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Track competitor Google Ads Transparency Center ads with Apify

Started by a clock, and works across Apify and Google Sheets. 6 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small

6 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 3Service 2

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Every Monday morningSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Set the competitors to watchSetLogic
  3. 3Fetch each advertiser's adsApifyService
  4. 4Keep rows that are real adsFilterLogic
  5. 5Shape ad rows for the sheetCodeLogic
  6. 6Append this week's adsGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
6
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Apify, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify and Google Sheets accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 6 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 6 steps before you point it at anything that matters.