Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper: Competitor Ads
Pricing
from $1.20 / 1,000 ad returneds
Get every Google ad an advertiser runs, from Google's Ads Transparency Center: search, YouTube, display and Shopping ads. Search by advertiser name, domain or ID; filter by country, date and format. First and last shown, regions, images, previews, video and landing page. Flat output, no login.
You can access the Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper: Competitor Ads programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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