# Google Ads Creatives Scraper (`datablow/google-ads-creatives-scraper`) Actor

Scrape ad creatives from Google Ads by advertiser name.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/datablow/google-ads-creatives-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [datablow](https://apify.com/datablow) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Real estate, AI
- **Stats:** 9 total users, 1 monthly users, 77.4% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.007 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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`.
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- **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 & Creative Scraper

A powerful and reliable web scraper designed to extract high-quality ad creatives and metadata from the **Google Ads Transparency Center**. Search by any advertiser name or website and retrieve exhaustive details on their current and past advertising campaigns.

### 🚀 Features

- **🔍 Search by Advertiser**: Find ads for any specific brand, company, or domain.
- **🖼️ High-Quality Image Extraction**: Automatically captures original advert images, including those hosted on `googlesyndication.com` and `googleusercontent.com`.
- **📜 Ad Copy & Content**: Extracts full text descriptions from both the main page and nested ad iframes.
- **📅 Full Metadata**: Retrieve "First shown" and "Last shown" dates, ad formats (Image, Video, Text), and Advertiser information.
- **🌍 Regional Filtering**: Search ads across different regions and countries (e.g., India, US, UK).
- **⚡ Built for Performance**: Uses raw Playwright for maximum speed and stability, bypassing complex automation detection.

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `searchTerms` | String | **(Required)** The advertiser name or website domain to search for. | - |
| `region` | String | Country code (e.g., `IN`, `US`, `GB`) to filter ads by region. | `IN` |
| `maxAds` | Integer | The maximum number of ads to retrieve. | `100` |

### 📤 Output Data

The scraper provides a clean, structured dataset for every ad creative found. Key fields include:

- **`creativeId`**: Unique identifier for the ad.
- **`creativeUrl`**: Direct link to the ad's transparency detail page.
- **`advertiserName`**: The name of the company or entity running the ad.
- **`creativeText`**: The descriptive text or copy inside the ad.
- **`imageUrl`**: Direct link to the ad's visual creative.
- **`firstShown`**: The date when the ad was first detected by Google.
- **`lastShown`**: The most recent date this ad was seen active.
- **`adFormat`**: The format of the ad (e.g., "Image", "Video").
- **`region`**: The country/region where the ad is being served.
- **`searchTerm`**: The search query used to find the ad.

### 💡 Use Cases

1. **Competitor Analysis**: Monitor what your competitors are currently advertising and what creative strategies they are using.
2. **Marketing Research**: Identify trending ad formats and messaging styles in your industry.
3. **Brand Protection**: Track how your brand or your clients' brands are being represented across Google's network.
4. **Creative Inspiration**: Build a mood board of high-performing ad creatives for your next campaign.

### 💰 Pricing

The scraper is priced based on a low start fee and a per-result model:

- **Actor Start**: Covers browser initialization and search overhead.
- **Result**: Charged per unique ad creative successfully extracted.

*Refer to the Pricing tab for the most up-to-date tiered rates (Bronze, Silver, Gold discounts available).*

### 🔒 Privacy & Usage

This tool is intended for research and analysis purposes only. Please ensure your use of the data complies with all relevant terms of service and local regulations.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `string`):

The advertiser name or keyword to search for.

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

Region code (e.g., IN, US, GB).

## `maxAds` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of ad creatives to retrieve.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": "Google",
  "region": "IN",
  "maxAds": 100
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": "Google",
    "region": "IN",
    "maxAds": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("datablow/google-ads-creatives-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 = {
    "searchTerms": "Google",
    "region": "IN",
    "maxAds": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("datablow/google-ads-creatives-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 '{
  "searchTerms": "Google",
  "region": "IN",
  "maxAds": 100
}' |
apify call datablow/google-ads-creatives-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,datablow/google-ads-creatives-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/4PvBGogvLSV5tncsB/builds/Xbaoor6lmSbq2dnEL/openapi.json