Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor

Name: Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor
Author: orbotshq

by orbotshqversion 0.1.2i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameio.github.orbotshq/google-ads-transparency-scraper

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Every ad an advertiser runs on Google, from the public Ads Transparency Center. Unofficial tool.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Marketing & social media
You need to fill in: Authorization

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: Authorization

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

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This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http google-ads-transparency-scraper 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=orbots/google-ads-transparency-scraper' --header 'Authorization: your-value'

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-ads-transparency-scraper": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=orbots/google-ads-transparency-scraper",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "google-ads-transparency-scraper": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=orbots/google-ads-transparency-scraper",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

Authorization secret required HTTP header
Apify API token of the connecting user, e.g. 'Bearer '. Get a free token at https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

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Basic checksi

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Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

More stars than 0% of the other 3620 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 31% of the other 3620 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3620 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: Authorization

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.2) reached the registry 2 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper - Competitor Ads

Every ad an advertiser runs on Google (Search, YouTube, Display, Shopping and Maps), read from the public Ads Transparency Center and delivered on the Apify platform, billed pay-per-event in USD. Built and maintained by orbots.

Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC. "Google", "Google Ads"

and "Ads Transparency Center" are trademarks of Google LLC. This is an independent tool

that reads publicly available Ads Transparency Center data; it is not an official Google

product.

Run it on Apify: https://apify.com/orbots/google-ads-transparency-scraper

What it does

Three ways to target an advertiser: a brand name (Nike), a domain (nike.com) or a Google advertiser ID (AR18378488041124659201). A Transparency Center URL works too.
One row per ad: format (image, text or video), preview asset, first and last shown date, days active, and a direct link to the ad in the Transparency Center.
Region filter (ISO country codes such as US, GB, BR): only ads shown there come back, so you are not charged for creatives you would filter out anyway.
Per-country activity on demand (includeDetails): the countries each creative ran in, with first and last dates per country, plus every preview variation.
Advertiser check mode: one row per query saying whether the advertiser runs Google ads at all, with Google's own estimated range of active ads.
Built for schedules: with onlyNew: true each run returns only creatives you have not received before, per query and region set.
No login, no browser, no cookies. Pure HTTP against the Center's own endpoints.
A run that delivers nothing is not charged at all, not even the start fee.

Output (shape)

field	meaning
`type`	`creative` (default mode) or `advertiser` (advertiser check mode)
`query`	the brand, domain or advertiser ID you asked about
`advertiser_id` / `advertiser_name` / `domain`	the advertiser the ad belongs to
`creative_id`	Google's ID for the ad
`format`	`image`, `text` or `video`
`preview_url` / `image_url` / `video_url` / `youtube_id`	preview asset of the ad
`first_shown` / `last_shown` / `days_shown`	lifetime of the ad as reported by the Center
`transparency_url`	direct link to the ad in the Ads Transparency Center
`regions` / `variants`	per-country dates and preview variations (only with `includeDetails`)

Quick start

Run from the Actor page, or call it via the Apify API and get the rows back in one request:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/orbots~google-ads-transparency-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \

-H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "queries": ["nike.com"], "regions": ["US"], "maxAdsPerQuery": 100 }'

Add "onlyNew": true for schedules, "includeDetails": true for per-country dates, or "outputMode": "advertisers" to screen a list of domains. Full input options, examples and pricing are on the Actor page.

Pricing (pay-per-event)

A small start fee per run (charged only when at least one row is delivered) plus a per-ad fee that scales down with volume, and a separate per-ad fee for includeDetails. Exact figures are on the Actor page. Zero rows, zero cost.

Support

Issues and feature requests: open an issue in this repository, or use the Issues tab on the Apify Actor page.

Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper (orbots) - Apify Actor

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

Common questions

Alternatives

MCP YouTube Transcript

Google Analytics MCP

BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

README from the maker

Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper - Competitor Ads

What it does

Output (shape)

Quick start

Pricing (pay-per-event)

Support

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