# Google Ads Transparency Scraper - Ad Copy, Landing Pages, Video (`veridata/google-ads-transparency-scraper`) Actor

Every Google ad a competitor runs with the actual copy: headline, description, CTA, landing page URL and YouTube video. Search ads stored as images are read with OCR. Search by domain, name or advertiser ID. No login.

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

from $3.00 / 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.

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

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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.

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# README

## Google Ads Transparency Scraper: Ad Copy, Landing Pages & Videos

See **every Google ad a competitor runs**, including the actual words: headline, description, call to action, **landing page URL** and **YouTube video**, plus first and last shown dates, from Google's public [Ads Transparency Center](https://adstransparency.google.com). No login, no Google Ads account.

Built for paid-search and media buyers, agencies doing competitor audits, marketers collecting ad-copy ideas, and analysts tracking how long competitors keep an ad running.

### Why this scraper

Most Ads Transparency scrapers return IDs, dates and a preview link, which is mostly metadata. This one returns the **ad content**:

- **Video and display ads:** the headline, description, long headline and call to action exactly as the advertiser wrote them, plus the **landing page URL** and the **YouTube video link**.
- **Search (text) ads:** Google stores many of these only as a picture. This scraper **reads the text from the picture (OCR)**, so you still get the headline, description and display URL as text you can sort and search. The `copySource` field tells you whether the copy came from the ad's own data or from OCR.
- **Finds advertisers by domain, name or ID.** If a brand name matches no ads in your country, it automatically tries the brand's `.com` domain. The `matchedBy` field shows how each ad was found.
- **Stable on large jobs:** paced requests with automatic retries, and every ad pushed as soon as it is read.

### What you get per ad

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `advertiserName`, `advertiserId` | Hubspot, Inc., AR10072600183532683265 |
| `format` | `text`, `image` or `video` |
| `headline`, `description`, `callToAction` | "Know your customers. Close more deals.", "Track every contact, call, and deal in one place so nothing slips through the cracks.", "Sign up" |
| `destinationUrl` | https://www.hubspot.com/crm/e010a |
| `youtubeUrl` | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtxDWmbqaiI |
| `firstShown`, `lastShown`, `daysActive` | 2026-06-17, 2026-10-29, 135 |
| `previewImageUrl`, `imageUrls` | image of the ad (text and image ads) |
| `ocrText` | full text read from a search-ad snapshot |
| `adUrl` | the ad's page on Google Ads Transparency Center |
| `advertiserTotalAdsEstimate` | Google's estimate of how many ads match, such as "1000-2000" |

Example values are from a run on 29 October 2026 (hubspot.com, US).

### Guide

Walkthrough with a real example: [How to see every Google ad a competitor runs (with the actual ad copy and landing pages)](https://dev.to/veridata/how-to-see-every-google-ad-a-competitor-runs-with-the-actual-ad-copy-and-landing-pages-6c8).

### How to use

1. Enter **domains** (`hubspot.com`), **advertiser names** (`Nike`) or **advertiser IDs** (`AR...`), one per line. Domains give the most complete results.
2. Pick a **country** (`US`, `GB`, `IN`, `ES`...) or leave it empty for all countries.
3. Optionally filter by **ad format** or **shown after** a date, and set **max ads per query** (most recent first).
4. Run it. Export to CSV, Excel or JSON, or send the results to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or n8n.

### Pricing

Pay per ad returned. Queries that find no ads are free. Set a maximum cost per run in the run options to cap spending.

### Notes and limits

- OCR reads English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese well. Ads in other scripts (Japanese, Korean...) are returned with their image but the OCR text may be unreliable.
- Some ads have no copy in Google's archive (for example some HTML5 display ads). They are still returned with dates, format and links.
- Data comes from the public Google Ads Transparency Center. This actor is not affiliated with Google. Use the data in line with the laws that apply to you.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

One per line: a website domain (hubspot.com), an advertiser name (Nike) or a Google advertiser ID (AR...). Domains give the most complete results.

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

Two-letter country code where the ads were shown, for example US, GB, IN, ES. Leave empty for all countries.

## `adFormat` (type: `string`):

Only return ads of this format.

## `maxAdsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Most recent ads first.

## `shownAfter` (type: `string`):

Optional date (YYYY-MM-DD). Skips ads last shown before this date.

## `includeAdCopy` (type: `boolean`):

Reads each ad's headline, description, call to action, landing page URL and YouTube video. Turn off for a faster list of ads only.

## `ocrTextAds` (type: `boolean`):

Google stores many search ads only as a picture. This reads the words in the picture so you still get the headline and description as text.

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

Optional. Use if you run very large jobs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "hubspot.com"
  ],
  "region": "US",
  "adFormat": "all",
  "maxAdsPerQuery": 50,
  "includeAdCopy": true,
  "ocrTextAds": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "queries": [
        "hubspot.com"
    ]
};

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

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

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,veridata/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/dhSRPScafZJoZjDUh/builds/czMZcpzhAjEde7OKF/openapi.json