# Google Search Results Scraper (`bornoo/google-search-results-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google Search results by keyword. Extracts titles, links, and snippets from search engine results pages (SERPs). Input a query and max results count to get clean, structured JSON or CSV data — perfect for SEO rank tracking, keyword research, competitor analysis, and market research work.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bornoo/google-search-results-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Biddut Hossain](https://apify.com/bornoo) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Agents, Automation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Google Search Results Scraper

Scrape Google Search results by keyword and extract **titles, links, and snippets** from the search engine results pages (SERPs).

### ✨ Features

- 🔍 Search Google for any keyword or phrase
- 📄 Extracts title, URL, and snippet for each result
- ⚙️ Configurable number of results
- 💾 Outputs clean, structured data (JSON, CSV, Excel, etc.)

### 📥 Input

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | String | The search keyword/phrase to look up on Google | — (required) |
| `maxResults` | Integer | Maximum number of results to scrape | 10 |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "query": "best coffee shops in New York",
  "maxResults": 10
}
```

### 📤 Output

Each scraped result is pushed to the dataset in this format:

```json
{
  "title": "Example Result Title",
  "link": "https://example.com",
  "snippet": "A short description of the search result..."
}
```

You can export the dataset as **JSON, CSV, Excel, XML,** or **HTML** directly from the Apify platform.

### ▶️ How to use

1. Open the Actor on Apify.
2. Fill in your search `query` and (optionally) `maxResults`.
3. Click **Start**.
4. View or download results from the **Dataset** tab.

### ⚠️ Limitations

- Google may block or rate-limit repeated automated requests (CAPTCHAs, IP bans).
- HTML structure of Google SERPs changes periodically — selectors may need updates.
- For higher reliability and scale, consider enabling **Apify Proxy** (residential proxies) and/or rendering pages with a headless browser.

### 🛠 Built With

- [Apify SDK for Python](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/python/)
- [BeautifulSoup4](https://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/)
- [Requests](https://docs.python-requests.org/)

### 📄 License

This Actor is provided as-is for educational and research purposes. Please review [Google's Terms of Service](https://policies.google.com/terms) before using this scraper.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search on Google

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Number of search results to scrape

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxResults": 10
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bornoo/google-search-results-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bornoo/google-search-results-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call bornoo/google-search-results-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bornoo/google-search-results-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/OaUaaOzNTDaAoMoft/builds/JvnXcKu3zUyuH7LvQ/openapi.json