Google Ads Transparency API Capability

Search creatives

Resolves a brand, advertiser name, or domain and returns that advertiser's creative records. Optional source-qualified delivery country (US/DE), creative format (TEXT/IMAGE/VIDEO) and delivery platform (SEARCH/YOUTUBE) filters. Google positional fields are preserved.

Capability ID google-adstransparency.creative.search

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

Maximum runtime 120 seconds

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# Search creatives

Resolves a brand, advertiser name, or domain and returns that advertiser's creative records. Optional source-qualified delivery country (US/DE), creative format (TEXT/IMAGE/VIDEO) and delivery platform (SEARCH/YOUTUBE) filters. Google positional fields are preserved.

- Platform: [Google Ads Transparency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/google-adstransparency)
- Capability ID: `google-adstransparency.creative.search`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 120 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.creative.search"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `creative_format` | `string` | No | Google's source-labelled creative format. Omit for all formats; raw positional format field 4 remains in each record. Allowed values: `TEXT`, `IMAGE`, `VIDEO`. |
| `cursor` | `string` | No | Opaque next_cursor from this capability with the same query, delivery_country, creative_format and delivery_platform. The first page's advertiser identity is retained. |
| `delivery_country` | `string` | No | Country where Google reports the ad was shown. US and DE are source-qualified; omit for worldwide. The retired region key remains invalid. Allowed values: `US`, `DE`. |
| `delivery_platform` | `string` | No | Platform where Google reports the ad was shown. SEARCH and YOUTUBE are source-qualified. Platform-filtered searches exclude ads shown before 2023-09-04. Allowed values: `SEARCH`, `YOUTUBE`. |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of creatives to return. From 1 to 200. Default: `50`. |
| `query` | `string` | Yes | Non-empty advertiser name, brand, or domain (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": [
    {
      "1": "AR06641858037806006273",
      "12": "Nike",
      "13": 1,
      "16": true,
      "2": "CR01337117954554200065",
      "3": {
        "1": {
          "4": "https://displayads-formats.googleusercontent.com/ads/preview/content.js?client=ads-integrity-transparency&obfuscatedCustomerId=1080290255&creativeId=820530709149&uiFeatures=12,54&adGroupId=197483738565&assets=%[redacted:token]&sig=[redacted:credential]&htmlParentId=fletch-render-13449322881836186056&responseCallback=fletchCallback13449322881836186056"
        }
      },
      "4": 3,
      "6": {
        "1": "1786463663",
        "2": 258279000
      },
      "7": {
        "1": "1786464444",
        "2": 649285000
      }
    }
  ],
  "total_items": 1
}
```
### 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` | 1 items |
| `items` | `array` | 1 items |
| `total_items` | `integer` | 1 |

## 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

creative_format string optional

Google's source-labelled creative format. Omit for all formats; raw positional format field 4 remains in each record. Allowed values: `TEXT`, `IMAGE`, `VIDEO`.

Available values TEXTIMAGEVIDEO

cursor string optional

Opaque next_cursor from this capability with the same query, delivery_country, creative_format and delivery_platform. The first page's advertiser identity is retained.

delivery_country string optional

Country where Google reports the ad was shown. US and DE are source-qualified; omit for worldwide. The retired region key remains invalid. Allowed values: `US`, `DE`.

Available values USDE

delivery_platform string optional

Platform where Google reports the ad was shown. SEARCH and YOUTUBE are source-qualified. Platform-filtered searches exclude ads shown before 2023-09-04. Allowed values: `SEARCH`, `YOUTUBE`.

Available values SEARCHYOUTUBE

limit integer optional

Maximum number of creatives to return. From 1 to 200. Default: `50`.

Example 5

query string required

Non-empty advertiser name, brand, or domain (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`	1 items
`items`	`array`	1 items
`total_items`	`integer`	1

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.creative.search" }'

import json import os import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "limit": 5, "query": "nike" }, "capability": "google-adstransparency.creative.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": [ { "1": "AR06641858037806006273", "12": "Nike", "13": 1, "16": true, "2": "CR01337117954554200065", "3": { "1": { "4": "https://displayads-formats.googleusercontent.com/ads/preview/content.js?client=ads-integrity-transparency&obfuscatedCustomerId=1080290255&creativeId=820530709149&uiFeatures=12,54&adGroupId=197483738565&assets=%[redacted:token]&sig=[redacted:credential]&htmlParentId=fletch-render-13449322881836186056&responseCallback=fletchCallback13449322881836186056" } }, "4": 3, "6": { "1": "1786463663", "2": 258279000 }, "7": { "1": "1786464444", "2": 649285000 } } ], "total_items": 1 }