# Google Ads Transparency Center Ads API (google_ads_transparency.ads)

- Canonical page: https://everyinfra.com/en/google-ads-transparency-api/ads
- Endpoint: POST /api/v1/social with {"platform": "google_ads_transparency", "action": "ads", "params": {...}}
- Price: $0.000681 per call ($0.68 per 1,000 requests); failed and empty results are not charged
- Returns: list, default 100, max 100 per call
- Mode: sync; add "mode": "async" for slow tasks

## Health

- Live health (24h percent, hourly and daily trends): https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social/availability?platform=google_ads_transparency&action=ads

## Parameters

| name | type | required | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| advertiser | not declared | yes | not declared | Whose ads to list: a domain such as `nike.com`, or an advertiser ID starting with AR such as `AR01614014350098432001`. A Transparency Center advertiser link also works. |
| country | not declared | no | not declared | A two-letter country code such as `us` or `gb` to keep only ads shown in that country. Leave it out for all regions. |
| end_date | not declared | no | not declared | Keep only ads first shown on or before this date, YYYY-MM-DD; not before `start_date`. |
| format | enum: image / text / video | no | not declared | Keep only one ad format: `text`, `image` or `video`. |
| start_date | not declared | no | not declared | Keep only ads first shown on or after this date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| surface | not declared | no | not declared | Keep only ads shown on one Google product: `search`, `youtube`, `play`, `maps` or `shopping`. |
| limit | integer (1–100) | no | 100 | The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 100. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. |

## Response fields (items in `results`)

| field | meaning |
|---|---|
| rank | platform-native meaning |
| ad_id | Ad creative ID in the Google Ads Transparency Center (starts with CR). |
| advertiser_id | Advertiser ID (starts with AR); pass it as `advertiser` to list that advertiser's ads. |
| advertiser_name | The advertiser's verified name, which may be a subsidiary or agency. |
| domain | platform-native meaning |
| format | Ad format: text, image or video. |
| first_shown_at | When the ad was first shown, UTC, ISO 8601. |
| last_shown_at | When the ad was last shown, UTC, ISO 8601. |
| image_url | Preview image of the creative archived by Google; missing on some text ads. |
| url | The ad's page in the Google Ads Transparency Center. |
| advertiser_ads_estimate | The Transparency Center's estimate of how many ads the advertiser has for the chosen filters, the same on every row. |
| platform | Source platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok). |

## Example

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "google_ads_transparency",
  "action": "ads",
  "params": {
    "advertiser": "lululemon.com"
  }
}'
```

```python
import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['EVERYINFRA_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "platform": "google_ads_transparency",
        "action": "ads",
        "params": {
            "advertiser": "lululemon.com",
        },
    },
    timeout=120,
)
print(response.status_code)
print(response.json())
```

## Response example

No real sample for these example parameters yet: structure only, every value is a placeholder (…).

```text
{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "google_ads_transparency",
  "action": "ads",
  "results": [
    {
      "rank": …,
      "ad_id": …,
      "advertiser_id": …,
      "advertiser_name": …,
      "domain": …,
      "format": …,
      "first_shown_at": …,
      "last_shown_at": …,
      "image_url": …,
      "url": …,
      "advertiser_ads_estimate": …,
      "platform": …
    }
  ],
  "count": …,
  "billing": {
    "charged": …,
    "charged_usd": …,
    "balance_after_usd": …,
    …
  },
  "quota": { … }
}
```

## Also

- Capability catalog (no key): https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social/catalog?platform=google_ads_transparency
- OpenAPI: https://everyinfra.com/openapi.json · Agents guide: https://everyinfra.com/agents.md