# Google Ads Transparency Center Ads by Website API

Google Ads Transparency Center

Returns the ads that lead to a website, from every advertiser that runs them, in Google's Ads Transparency Center, by domain or any link to it. Each ad has its advertiser (ID, name and verification), format, image and first and last day shown, across Google Search, YouTube, Maps, Play and Shopping. Filter by country, format, service and dates, or list only election ads, which add their countries and Google's impressions and spend ranges and sort by impressions or spend. Ads come most recently shown first.

GET `/v1/google/search_ads`

## Example

cURL:

```shell
curl 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/google/search_ads?query=lululemon.com' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
```

TypeScript SDK:

```typescript
import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";

const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY

const res = await client.google.searchAds.list({ query: "lululemon.com" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);
```

Node.js (fetch):

```javascript
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  query: "lululemon.com",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/google/search_ads?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
```

Python (requests):

```python
import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://socialtap.dev/v1/google/search_ads",
    params={"query": "lululemon.com"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])
```

Go (net/http):

```go
package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("query", "lululemon.com")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/google/search_ads?"+q.Encode(), nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	var body struct {
		Data  json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
		Page  json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
		Meta  map[string]any  `json:"meta"`
		Error *struct {
			Code    string `json:"code"`
			Message string `json:"message"`
		} `json:"error"`
	}
	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	if body.Error != nil {
		log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}
```

200 OK:

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "advertiser": {
        "avatar_url": null,
        "display_name": "lululemon athletica canada inc.",
        "id": "AR01614014350098432001",
        "is_verified": true,
        "url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR01614014350098432001",
        "username": null
      },
      "approximate_fields": [
        "creatives"
      ],
      "audience_size": null,
      "country_codes": [],
      "creatives": [
        {
          "body": null,
          "cta_text": null,
          "link_description": null,
          "link_url": null,
          "media": [
            {
              "alt_text": null,
              "duration_ms": null,
              "expires_at": null,
              "height": null,
              "thumbnail_url": null,
              "type": "image",
              "url": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/989267650108216441",
              "width": null
            }
          ],
          "title": null
        }
      ],
      "first_shown_at": "2026-10-16T07:13:50Z",
      "id": "CR01602111080165801985",
      "impressions": null,
      "is_active": null,
      "is_political": null,
      "languages": [],
      "last_shown_at": "2026-11-03T01:13:20Z",
      "paid_by": null,
      "platform": "google",
      "platform_specific": {
        "google": {
          "days_shown": 18,
          "is_synthetic": null,
          "product_category": null,
          "regions": [],
          "targeting": null,
          "topic": null
        }
      },
      "publisher_platforms": [],
      "reach": null,
      "spend": null,
      "type": "text",
      "unknown_fields": [
        "country_codes",
        "languages",
        "platform_specific.google.regions"
      ],
      "url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR01614014350098432001/creative/CR01602111080165801985"
    },
    {
      "advertiser": {
        "avatar_url": null,
        "display_name": "lululemon athletica canada inc.",
        "id": "AR01614014350098432001",
        "is_verified": true,
        "url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR01614014350098432001",
        "username": null
      },
      "approximate_fields": [
        "creatives"
      ],
      "audience_size": null,
      "country_codes": [],
      "creatives": [
        {
          "body": null,
          "cta_text": null,
          "link_description": null,
          "link_url": null,
          "media": [
            {
              "alt_text": null,
              "duration_ms": null,
              "expires_at": null,
              "height": null,
              "thumbnail_url": null,
              "type": "image",
              "url": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/6465019125132301667",
              "width": null
            }
          ],
          "title": null
        }
      ],
      "first_shown_at": "2026-10-14T00:57:35Z",
      "id": "CR04589531176955281409",
      "impressions": null,
      "is_active": null,
      "is_political": null,
      "languages": [],
      "last_shown_at": "2026-11-03T00:48:22Z",
      "paid_by": null,
      "platform": "google",
      "platform_specific": {
        "google": {
          "days_shown": 21,
          "is_synthetic": null,
          "product_category": null,
          "regions": [],
          "targeting": null,
          "topic": null
        }
      },
      "publisher_platforms": [],
      "reach": null,
      "spend": null,
      "type": "text",
      "unknown_fields": [
        "country_codes",
        "languages",
        "platform_specific.google.regions"
      ],
      "url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR01614014350098432001/creative/CR04589531176955281409"
    },
    {
      "advertiser": {
        "avatar_url": null,
        "display_name": "lululemon athletica canada inc.",
        "id": "AR01614014350098432001",
        "is_verified": true,
        "url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR01614014350098432001",
        "username": null
      },
      "approximate_fields": [
        "creatives"
      ],
      "audience_size": null,
      "country_codes": [],
      "creatives": [
        {
          "body": null,
          "cta_text": null,
          "link_description": null,
          "link_url": null,
          "media": [
            {
              "alt_text": null,
              "duration_ms": null,
              "expires_at": null,
              "height": null,
              "thumbnail_url": null,
              "type": "image",
              "url": "https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/archive/simgad/8703432262747982451",
              "width": null
            }
          ],
          "title": null
        }
      ],
      "first_shown_at": "2024-08-27T09:13:20Z",
      "id": "CR10993845259498160129",
      "impressions": null,
      "is_active": null,
      "is_political": null,
      "languages": [],
      "last_shown_at": "2026-11-03T00:45:16Z",
      "paid_by": null,
      "platform": "google",
      "platform_specific": {
        "google": {
          "days_shown": 485,
          "is_synthetic": null,
          "product_category": null,
          "regions": [],
          "targeting": null,
          "topic": null
        }
      },
      "publisher_platforms": [],
      "reach": null,
      "spend": null,
      "type": "text",
      "unknown_fields": [
        "country_codes",
        "languages",
        "platform_specific.google.regions"
      ],
      "url": "https://adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR01614014350098432001/creative/CR10993845259498160129"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "has_more": true,
    "next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR",
    "next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z",
    "end_reason": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "google",
    "source": "api",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 281,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": null,
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": []
  }
}
```

Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Good to know**
>
> - Google files ads under the website's registrable domain: www., a subdomain or a page link searches the domain itself, and a country domain (lululemon.co.uk) is another website.
> - Each ad is the center's preview: the first variation's image (none for text, video and HTML5 ads), without regions, services, payer or targeting. The Google Ads Transparency Center Ad API returns those for one ad.
> - Impressions, spend and countries come only with election ads: topic=political lists them and needs a country.
> - The center filters by date only within the last year. A since older than that, or an until without since, is filtered on our side through the whole list, most recently shown first, so a page can come back empty while the walk reaches the window. Such pages are free.
> - A website no ad leads to returns an empty list, not an error.
> - is_active is null because the center shows no status: last_shown_at says when the ad last ran.

## Authorizations

`x-api-key`stringheaderrequired

Your API key. [Authentication](https://socialtap.dev/docs/authentication/index.md)

## Query parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` required | `string`<br>domain<br>max 500 chars | The website: its domain (lululemon.com), any link to it (https://www.lululemon.com/en-us/…), or an Ads Transparency Center domain search link (adstransparency.google.com/?domain=…). Google files ads under the registrable domain, so www. and subdomains search it (shop.lululemon.com is lululemon.com). | `lululemon.com` |
| `country` optional | `string`<br>iso3166-1-alpha-2 | Region: an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code such as US or BR (case-insensitive). Only ads shown in this country. All countries when omitted; required with topic=political. | `US` |
| `topic` optional | `string` | political: only the election ads that lead to the website (the center's Political ads view), with their impressions and spend; needs country. Default: all.<br>One of `all`, `political` | — |
| `format` optional | `string` | Only ads of this format. All formats when omitted.<br>One of `text`, `image`, `video` | — |
| `service` optional | `string` | Only ads shown on this Google service. All services when omitted.<br>One of `google_search`, `google_maps`, `google_play`, `google_shopping`, `youtube` | — |
| `sort` optional | `string` | Order of the results. newest: most recently shown first (the center's order). With topic=political also oldest (least recently shown first), popular (most impressions first) and spend (most spent first).<br>One of `newest`, `oldest`, `popular`, `spend` | — |
| `since` optional | `string`<br>date-time | Only items at or after this time: RFC 3339 (2026-10-01T12:00:00Z) or a date (2026-10-01, midnight UTC). On newest-first lists, paging stops when it is reached, so later pages are not fetched or charged. Ads count when they were shown during the window: an ad last shown (last_shown_at) before since is left out. | `2026-10-01` |
| `until` optional | `string`<br>date-time | Only items before this time (exclusive): RFC 3339 or a date (midnight UTC). Ads count when they were shown during the window: an ad first shown (first_shown_at) at or after until is left out. | `2026-10-08` |
| `limit` optional | `integer`<br>min 1<br>max 40 | Items per page, 1 to the endpoint's page size (its default and maximum; larger values are reduced to it). Omit it: every page costs the same, so a smaller limit means more pages to pay for. | `40` |
| `cursor` optional | `string` | page.next_cursor from the previous response. Send the same other parameters; omit to start from the first page. | — |

Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored ([Requests](https://socialtap.dev/docs/requests/index.md)). `limit` and `cursor` page through the list: see Pagination.

**Parameters every endpoint accepts**

| Name | Type | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `max_age` optional | `integer`<br>min 0 | Accept a cached response up to this many seconds old. Cache hits cost 0 credits. Omit to always fetch fresh. The Cache-Control: max-age=N request header is equivalent; max_age wins when both are sent. | — |
| `fields` optional | `string` | Return only these fields of each item: comma-separated paths in the schema's notation (id,text,metrics.view_count,segments\[\].text; a parent path keeps the whole object). Unknown paths are rejected. Applied after the cache, so it changes neither the price nor cache hits; page and meta are always returned whole. | — |

## Response

### 200

`{data, page, meta}`. `data` is an array of up to 40 [ad](https://socialtap.dev/resources/ad/index.md) objects, last shown, most recent first; `page` says how to get the next page; `meta` describes the request ([meta](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/index.md#meta)). Fields only Google Ads Transparency Center has are under `platform_specific.google`.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `data[].platform` | `string` | Library owner's platform ID (facebook for Meta's library, tiktok, google, linkedin). |
| `data[].id` | `string` | Library ad ID (string). |
| `data[].url` | `string` (uri) | Public library page of the ad. |
| `data[].advertiser` | `object` | The advertising page, business or account. |
| `data[].advertiser.id` | `string` or `null` | Platform-native account ID; null when only the handle is known. |
| `data[].advertiser.username` | `string` or `null` | Handle without the @; null when the account has none. |
| `data[].advertiser.display_name` | `string` or `null` | Display name shown on the profile. |
| `data[].advertiser.url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Canonical profile URL. |
| `data[].advertiser.avatar_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Profile picture URL. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours. |
| `data[].advertiser.is_verified` | `boolean` or `null` | Platform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge. |
| `data[].paid_by` | `string` or `null` | Disclosed payer ("Paid for by"). |
| `data[].is_active` | `boolean` or `null` | True while the ad is running. |
| `data[].first_shown_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | First delivery, RFC 3339 UTC (often date-only: see approximate_fields). |
| `data[].last_shown_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | Last delivery, RFC 3339 UTC; null while active. |
| `data[].type` | `string` | Creative shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.<br>One of `image`, `video`, `carousel`, `text`, `dynamic`, `other` |
| `data[].publisher_platforms` | `string[]` | Where it ran, lowercase IDs (facebook, instagram, messenger, audience_network, youtube, …); \[\] if not disclosed. |
| `data[].creatives` | `object[]` | The ad's creatives: one per card of a carousel and per variation of a dynamic or catalog ad, else one for the ad itself; \[\] if none are shown. |
| `data[].creatives[].title` | `string` or `null` | Headline. |
| `data[].creatives[].body` | `string` or `null` | Primary text. |
| `data[].creatives[].link_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Destination URL. |
| `data[].creatives[].link_description` | `string` or `null` | Link description text. |
| `data[].creatives[].cta_text` | `string` or `null` | Call-to-action label (e.g. Shop now). |
| `data[].creatives[].media` | `object[]` | Images and videos of this creative; \[\] if none. |
| `data[].creatives[].media[].type` | `string` | Kind of file. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.<br>One of `image`, `video`, `audio`, `gif` |
| `data[].creatives[].media[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Direct file URL; null when the platform withholds it, or when the link would only work from SocialTap's network or with a login. Often signed and expiring: see expires_at. |
| `data[].creatives[].media[].expires_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | When url stops working, RFC 3339 UTC, read from the platform's signed URL; null when unknown or when it does not expire. |
| `data[].creatives[].media[].thumbnail_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Poster or preview image URL. |
| `data[].creatives[].media[].width` | `integer` or `null` | Width in pixels. |
| `data[].creatives[].media[].height` | `integer` or `null` | Height in pixels. |
| `data[].creatives[].media[].duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | Duration in milliseconds (video and audio only). |
| `data[].creatives[].media[].alt_text` | `string` or `null` | Accessibility text provided by the author or platform. |
| `data[].languages` | `string[]` | BCP-47 languages of the ad; \[\] if not disclosed. |
| `data[].country_codes` | `string[]` | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 countries where it was shown; \[\] if not disclosed. |
| `data[].is_political` | `boolean` or `null` | Categorized as a political or social-issue ad; false when the library files it under another category, null when it shows none. |
| `data[].impressions` | `object` or `null` | Impressions or times shown range; null when not disclosed. |
| `data[].impressions.lower_bound` | `integer` | Inclusive lower bound. |
| `data[].impressions.upper_bound` | `integer` or `null` | Inclusive upper bound; null when open-ended (e.g. ">1M"). Equal to lower_bound when exact. |
| `data[].reach` | `object` or `null` | Unique users reached range; null when not disclosed. |
| `data[].reach.lower_bound` | `integer` | Inclusive lower bound. |
| `data[].reach.upper_bound` | `integer` or `null` | Inclusive upper bound; null when open-ended (e.g. ">1M"). Equal to lower_bound when exact. |
| `data[].audience_size` | `object` or `null` | Estimated target audience size range; null when not disclosed. |
| `data[].audience_size.lower_bound` | `integer` | Inclusive lower bound. |
| `data[].audience_size.upper_bound` | `integer` or `null` | Inclusive upper bound; null when open-ended (e.g. ">1M"). Equal to lower_bound when exact. |
| `data[].spend` | `object` or `null` | Spend range; null when not disclosed. |
| `data[].spend.lower_bound` | `integer` | Inclusive lower bound, in whole units of currency. |
| `data[].spend.upper_bound` | `integer` or `null` | Inclusive upper bound in whole units of currency; null when open-ended. |
| `data[].spend.currency` | `string` | ISO 4217 currency code, uppercase (USD). |
| `data[].platform_specific` | `object` | Fields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.\<platform>); each null when unknown. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google` | `object` or `null` | A Google ad's own fields. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.days_shown` | `integer` or `null` | Days the ad was shown (the center's "Ran for"); null when not shown. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.topic` | `string` or `null` | The ad's topic as Google labels it (Sports & Fitness); null when not shown. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.product_category` | `string` or `null` | The product category Google files a Shopping ad under (Apparel & Accessories); null otherwise. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.is_synthetic` | `boolean` or `null` | The advertiser disclosed synthetic (digitally altered or generated) content, as the ad's page labels it; false when it shows no such label. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions` | `object[]` | Per country it was shown in: when, how often and on which Google services; \[\] when not shown (in unknown_fields). |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].country_code` | `string` | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].first_shown_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | First day shown there, RFC 3339 UTC (date-only: approximate_fields); null when not shown. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].last_shown_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | Last day shown there, RFC 3339 UTC (date-only: approximate_fields); null when not shown. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].impressions` | `object` or `null` | Times shown there, Google's range; null when not disclosed. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].impressions.lower_bound` | `integer` | Inclusive lower bound. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].impressions.upper_bound` | `integer` or `null` | Inclusive upper bound; null when open-ended (e.g. ">1M"). Equal to lower_bound when exact. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].services` | `object[]` | Times shown there on each Google service; \[\] when not disclosed. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].services[].service` | `string` | The Google service. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.<br>One of `google_search`, `google_maps`, `google_play`, `google_shopping`, `youtube`, `other` |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].services[].impressions` | `object` or `null` | Times shown on it, Google's range (a lower bound of 0 when Google shows only "under" an upper bound). |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].services[].impressions.lower_bound` | `integer` | Inclusive lower bound. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.regions[].services[].impressions.upper_bound` | `integer` or `null` | Inclusive upper bound; null when open-ended (e.g. ">1M"). Equal to lower_bound when exact. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting` | `object` or `null` | Whom the advertiser selected; null when not disclosed. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.age_ranges` | `string[]` | Age ranges included (18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+, unknown); \[\] when none. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.excluded_age_ranges` | `string[]` | Age ranges excluded; \[\] when none. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.genders` | `string[]` | Genders included (male, female, unknown); \[\] when none. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.excluded_genders` | `string[]` | Genders excluded; \[\] when none. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.locations` | `object[]` | Locations included; \[\] when none. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.locations[].criterion_id` | `string` | Google Ads geo target criterion ID (2840 is the United States). |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.locations[].name` | `string` or `null` | The location's name (California); null when Google did not resolve it. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.locations[].full_name` | `string` or `null` | The name with the regions it lies in (California, United States); null when not resolved. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.locations[].country_code` | `string` or `null` | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of its country; null when not resolved. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.excluded_locations` | `object[]` | Locations excluded; \[\] when none. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.excluded_locations[].criterion_id` | `string` | Google Ads geo target criterion ID (2840 is the United States). |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.excluded_locations[].name` | `string` or `null` | The location's name (California); null when Google did not resolve it. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.excluded_locations[].full_name` | `string` or `null` | The name with the regions it lies in (California, United States); null when not resolved. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.excluded_locations[].country_code` | `string` or `null` | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of its country; null when not resolved. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.criteria` | `object[]` | The kinds of criteria the advertiser included or excluded (the EU disclosure); \[\] when not disclosed. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.criteria[].category` | `string` | The kind of criteria. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other.<br>One of `demographics`, `locations`, `contextual`, `topics_of_interest`, `customer_lists` |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.criteria[].is_included` | `boolean` | Criteria of this kind were included in the audience. |
| `data[].platform_specific.google.targeting.criteria[].is_excluded` | `boolean` | Criteria of this kind were excluded from the audience. |
| `data[].approximate_fields` | `string[]` | JSON paths of values that are rounded, date-only or parsed from display text. A list path (external_links) means the list may be incomplete. \[\] when all exact. |
| `data[].unknown_fields` | `string[]` | JSON paths of lists whose \[\] means unknown rather than none (a source that cannot see them); null already means unknown for every other field. \[\] when every list is known. |

not_found is item-level: the request was fine, the item can't be returned.

### 400

400 Bad Request: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `invalid_input` | 400 | No | A parameter is missing or malformed, or the link is not one this endpoint takes. | Fix the parameter named in param as the message says. For a link of the wrong kind, call an endpoint listed in details.endpoints, when there is one. |
| `invalid_cursor` | 400 | No | The cursor is malformed or expired, belongs to another endpoint, or came with other parameters than the request that returned it. | Repeat the original request without cursor to start the list again. |

### 401

401 Unauthorized: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `unauthorized` | 401 | No | The x-api-key header is missing, or its key is unknown or revoked. On the dashboard's routes: the session cookie is missing or expired. | Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header. No key yet? A person gets one at details.signup_url; an AI agent follows details.agent_auth_url. |

### 402

402 Payment Required: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `insufficient_credits` | 402 | No | The account does not have enough credits for this request. | Have a person buy credits at details.purchase_url (or make them a checkout link with details.checkout), then repeat the request. Do not retry automatically. |
| `spend_limit_reached` | 402 | No | The API key reached its spend limit for this period. The account may still have credits. | Wait until details.resets_at, or raise the key's spend limit (PATCH /v1/api_keys/{id}). Do not retry automatically. |

### 403

403 Forbidden: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `forbidden` | 403 | No | The API key is valid but may not make this request, and details.reason says why: the account is suspended, the key lacks the route's scope, waits for its owner to confirm it by email, has expired, or was used from an IP outside its allowlist, or a rotated key's previous secret was used for a call that needs the admin scope. A running job stops with it too when its account is suspended or the key that created it is revoked or expires. It is about the key, never the item: a private item is private_or_unavailable, also 403, so branch on the code. | Act on details.reason. suspended: contact [support](mailto:support@socialtap.dev). scope: use a key with details.required_scope. previous_secret: use the new secret. key_pending: have the owner open the emailed link. key_expired or key_revoked: create a new key. ip_not_allowed: call from an allowed IP. |

### 404

404 Not Found: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `not_found` | 404 | No | The item does not exist or was deleted. On GET /v1/requests/{id}/response: the response was not kept (details.reason says why). | Check the link or ID. Do not retry. |

### 429

429 Too Many Requests: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `rate_limited` | 429 | Yes, later | The account passed its runaway-protection ceiling: a high per-account limit that stops a broken client loop (plans have no rate limit). Requests without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint) are limited per IP address instead. It also stops an account whose failed requests in the last hour cost far more than its successful ones paid for: failures are free within a limit (the message says so), and successes raise it. | Wait the seconds in the retry-after header, then retry. If your steady traffic needs more, ask [support](mailto:support@socialtap.dev) to raise the ceiling; without an API key, send one. |

### 500

500 Internal Error: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `internal` | 500 | Yes, later | An unexpected error on SocialTap's side. | Retry with backoff. If it keeps happening, contact [support](mailto:support@socialtap.dev) with the request_id. |

### 502

502 Bad Gateway: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `upstream_error` | 502 | Yes, later | The platform failed, or answered with something we could not read. | Retry with backoff. Failed requests are free. |

### 503

503 Unavailable: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `upstream_blocked` | 503 | Yes, later | The platform refused every attempt, our own retries included. | Retry later with backoff. Failed requests are free. |
| `overloaded` | 503 | Yes, later | SocialTap was at capacity, or paused by its operators, and did not start the request. Nothing was fetched or charged. | Retry after the seconds in the retry-after header. Failed requests are free. |

## Pagination

Items come in pages, **last shown, most recent first**. To get the next page, send **the same request plus `cursor`** set to `page.next_cursor` from the previous response. Keep every other parameter the same (limit, max_age and fields may change); anything else that differs is rejected. When `page.has_more` is `false` the walk is over, and `page.end_reason` says why: only `end` means you have every item (the others say the platform or a page cap stopped the walk early).

- **Order**: `sort=newest` (the default): last shown, most recent first; `sort=oldest`: last shown, least recent first (topic=political); `sort=popular`: most impressions first (topic=political); `sort=spend`: most spent first (topic=political)
- **Page size**: Up to 40 ads (the default; `limit` lowers it)
- **Cursor lifetime**: 24 hours; don't store cursors
- **Price**: Per page, 1 credit

### The `page` object

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `page.has_more` | `boolean` | True when another page exists; then next_cursor is set. An empty page with has_more true is not the end. |
| `page.next_cursor` | `string` or `null` | Pass as cursor, with the same other parameters, to get the next page; null at the end. |
| `page.next_cursor_expires_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | When next_cursor stops working, RFC 3339 UTC; null at the end. Don't store cursors. |
| `page.end_reason` | `string` or `null` | Why there are no more pages; null while has_more is true. end: the list ended, or reached since/until. platform_limit: the platform stops serving further pages although the list goes on. max_pages: SocialTap's cap on pages in one walk. New values may be added. A short or empty page is not the end: only has_more false is.<br>One of `end`, `platform_limit`, `max_pages` |

### Next page

cURL: next page:

```shell
curl 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/google/search_ads?query=lululemon.com&cursor=c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
```

- The price is per page: each successful page costs the same, whatever `limit` is and however many items it has. Empty pages are charged too (an empty page with `has_more: true` is not the end), except a page whose items `since` or `until` all removed: that one is free.
- A `limit` below 40 doesn't save credits: the next request serves the rest of the same platform page, which is fetched again and charged as a page each time, and items can shift between those requests if the platform changes the list. Omitting `limit` is the cheapest way to walk the list.
- Errors are free, including a rejected cursor.
- Pages served from the cache are free.
- An expired or altered cursor, or one sent with different parameters, fails with [`invalid_cursor`](https://socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#invalid_cursor) (HTTP 400): Repeat the original request without cursor to start the list again.

[Pagination guide](https://socialtap.dev/docs/pagination/index.md)

## Pricing

From **1 credit** per page. Charged per successful page, whatever its number of items. Errors are free. The price depends on the source that produced the result, reported as `meta.source`.

| Source | Price per successful page | Per 1,000 pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Platform API `api` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 |

**Balance, sources and what you were charged**

Your balance must be at least **1 credit** to start a request; with less, it is refused with [`insufficient_credits`](https://socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#insufficient_credits) (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts.

| meta.source | Source | What it means |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `api` | Platform API | The platform's public, logged-out API. |

`meta.credits_charged` and the `x-credits-charged` header show what you paid. [How credits work](https://socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) · [Packs](https://socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md)

Endpoint ID `google.search_ads` · operationId `google.search_ads.list` · [Product overview](https://socialtap.dev/apis/google/search_ads/index.md)

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