The Ads Transparency Center shows every ad a company runs on Google, but only one at a time in a browser. This tool returns them as data: format, first and last shown, days running and preview links.
onlyNewAds for alerts when a competitor launches ads.from apify_client import ApifyClient # pip install apify-client
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("fguiraud/google-ads-transparency-scraper").call(run_input={
"advertisers": [
"Nike"
],
"region": "US",
"maxAdsPerSearch": 100
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item["advertiserName"], item["format"], item["firstShown"], item["daysRunning"])
No Python? Open the Actor page, paste your input in the form and press Start; results export to JSON, CSV or Excel.
Fields from a real run on 2026-10-01 (long values shortened):
{
"advertiserName": "Nike, Inc.",
"creativeId": "CR16187970263927750657",
"format": "text",
"firstShown": "2022-11-30T16:32:33Z",
"lastShown": "2026-10-01T02:09:50Z",
"daysRunning": 1401,
"adUrl": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR16735076323512287233/creative/CR16187970263927750657?region=US",
"region": "US"
}
$0.0015 per ad; ad details $0.001 more.
| Tool | Price |
|---|---|
| This tool | $0.0015 per ad |
| scrapesage/google-ads-transparency-scraper | $0.002 + $0.003 details |
Competitor prices as listed in the Apify Store on 2026-10-03 (Bronze plan where tiers differ); they can change.
Does it show ad spend?
No; Google publishes spend only for political ads.
Can an AI agent use it?
Yes. It is an MCP server at https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fguiraud/google-ads-transparency-scraper (listed in the official MCP registry), and there is an agent skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. Field-name guesses such as url or urls are accepted.