ChatGPT Search Scraper — Answers, Sources & Citations

$0.004 per answer · no OpenAI key · no login · the answer and every source it cited

Ask ChatGPT Search anything and get the answer back as data: the full answer text, every cited source with its title, domain and URL, and the follow-up questions ChatGPT suggests. Paste one query or a thousand, one per line, and export JSON, CSV or Excel.

Why use this scraper

• The citations, not just the prose. Every source ChatGPT leaned on comes back with title, domain and URL, so you can see which pages the model is actually repeating.
• No key, no account. You do not need an OpenAI subscription or an API key. Paste queries and run.
• Built for lists. One query per line, answered in parallel, one row each.
• Priced per answer. $0.004 when an answer comes back, nothing when one does not.
• Same row shape as our other AI engines. The Perplexity Search Scraper and the combined AI Search Scraper emit identical fields, so one parser reads all three.

Use cases

• See which domains ChatGPT cites for the queries that matter to your brand.
• Track whether your site is being used as a source, and which page.
• Compare ChatGPT's answer against Perplexity's for the same question.
• Feed answers and sources into an LLM visibility or share-of-voice report.
• Pull answers in bulk for research, content planning or competitive monitoring.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
queries	string	— (required)	One query per line
maxItems	integer	10000	Hard cap on answer rows
maxConcurrency	integer	4	Queries answered in parallel
proxy	object	residential	Leave as is unless you supply your own

{
    "queries": "best CRM tools for startups\nbest project management software"
}

Output

Field	Description
query	The query this row answers
engine	Always chatgpt
answer	The full answer text
sources	[{ url, domain, title }] — every cited source
sourceUrls	The same URLs as a flat list, handy for sheets
followUpQuestions	Suggested next questions, when ChatGPT offers them
model	The model that answered
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp

{
    "query": "best CRM tools for startups",
    "engine": "chatgpt",
    "answer": "The best CRM for a startup depends on your business model, team size…",
    "sources": [
        { "url": "https://www.techsifted.com/roundups/best-crm-for-startups-2026/", "domain": "techsifted.com", "title": "Best CRM for Startups 2026" }
    ],
    "sourceUrls": ["https://www.techsifted.com/roundups/best-crm-for-startups-2026/"],
    "followUpQuestions": [],
    "model": "gpt-6",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-11-01T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Pricing

$0.004 per answer, plus a $0.005 actor-start fee per GB of run memory. A query that returns no answer is not charged. 100 answers cost $0.40.

FAQ

Do I need an OpenAI API key? No. Neither a key nor a login.

How many queries can I send? As many as you like — one per line. They are answered in parallel and capped by maxItems.

Why did a query return no answer? Occasionally a query is refused or times out. That row is skipped and not charged; the rest of the run is unaffected.

Can I get Perplexity answers too? Yes — the Perplexity Search Scraper does the same for Perplexity, and the AI Search Scraper runs ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews together in one job with the same output fields.

Are the sources deduplicated? They come back as ChatGPT cites them, in order, including repeats across sections, so you can see weighting.

Support

Found a bug or need another field? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab — it is monitored.

🤖 For AI Agents & LLM Apps

Purpose: Turn a list of queries into ChatGPT Search answers with their citations.

Minimal input (tested):

{ "queries": "best CRM tools for startups", "maxItems": 5 }

Behaviors agents should know:

• One row per query; engine is always chatgpt.
• sources[] and sourceUrls[] are parallel — same URLs, one with metadata.
• Billing is chatgpt-answer at $0.004, only on a returned answer. Bound with maxItems.
• followUpQuestions is often empty; treat it as optional.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor retrieves publicly accessible answers from ChatGPT Search. Use the output in line with OpenAI's terms and applicable law; answers are machine-generated and may be wrong or out of date, so verify before relying on them. You are responsible for how you use the output.

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