# Google Ads Scraper (`rastriq/google-ads-scraper`) Actor
Scrapes ads from Google Ads Transparency for all companies.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/rastriq/google-ads-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Rastriq — Structured data from the world](https://apify.com/rastriq) (community)
- **Categories:** Marketing, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
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## Pricing
Pay per usage
This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage
## What's an Apify Actor?
Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".
## How to integrate an Actor?
If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.
In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):
```bash
pip install apify-client
```
In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):
````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash
In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).
If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).
For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).
# README
## Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper
Extracts ads from Google's Ads Transparency Center by intercepting internal SearchCreatives RPC calls. No API key needed.
### What does it do?
Supports two modes: search by **domain** (more complete, ~900 ads per site) or by **keyword** (searches advertiser names, then scrapes each). Extracts ad format, headline, description, images, dates, platforms, and advertiser info.
### Input parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|-----------|-------------|---------|
| domain | Advertiser domain (e.g. leroymerlin.es) | - |
| keyword | Advertiser name to search | - |
| region | Country code or ANY | ANY |
| maxResults | Maximum ads to extract | 200 |
| maxAdvertisers | Max advertisers in keyword mode | 5 |
Provide either `domain` or `keyword` (domain is recommended for completeness).
### Output fields
| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| advertiser_id | Google advertiser ID |
| advertiser_name | Advertiser name |
| creative_id | Creative/ad ID |
| ad_page_url | Link to ad detail page |
| format | text / image / rich_media / video |
| headline | Ad headline text |
| description | Ad description |
| image_url | Image/thumbnail URL |
| destination_url | Landing page URL |
| num_variants | Number of ad variants |
| first_shown | First shown date |
| last_shown | Last shown date |
| days_running | Days the ad was active |
| platforms | Ad platforms |
| domain | Advertiser domain |
### Example input
```json
{
"domain": "leroymerlin.es",
"region": "ES",
"maxResults": 300
}
````
### Notes
- Domain mode is more reliable and returns more results than keyword mode
- Keyword mode finds advertisers matching the name, then scrapes each one's ads
- Deduplicates by creative\_id
# Actor input Schema
## `domains` (type: `array`):
One or more advertiser domains to scrape. Max ads applies per domain.
Examples: leroymerlin.es, ikea.com, amazon.es
💡 Domain mode returns the most complete results (~900 ads per site).
## `keyword` (type: `string`):
Search by advertiser name instead of domain. Finds matching advertisers on the Transparency Center and scrapes their ads.
Use when you don't know the exact domain.
## `maxAdvertisers` (type: `integer`):
How many matching advertisers to scrape in keyword mode. Ignored in domain mode.
## `region` (type: `string`):
Filter ads by country/region. Use Any region for the broadest results.
## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of ads to extract. Applies per domain in batch mode.
Start low (10–20) for your first run.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):
Google Ads Transparency works from datacenter IPs without proxy. Enable only if you experience blocks.
## `headless` (type: `boolean`):
Run browser without a visible window. Disable only for local debugging.
## `domain` (type: `string`):
Deprecated: use 'domains' array instead.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"domains": [
"leroymerlin.es"
],
"keyword": "Leroy Merlin",
"maxAdvertisers": 3,
"region": "ANY",
"maxResults": 10,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": false
},
"headless": true
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
Dataset containing all extracted ad creatives.
# 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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"domains": [
"leroymerlin.es"
],
"keyword": "Leroy Merlin",
"maxResults": 10,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": false
}
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rastriq/google-ads-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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"domains": ["leroymerlin.es"],
"keyword": "Leroy Merlin",
"maxResults": 10,
"proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rastriq/google-ads-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"domains": [
"leroymerlin.es"
],
"keyword": "Leroy Merlin",
"maxResults": 10,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": false
}
}' |
apify call rastriq/google-ads-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=rastriq/google-ads-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Google Ads Scraper",
"description": "Scrapes ads from Google Ads Transparency for all companies.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "RVlOSPQBrdt8aXlPz"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/rastriq~google-ads-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-rastriq-google-ads-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/rastriq~google-ads-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-rastriq-google-ads-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/rastriq~google-ads-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-rastriq-google-ads-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"domains": {
"title": "🌐 Advertiser domains",
"type": "array",
"description": "One or more advertiser domains to scrape. Max ads applies per domain.
Examples: leroymerlin.es, ikea.com, amazon.es
💡 Domain mode returns the most complete results (~900 ads per site).",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"keyword": {
"title": "🔍 Advertiser name",
"type": "string",
"description": "Search by advertiser name instead of domain. Finds matching advertisers on the Transparency Center and scrapes their ads.
Use when you don't know the exact domain."
},
"maxAdvertisers": {
"title": "Max advertisers to scrape",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 20,
"type": "integer",
"description": "How many matching advertisers to scrape in keyword mode. Ignored in domain mode.",
"default": 3
},
"region": {
"title": "📍 Region",
"enum": [
"ANY",
"ES",
"US",
"GB",
"FR",
"DE",
"IT",
"PT",
"BR",
"MX",
"NL",
"PL",
"AR",
"CO",
"CL"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter ads by country/region. Use Any region for the broadest results.",
"default": "ANY"
},
"maxResults": {
"title": "Max ads",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 2000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of ads to extract. Applies per domain in batch mode.
Start low (10–20) for your first run.",
"default": 100
},
"proxyConfiguration": {
"title": "🛡️ Proxy",
"type": "object",
"description": "Google Ads Transparency works from datacenter IPs without proxy. Enable only if you experience blocks."
},
"headless": {
"title": "Headless browser",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Run browser without a visible window. Disable only for local debugging.",
"default": true
},
"domain": {
"title": "domain (legacy)",
"type": "string",
"description": "Deprecated: use 'domains' array instead."
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```