# 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)