AEO Auditor 2026: AI Search Visibility Scanner

AEO Auditor 2026: AI Search Visibility Scanner

Pricing: SEO agencies charge £500+ for a one-time AEO audit that goes stale in 30 days. Run this Actor weekly for the cost of a coffee — always current, always actionable.

If your agency can't prove AI Search ROI — this Actor is the evidence layer.

AEO Auditor runs any list of keywords through Google Search, detects whether an AI Overview (SGE) box is present, checks if your client's domain is cited as a source, and records every URL Google's AI box links to. It also captures the domain's organic rank for the same query — so you can compare AI citation vs. organic position side by side.

Try it on the Apify platform in under 2 minutes.

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Why use AEO Auditor?

• Prove AI Search ROI to clients. Show exactly which queries trigger AI Overviews and whether the client's brand is cited — the metric agencies need to justify AEO retainers.
• Competitive gap analysis. See which competitor domains are being cited in AI boxes for your target queries.
• Track AI citation trends over time. Schedule monthly runs to see if your content strategy is improving AI box inclusion.
• Correlate organic rank with AI inclusion. Are your top-ranking pages also getting cited in AI Overviews? This Actor shows you both numbers.

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How to use AEO Auditor

1. Click Try for free on the Actor page.
2. In the Input tab, paste your keyword list under Search Queries.
3. Enter the Target Domain you want to monitor (e.g. yourclient.com).
4. Set Max Queries to limit the run if needed (default: 10).
5. Leave Proxy on Residential (recommended for Google).
6. Click Start. Results appear in the Dataset tab within seconds per query.

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Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
queries	Array of strings	Yes	—	Keywords to check
targetDomain	String	Yes	—	Domain to audit (no https:// needed)
maxQueries	Integer	No	10	Cap on queries processed (0 = unlimited)
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Apify Residential	Proxy settings

Example input:

{
    "queries": ["best protein powder", "vegan supplements UK", "whey vs plant protein"],
    "targetDomain": "myprotein.com",
    "maxQueries": 50
}

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Output

Each query is pushed to the Dataset as a JSON object.

Dataset item example

{
    "query": "best protein powder",
    "aiOverviewPresent": true,
    "targetDomainInAI": false,
    "citedUrls": [
        "https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/best-protein-powder",
        "https://www.menshealth.com/uk/nutrition/a38234590/best-protein-powder/"
    ],
    "citedUrlsCount": 2,
    "organicRank": 4
}

Output columns

Field	Description
query	The search query
aiOverviewPresent	Whether Google showed an AI Overview for this query
targetDomainInAI	Whether your domain was cited in the AI box
citedUrls	All URLs cited in the AI Overview
citedUrlsCount	Number of distinct citations
organicRank	Position of targetDomain in organic results (-1 = not found)

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Pricing / Cost estimation

This Actor uses Playwright (browser-based) because Google Search is JavaScript-rendered. Each query loads one page.

• ~$0.004 per query on Apify Pay-Per-Use.
• 50 queries ≈ $0.20.
• Residential proxy adds a small data cost (~1–2 MB per query).
• Free tier on Apify covers roughly 500 queries/month.

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Tips

• Run weekly for client reporting dashboards. The AI Overview landscape shifts constantly.
• Segment by intent — run navigational, informational, and commercial queries separately to understand where AI Overviews appear most.
• Export to CSV from the Dataset tab and drop straight into client reports.
• High-volume runs — set maxConcurrency via proxy configuration if running 100+ queries; the default of 1 is safe for Google rate limits.

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FAQ & Disclaimers

Is scraping Google Search allowed? Google's ToS restricts automated access. This Actor uses residential proxies to replicate normal browser behaviour. Use responsibly, do not overload requests, and review Google's ToS for your jurisdiction.

Why does organicRank sometimes show -1? Google may not show your domain in the first page of results, or the query triggered a specialised SERP (images, shopping, maps) rather than standard blue links.

AI Overview selectors keep changing. Google updates its HTML structure frequently. If AI Overview detection stops working, open an issue — we ship selector updates within days.

Support Open an issue in the Issues tab. Custom integrations and white-label reporting pipelines available on request.