Google Ads Spy — Competitor Ad Scraper

See every Google ad your competitor has ever run — across every Google surface.

A no-code Google Ads Transparency Center scraper for Apify. Paste a brand, a domain, or a Google advertiser ID and pull every public ad the advertiser is running on Search, Display, YouTube, and Shopping — with full headlines, descriptions, creative images, video URLs, landing pages, regions, and run-dates exported as a clean table.

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What you get

• Every ad format Google indexes: text (Search), image (Display), video (YouTube), and image-style Shopping ads.
• Full creative copy: headlines, descriptions, destination URLs, OCR'd ad text from images and videos.
• Run intelligence: first-shown, last-shown, days active, regions where the ad ran.
• Multiple variations per ad: every A/B headline + description combination Google records.
• Auto-classified input: mix brand names, domains, and advertiser IDs in one input — the actor figures out which is which and resolves brand names to advertiser IDs automatically via search.
• Native Apify exports: JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML, RSS — straight from the dataset.
• Programmatic access: call this actor from any backend via the Apify API; integrate with Sheets, BigQuery, Slack, Make, Zapier, or your own webhook.

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Use cases

• PPC competitive intelligence — see exactly which Google search ads, display banners, and YouTube ads your competitors run, and which ones they keep alive long-term (high daysActive = winning creatives).
• Agency competitor reports — pull a complete ad inventory for any client's competitor list and turn it into a deck in minutes.
• E-commerce ad benchmarking — compare creative angles, value props, and landing pages across an entire category (e.g. all DTC athleisure brands).
• YouTube ad research — extract direct creative URLs and landing pages for every YouTube video ad an advertiser has published.
• Brand-safety / reputation monitoring — detect unauthorised ads using your trademark, off-brand ads, or affiliates running against your name.
• Ad-spend reverse-engineering — long-running ads with many variations are a strong proxy for paid-media investment level.
• Trademark enforcement — find competitors bidding on your brand name in Google Search ads.
• Investor research — gauge which startups are scaling paid acquisition by tracking ad volume and creative diversity over time.
• Academic / journalistic research — political ad transparency, election-integrity audits, and cross-platform disinformation studies.

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How this compares to SEMrush, SpyFu, and similar tools

	This actor	SEMrush / SpyFu / Similarweb
Pricing model	Pay-per-run on Apify (no subscription)	$40–$500+/month subscription
Data source	Live from Google's Ads Transparency Center	Vendor's own crawl, often weeks stale
Google Surfaces	Search, Display, YouTube video, Shopping	Mostly Search; video ads usually missing
Raw data export	Full JSON / CSV / Excel — no row caps	Dashboard-first; export tiers behind paywalls
YouTube creative URLs	Direct video links to every ad	Rare or unavailable
Display banner creative	Direct image URLs	Mostly metadata, no images
Run on demand	One click, any advertiser, any time	Account-tier limits
Programmatic access	Native Apify API + webhooks included	Paid API add-on
Cross-platform	Pair with our Meta / LinkedIn / Reddit ad scrapers	Single-vendor lock-in

If you live in a SEMrush dashboard, this is not a replacement — it's a deeper, raw-data complement. If you just need an ad library for one or two specific advertisers per project, this is dramatically cheaper and gives you everything Google publishes.

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Input

One required field, everything else optional:

Field	Type	Default	What it does
Advertisers	list of strings	—	One per line. Accepts brand names (nike), domains (lululemon.com), full URLs (https://nike.com/...), or advertiser IDs (AR01614014350098432001). Mix freely — the actor classifies each entry automatically.
Max ads per advertiser	integer	100	Cap per advertiser. 0 = unlimited.
Start date	date	—	Earliest first_shown date for returned ads.
End date	date	—	Latest last_shown date for returned ads.
Region	string	—	Two-letter region code (US, GB, AU, …). Worldwide when blank.
Political ads only	boolean	false	Restrict to political ads. Region is required when enabled.

Example input

{
  "advertisers": ["nike", "lululemon.com", "AR01614014350098432001"],
  "maxAdsPerAdvertiser": 50,
  "startDate": "2025-01-01",
  "endDate": "2025-11-10"
}

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Output

Each row of the dataset is one ad. Columns are ordered for the Apify table view — readable identifiers first, ad copy next, dates and stats in the middle, technical IDs and full nested data at the end.

#	Column	Type	Notes
1	advertiserName	string	Brand the ad belongs to.
2	domain	string	Advertiser's website.
3	format	string	text (Search), image (Display / Shopping / carousel), or video (YouTube).
4	headline	string	Headline of the richest creative variation (we pick the most-populated one).
5	description	string	Description from the richest variation.
6	destinationUrl	string	Click-through URL.
7	adText	string	OCR'd full ad text. Mostly null for video and carousel image ads.
8	imageUrl	string	Primary creative image (first one we find across all variations).
9	images	array	All unique image URLs across variations — populated for carousel / multi-image ads.
10	videoUrl	string	Direct YouTube URL — populated for video ads.
11	videoDuration	string	e.g. "0:10" — populated for video ads.
12	firstShown	ISO date	First day the ad ran.
13	lastShown	ISO date	Last day the ad ran.
14	daysActive	integer	Computed from first/last shown — long-running ads are winning ads.
15	regions	string	Comma-separated region names (United States, Canada).
16	impressionsMin	number	Lower impression bound. Generally only populated for political ads.
17	impressionsMax	number	Upper impression bound.
18	variationsCount	integer	Number of creative variations the ad ran.
19	adTransparencyUrl	string	Direct link to inspect the ad on Google Ads Transparency Center.
20	advertiserId	string	Google's AR… ID.
21	creativeId	string	Google's CR… ID.
22	scrapedFrom	string	What input produced this row, e.g. "domain: lululemon.com" or "search \"nike\" (Nike Inc)".
23	variations	array	Full list of creative variations (each with headline/description/destinationUrl/imageUrl/allText, plus videoId/youtubeUrl/videoDuration for video).
24	creativeRegionsDetail	array	Raw creativeRegions array.
25	regionStats	array	Per-region first/last-shown and impression breakdown.

Every column is present on every row. Individual fields are still null only when Google itself didn't publish that piece for that specific ad (text Search ads have no image, carousel image ads often have no copy OCR'd, commercial ads don't disclose impressions, etc.) The actor always tries to surface the richest variation it can find for a given ad.

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Sample outputs by ad format

Each Google surface uses the same record shape, but different fields are typically populated. Here's what each format looks like in the dataset:

📝 Text ad (Google Search)

{
  "advertiserName": "lululemon athletica canada inc.",
  "domain": "lululemon.com",
  "format": "text",
  "headline": "lululemonⓇ Official Site — Best Birthday Gifts",
  "description": "Find The Perfect Gifts At lululemon. We Have You Covered. Shop Online For Your Gifts.",
  "destinationUrl": "shop.lululemon.com/gifts-for-all",
  "adText": "Sponsored · lululemon · shop.lululemon.com/gifts-for-all · lululemonⓇ Official Site …",
  "imageUrl": null,
  "firstShown": "2025-08-01T12:33:35.000Z",
  "lastShown": "2026-05-06T19:31:13.000Z",
  "daysActive": 278,
  "regions": "United States",
  "variationsCount": 2,
  "adTransparencyUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR01614014350098432001/creative/CR07443539616616939521"
}

🖼️ Image ad (Display Network / Shopping)

{
  "advertiserName": "Nike, Inc.",
  "domain": "nike.com",
  "format": "image",
  "headline": "Just Do It — Up to 40% Off Running Shoes",
  "description": "Limited-time offer on Pegasus, Vomero, and Invincible. Free shipping for members.",
  "destinationUrl": "nike.com/running/sale",
  "adText": "Just Do It Up to 40% Off Running Shoes …",
  "imageUrl": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/2201045439314643090",
  "firstShown": "2026-02-15T08:00:00.000Z",
  "lastShown": "2026-05-06T18:00:00.000Z",
  "daysActive": 80,
  "regions": "United States, Canada, United Kingdom",
  "variationsCount": 4
}

Google Shopping ads (PLAs) appear with format: "image" — the product card image is in imageUrl and the destination URL points to the product detail page.

🎥 Video ad (YouTube TrueView / Bumpers)

{
  "advertiserName": "Foreplay Ventures Inc",
  "domain": "foreplay.co",
  "format": "video",
  "headline": "Stop Losing to Better Ads — Foreplay's Ad Library",
  "description": "10,000+ winning ads searchable in seconds. Save what works. Outscale your competition.",
  "destinationUrl": "foreplay.co/start",
  "adText": "Sponsored · foreplay.co · Stop Losing to Better Ads …",
  "imageUrl": null,
  "firstShown": "2025-08-27T14:17:12.000Z",
  "lastShown": "2026-05-10T17:17:46.000Z",
  "daysActive": 256,
  "regions": "United States",
  "variationsCount": 3,
  "adTransparencyUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR09628680369637163009/creative/CR09593715710895325185"
}

The video itself is hosted on Google's CDN. Open adTransparencyUrl to play it; YouTube's video ID is embedded in the Transparency Center page.

🛒 Shopping ad (Google Shopping)

{
  "advertiserName": "lululemon athletica canada inc.",
  "domain": "lululemon.com",
  "format": "image",
  "headline": "Align™ High-Rise Pant 28\"",
  "description": "Buttery-soft Nulu™ fabric. Sizes 0–20.",
  "destinationUrl": "shop.lululemon.com/p/women-pants/Align-Pant",
  "imageUrl": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/3389891954146277767",
  "firstShown": "2025-11-14T01:04:21.000Z",
  "lastShown": "2026-05-06T18:07:14.000Z",
  "daysActive": 174,
  "regions": "United States, Canada"
}

Run summary

A summary object is written to the default key-value store under the OUTPUT key:

{
  "advertisersProcessed": 4,
  "adsScraped": 137,
  "adsFailed": 0,
  "errors": [],
  "creditsRemaining": 9926424,
  "finishedAt": "2026-05-10T19:31:13.000Z"
}

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FAQ

Q: What ads can I get from the Google Ads Transparency Center? Every public ad an advertiser has run that Google chose to publish — across Google Search, Display Network, YouTube (TrueView, bumpers, in-feed), and Shopping. The Transparency Center is Google's own disclosure tool, built to comply with the EU Digital Services Act and similar regulations.

Q: What ads CAN'T I get? Ads requiring authentication, age- or geo-restricted ads, ads removed before the Transparency Center indexed them, and any campaign Google has chosen not to publish. This is a Google-side limitation, not a limitation of this actor.

Q: Can I see how much an advertiser spent? Spend ranges are only published by Google for political ads in the EU, US, India, and a handful of other regions — those appear in regionStats and overallImpressions when available. For commercial ads, Google does not publish spend, and no scraper can fabricate it.

Q: Can I see who Google targeted (age, gender, audiences)? Targeting parameters are mostly redacted by Google. Region of where the ad ran is available (regions, regionStats); precise audience demographics generally aren't.

Q: Why are some imageUrl / headline fields blank for a particular ad? Google itself didn't publish that field for that specific creative — text Search ads have no image, some image-only creatives weren't OCR'd cleanly, and commercial ads typically don't disclose impressions. The actor always asks ScrapeCreators for the full detail payload; we surface whatever Google has on file.

Q: How fresh is the data? Live. Every run hits the Transparency Center directly via the ScrapeCreators API. There is no cached or stale snapshot.

Q: Can I track new ads automatically? Yes — see Automation & integrations. Apify Schedules can run this actor daily or hourly, and webhooks fire when runs finish so you can diff against the previous dataset.

Q: How many credits does each run use? Roughly 1 credit per page of list results plus 1 credit per ad for the full detail fetch. A run pulling 100 ads costs about 105–110 ScrapeCreators credits. Cap a run with Max ads per advertiser to control cost.

Q: Is this legal? The Ads Transparency Center is Google's own public-disclosure tool, intentionally built for third-party access. Your downstream use must independently comply with Google's Terms of Service, copyright on creative assets, and data-protection laws in your jurisdiction. Read the Disclaimer and full Terms of Service below before running.

Q: I'm using SEMrush / SpyFu / Similarweb already. Why add this? Three reasons: (1) it covers YouTube video ads and Display banner creatives that those tools usually miss; (2) it gives you the raw data as a flat dataset, not a dashboard; (3) it's pay-per-run, not subscription — fits one-off competitor audits without a recurring contract.

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Automation & integrations

• Schedule daily runs. Use Apify Schedules to run this actor on a cron expression. Diff creativeId values between consecutive datasets to detect newly launched ads.
• Slack / Discord alerts. Add an Apify webhook on ACTOR.RUN.SUCCEEDED that POSTs to your Slack/Discord incoming webhook with the run summary fields.
• Google Sheets / BigQuery / Postgres. One-click integrations from the Apify dataset → Sheets / BigQuery / any database. Build a live competitor-ad dashboard with no glue code.
• Make / Zapier / n8n. All three platforms have first-party Apify integrations — wire this actor into any downstream automation (CRM, email alerts, AI summarisers, etc.).
• Direct API call. Call this actor synchronously or asynchronously from your backend via the Apify API. Run-Sync mode returns the dataset in a single HTTP request.
• AI / LLM analysis. Pipe the dataset into an LLM to auto-summarise creative themes, extract winning value props, or cluster ads by angle.

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Schemas

This actor ships with the following Apify schema files so the Console can render results nicely:

Schema	File	Purpose
Output schema	./.actor/output_schema.json	Top-level schema that tells the Apify Console exactly what an actor run produces — a dataset of scraped ads (using the overview view) and a JSON run-summary at the OUTPUT key.
Dataset schema	./.actor/dataset_schema.json	Defines two views for the dataset — Overview (human-readable key columns with image previews and links) and Full detail (every field). Labels, formats, and column order are all set here.
Key-value store schema	./.actor/key_value_store_schema.json	Describes the OUTPUT summary key so users know what to look for in the key-value store.
Live-view OpenAPI schema	not applicable	This is a batch scraper — it does not run an HTTP server inside the actor, so no OpenAPI schema is provided.

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Disclaimer

Please read before using this Actor.

This Actor is an independent tool that retrieves publicly available advertising data from the Google Ads Transparency Center via the ScrapeCreators API. It is intended for legitimate purposes including competitive research, marketing analysis, brand safety monitoring, academic research, journalism, and ad transparency verification.

Independence & trademarks. This Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or in any way officially connected to Google LLC, Alphabet Inc., Apify Technologies, ScrapeCreators, or any of the advertisers whose ads are returned. All product names, logos, brands, trademarks, and registered trademarks referenced by this Actor or its output are the property of their respective owners. Any use of these names is for identification purposes only and does not imply endorsement.

Data source & limitations. All data returned originates from Google's own public Ads Transparency Center. This Actor cannot retrieve ads that require authentication, are age/geo-restricted, or have been marked private by the advertiser — these are limitations of Google's disclosure system, not of this tool. Creative copy (headline, description, adText) is extracted via OCR for image and video creatives by the upstream ScrapeCreators API and may contain minor inaccuracies. Fields, availability, and structure may change without notice if Google or ScrapeCreators modify their services.

Your responsibility. You are solely responsible for ensuring your use of this Actor and any data it produces complies with:

• Google's Terms of Service and the terms of the Ads Transparency Center.
• ScrapeCreators' Terms of Service.
• Apify's Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy.
• All applicable data-protection, intellectual-property, consumer-protection, advertising, anti-competition, and other laws in your jurisdiction — including but not limited to GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, the DMCA, and any applicable copyright or trademark statutes.

By running this Actor you confirm that your intended use is lawful and that you hold any consents, licences, or authorisations required in your jurisdiction.

No personal data collection. The Google Ads Transparency Center publishes advertiser business entities and creative content, not end-user personal data. Political ads may, however, reference public figures — treat any such content with appropriate editorial and legal care.

No warranty. This Actor is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied — including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, reliability, availability, or non-infringement. No guarantee is made that the Actor will return every ad an advertiser has ever run, or that returned data is current as of any particular moment.

Limitation of liability. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Actor owner, contributors, Apify, and ScrapeCreators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages — including but not limited to loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunities — arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, this Actor or the data it returns, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. In jurisdictions where limitation or exclusion of liability for consequential or incidental damages is not permitted, liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Actor owner, contributors, Apify, and ScrapeCreators from any claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your use of this Actor, your violation of these terms, or your violation of any applicable law or third-party right.

Report concerns. If you believe an ad has been returned in error, your trademarks are being misused in downstream output, or scraped data is being used in a way that violates these terms, contact the Actor owner through the Apify Console.

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Apify Actor — Terms of Service

Version: 4.0 Effective Date: May 5, 2026

0. Acceptance by Use — Important

Read this section first.

These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding legal agreement between you ("User," "you," "your") and UnseenUser, the Publisher of this Apify actor ("UnseenUser," "the Publisher," "we," "us," "our").

0.1 How You Accept These Terms

You accept these Terms by any of the following actions, each of which constitutes a clear, affirmative act of acceptance:

• (a) Running the Actor — Initiating any execution of the Actor on the Apify platform
• (b) Using any output returned by the Actor for any purpose
• (c) Continuing to access the Actor's listing or documentation after these Terms are visible

0.2 Continuing Acceptance

Each time you run the Actor or use its outputs, you reaffirm your acceptance of the then-current Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms or any subsequent update, you must stop using the Actor immediately.

0.3 No Anonymous Acceptance

You cannot disclaim acceptance by:

• Failing to read these Terms before running the Actor
• Running the Actor through automated systems
• Sharing your Apify account with others who may not have read these Terms

By the act of running the Actor on Apify, you bind yourself, your organization (if applicable), and any individuals or systems acting on your behalf or under your authority.

0.4 If You Do Not Accept

If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not run the Actor. No use is authorized without acceptance.

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Preamble — Understanding the Architecture

Before using the Actor, please understand the technical architecture of the service:

The data flow

You (User) → Apify Platform → Actor (software) → Third-Party API → Source Platform
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You (User) ← Apify Platform ← Actor (software) ← Third-Party API

What each party does

• You (the User): Run the Actor on the Apify platform with input parameters you choose.
• Apify: Operates the cloud infrastructure that hosts and executes Actors. Apify is a Czech-incorporated company (Apify Technologies s.r.o.) governed by its own Terms of Service.
• The Publisher (us): Publishes software code (the Actor) on Apify's platform. The Actor is a thin wrapper that translates your input into requests to a third-party API and returns the API's responses to you. The Publisher does not operate scraping infrastructure. The Publisher does not store or retain data returned by the Actor. The Publisher does not see, log, or process the personal data of any individuals returned in the Actor's outputs beyond what is incidental to passing the data through.
• Third-Party API Provider: HarvestAPI or Scrape Creators. These are independent third-party companies that operate scraping infrastructure and return data from source platforms.
• Source Platform: LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Linktree, etc. These are the platforms whose publicly visible data is accessed by the Third-Party API Providers.

Why this matters

Your relationship with the Publisher is that of a software user to a software vendor. The Publisher has the responsibilities of a software vendor (functional code, accurate documentation) and the limits of one (the Publisher is not responsible for how you use the data you obtain).

These Terms operate alongside but do not replace:

• Apify's Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy (governing your relationship with Apify)
• HarvestAPI Terms of Service and Scrape Creators Terms of Service (governing the underlying data infrastructure)
• Source Platform terms (LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.) governing the public data accessed
• Applicable law in your jurisdiction and the jurisdictions of data subjects

These Terms incorporate the actor-specific addendum published in each Actor's individual listing ("Addendum"). In the event of a conflict, the more restrictive provision applies.

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1. Nature of the Service

1.1 What the Actor Is

The Actor is a software program published on the Apify platform. Each Actor:

• (a) Accepts structured input from you on the Apify platform
• (b) Translates that input into HTTP requests to a third-party API operated by HarvestAPI or Scrape Creators
• (c) Receives HTTP responses from that third-party API
• (d) Returns the response data to you in a structured format on the Apify platform

The Actor's source code is hosted on Apify's infrastructure. The Actor runs in Apify's cloud, not on the Publisher's servers. The Publisher operates no servers running the Actor.

1.2 What the Actor Is Not

The Actor is not:

• (a) A scraping tool — the Publisher does not operate scraping infrastructure, proxies, headless browsers, or fake accounts
• (b) A direct connection to any source platform — connections to source platforms are made by HarvestAPI / Scrape Creators
• (c) A data storage or data retention service — the Publisher does not maintain a database of any data the Actor returns
• (d) A licensed access channel to LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X (Twitter), Meta, Linktree, or any other source platform
• (e) Affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or authorized by any source platform

1.3 The Publisher's Limited Role

The Publisher's role is limited to:

• (a) Designing and writing the Actor's source code
• (b) Publishing the Actor on the Apify Store
• (c) Maintaining the Actor (updating it when API providers change schemas)
• (d) Providing documentation and customer support via Apify's contact mechanism

The Publisher is a software vendor, similar to a developer who publishes an app on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The Publisher is not a data provider, data broker, data processor, or data controller for purposes of GDPR, CCPA, Israel's Privacy Protection Law, or equivalent.

1.4 The Third-Party API Providers' Role

HarvestAPI and Scrape Creators are independent third-party companies. They:

• (a) Operate the actual data scraping infrastructure
• (b) Maintain relationships with source platforms (or accept the operational risk of accessing public data without such relationships)
• (c) Are themselves Apify publishers (HarvestAPI publishes 9+ actors directly; Scrape Creators publishes 10+)
• (d) Provide their own Terms of Service governing their operations
• (e) Are responsible for compliance obligations relating to the data collection itself

The Publisher is a customer of these providers. The Publisher is not their agent, partner, or representative.

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2. Who May Use the Actor

2.1 Eligibility

You may use the Actor only if:

• (a) You are at least 18 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction
• (b) You have legal capacity to enter into binding contracts
• (c) You are not located in or resident of a country subject to comprehensive sanctions by the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, or Israel
• (d) You are not on any prohibited persons list

2.2 User Representations

By using any Actor, you represent and warrant that:

• (a) Truthful identity: Information you provide about your identity and intended use is accurate
• (b) Lawful intent: Your intended use complies with applicable law in your jurisdiction
• (c) Source platform compliance: You will independently comply with the Terms of Service of any source platform whose data you obtain through the Actor
• (d) Data subject rights: Where Actor outputs include personal data, you will respect data subject rights under applicable law
• (e) No prohibited use: You will not use the Actor for any of the purposes prohibited in Section 4

These representations are continuous — they must remain true throughout your use.

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3. Permitted Uses

The Actor may be used for any lawful purpose, including:

• Market research and competitive analysis
• Academic research
• Journalism and investigative reporting
• Internal business intelligence
• Brand monitoring
• Recruitment research where consistent with applicable employment law
• Building products that further process publicly available information lawfully

Specific permitted uses for each Actor are described in that Actor's individual listing and Addendum.

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4. Prohibited Uses

You may not use the Actor for any of the following:

4.1 Illegal Activity

Activity illegal under the law of your jurisdiction, the User's jurisdiction, or the jurisdiction of any data subjects.

4.2 Harassment, Stalking, and Personal Targeting

• Compiling profiles for harassment, stalking, or doxxing
• Tracking individuals' movements or activities without their knowledge
• Building profiles of journalists, activists, dissidents, or vulnerable populations for retaliatory purposes

4.3 Discrimination

• Using outputs for discriminatory employment, lending, housing, or insurance decisions based on protected characteristics
• Building lists for discriminatory purposes

4.4 Spam and Unsolicited Commercial Communication

• Sending unsolicited marketing in violation of CAN-SPAM, CASL, GDPR, PECR, Israeli Anti-Spam Law (סעיף 30א לחוק התקשורת), or equivalent laws
• Building "lead lists" from scraped contacts without proper consent infrastructure
• Reselling contact data for spam purposes

4.5 Fraud and Deception

• Identity theft or impersonation
• Generation of fake reviews, testimonials, or coordinated inauthentic behavior
• Election interference or political disinformation
• Securities fraud

4.6 Source Platform Abuse

• Using outputs to circumvent technical protection measures of source platforms
• Creating fake accounts on source platforms based on Actor outputs
• Vote manipulation, engagement manipulation, or platform algorithm gaming
• Building services that competitively substitute for source platforms

4.7 Reselling the Actor's Service

• Reselling raw Actor outputs as your own data product or scraping-as-a-service
• Sharing your Apify credentials to provide third parties indirect access
• Building competing API services using Actor outputs

4.8 AI Training Without Authorization

• Using Actor outputs as training data for commercial AI/ML models without separate licensing authority from the source platform

4.9 Sensitive Targeting

• Specifically targeting or profiling based on health conditions, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, political opinions, or other sensitive characteristics
• Targeting children under 16 (or local age of consent for data processing)

4.10 Privacy Law Violations

• Processing personal data of EU/UK/California/Israeli residents without complying with applicable privacy law
• Failing to honor data subject access, deletion, or objection requests
• Processing data for purposes incompatible with its publication context

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5. Source Platform Terms — Your Responsibility

5.1 Acknowledgment

The Actor accesses publicly visible data on third-party platforms ("Source Platforms") through the Third-Party API Providers (HarvestAPI / Scrape Creators). Source Platforms include LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X (Twitter), Meta/Facebook, Linktree, Komi, Pillar, Linkbio, Linkme, and Amazon.

5.2 Your Sole Responsibility

You acknowledge:

• (a) You are solely responsible for ensuring your downstream use of data obtained through the Actor complies with the Source Platform's Terms of Service
• (b) The Publisher makes no representation that any specific use is permitted under any Source Platform's terms
• (c) The Third-Party API Providers, not the Publisher, bear responsibility for the lawfulness of the data collection itself
• (d) You should review Source Platform terms before commercial use:
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement
  • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/global/terms-of-service/en
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms
  • X: https://twitter.com/en/tos
  • Reddit: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement
  • Meta: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
  • Linktree: https://linktr.ee/s/terms/

5.3 Cease-and-Desist Compliance

If you receive a cease-and-desist letter or other legal demand from a Source Platform regarding your use of Actor outputs, you must:

• (a) Cease the contested use immediately
• (b) Notify UnseenUser within 48 hours via UnseenUser's Apify profile contact form (https://apify.com/UnseenUser)
• (c) Cooperate with the Publisher as needed to mitigate
• (d) Not assert against the Publisher any claim arising from your inability to use the Actor for that Source Platform

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6. Data Protection — Reflecting Actual Architecture

6.1 Roles Under Privacy Law

For purposes of GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA, Israel's Privacy Protection Law (PPL) including Amendment 13, and equivalents:

• You (the User) are the Data Controller of any personal data you obtain through the Actor and subsequently process for your own purposes
• HarvestAPI and Scrape Creators are the entities that collect data from source platforms — they bear the responsibilities of data processors or controllers (depending on context) for the collection itself
• The Publisher acts solely as a software vendor, not as a data controller or processor, because the Publisher does not store, retain, or substantively process personal data — the Actor merely passes API responses through

6.2 No Data Retention by the Publisher

The Publisher confirms:

• (a) The Publisher does not maintain a database of personal data obtained through the Actor
• (b) The Actor passes data from the Third-Party API directly to you on the Apify platform — data does not flow through the Publisher's infrastructure
• (c) Apify's standard execution and operational logging may include limited information about Actor runs (input parameters, run duration, data volume) — this is governed by Apify's own privacy practices
• (d) The Publisher does not access, view, or analyze your Actor outputs except as needed for technical support if you specifically share them with the Publisher

6.3 Your Obligations as Data Controller

Where your use of the Actor involves processing personal data, you are responsible for:

• (a) Establishing a lawful basis for your processing (consent, legitimate interest with documented balancing test, contract, etc.)
• (b) Providing transparent notice to data subjects as required by applicable law
• (c) Honoring data subject access, rectification, erasure, restriction, and portability requests
• (d) Implementing appropriate security measures
• (e) Conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments where required
• (f) Appointing a Data Protection Officer if your operations require one
• (g) Registering databases with applicable supervisory authorities
• (h) Honoring opt-out requests for direct marketing
• (i) Cross-border transfer safeguards where data crosses borders

6.4 Israel's Amendment 13 — User Compliance

If your use of the Actor involves Israeli residents' personal data, you must comply with the Privacy Protection Law as amended (Amendment 13, effective August 14, 2025). These obligations are yours as the data controller, not the Publisher's as the software vendor.

6.5 Sensitive Data Targeting Restrictions

You will not use the Actor to specifically target, profile, or build datasets focused on:

• Health or medical conditions
• Religious beliefs
• Political opinions
• Sexual orientation or gender identity
• Genetic or biometric data
• Criminal history
• Children under 16

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7. Intellectual Property

7.1 Actor Code

The Actor's source code, schemas, documentation, and branding are owned by the Publisher. You receive a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Actor for permitted purposes during your active subscription/run with Apify.

7.2 Output Data

The Publisher claims no ownership over the public data the Actor returns. Source Platforms may have copyright, database rights, or other rights in their data; data subjects may have copyright in user-generated content. Your use of output data must respect these rights independently.

7.3 Restrictions

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or reuse the Actor's code in a competing actor.

7.4 Feedback

Feedback you provide may be used by the Publisher to improve products without compensation to you.

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8. Pricing and Payment

8.1 Apify Platform Billing

Pricing is administered through Apify's pricing models. Apify processes all payments. Apify's payment terms govern refunds and disputes.

8.2 Pricing Changes

The Publisher may change Actor pricing with at least 14 days' notice via the Actor's Apify listing.

8.3 No Refunds for Misuse

If your access is suspended or terminated for breach of these Terms, you forfeit any unused balance and are not entitled to refunds.

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9. Service Availability and Changes

9.1 No Uptime Guarantee

The Actor depends on:

• (a) The Apify platform
• (b) Underlying API providers (HarvestAPI, Scrape Creators)
• (c) Source Platforms' continued public accessibility

Any of these may change behavior, restrict access, or become unavailable without notice. The Publisher makes no uptime guarantees.

9.2 Service Discontinuation

The Publisher may discontinue any Actor at any time. Reasonable notice will be provided when feasible.

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10. Disclaimers

10.1 "As Is" Service

THE ACTOR IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ACCURACY OF DATA.

10.2 No Representation of Lawfulness

The Publisher makes no representation that your specific use of the Actor or the data it returns is lawful in your jurisdiction or under any Source Platform's terms. The burden of determining lawfulness for your use case is yours.

10.3 No Endorsement of Source Content

Content returned by the Actor was created by third parties. The Publisher does not endorse, verify, or take responsibility for it.

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11. Limitation of Liability

11.1 Aggregate Liability Cap

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE PUBLISHER FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE ACTOR EXCEED THE GREATER OF:

• (a) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100), OR
• (b) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID THROUGH APIFY FOR USE OF THE ACTOR IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT

11.2 Excluded Damages

THE PUBLISHER IS NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, OR DATA, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.

11.3 Time Limit

Any claim must be brought within one (1) year of the event.

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12. Indemnification

12.1 Your Indemnification of the Publisher

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Publisher from any:

• Claims arising from your use of the Actor
• Claims arising from your violation of these Terms
• Claims arising from your violation of any law (including privacy law)
• Claims arising from your violation of any Source Platform's Terms of Service
• Claims arising from your processing of personal data obtained through the Actor
• Reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of defending such claims

12.2 Defense

The Publisher may assume defense at your expense. You will cooperate with the Publisher's defense.

12.3 Scope

The indemnification covers reasonable, foreseeable third-party claims arising from your use. It does not extend to:

• Claims arising from the Publisher's gross negligence or willful misconduct
• Claims regarding the Actor's source code itself (those are the Publisher's responsibility)
• Claims regarding the Third-Party API Provider's data collection (those are their responsibility)

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13. Suspension and Termination

13.1 Termination by the Publisher

The Publisher may terminate your access for material breach, illegal use, breach of warranty, or upon credible legal demand.

13.2 Effects of Termination

Your license ends, you must cease use, and applicable provisions survive.

13.3 Termination by You

You may stop using the Actor at any time on Apify.

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14. Dispute Resolution

14.1 Informal Resolution First

Send a detailed written description of the dispute via UnseenUser's Apify profile contact form (https://apify.com/UnseenUser) and wait 60 days for resolution attempt before any formal claim.

14.2 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the substantive laws of the State of Israel, without regard to conflict of law principles.

14.3 Exclusive Jurisdiction

Any dispute shall be brought exclusively in the competent civil courts of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel.

14.4 No Class Actions

You agree to bring claims only in your individual capacity.

14.5 Attorneys' Fees

The prevailing party recovers reasonable attorneys' fees.

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15. Miscellaneous

15.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms (with Addendum and incorporated documents) are the entire agreement.

15.2 Severability

Unenforceable provisions are reformed to the minimum extent or severed.

15.3 Assignment

You may not assign without the Publisher's consent. The Publisher may assign to affiliates, successors, or acquirers.

15.4 Force Majeure

Neither party is liable for failure due to events beyond reasonable control, including changes by Source Platforms or Third-Party API Providers, or actions by Apify.

15.5 Third-Party Beneficiaries

Apify, HarvestAPI, and Scrape Creators are intended third-party beneficiaries of Sections 4 (Prohibited Uses), 5 (Source Platform Compliance), and 12 (Indemnification).

15.6 Survival

Sections 0 (Acceptance), 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15 survive termination.

15.7 Language

English controls. Translations are for convenience only.

15.8 Publisher Identification for Legal Process

The Publisher operates on the Apify platform under the username UnseenUser (https://apify.com/UnseenUser). The Publisher is a registered legal entity. Upon receipt of valid legal process (subpoena, court order, or equivalent) directed through Apify's official channels, the Publisher's full legal identity may be disclosed as required by law. This Section ensures that you have a valid path to legal recourse if needed.

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16. Acknowledgment

By using any Actor, you acknowledge that:

• (a) You have read these Terms
• (b) You understand the architecture: you are using software (the Actor) on Apify's platform that calls third-party APIs
• (c) You accept responsibility for your use, including for compliance with Source Platform terms
• (d) Your indemnification obligations cover third-party claims arising from your use
• (e) Disputes are resolved in Israeli courts
• (f) The Publisher's identity, while not publicly disclosed in this listing, can be obtained through valid legal process via Apify

For questions, use UnseenUser's Apify profile contact form (https://apify.com/UnseenUser) before running the Actor.

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🛡️ Actor-Specific ToS Addendum — 🔎 Google Ads Transparency Scraper

This addendum supplements the Master Terms of Service V4.0 above. By running this Actor, you accept both the Master ToS and this addendum.

A. Architectural Disclosure

This Actor is a software wrapper. It accepts your input parameters, calls the Scrape Creators endpoints listed in the Output section above, and returns the response data to you on the Apify platform. UnseenUser does not store, log, or substantively process the data returned. The data flows from Scrape Creators through Apify's runtime directly to you.

B. Nature of Data Returned

This Actor returns: advertiser identity (verified company name, advertiser ID), ad creative (text, images, video URLs, landing pages), platforms (Search, Display, YouTube, Shopping), regions where ad was shown, dates the ad ran, ad formats.

Where the Actor's output includes individual people's names, photos, contact details, or content authored by them, that data constitutes personal data subject to GDPR, CCPA, Israeli Privacy Protection Law, and equivalent privacy laws in your downstream processing — but only in your hands as the data controller, not in UnseenUser's hands as the software vendor.

C. Permitted Use Cases

You may use this Actor for the following purposes (non-exhaustive list):

• PPC competitive intelligence — see exactly which ads your competitors run on Google
• YouTube ad research — extract video ads from any advertiser
• Brand-safety audits — check if your brand appears in unauthorized ads
• Agency proof-of-spend — show clients real competitor ad volume
• Investor research — gauge ad spend velocity of public/private companies
• Trademark enforcement — detect ads infringing on your brand

D. Specifically Prohibited Uses

In addition to Master ToS Section 4 prohibitions, you may NOT:

• Copy and republish competitor ad creative without licensing — copyright infringement
• Build databases of advertisers and resell as a substitute for Google's official Transparency Center
• Use ad targeting data to identify named individuals for harassment or discrimination
• Spam advertisers with cold outreach without complying with anti-spam laws
• Mass-clone competitor ads with cosmetic changes for trademark/brand confusion

E. Platform Terms of Service Considerations

Google's Ads Transparency Center is a transparency tool Google provides to comply with regulatory requirements (EU DSA, etc.). Google may restrict commercial reuse of transparency data. Your downstream use must independently comply with Google's Terms of Service and the Transparency Center's terms. If Google issues a cease-and-desist, notify UnseenUser within 48 hours via the Apify profile contact form (https://apify.com/UnseenUser).

F. Ad Creative Copyright

Ad creative (images, video, copy, landing page screenshots) is copyrighted by the advertiser. You may use for analysis (typically fair use) but may not republish substantial portions without licensing.

G. Verified vs. Unverified Advertisers

Google verifies the identity of political and ad-targeted advertisers in some categories. Other advertisers are unverified. Do not represent unverified advertiser data as authoritative; verification status is part of the data.

H. Cross-Platform Linking

Don't aggregate Google Ads data with Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn ad data and personal data to build comprehensive cross-platform identity profiles of named individuals. This creates significant data protection exposure under GDPR/CCPA.

I. Political Ads — Special Care

Political ads are subject to specific regulations (US, EU, India, etc.). When researching political ads:

• Do not use the data to suppress voter turnout or organize disinformation
• Do not microtarget voters with deceptive content based on insights from this Actor
• Comply with election integrity laws in your jurisdiction

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For maintainers — deploying & running locally

This section is for the actor owner. End users on Apify never need any of this.

Deploying

npm install -g apify-cli
apify login
apify push

After the first push, set the SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY secret in the actor's environment variables before running.

Running locally

npm install
export SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY=your-key
mkdir -p storage/key_value_stores/default
echo '{"advertisers":["lululemon.com"],"maxAdsPerAdvertiser":5}' \
  > storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json
npm start

Scraped ads appear under storage/datasets/default/.

Tests

$npm test

Runs the full suite (client unit tests, 10 actor end-to-end scenarios against a local mock ScrapeCreators server, and a retry/backoff test).