Google Ads Transparency Scraper: Competitor Ads by Domain

What you can do with it

• See what competitors advertise on Google, in which countries and for how long.
• Pull image and video ads at scale for swipe files.
• Find brands actively spending on Google Ads in a country.
• Spot other advertisers bidding on your domain.
• Find long-running winners with daysRunning.

What you get

Results come as rows in an Apify dataset, which you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel or read over the API. These are the main fields:

Pricing

This Actor is pay per event. Apify plan tiers set the price: the column for your Apify plan is what you pay, and higher plans pay less per result. Prices are per 1,000 events.

Run start fee: $0.05 per 1,000 runs. Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event). Prices come from the Apify Store and can change; the Actor's Apify page always shows the current ones. Platform usage is billed through your Apify account.

Run it from code

Create an API token in Apify Console (Settings, API and Integrations) and replace YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN. This call starts a run with a small input and returns the rows when it finishes. Synchronous calls suit small inputs; for big jobs, start a run and read the dataset later.

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apisamurai~google-ads-transparency-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "nike.com"
  ],
  "region": "US",
  "maxAdsPerSearch": 50
}'

Python (pip install apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run_input = {
    "searchTerms": ["nike.com"],
    "region": "US",
    "maxAdsPerSearch": 50,
}

# Start the Actor and wait for it to finish.
run = client.actor("apisamurai/google-ads-transparency-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Read the results from the run's default dataset.
items = client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).list_items().items
for item in items:
    print(item)

JavaScript (npm install apify-client)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const input = {
    searchTerms: ['nike.com'],
    region: 'US',
    maxAdsPerSearch: 50,
};

// Start the Actor and wait for it to finish.
const run = await client.actor('apisamurai/google-ads-transparency-scraper').call(input);

// Read the results from the run's default dataset.
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Client calls follow the Python and JavaScript client docs. The full input reference is on the Actor's Apify page.

FAQ

Do I need a Google account or Google Ads API key?

No. The Actor reads the public Transparency Center without login.

Domain or advertiser name: which is better?

Search by domain for the fullest picture. It includes agencies and resellers running ads for that site.

Why fewer ads than Google's estimate?

Google shows a rounded range. Country, format, date filters and your max ads setting reduce what is saved, and a name search uses only the top matching advertiser accounts.

What is not charged?

Filtered-out ads, including ads not shown since your Only ads shown after date.

Where do I report a problem?

Email hello@apisamurai.com, or open an issue on the Actor's Apify page.