# Google Ads Transparency Scraper: Ad Copy & Landing Pages (`rowfinch/google-ads-transparency-scraper`) Actor

Every Google ad a brand or domain runs, from the Ads Transparency Center: headlines, descriptions, landing pages, images, YouTube videos and dates, plus countries, EU reach and targeting. $1.50 per 1,000 ads.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rowfinch/google-ads-transparency-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Rowfinch](https://apify.com/rowfinch) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 ads

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Ads Transparency Scraper

Every Google ad a brand runs, from Google's Ads Transparency Center, in one spreadsheet. For each ad you get:

- headline, description and button
- the landing page, with its tracking parameters
- the image, or the YouTube video
- first and last day shown
- with **details**: every version of the ad, the countries it ran in, and for Europe the times shown and targeting

Search Google Search, YouTube, Shopping, Maps and Play ads by domain, advertiser name or Transparency Center link. No account needed.

**$1.50 per 1,000 ads.**

### Who uses it

- **Marketers and agencies**: see what competitors advertise, where their ads lead and which offers they test.
- **Ad creative teams**: a swipe file of a brand's images, videos and headlines.
- **E-commerce sellers**: the products and landing pages rivals pay to promote.
- **Researchers and journalists**: who advertises what, in which countries, and since when.

### What you get

| | Fields |
|---|---|
| Ad | format (text, image or video), headline, description, button, sitelinks, app name and Play Store id |
| Destination | landing page, address the ad displays |
| Media | image, YouTube video and thumbnail |
| Advertiser | name, Google advertiser id, domain |
| Dates | first and last time shown |
| Details | every version of the ad, each country with its first and last day, times shown in Europe, audience targeting |

### Examples

**A competitor's latest ads:**

```json
{ "targets": ["nike.com"], "maxAds": 200 }
```

**Video ads shown in Germany since September, with details:**

```json
{ "targets": ["adidas.de"], "region": "DE", "format": "video", "shownFrom": "2026-09-01", "details": true }
```

**New ads from several competitors, run every morning:**

```json
{ "targets": ["Booking.com B.V.", "expedia.com", "AR16735076323512287233"], "onlyNew": true, "maxAds": 500 }
```

### Output

```json
{
  "advertiserId": "AR00931916197090295809",
  "advertiserName": "Whaleco Inc.",
  "domain": "temu.com",
  "creativeId": "CR05952570728019656705",
  "format": "image",
  "firstShown": "2026-10-16T17:31:16.000Z",
  "lastShown": "2026-10-18T21:11:26.000Z",
  "headline": "Price Drop Alert",
  "description": "On sale. Want unique finds? Explore our amazing selection.",
  "callToAction": "Shop Now",
  "landingPage": "https://www.temu.com/ul/kuiper/un1.html?subj=feed-un&locale_override=211~en~USD&gids=1380293&_x_ads_channel=google",
  "displayUrl": "temu.com",
  "imageUrl": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/14382882417502238170",
  "videoUrl": null,
  "links": [],
  "appName": null,
  "appId": null,
  "url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR00931916197090295809/creative/CR05952570728019656705?region=anywhere",
  "region": null,
  "target": "temu.com",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-18T21:36:47.052Z"
}
```

With **details**, each ad also has `variations` (the same fields for every version), `countries` and, where Google publishes them, `impressionsMin`, `impressionsMax` and `targeting`:

```json
{
  "countries": [
    { "country": "TR", "firstShown": "2025-10-27", "lastShown": "2026-10-17", "impressionsMin": 2000, "impressionsMax": 3000 },
    { "country": "US", "firstShown": null, "lastShown": "2026-10-16", "impressionsMin": null, "impressionsMax": null }
  ],
  "impressionsMin": 20000,
  "impressionsMax": 25000,
  "targeting": { "demographics": "included", "locations": "included", "contextualSignals": "included and excluded" }
}
```

Export as Excel, CSV or JSON, or open the **Ads** table with images in the dataset.

### Pricing

**$1.50 per 1,000 ads**, plus **$1.00 per 1,000 ads with details**. A search Google doesn't answer costs nothing.

| Run | Cost |
|---|---|
| 200 ads from one competitor | $0.30 |
| 1,000 ads with details | $2.50 |
| Daily check for new ads, 10 a day | about $0.45 a month |

**Ads per domain, advertiser or name** caps the cost of a run. Apify's free plan credit covers about 3,000 ads a month.

### Tips

- Newest ads come first: sorted by the last time they were shown.
- An advertiser name returns every advertiser account whose name starts with it as a whole word: "Nike" finds "Nike, Inc." and "Nike Retail BV", not "Nikeland". For one account, paste its Transparency Center link or its id.
- **Only new ads** remembers each search, so set it on a scheduled task. The first run returns the latest ads as usual. Each search looks for new ones among the 1,000 ads shown most recently; for advertisers with more, add a country or format.
- Google keeps many text ads only as a picture. They come with `imageUrl` and no headline or description.
- Times shown, first day per country and targeting exist only for the European Union and Turkey, where the law requires Google to publish them.
- Platform filters cover ads shown since September 2023.
- An ad found by two targets is returned, and charged, once.

### FAQ

**Does it cover Meta or TikTok ads?**
No, only Google's ads.

**Can I use it as an API?**
Yes. Call it from Python, JavaScript or any HTTP client (see the API tab), or connect it to Make, Zapier or n8n.

**Is it legal?**
It collects what Google publishes in its Ads Transparency Center for anyone to see, without an account. Check Google's terms for how you use the data.

# Actor input Schema

## `targets` (type: `array`):

A domain (nike.com) brings every advertiser running ads that lead to it. Also takes an advertiser name, an advertiser ID (AR…) or a link to an advertiser, ad or domain page of adstransparency.google.com.

## `region` (type: `string`):

Only ads shown in this country. Google publishes reach and targeting for EU countries and Turkey.

## `format` (type: `string`):

Text covers search ads, image covers display and Shopping ads, video covers YouTube.

## `platform` (type: `string`):

Google only tags ads shown since September 2023 with their platform, so older ones drop out when you pick one.

## `shownFrom` (type: `string`):

Ads running at any time from this day on.

## `shownTo` (type: `string`):

Ads running at any time up to this day.

## `maxAds` (type: `integer`):

Newest first. Also caps the cost: each one stops here.

## `details` (type: `boolean`):

Every version of each ad, the countries it ran in with first and last days, and for Europe the times shown and audience targeting. Charged per ad on top of the ad itself.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Return only ads that started running since this search last ran. Schedule it to follow a competitor's new ads.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "targets": [
    "nike.com"
  ],
  "region": "anywhere",
  "format": "all",
  "platform": "all",
  "maxAds": 20,
  "details": false,
  "onlyNew": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `ads` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "targets": [
        "nike.com"
    ],
    "maxAds": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rowfinch/google-ads-transparency-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "targets": ["nike.com"],
    "maxAds": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rowfinch/google-ads-transparency-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "targets": [
    "nike.com"
  ],
  "maxAds": 20
}' |
apify call rowfinch/google-ads-transparency-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rowfinch/google-ads-transparency-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/0tyAgJOPfRIJAJFT9/builds/l8yYYjLt90XwFDMcB/openapi.json