Google Ads Transparency Scraper

Paste an advertiser URL — get every ad they're running. Text, image, video, landing pages, dates, previews. All formats, all platforms. No complex setup.

Built for competitor ad tracking, brand monitoring, and creative research. Just paste a Google Ads Transparency URL and go.

Key Features

• Paste a URL, get data — no keyword/domain search config needed
• All ad formats — text, image, video (filter by ?format=)
• Landing page extraction — automatically resolves destination URLs
• Rich metadata — creative IDs, dates, preview URLs, format labels
• Filter by URL params — region, platform, format, date range — all baked into the URL
• No browser, no proxy — pure HTTP, fast and cheap

Quick Start

1. Open Google Ads Transparency Center
2. Find any advertiser page and copy the URL (e.g. https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR12784598080762675201?region=VN)
3. Paste it into the actor input and hit Start

That's it. Creatives stream into your dataset within seconds.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
advertiserUrl	string (required)	—	Full Google Ads Transparency advertiser URL
maxPages	integer	5	Pages to scrape (~100 creatives per page, max 200)
extractLandingPages	boolean	true	Extract landing page URLs. Disable for faster scraping.

URL Parameters

All filters go directly into the advertiser URL — no extra config needed:

Parameter	Example	Description
region	?region=VN	Country code
format	?format=VIDEO	TEXT, IMAGE, VIDEO — omit for all
platform	?platform=SEARCH	SEARCH, SHOPPING, DISCOVER
preset-date	?preset-date=Last+30+days	Relative date range
start-date / end-date	?start-date=2024-01-01&end-date=2024-12-31	Custom date range

Output

Each creative is written as one dataset item:

Field	Description
creative_id	Google's unique creative ID
creative_url	Link to the creative on Ads Transparency
format_code	Numeric format code (1=Text, 2=Image, 3=Video)
format_label	Human-readable format label
advertiser_name	Advertiser display name
start_date	First date the creative was shown
end_date	Most recent date shown
display_days	Number of days the creative ran
landing_page	Extracted landing page URL
creative_preview_url	Direct URL to the creative preview

A summary is saved to the Key-value store under key OUTPUT.

Use Cases

• Competitor ad tracking — monitor what ads your competitors are running, on which platforms, and for how long
• Brand compliance — verify partners and resellers aren't misusing your brand in Google ads
• Creative research — study ad copy, formats, and landing pages in your industry
• Ad verification — audit political or regulated ads for transparency requirements

Google Sheets Export

Results are pushed to an Apify Dataset. To export to Google Sheets:

1. Run the actor — results appear in the Dataset tab
2. Go to Console → Integration → Google Sheets
3. Authorize with one-click OAuth (no service account needed)
4. Map the dataset to your spreadsheet

No Google Cloud credentials required.

Technical Notes

• Uses the same API the official Transparency Center calls — no browser automation
• No proxy required by default
• Runs on Python 3.12 with the Apify SDK 3.x