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Google Ads Transparency Creatives Search API

Search by brand, advertiser name or domain and get that advertiser's ads, filtered by country, format and Search or YouTube.

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  • Failed calls are free
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  • google-adstransparency.creative.search
Response completed
{  "total_items": 5,  "items": [    {      "1": "AR12815412684405080065",      "12": "Amazon",      "13": 42,      "2": "CR07630612285903339521",      "4": 2,      "3": {        "3": {          "2": "<img src=\"https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/10876653414320579573\" height=\"100\" width=\"320\">"        }      },      "6": {        "1": "1787719647",        "2": 733817000      },      "7": {        "1": "1791218116",        "2": 651585000      }    },    {      "1": "AR12815412684405080065",      "12": "Amazon",      "13": 42,      "2": "CR16881709607964114945",      "4": 2,      "3": {        "3": {          "2": "<img src=\"https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/8012570873104701430\" height=\"50\" width=\"320\">"        }      },      "6": {        "1": "1787725706",        "2": 740476000      },      "7": {        "1": "1791213203",        "2": 962574000      }    }  ]}
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Input

What you send

The input object of the request, with every field the endpoint accepts.

FieldTypeRequiredWhat it doesExample
query string yes The brand, advertiser name or domain, such as amazon or nike.com. amazon
creative_format string no Only one ad format: TEXT, IMAGE or VIDEO. Leave it out for all formats. TEXT · IMAGE · VIDEO
cursor string no Pass next_cursor from the last response, with the same filters, to get the next page.
delivery_country string no Only ads Google reports were shown in this country: US or DE. Leave it out for worldwide. US · DE
delivery_platform string no Only ads shown on Google Search (SEARCH) or YouTube (YOUTUBE). This filter covers ads shown since September 2023. SEARCH · YOUTUBE
limit integer no How many ads to return in this call. 5
Response

Fields it returns

What each record in the response holds, with the values from the sample above.

FieldTypeWhat it isExample
items[].12 string The advertiser's name. Amazon
items[].2 string Google's ID for the ad. CR07630612285903339521
items[].1 string Google's ID for the advertiser. AR12815412684405080065
items[].4 integer The ad's format: 1 text, 2 image, 3 video. 2
items[].13 integer How many regions the ad was shown in. 42
items[].3 object What Google shows to preview the ad. 1 fields
items[].3.3 object The ad's preview image, as page markup. 1 fields
items[].6 object When the ad was first shown. 2 fields
items[].6.1 string When the ad was first shown, as a Unix time in seconds. 1787719647
items[].6.2 integer The fraction of that second, in nanoseconds. 733,817,000
items[].7 object When the ad was last shown. 2 fields
items[].7.1 string When the ad was last shown, as a Unix time in seconds. 1791218116
items[].7.2 integer The fraction of that second, in nanoseconds. 651,585,000
items array The results. 5 records
total_items integer How many results this response holds. 5
REST API · MCP server

Call it from your code, or ask your agent

Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key and copy a working request.

curl --request POST \  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \  --data '{  "capability": "google-adstransparency.creative.search",  "input": {    "limit": 5,    "query": "amazon"  }}'
In your AI agent Claude · Cursor · any MCP client
1Add the Upscrape MCP server
https://data.upscrape.com/mcp
2Ask for the data in plain words

Using Upscrape, find the ads Amazon runs on Google in the Ads Transparency Center and list the first five with their ad IDs and formats.

The agent finds the endpoint, shows you the price, and runs it with your credits.
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Questions

Google Ads Transparency Creatives Search API FAQ

The short answers. The docs have the long ones.

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How much does the Google Ads Transparency Creatives Search API cost?

1 credit per successful call, shown before it runs. You buy credits once, and paid credits never expire.

What do I send?

Send query. The input fields below list every option with its type and limits.

Do I need a Google Ads Transparency login?

No. It reads public Google Ads Transparency data; nothing runs on your account.

Can my AI agent call it?

Yes, over MCP: the agent finds google-adstransparency.creative.search, checks its price and runs it with the same credits as the REST API.

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