# Google Ads Transparency Scraper (`tuhin/google-ads-transparency-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the Google Ads Transparency Center: pull every ad creative an advertiser or domain is running — images, ad format, first & last shown dates, and direct links. Spy on competitor Google Ads.

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

from $1.20 / 1,000 results

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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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 Scraper 🔍 Spy on Competitor Google Ads

**Pull every ad a competitor is running on Google — straight from the Google Ads Transparency Center.** Enter any advertiser domain and get all their ad creatives: images, ad format, first & last shown dates, and direct links.

The fastest way to do **Google Ads competitor research, ad spying, and creative intelligence** — no Google Ads API key required.

### 🚀 What it does

- ✅ All ad creatives for any advertiser **domain** (e.g. `nike.com`)
- ✅ **Creative images**, format (image / text / video), advertiser & creative IDs
- ✅ **First shown** and **last shown** dates (how long an ad has been running = what's working)
- ✅ Direct **Transparency Center links** to every ad and advertiser
- ✅ Fast and cheap — runs without residential proxies

### 💡 Use cases

- **Competitor ad research** — see exactly what ads rivals run and for how long
- **Creative inspiration** — build a swipe file of winning ad creatives
- **Ad intelligence / market research** for agencies and media buyers
- **Brand monitoring** — track your own or competitors' active ads

### ⚙️ Input

```json
{ "domains": ["nike.com", "booking.com"], "maxAdsPerDomain": 200, "adFormats": ["image","text","video"] }
```

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `domains` | Advertiser domains to pull ads for. |
| `maxAdsPerDomain` | How many creatives per domain. |
| `adFormats` | Keep only `image` / `text` / `video`. |

### 📦 Output (one row per ad creative)

```json
{
  "domain": "nike.com",
  "advertiserId": "AR18378488041124659201",
  "creativeId": "CR04080866251490983937",
  "format": "image",
  "imageUrl": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/…",
  "firstShown": "2024-08-06T00:00:00Z", "lastShown": "2026-08-31T00:00:00Z",
  "adUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR…/creative/CR…",
  "advertiserUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR…",
  "collectedAt": "2026-08-31T19:00:00Z"
}
```

Export to CSV / Excel / JSON, or pull via the Apify API.

### 🔑 Keywords

google ads scraper, google ads transparency, competitor ad spy, ad intelligence, ad library scraper, google ads competitor research, creative spy tool, ad creative scraper.

### ⚠️ Notes

Scrapes the public Google Ads Transparency Center. First/last-shown dates reflect what Google publishes. For research/intelligence use.

# Actor input Schema

## `domains` (type: `array`):

Advertiser website domains to pull ads for, e.g. "nike.com", "booking.com". One or many.

## `maxAdsPerDomain` (type: `integer`):

How many ad creatives to collect per advertiser domain.

## `adFormats` (type: `array`):

Which creative formats to keep.

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

Optional. The Transparency Center works without a proxy; enable Apify Proxy only if rate-limited.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "domains": [
    "booking.com",
    "shopify.com"
  ],
  "maxAdsPerDomain": 100,
  "adFormats": [
    "image",
    "text",
    "video"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One row per ad creative with format, image, first/last shown dates and links.

# 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 = {
    "domains": [
        "nike.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tuhin/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 = { "domains": ["nike.com"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tuhin/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 '{
  "domains": [
    "nike.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call tuhin/google-ads-transparency-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tuhin/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/hzVjKqJsK7K1jB39T/builds/ERwjKYeV46U1RJM2W/openapi.json