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Google Ads Transparency (via Apify)

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Competitors' Google ads for AI agents: every ad a brand runs, with dates and ad text.

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What it does

  1. Reads
  2. Writes
  3. High impact

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What it costs

Free

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What it asks for at sign-in

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From the sign-in at console-backend.apify.com, as the endpoint publishes it. You approve it there.

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README4 min read

Google Ads Transparency Scraper & API: competitors' ads

Run on Apify

Google Ads Transparency Scraper is an Apify Actor that returns every ad an advertiser or domain runs on Google Search, YouTube, Display and Shopping, from Google's Ads Transparency Center: format, first and last shown dates, days running, ad text and images, preview and a link to each ad, filtered by country and format, at $1 per 1,000 ads.

Price: $1 per 1,000 ads ($0.80 on Gold and above) · Run it: https://apify.com/automationnation/google-ads-transparency-scraper · Guide: https://retracn.github.io/automationnation-actors/google-ads-transparency-scraper/

Quick facts

  • One row per ad: advertiser, ad ID, format, first and last shown, days running, headline and texts, images, landing page, YouTube video, preview and link.
  • Look up advertisers by name, domain or ID; filter by 50+ countries and format.
  • Price: $1 per 1,000 ads with ad text included.

Example input

json
{
  "advertisers": [
    "nike.com"
  ],
  "region": "us",
  "maxAdsPerAdvertiser": 100
}

Run it from code

REST API

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automationnation~google-ads-transparency-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"advertisers": ["nike.com"], "region": "us", "maxAdsPerAdvertiser": 100}'

Python — see examples/python_example.py

python
# pip install apify-client
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("automationnation/google-ads-transparency-scraper").call(run_input={
  "advertisers": [
    "nike.com"
  ],
  "region": "us",
  "maxAdsPerAdvertiser": 100
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("advertiserName"), item.get("format"), item.get("headline"), item.get("daysShown"))

JavaScript — see examples/node_example.mjs

js
// npm install apify-client
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('automationnation/google-ads-transparency-scraper').call({
  "advertisers": [
    "nike.com"
  ],
  "region": "us",
  "maxAdsPerAdvertiser": 100
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
for (const item of items) console.log(item.advertiserName, item.format, item.headline, item.daysShown);

Use it with AI agents (MCP)

Hosted MCP server URL (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other clients with remote MCP support):

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=automationnation/google-ads-transparency-scraper

Local config for Claude Desktop / Cursor — mcp/claude_desktop_config.json:

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ads-transparency-scraper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server",
        "--tools",
        "automationnation/google-ads-transparency-scraper"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What is Google's Ads Transparency Center? A public Google tool listing the ads verified advertisers run on Search, YouTube, Display and Shopping. This Actor turns it into data.

Can I see ad spend? No: Google publishes spend and targeting only for political ads.

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This repository holds usage examples. The scraper itself runs on the Apify platform; you need a free Apify account and API token. Examples are MIT licensed.

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