excel — or pipe them into Make, Zapier, n8n, or your own webhook via Apify integrations.

To monitor competitors automatically, save your input as a task and add a schedule (e.g. daily). Each run reports how many ads are new since the last one — perfect for a "competitor launched new ads" alert.

Input

Field	Type	Description
domains	array	Domains or advertisers to look up (e.g. nike.com).
region	string	Two-letter country code (default US).
maxAdsPerDomain	integer	Max ads to scrape per domain (default 50).
includeDetails	boolean	Fetch format/date/image per ad (default true).
detectNewCreatives	boolean	Flag new ads vs. last run (default true).

Output

One record per ad creative:

{
  "domain": "nike.com",
  "region": "US",
  "advertiserId": "AR18378488041124659201",
  "advertiserName": "Nike Retail BV",
  "creativeId": "CR13422600440197939201",
  "adUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/.../creative/...",
  "isNew": true,
  "format": "image",
  "lastShown": "2026-07-17T18:06:56.000Z",
  "adLink": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/..."
}

On top of the dataset, each run saves a compact summary (total ads and new ads per domain) as the run's OUTPUT — handy when an integration only needs to know "did anything change?" without reading the whole dataset.

What people use it for

See every ad a competitor is running on Google

Enter a competitor's domain and get their full active creative inventory: formats, copy angles, and how recently each ad was shown.

Get alerted when a competitor launches a new campaign

Schedule a daily run with Detect new creatives on. When totalNewAds > 0, trigger a Slack/email alert through an Apify integration. You'll spot new offers, promos, and product launches before they show up anywhere else.

Find companies actively spending on Google Ads (lead generation)

Agencies and SaaS vendors: a company with live Google ads has marketing budget. Feed in a list of prospect domains and qualify them by advertising activity.

Monitor who advertises on your brand

Check which advertisers run ads connected to your brand or in your niche — useful for brand protection and affiliate compliance.

Creative and copy research at scale

Pull hundreds of creatives from the leaders in your niche and study formats, hooks, and messaging before spending your own ad budget.

FAQ

Can I really see any company's Google ads?

Yes — the Google Ads Transparency Center is a public accountability tool where Google discloses ads from verified advertisers. This actor reads that public data and turns it into structured, exportable records.

How is this different from browsing the Transparency Center myself?

Manually, you can look at one advertiser at a time in a browser. The actor checks dozens of domains in one run, exports everything to JSON/CSV, runs on a schedule, and — the part the website can't do — remembers previous runs so it can tell you which ads are new.

Is there a Google version of the Facebook Ad Library?

Yes — that's exactly what the Google Ads Transparency Center is, and this actor is the scriptable way to use it: bulk lookups, exports, schedules, and new-campaign detection.

How much does it cost? Can I try it for free?

Pricing is pay-per-result: $3 per 1,000 ad creatives — you only pay for ads actually scraped. Apify's free plan includes $5 of monthly credit, enough to scrape roughly 1,500 ads every month for free.

Do I need a Google account, API key, or proxies?

No. Everything runs inside the actor — no login, no API key, no proxy setup.

Which countries does it work for?

Any region the Transparency Center covers. Set the region input to a two-letter country code (US, BR, GB, DE, ...) to filter ads shown in that country.

Can it send alerts automatically?

Yes. Combine an Apify schedule (run daily) with an integration (Slack, email, Make, Zapier, n8n, or webhook) that fires when the run summary shows new ads.

Support & feedback

Found a bug or missing a feature? Open a ticket in the Issues tab — I usually respond within a few hours and actor updates ship fast.

If this actor saves you time, please leave a ⭐ review on the Store page. It takes 10 seconds and genuinely helps other marketers find it — and tells me what to build next.

Legal & ethical use

This actor extracts only publicly available data from Google's Ads Transparency Center, a public accountability tool — no logins, no private data, no personal information. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with applicable laws and the terms of service that apply to you.