Google Ads Transparency Scraper: ad copy, landing pages & competitor monitor

See every Google ad a competitor runs, with the actual headlines, descriptions and landing pages, not just screenshots. Search Google's Ads Transparency Center by brand, domain or advertiser ID. Filter by country, format and date, or turn on monitor mode to get only the ads that are new since your last run.

Works for Search, Shopping, Display and YouTube ads in every country Google publishes. You need no Google account, no login and no API key.

What you get for each ad

Field	Example
advertiserName, advertiserId	Hubspot, Inc. · AR10072600183532683265
format	text, image or video
headline	Free Marketing Framework Course
description	Learn the fundamentals of Loop Marketing with a free course from HubSpot.
callToAction	Learn more
visibleUrl / landingUrl	academy.hubspot.com · https://academy.hubspot.com/lessons/loop-marketing-fundamentals-en
youtubeVideoId / youtubeUrl	f33QnO8AfvI · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f33QnO8AfvI
imageUrl, imageUrls, width, height	Display ad image and size
firstShown, lastShown, daysShown	2026-02-17 → 2026-10-17 · ran on 243 days
regionsShown	Every country the ad ran in, with its last-shown date
variationCount	How many A/B variations Google recorded
adUrl	Link to the ad on the Transparency Center
isNew	true for new ads in monitor mode

Turn off Include ad copy & details for a faster, cheaper list of ads with dates, formats, images and links.

Sample output

A real result (US, video ads, October 2026), shortened:

{
  "creativeId": "CR00056102314519298049",
  "advertiserId": "AR10072600183532683265",
  "advertiserName": "Hubspot, Inc.",
  "format": "video",
  "headline": "HubSpot Smart CRM",
  "description": "HubSpot Smart CRM — built for your whole team to use from day one. Get started free.",
  "visibleUrl": "hubspot.com",
  "landingUrl": "https://www.hubspot.com/crm/e010a",
  "youtubeVideoId": "f33QnO8AfvI",
  "youtubeUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f33QnO8AfvI",
  "firstShown": "2026-02-17T21:34:04.199Z",
  "lastShown": "2026-10-17T11:01:11.959Z",
  "daysShown": 243,
  "variationCount": 4,
  "regionsShown": [
    { "country": "CA", "countryName": "Canada", "lastShown": "2026-10-17" },
    { "country": "US", "countryName": "United States of America", "lastShown": "2026-10-17" }
  ],
  "adUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR10072600183532683265/creative/CR00056102314519298049?region=US"
}

Use cases

• Competitor ad monitoring. Schedule a weekly run in monitor mode and get a feed of competitors' new ads, copy and landing pages.
• Ad copy research and swipe files. Pull hundreds of live headlines and calls to action for a category in minutes.
• Landing-page intelligence. See which pages competitors send paid traffic to, and spot new offers or launches early.
• Agency pitches and audits. Show a prospect exactly what their competitors run, and where.
• Market research. Find who advertises in a country, which formats they use and how long ads keep running.
• AI agents. Callable through Apify's MCP server and API. Ask "What Google ads is Notion running in Germany right now?" and get structured data back.

How to use it

1. Add brands or domains (e.g. hubspot.com, Xero), advertiser IDs (AR…) or Transparency Center URLs.
2. Optionally set a region (US, GB, DE, AU, NZ, …), an ad format and a date range.
3. Set max ads per target, then run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call it through the API.

Domains or brand names?

• A domain returns every ad that points to that site, including resellers and agencies.
• A brand name is matched to the brand's verified advertiser accounts and its own domain.
• For the most precise results, use the domain or the advertiser ID.

Advertisers only mode returns advertiser IDs, countries and approximate ad counts for brand names, without scraping ads. It is useful for building a competitor list first.

Monitor mode: get only new ads

1. Turn on Monitor mode and give the monitor a name (e.g. competitors-us).
2. The first run returns current ads. Every later run returns, and charges for, only ads not seen before.
3. Add a Schedule (daily or weekly). Send results to Slack, email, Google Sheets or a webhook with Apify integrations.

Use a different monitor name for each set of competitors or filters.

Pricing

You pay per result:

Event	Price
Ad scraped	$1.50 per 1,000 ads
Ad copy & details (optional)	+$2.00 per 1,000 ads
Advertiser found (advertisers mode)	$2.00 per 1,000 advertisers

Apify also charges a small fee when a run starts. You never pay for ads you've already seen in monitor mode, and you can cap the cost of any run with Max total charge.

Examples:

• 100 ads with full copy cost about $0.35.
• A weekly monitor of 5 competitors that finds about 50 new ads costs about $0.18 a week.

FAQ

Is this data public? Yes. Google publishes it in the Ads Transparency Center (required in the EU under the Digital Services Act). This Actor reads the same public data a visitor sees, without logging in. Results are for your own analysis, and you are responsible for how you use them.

Why are some fields empty?

• Image ads have no text copy: you get the image instead.
• Some formats only expose part of their copy.
• Google doesn't show copy for every ad.

Why are ad counts ranges? Google publishes approximate ranges, for example 600–700 ads.

How far back can I filter by date? Google keeps the date filter for recent dates, roughly the last year. Without a date filter you get every ad Google still lists, oldest included.

Can I get impressions or spend? Google doesn't publish them for commercial ads, so no tool can. Political ads in some regions are the exception.

Something broke or you need a field? Open an issue on the Issues tab. Issues are answered within 24 hours.

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