# See a competitor's Google ads: HubSpot

**Use case:** 

Pulls the ads Google shows for hubspot.com in the Google Ads Transparency Center: advertiser, format (text, image or video), preview link and first and last shown dates. Most are HubSpot's own ads; partners that advertise the same domain show up too. Enter any competitor's domain to see their Google ads.

## Input

```json
{
  "advertisers": [
    "hubspot.com"
  ],
  "region": "anywhere",
  "format": "any",
  "includeDetails": false,
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "imageUrl": {
    "label": "Ad",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "advertiserName": {
    "label": "Advertiser"
  },
  "format": {
    "label": "Format"
  },
  "firstShown": {
    "label": "First shown",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "lastShown": {
    "label": "Last shown",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "daysShown": {
    "label": "Days shown",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "region": {
    "label": "Region"
  },
  "adUrl": {
    "label": "Ad page",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Google Ads Transparency Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "See a competitor's Google ads: HubSpot". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/j2e7myq1y9YXeH14I) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "See a competitor's Google ads: HubSpot" task

The Google Ads Transparency Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like advertisers, region, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "See a competitor's Google ads: HubSpot" 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 "See a competitor's Google ads: HubSpot" task via API](https://apify.com/piotrv1001/google-ads-transparency-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### What ad data does the HubSpot Google ads task return?

The HubSpot Google ads task returns each ad's advertiser name and ID, domain, format, first and last shown dates, days shown, ad image URL with size, region and its Ads Transparency Center link.

### How do I see a different competitor's Google ads?

The HubSpot Google ads task works for any advertiser: replace hubspot.com with a website domain, an advertiser name such as "Nike, Inc.", an advertiser ID or a Transparency Center link.

### Why do ads from other advertisers appear?

The HubSpot Google ads task pulls ads shown for the hubspot.com domain. Most are HubSpot's own, but partners advertising the same domain appear too; filter on advertiser name to keep one.

### Can I filter the ads by country, format or date?

The HubSpot Google ads task shows ads from anywhere in all formats. Set Region to a country code like US or GB, Ad format to text, image or video, and Shown since to a date.

### Can I see every variation and country of each ad?

The HubSpot Google ads task can turn on Include details to add each ad's variations, every country it ran in with first and last shown dates, and EU impression ranges. It is slower, same price.

### How is the HubSpot Google ads task billed?

The HubSpot Google ads task is billed per ad saved, plus a tiny start fee per run. Lower Max ads to cap the cost of each run; current rates are on the Actor's Pricing tab.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Ads Transparency Scraper](https://apify.com/piotrv1001/google-ads-transparency-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/piotrv1001/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/piotrv1001/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`).