🟢 Google Ads Scraper (2X Faster · More Data)

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Scrape any company's current and past Google ads straight from the Google Ads Transparency Center — faster than the competition, with extra fields they don't give you. Get ad copy, media (images & videos), shown dates, per-country impression stats, full ad links, and more. No login, no API key, no cookies required. ⚡

✨ Why Choose This Actor?

• 🏎️ 2X faster — concurrent enrichment with a smart, self-healing proxy ladder.
• 📊 More data — full ad text per variant, hosted image URLs, per-country first/last shown dates, shown-country lists, and direct ad links.
• 🔁 Bulletproof — automatic retries with exponential backoff and proxy escalation (direct → datacenter → residential) so blocks don't end your run.
• 💾 Live results — every ad lands in your dataset the moment it's scraped; a crash never loses collected work.
• 🌍 Self-healing country names — region reference data is refreshed live on every run.
• 🖼️ Optional media download — save preview & variant images straight into the Key-Value Store.

🔑 Key Features

📥 Input

Example input

{
"startUrls":[
{"url":"https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265?region=anywhere"}
],
"maxItems":100,
"fetchVariants":true,
"downloadMedia":false,
"proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":true}
}

📤 Output

Each ad creative is one dataset record:

{
"id":"CR16227055806351147009",
"advertiserId":"AR18135649662495883265",
"creativeId":"CR16227055806351147009",
"advertiserName":"SociallyUP",
"format":"TEXT",
"url":"https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265/creative/CR16227055806351147009?region=anywhere",
"previewUrl":"https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/663936852374402128",
"previewStoreKey":"CR16227055806351147009_preview_0.png",
"firstShownAt":"1695106800",
"lastShownAt":"1772498816",
"impressions":null,
"shownCountries":["United States"],
"countryStats":[
{
"code":"US",
"name":"United States",
"firstShownAt":null,
"lastShownAt":"2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z",
"impressions":{"lowerBound":null,"upperBound":null},
"platformStats":[]
}
],
"audienceSelections":[],
"variants":[
{
"textContent":"[Houses & Apartments for Rent - ... - pavprop.com",
"images":["https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1Qip..."],
"imageStoreKeys":["CR16227055806351147009_v1_0.jpg"]
}
],
"originUrl":"https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265?region=anywhere"
}

The Output tab shows three ready-made views: 📋 Overview, 🎨 Ad Variants, and 🌍 Country Stats.

🚀 How to Use (Apify Console)

1. Log in at console.apify.com → Actors.
2. Open Google Ads Scraper (2X Faster · More Data).
3. Paste one or more Transparency Center URLs into Start URLs.
4. Set Max Items and toggle Fetch variants / Download media as needed.
5. Click Start and watch the ads roll in live in the run log.
6. Open the Output tab and export to JSON / CSV / XLSX.

🤖 Use via API

curl-X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/<ACTOR_ID>/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN"\
-H"Content-Type: application/json"\
-d'{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR18135649662495883265?region=anywhere"}],"maxItems":50}'

🎯 Best Use Cases

• Competitor research — see exactly which ads a rival is running and where.
• Ad creative inspiration — collect headlines, descriptions, and visuals at scale.
• Market & trend analysis — track when and in which countries ads run.
• Compliance & brand monitoring — audit ad messaging across regions.

💳 Pricing

This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event billing. You are charged once per ad result (ad-result) successfully scraped and saved to your dataset. Platform compute and proxy usage are covered by the per-event price — no surprises.

❓ FAQ

Do I need to log in or provide cookies? No. The Actor works fully anonymously. Cookies are optional and only needed if you want to ride a logged-in session.

Why did my run switch to a residential proxy? Google throttles heavy traffic by IP. The Actor automatically escalates direct → datacenter → residential and sticks with residential once reached, so your run keeps going.

Can I scrape a single ad? Yes — paste a creative URL (.../creative/CR...) instead of an advertiser URL.

Where are downloaded images? When downloadMedia is on, images are saved in the run's Key-Value Store under the *StoreKey names in each record.

🛟 Support & Feedback

Found a bug or want a new field? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab. Data is collected only from publicly available sources; you are responsible for compliant use (GDPR, CCPA, target ToS).