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Google Ads Scraper
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Scrapes Google Ads from the Transparency Center by advertiser name, domain, or direct URL. Returns each ad with its creative, format, targeting, and regional stats.
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Overview
Google Ads Scraper
Scrape Google Ads from the Transparency Center by advertiser, domain, or region, up to a million per run. Every ad comes with its creative, format, targeting, and regional stats. No API key or login. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
Google's official Ads API requires a developer token, OAuth, and strict quotas. This Actor reads the public Google Ads Transparency Center directly, letting you collect ads by advertiser name, website domain, or a direct URL, filtered by region. You get the ad creative, format, targeting signals, and regional performance data in one fixed schema.
| Who uses it | What they scrape Google Ads Transparency Center for |
|---|---|
| Competitive intelligence analysts | Monitor a competitor's ad creatives and formats across regions. |
| Marketing agencies | Audit a client's ad presence and regional targeting in one dataset. |
| Ad verification teams | Check that ads comply with regional policies and are running where expected. |
| Academic researchers | Study advertising trends, messaging, and targeting patterns over time. |
What it does
This Actor collects Google Ads from the Transparency Center by advertiser search, domain, or direct URL, and returns each ad as a flat row with its creative, format, targeting, and regional stats.
- 🔍 Advertiser search: type a brand name like 'Nike' and the Actor finds the matching advertiser and fetches its ads.
- 🌐 Domain search: enter a domain like 'nike.com' to collect ads from all advertisers using that domain.
- 🔗 Direct URL: paste a Google Ads Transparency Center advertiser URL to scrape a known advertiser without search.
- 🌍 Region filter: restrict ads to a specific country or region from a list of over 50 supported markets.
- ⚡ Skip details mode: fetch only the ad list without targeting, regional stats, or variations for faster runs.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with Google Ads Transparency Center data
📈 Track competitor ad strategies.
A competitive analyst searches a rival brand name, sets the region to US, and collects the latest ad creatives to spot new messaging angles.
🌍 Audit regional ad compliance.
An ad verification team runs the Actor for a client domain across multiple regions and checks that creatives meet local regulations.
📊 Build an ad intelligence dataset.
A researcher scrapes ads for a set of domains over several weeks and analyzes format trends and targeting shifts.
🎯 Validate agency ad placements.
A marketing agency enters a client's domain, filters by region, and confirms that the ads running match the planned campaign.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| Ad creative text | Full headline and body copy as shown to users |
| Ad format | Image, video, or text ad type |
| Targeting signals | Inferred audience and contextual targeting data |
| Regional stats | Where the ad ran and how it performed per region |
How it compares
This Actor focuses on the Google Ads Transparency Center for ad creative and targeting data, while the Google Search Results Scraper extracts paid search ads from SERPs.
| Feature | ParseForge | Google Search Results Scraper |
|---|---|---|
| Scrapes Google Ads Transparency Center | Yes | Not listed |
| Search ads by advertiser name | Yes | Not listed |
| Search ads by domain | Yes | Not listed |
| Filter ads by region | Yes | Not listed |
| Returns ad creative and format | Yes | Not listed |
| Returns ad targeting signals | Yes | Not listed |
| Scrapes paid search ads from SERPs | Not listed | Yes |
Configure the run
Drive the Actor from an advertiser search, a domain, or a direct Transparency Center URL, and set a region filter so only ads shown in that market reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
{
"maxItems": 10,
"searchQuery": "Nike"
}
A larger pull:
{
"maxItems": 200,
"searchQuery": "Nike"
}
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.01734 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $1.73 |
| 1,000 results | $17.34 |
| 10,000 results | $173.40 |
New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.
Free users
Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the Google Ads Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to Google Ads Transparency Center through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/google-ads-scraper"
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why am I getting no results?
Check that the advertiser name or domain is spelled correctly and that the advertiser has active ads in the Transparency Center. Try a well-known brand like 'Nike' to test.
The Actor returns fewer ads than I expected.
Some advertisers run only a small number of ads. Try removing the region filter to see all ads globally, or increase the max items limit.
I get an error when using a direct URL.
Make sure the URL is a valid Google Ads Transparency Center advertiser page, starting with 'https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/'.
The run is slow with Skip Details off.
Fetching detailed targeting and regional stats for each ad takes extra time. Enable Skip Details if you only need the ad list and creatives.
Can I use both a search query and a start URL?
No. The search query and start URL inputs are mutually exclusive. Use one or the other, not both in the same run.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do I need a Google Ads API key? | No. This Actor reads the public Google Ads Transparency Center, so no developer token, OAuth, or API key is required. |
| Can I scrape ads for any advertiser? | Yes, as long as the advertiser has ads listed in the Google Ads Transparency Center. You can search by name or domain, or paste a direct URL. |
| What data does each ad row include? | Each row returns the ad creative text, format, targeting signals, regional stats, and ad variations. The exact fields are shown in the sample output on the Actor's page. |
| How do I filter ads by country? | Use the Region input to select a country like United States or Germany. The Actor will return only ads shown in that region. |
| What is the Skip Details option? | When enabled, the Actor skips fetching detailed targeting, regional stats, and ad variations. This makes the run faster but returns less data per ad. |
| Can I scrape ads by keyword? | The search input finds advertisers by name, not by keyword. To collect ads for a topic, search for brands in that space or use a domain search. |
| How many ads can I collect per run? | You can set a maximum of up to 1,000,000 ads per run. The Actor stops when it reaches that number or when no more ads are available. |
| What export formats are supported? | You can export your dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform. |
| Does this work for video and image ads? | Yes. The Actor collects the ad format field, which indicates whether the ad is text, image, or video, and includes the creative content. |
| Can I schedule this Actor to run daily? | Yes. Apify supports scheduled runs, so you can collect new ads for an advertiser or domain on a recurring basis. |
Related actors
- google-search-scraper: Use this to scrape Google Search results pages, including paid search ads and organic listings.
Browse the full ParseForge collection for more scrapers.
🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.
⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.
Input
| Field | Type | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| startUrl | string | Google Ads Transparency Center URL for an advertiser. Example: https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR16735076323512287233 | not set |
| maxItems | integer | How many ads to collect per run. | 10 |
| searchQuery | string | Search an advertiser by name. The first matching advertiser will be used to fetch ads. | Nike |
| domain | string | Search ads by website domain. Returns ads from all advertisers using this domain. Example: nike.com | not set |
| region | string (59 options) | Filter ads shown in a specific country or region. | not set |
| skipDetails | boolean | When enabled, skips fetching detailed information (targeting, region stats, ad variations) for each ad. Faster but returns less data. | false |
Pricing
from $12.99 per 1,000 results
| Charged for | What it is | Price each |
|---|---|---|
| Actor Start | Charged once when the run starts. | $0.005 |
| Result Item | Charged once per result collected. | $0.01299 to $0.01734 |
Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.
API
One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~google-ads-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"helloWorld": 123
}' Examples
Input that runs as-is.
{
"helloWorld": 123
} Reviews
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Issues
We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.
Broken and urgent, or you would rather not post in public? Write to parseforge@protonmail.com and it reaches the people who wrote it.