Competitor Ads

See what Google Ads your competitors are running, including ad copy, platforms (Search, Maps, YouTube), and date ranges. Powered by Google's Ads Transparency Center.

When to use this

You want to see what ads your competitors are running on Google — their headlines, which platforms they advertise on, and how long they've been running. If a competitor has been running the same ad for 6 months, it's probably working.

POST/v1/ads/competitor

Cost: 2 credits ($0.01)

Rate Limit: Varies by plan

Response: ~3-8 seconds

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
domain	string	Yes	Competitor domain
location	string	No	Location filter
format	string	No	"text", "image", "video". Default: all
limit	integer	No	Max results. Default: 20

Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.localseodata.com/v1/ads/competitor \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain": "competitor-plumber.com", "format": "text", "limit": 10}'

Example Response

JSON

{
  "status": "success",
  "credits_used": 2,
  "data": {
    "advertiser": "ABC Plumbing LLC",
    "total_ads": 47,
    "ads": [
      {
        "title": "Emergency Plumber Austin - 24/7 Service",
        "format": "text",
        "platforms": ["google_search", "google_maps"],
        "first_shown": "2025-06-01",
        "last_shown": "2026-02-28"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
advertiser	string	Advertiser name from Google
total_ads	integer	Total ads found
title	string	Ad headline
platforms	string[]	Where the ad runs (google_search, google_maps, youtube)
first_shown	string	Date ad first appeared
last_shown	string	Date ad was last seen

Notes

Keywords competitors pay for are often the best organic targets too.
Check which competitors run Google Maps ads — these directly compete with organic local pack.
Long-running ads (months of first_shown to last_shown) indicate profitable keywords.