# Google Ads Transparency Scraper – Competitor Ads by Brand/Site (`rt-solutions/google-ads-transparency-scraper`) Actor

Get every Google ad of any advertiser or website from the Ads Transparency Center: format, first/last shown dates, countries, image and preview links. Filters by country, format and date. $1 per 1,000 ads.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rt-solutions/google-ads-transparency-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [RT SOLUTIONS](https://apify.com/rt-solutions) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.70 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

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

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`).

# README

## Google Ads Transparency Scraper — any brand or website, $1 per 1,000 ads

See **every Google ad** a competitor runs — on Search, YouTube and Display — straight from Google's public **Ads Transparency Center**. Search by **advertiser name** or by **website domain** (all ads pointing to `temu.com`, from every advertiser).

Built for **marketers, agencies, e-commerce brands, dropshippers and ad-intelligence tools**.

### What you get per ad

- Advertiser name and ID (legal name verified by Google)
- **Format**: text (search), image, video
- **First shown** and **last shown** dates → spot long-running (= profitable) ads
- **Countries** where the ad ran (optional)
- Image URL (image ads), preview link, direct link to the ad page
- Destination domain

### Why this scraper

| | This scraper | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Price | **$1 / 1,000 ads** | $1.50 – $2 / 1,000 |
| Search by website domain (all advertisers) | ✅ | partial |
| Filters: country, format, date range | ✅ | partial |
| Countries shown per ad | ✅ | rare |
| Clear messages, no failed runs on bad input | ✅ | — |

### Example

```json
{
  "advertiserId": "AR07816964328396947457",
  "advertiserName": "ELEMENTARY INNOVATION PTE. LTD.",
  "creativeId": "CR07621219707823063041",
  "format": "video",
  "firstShown": "2026-09-06T13:36:23.000Z",
  "lastShown": "2026-10-18T19:40:24.000Z",
  "domain": "temu.com",
  "countriesShown": ["FR"],
  "adUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR07816964328396947457/creative/CR07621219707823063041"
}
```

### How to use

1. Enter **advertiser names** (e.g. `Nike`) or **website domains** (e.g. `temu.com`).
2. Optional: pick a **country**, a **format** and a **date range**.
3. Set **Max ads per search** and turn on **Include countries shown** if needed.
4. Click **Start** — export to JSON, CSV, Excel or via API. Schedule weekly runs to track competitors' new ads.

### Pricing

**$1.00 per 1,000 ads** ($0.001 per ad), cheaper on paid Apify plans. No platform fees on top.

### FAQ

**Is this data public?** Yes — Google publishes it in the Ads Transparency Center so anyone can see who advertises and where.

**Does it include the ad text?** Not yet: Google loads ad text separately inside its preview. You get the image (image ads) and a preview link for every ad. Need the text? Tell us in the Issues tab.

**Why do I get fewer ads than Google's total?** Google's totals are rounded estimates; filters (country, format, dates) narrow results.

**Name search found the wrong company?** Name search is best-effort: it groups the main matching advertiser accounts (subsidiaries, countries) and skips tiny namesakes. For exact results use the **website domain** (e.g. `nike.com`) or the advertiser ID (AR…) from the Transparency Center.

### Related scrapers

Other ready-to-use Actors by RT Solutions:

- [App Store & Google Play Reviews Scraper + AI](https://apify.com/rt-solutions/appstore-reviews-ai)
- [Google News Scraper](https://apify.com/rt-solutions/google-news-scraper)
- [AliExpress Scraper](https://apify.com/rt-solutions/aliexpress-search-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

## `searches` (type: `array`):

Advertiser names (e.g. Nike) or website domains (e.g. temu.com). Domains return every ad pointing to that website, from all advertisers.

## `advertiserIds` (type: `array`):

Exact advertiser IDs from the Transparency Center (AR…).

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code where ads were shown (US, GB, FR, DE, MA…). Empty = all countries.

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

Filter by format.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional start date.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional end date.

## `maxAdsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many ads per advertiser/website.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Adds the list of countries where each ad was shown (one extra request per ad, a bit slower).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy is used by default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searches": [
    "temu.com"
  ],
  "advertiserIds": [],
  "country": "",
  "format": "all",
  "dateFrom": "",
  "dateTo": "",
  "maxAdsPerSearch": 100,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All ads found.

# 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 = {
    "searches": [
        "temu.com"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rt-solutions/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 = {
    "searches": ["temu.com"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rt-solutions/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 '{
  "searches": [
    "temu.com"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call rt-solutions/google-ads-transparency-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rt-solutions/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/gmcABLQ5RHtHf66f0/builds/gRU1vpWfzPPJQRRYJ/openapi.json