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

A robust, high-performance utility designed for developer automation, data integration, and AI training. Features built-in captcha bypass, headful/headless browser execution, and proxy support to scrape Google data seamlessly, reliably, and at scale.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/codingfrontend/google-ads-transparency-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Coding Frontned](https://apify.com/codingfrontend) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

### Features

- **Advertiser Discovery**: Find all advertisers by name across the Google Ads Transparency Center
- **Ad Formats**: Captures ad format types including Text, Image, and Video creatives
- **Ad Creatives**: Extracts the full text content of each ad and the click-through URL
- **Image Assets**: Collects image URLs from display and banner ad creatives
- **Last Shown Date**: Records when each ad was last displayed to users
- **Region & Platform**: Captures which geographic regions and platforms (Search, Display, YouTube) the ad ran on
- **Country Filtering**: Filter ads by specific country or region
- **Proxy Support**: Built-in Apify Proxy support with residential proxies for reliable scraping

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `advertiserName` | String | Yes | `"Google"` | Advertiser name to search in the Google Ads Transparency Center |
| `country` | String | No | `"US"` | Country/region code to filter ads (e.g., US, IN, GB, DE) |
| `maxItems` | Integer | No | `50` | Maximum number of ad creatives to scrape (1–5000) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Apify Residential | Proxy settings for the scraper |

#### Input Schema Example

```json
{
  "advertiserName": "Nike",
  "country": "US",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

### Output Schema

The scraper outputs structured JSON data for each ad creative found in the Google Ads Transparency Center.

#### Main Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `position` | Integer | Result position index |
| `advertiserName` | String | Name of the advertiser |
| `adFormat` | String | Format of the ad (Text, Image, Video) |
| `lastShown` | String | Date the ad was last shown to users |
| `region` | String | Region where the ad was shown |
| `platform` | String | Platform where the ad appeared (Search, Display, YouTube) |
| `adText` | String | Text content of the ad |
| `adLink` | String | Click-through URL of the ad |
| `imageUrl` | String | URL of the ad creative image (for image/video ads) |
| `query` | String | Advertiser name searched |
| `country` | String | Country filter used |
| `scrapedAt` | String | ISO timestamp of when the data was scraped |

#### Ad Creative Example

```json
{
  "position": 1,
  "advertiserName": "Nike",
  "adFormat": "Image",
  "lastShown": "Apr 2025",
  "region": "United States",
  "platform": "Display",
  "adText": "Just Do It. Shop the latest Nike shoes and apparel.",
  "adLink": "https://www.nike.com/us/en_us/",
  "imageUrl": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/12345",
  "query": "Nike",
  "country": "US",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `advertiserName` (type: `string`):

The name of the advertiser to search for in the Google Ads Transparency Center

## `country` (type: `string`):

Country/region code to filter ads by (e.g. US, IN, GB, DE)

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of ad creatives to scrape

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

Proxy configuration for the scraper

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "advertiserName": "Google",
  "country": "US",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "advertiserName": "Google",
    "country": "US",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("codingfrontend/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 = {
    "advertiserName": "Google",
    "country": "US",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("codingfrontend/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 '{
  "advertiserName": "Google",
  "country": "US",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call codingfrontend/google-ads-transparency-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,codingfrontend/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/xCiXYU3Skv7EYDthc/builds/65mrjJkVL4sIFa3yW/openapi.json