Google People Also Ask Scraper

Google People Also Ask Scraper exports People Also Ask questions, visible answers, citation titles and URLs, related searches, query lineage, rank, depth, country, and language for SEO briefs, FAQ planning, and topic research.

Instead of copying questions from search pages by hand, you can submit a list of topics and receive a structured dataset that keeps every question tied to its root and parent query. Optional one-level expansion turns related searches into a wider, traceable topic graph.

Quick start

1. Add search topics or keywords to queries.
2. Choose localization, question limits, related searches, and optional expansion depth.
3. Run the Actor and export the dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel, XML, or through the API.

Example output

{
  "recordType": "people_also_ask",
  "rootQuery": "best crm software",
  "parentQuery": "best crm software",
  "question": "What should I look for in CRM software?",
  "query": null,
  "answer": "Visible answer text when Google provides it.",
  "citationTitle": "Example source",
  "citationUrl": "https://example.com/crm-guide",
  "rank": 1,
  "depth": 0,
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "collectedAt": "2026-08-11T20:00:00.000Z"
}

What data you get

The dataset contains people_also_ask and, when enabled, related_search rows. Fields cover the root query, parent query, question or related query, visible answer, citation title and URL, rank, expansion depth, country, language, Google search URL, and collection time. Lineage fields make it possible to reconstruct clusters without guessing which seed produced each result.

Input settings

Setting	JSON key	Description
Google search queries	queries	Add 1–50 topics, products, questions, or keywords.
Country	country	Two-letter Google country code such as US, GB, or PT.
Language	language	Google language code such as en, de, or pt-BR.
Maximum questions per query	maxQuestionsPerQuery	Save up to this many People Also Ask questions for each searched query.
Include visible answers and citations	includeAnswers	Capture answer text and cited source URLs when Google exposes them in the returned result page.
Include related searches	includeRelatedSearches	Save related Google search queries alongside PAA questions.
Maximum related searches per query	maxRelatedSearchesPerQuery	Save up to this many related-query rows per searched query. Set to 0 to disable them.
Related-query expansion depth	expansionDepth	Use 0 for the original queries only or 1 to search the discovered related queries once and build a wider topic graph.
Run time limit in seconds	runTimeSecs	Stop admitting new searches before this shared deadline. Use 30–270 seconds.
Proxy configuration	proxyConfiguration	Uses Apify's Google SERP proxy by default. Change only if you understand the access and cost tradeoffs.

Output fields

Field	JSON key	Description
Record type	recordType	people_also_ask or related_search.
Root query	rootQuery	Original user-supplied query that owns this topic branch.
Parent query	parentQuery	Query from which this row was discovered.
Query	query	Searched or discovered query represented by this row.
Question	question	People Also Ask question text.
Visible answer	answer	Answer text when exposed in the returned Google result page.
Citation title	citationTitle	Visible title of the cited answer source.
Citation URL	citationUrl	Public source URL cited by Google when available.
Rank	rank	Position within the returned PAA or related-search block.
Depth	depth	0 for original queries and 1 for expanded related queries.
Country	country	Google country code used for the query.
Language	language	Google language code used for the query.
Search URL	searchUrl	Google result page URL used to collect the row.
Collected at	collectedAt	UTC collection timestamp.

Ready-to-run examples

Open a public example to inspect its input, run it, or reuse it as a task:

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FAQ and content-brief research:

{"queries":["best crm software"],"country":"US","language":"en","maxQuestionsPerQuery":20,"includeAnswers":true,"includeRelatedSearches":true,"expansionDepth":0}

One-level topic expansion:

{"queries":["email marketing automation"],"maxQuestionsPerQuery":10,"maxRelatedSearchesPerQuery":5,"expansionDepth":1}

Who is it for?

• SEO teams creating question-led content briefs and FAQ sections.
• Content strategists mapping adjacent user intent and topic clusters.
• Product marketers researching objections and comparison questions.
• Agencies collecting localized question sets across markets.
• Developers and AI agents that need structured Google question research.

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing: one start charge per run and one tiered result charge for each saved PAA question or related-search row. Answers and citations, when publicly visible, are included in the row price. See the live Google People Also Ask Scraper Pricing tab for exact plan rates.

Tips and limits

• Inputs are limited to 50 root queries, 50 questions per query, and 20 related searches per query.
• Expansion depth is intentionally capped at one to keep workload and lineage predictable.
• Google does not expose an answer or citation for every question, so those fields can be nullable.
• Results vary by country, language, time, and public search availability; repeat important research periodically.
• A narrow or uncommon query can legitimately return fewer records than the selected maximum.

API usage

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~google-people-also-ask-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"queries":["best crm software"],"maxQuestionsPerQuery":10}'

JavaScript:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('fetch_cat/google-people-also-ask-scraper').call({
  queries: ['best crm software'], maxQuestionsPerQuery: 10,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

Python:

import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ['APIFY_TOKEN'])
run = client.actor('fetch_cat/google-people-also-ask-scraper').call(run_input={
    'queries': ['best crm software'], 'maxQuestionsPerQuery': 10,
})
items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items

Use with MCP and AI agents

Connect to the official Apify MCP server at https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/google-people-also-ask-scraper, or add:

{"mcpServers":{"apify":{"url":"https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/google-people-also-ask-scraper"}}}

Useful prompts include: “Collect People Also Ask questions for these product categories and group them into FAQ themes,” or “Expand this keyword once, then create a content brief using the cited questions.”

FAQ

Is an SEO API key required?

No external keyword-data credential is required as an Actor input.

Why are some answer fields empty?

Google may show a question without answer text or a citation in the returned search experience. The question row remains useful and does not receive invented content.

What is the difference between root and parent query?

rootQuery is your original input. parentQuery is the specific query that produced the row, which differs during one-level expansion.

Can I search several countries in one run?

A run uses one country and language. Run separate localized inputs when you need clean market comparisons.

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• Google Search Results Scraper
• Google Autocomplete Scraper
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Support

Open an issue from the Actor page and include the run ID or run URL, input JSON, expected output, actual output, and one reproducible public Google query URL. Also include the country and language used because PAA availability is localized.