Google Ads Transparency API Capability

Search advertisers

Resolves an advertiser name or domain to its Google advertiser id(s) and disclosed metadata. Use the returned advertiser id with advertiser-ads.list.

Capability ID google-adstransparency.advertiser.search

Cost From $1.25 per 1,000 requests · 1 credit

Maximum runtime 60 seconds

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# Search advertisers

Resolves an advertiser name or domain to its Google advertiser id(s) and disclosed metadata. Use the returned advertiser id with advertiser-ads.list.

- Platform: [Google Ads Transparency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/google-adstransparency)
- Capability ID: `google-adstransparency.advertiser.search`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 60 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
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 '{
  "input": {
    "limit": 5,
    "query": "nike"
  },
  "capability": "google-adstransparency.advertiser.search"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of advertisers to return. From 1 to 100. Default: `20`. |
| `query` | `string` | Yes | Non-empty advertiser name or domain to resolve (maximum 200 characters). |

### Example input

```json
{
  "limit": 5,
  "query": "nike"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This example shows one response. Values and optional fields vary with the data available.

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "ad_count_max": 1,
      "ad_count_min": 1,
      "advertiser_id": "AR06641858037806006273",
      "name": "Nike",
      "region": "KE",
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "ad_count_max": 9,
      "ad_count_min": 9,
      "advertiser_id": "AR13536189912721653761",
      "name": "nikey",
      "region": "BG"
    },
    {
      "ad_count_max": 34,
      "ad_count_min": 34,
      "advertiser_id": "AR00337221161131704321",
      "name": "Nikena",
      "region": "BG"
    }
  ],
  "total_items": 5
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `items` | `array` | 3 items |
| `items` | `array` | 3 items |
| `total_items` | `integer` | 5 |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

limit integer optional

Maximum number of advertisers to return. From 1 to 100. Default: `20`.

Example 5

query string required

Non-empty advertiser name or domain to resolve (maximum 200 characters).

Example nike

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The example response is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Values illustrate one response. Read the guidance above for missing values and limits; fields can vary with the requested operation and the data available.

Path	Observed type	Example
`items`	`array`	3 items
`items`	`array`	3 items
`total_items`	`integer`	5

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

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 '{ "input": { "limit": 5, "query": "nike" }, "capability": "google-adstransparency.advertiser.search" }'

import json import os import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "limit": 5, "query": "nike" }, "capability": "google-adstransparency.advertiser.search" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "items": [ { "ad_count_max": 1, "ad_count_min": 1, "advertiser_id": "AR06641858037806006273", "name": "Nike", "region": "KE", "verified": true }, { "ad_count_max": 9, "ad_count_min": 9, "advertiser_id": "AR13536189912721653761", "name": "nikey", "region": "BG" }, { "ad_count_max": 34, "ad_count_min": 34, "advertiser_id": "AR00337221161131704321", "name": "Nikena", "region": "BG" } ], "total_items": 5 }