Google Ads Transparency scrapers on Apify compared (2026): price, run success and features
Google's Ads Transparency Center lists the ads verified advertisers run on Search, YouTube, Display and Shopping, one at a time. These Actors turn it into data; here are the most-used ones on Apify Store.
Disclosure: AutomationNation builds one of the Actors below (google-ads-transparency-scraper). The other rows use the same public data and the same rules. Corrections are welcome as a GitHub issue.
| Actor | Price (Free plan) | Lowest paid-plan price | Start / run fee | Users (30 days) | Rating | Run success (30 days) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scrapesage/google-ads-transparency-scraper | $2 per 1,000 ad results (+ 2 more events) | — | — | 814 | 5.00 (1) | 99.6% | Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper & API |
| solidcode/ads-transparency-scraper | $1.50 per 1,000 results | $0.80 per 1,000 results | $0.001 | 545 | 1.93 (4) | 100.0% | Google Ads Transparency Scraper |
| s-r/google-ads-transparency | $1.50 per 1,000 results | — | $0.0001 | 185 | — | 100.0% | Ad Library & Creatives |
| automation-lab/google-ads-transparency-center-scraper | $0.12 per 1,000 items extracted (+ 1 more event) | $0.03 per 1,000 items extracted | — | 95 | — | 85.2% | Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper |
| alkausari_mujahid/google-ads-transparency-scraper | $0.01 per result (+ 2 more events) | — | $0.0001 | 59 | — | 94.8% | Google Ads Transparency Scraper |
| pulsedata/google-ads-transparency-scraper | $1.50 per 1,000 ads scraped | — | $0.01 | 48 | — | 96.9% | Competitor Ads |
| memo23/google-ad-transparency-scraper-cheerio | $2 per 1,000 ads (+ 1 more event) | — | $0.005 | 37 | 5.00 (6) | 97.6% | Google Ads Transparency Leads Scraper [Download assets] |
| whoareyouanas/google-ads-transparency-scraper | $5 per 1,000 ads scraped | — | $0.0001 | 32 | 5.00 (1) | 99.4% | Spy on Competitor Ads |
| automationnation/google-ads-transparency-scraper | $1 per 1,000 ads | $0.80 per 1,000 | $0.00005 | new | — | new | Advertiser name, domain or ID; country and format filters; first/last shown and days running; ad text, images, landing page and YouTube video from previews. |
Users, ratings and 30-day run success come from Apify Store's public statistics; success is shown for Actors with at least 10 runs. Prices are each Actor's Free-plan list price for its main event, with the lowest paid-plan price where one exists; other events are counted, not priced. Checked 5 October 2026.
How to choose
- Most used: scrapesage/google-ads-transparency-scraper (814 users in 30 days, 99.6% of runs succeeding).
- Most reliable of the top Actors: solidcode/ads-transparency-scraper (100.0% of runs succeeding in the last 30 days).
- AutomationNation: google-ads-transparency-scraper charges $1 per 1,000 ads with the ad text and images included, and finds advertisers by name, domain or ID.
FAQ
Can I see ad spend?
No; Google publishes spend and targeting only for political ads.
How do I find a competitor's best ads?
Sort by days running: ads that have run for months are usually the ones that convert.