YouTube Ad Creative & Advertiser Tracker

What it returns

38 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.

• recordTypeRecord kind: ad, advertiser or run_summary
• adIdGoogle creative ID (CR...)
• advertiserIdGoogle advertiser ID (AR...)
• advertiserNameAdvertiser display name from Google
• advertiserCountryCodeAdvertiser headquarters country from SearchSuggestions (not the queried region)
• countryCodeQueried region(s) used for the ad request, e.g. US or anywhere
• queriedRegionsList of ISO-2 queried regions
• servedRegionsCountries where Google reports the creative was served (requires detail enrichment)
• formatAd format: TEXT / IMAGE / VIDEO (Google codes 1/2/3)
• mediaTypetext / image / video
• imageUrlAd thumbnail / archived screenshot URL
• imageWidthMedia width in pixels
• imageHeightMedia height in pixels
• previewUrlCreative preview bundle URL (content.js)
• videoIdYouTube video ID resolved from the creative preview (omitted when not exposed)
• videoUrlDirect googlevideo media URL when exposed by the creative
• videoPageUrlYouTube watch URL for videoId
• landingUrlAdvertiser click URL decoded from the creative overlay when present
• videoThumbnailUrlytimg.com thumbnail found in the creative preview
• videoDurationSecondsVideo duration in seconds parsed from the preview
• videoIdSourceWhere the video ID came from, e.g. preview:ytimg or detail-preview:youtube
• firstShownFirst shown timestamp (ISO 8601)
• lastShownLast shown timestamp (ISO 8601)
• daysShownInclusive days between firstShown and lastShown
• lastShownAgeDaysDays since lastShown relative to the scrape date
• adCountAdvertiser total ad count reported on the creative
• adCountMinLower bound of Google's advertiser ad-count range
• adCountMaxUpper bound of Google's advertiser ad-count range
• searchTermKeyword or domain that discovered this ad
• domainLanding domain used for discovery

Not in the schema among the core Google Ads Transparency Center fields: started_at. The field matrix shows which other tools return them.

How it differs from the other Google Ads Transparency Center Actors

Among the 3 catalogue Actors for Google Ads Transparency Center with a published schema, only this one returns countryCode, mediaType, imageWidth, imageHeight, videoId, videoDurationSeconds, adCountMin, adCountMax.

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Input

Example input

Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.

{
  "searchTerms": [
    "nike.com"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "US"
  ],
  "format": "all",
  "includeVideoDetails": false,
  "resolveVideoIds": false,
  "maxAdvertisersPerTerm": 5,
  "maxAdsPerAdvertiser": 3,
  "maxItems": 3,
  "maxConcurrency": 2,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "monitorStoreName": "youtube-ads-monitor",
  "outputFormat": "json"
}

Run it from code or an AI agent

The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "nike.com"
    ],
    "countries": [
        "US"
    ],
    "format": "all",
    "includeVideoDetails": False,
    "resolveVideoIds": False,
    "maxAdvertisersPerTerm": 5,
    "maxAdsPerAdvertiser": 3,
    "maxItems": 3,
    "maxConcurrency": 2,
    "onlyNew": False,
    "monitorStoreName": "youtube-ads-monitor",
    "outputFormat": "json"
}

run = client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/youtube-ad-creative-and-advertiser-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "nike.com"
    ],
    "countries": [
        "US"
    ],
    "format": "all",
    "includeVideoDetails": false,
    "resolveVideoIds": false,
    "maxAdvertisersPerTerm": 5,
    "maxAdsPerAdvertiser": 3,
    "maxItems": 3,
    "maxConcurrency": 2,
    "onlyNew": false,
    "monitorStoreName": "youtube-ads-monitor",
    "outputFormat": "json"
};

const run = await client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/youtube-ad-creative-and-advertiser-tracker").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~youtube-ad-creative-and-advertiser-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"searchTerms":["nike.com"],"countries":["US"],"format":"all","includeVideoDetails":false,"resolveVideoIds":false,"maxAdvertisersPerTerm":5,"maxAdsPerAdvertiser":3,"maxItems":3,"maxConcurrency":2,"onlyNew":false,"monitorStoreName":"youtube-ads-monitor","outputFormat":"json"}'

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nimbryxo-studio/youtube-ad-creative-and-advertiser-tracker",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

What a run costs

The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.

• Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 1 GB a run starts at $0.10 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
• The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
• Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10 ($9.90 for results + $0.10 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
• Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.

Where it fits among Google Ads Transparency Center routes

It ranks 1 of 3 catalogue Actors for Google Ads Transparency Center on the published formula (fields, price, reliability, freshness). Its line is highlighted on the map.

What people use it for

• Find advertiser creatives
• Track ad activity
• Monitor new ads

Other catalogue Actors for Google Ads Transparency Center

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Questions people ask

Sources

• YouTube Ad Creative & Advertiser Tracker on Apify Store
• Published build with input and output schema (JSON)
• No public ad-library API documentation