AI Visibility Opportunity Finder

Track brand mentions, citations, competitors, and content opportunities across Google AI Overview results.

🎯 Why This Matters

Google AI Overviews are changing how users discover brands. Traditional SEO metrics don't tell you if AI is recommending your brand — or your competitor's. This Actor gives you the answers.

Questions this answers:

• ✅ Does Google AI recommend my brand in relevant searches?
• ✅ Is my domain being cited as a source in AI answers?
• ✅ Which competitors dominate AI search results?
• ✅ What content should I create to get cited by AI?
• ✅ Which prompts have the most commercial opportunity?
• ✅ Is my AI visibility improving or declining?

✨ Features

Feature	Description
AI Overview Detection	Detects whether Google AI Overview appears for each prompt
Brand Mention Tracking	Counts brand mentions, determines sentiment and recommendation position
Citation Gap Analysis	Analyzes which domains are cited and categorizes them (media, review sites, forums, competitors, etc.)
Competitor Intelligence	Track up to 10 competitors per run with mention frequency and citation analysis
Visibility Score (0-100)	Composite score based on mention rate, citation rate, citation position, and competitor share of voice
Opportunity Score (0-100)	Identifies prompts where you have the most to gain
Actionable Recommendations	Prioritized actions based on your current visibility status
Organic Position Tracking	Extracts organic results to detect ranking vs. citation gaps

📋 Input

{
  "brand": {
    "name": "Canva",
    "domain": "canva.com",
    "aliases": ["Canva Pro", "Canva AI"]
  },
  "competitors": [
    { "name": "Adobe Express", "domain": "adobe.com" },
    { "name": "Figma", "domain": "figma.com" }
  ],
  "prompts": [
    "best online design software",
    "best graphic design tool for small business",
    "easy presentation design software",
    "Canva alternatives"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "includeOrganicResults": true,
  "generateRecommendations": true
}

Input Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
brand.name	string	✅	Primary brand name
brand.domain	string	✅	Your primary domain
brand.aliases	string[]	❌	Alternative brand/product names
brand.exclusionTerms	string[]	❌	Terms that exclude false matches (for ambiguous names)
competitors[]	object[]	❌	Up to 10 competitors with name + domain
prompts	string[]	✅	Search queries to check (2-50 recommended)
country	string	❌	ISO country code (default: US)
language	string	❌	ISO language code (default: en)
includeOrganicResults	boolean	❌	Get organic ranking positions too
generateRecommendations	boolean	❌	Generate actionable recommendations

📊 Output

Per-Prompt Result

{
  "prompt": "best online design software",
  "engine": "google_ai_overview",
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "checkedAt": "2026-07-07T10:15:00Z",
  "aiAnswerAvailable": true,
  "answerText": "Several online design platforms are available...",
  "brandMentioned": true,
  "brandMentionCount": 2,
  "brandSentiment": "positive",
  "brandRecommendationPosition": 1,
  "domainCited": false,
  "competitors": [
    {
      "name": "Adobe Express",
      "mentioned": true,
      "mentionCount": 1,
      "domainCited": true,
      "citationPosition": 2
    }
  ],
  "citations": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "domain": "techradar.com",
      "url": "https://techradar.com/reviews/design-tool",
      "title": "Best graphic design software in 2026",
      "isBrandDomain": false,
      "isCompetitorDomain": false,
      "sourceCategory": "media"
    }
  ],
  "organicBrandPosition": 3,
  "visibilityStatus": "MENTIONED_NOT_CITED",
  "visibilityScore": 61,
  "opportunityScore": 84,
  "recommendedActions": [
    {
      "priority": "high",
      "action": "Create a comparison page targeting this prompt",
      "reason": "Your brand ranks organically but is not used as a cited source"
    }
  ]
}

Visibility Status Reference

Status	Meaning
DOMINANT	Brand mentioned + domain cited at strong position
CITED	Domain cited, but brand not dominant
MENTIONED_NOT_CITED	Brand mentioned, domain not a source
COMPETITOR_DOMINANT	Competitor dominates mentions and citations
ORGANIC_ONLY	Domain in organic results, not in AI answer
INVISIBLE	Brand and domain not found anywhere
NO_AI_ANSWER	AI Overview did not appear for this prompt

Brand Summary Output

After processing all prompts, the Actor outputs a brand-level summary:

{
  "totalPrompts": 100,
  "aiAnswersFound": 78,
  "brandMentions": 32,
  "brandCitations": 14,
  "mentionRate": 41.03,
  "citationRate": 17.95,
  "shareOfVoice": 23.4,
  "visibilityScore": 48,
  "opportunityScore": 67
}

💰 Pricing Plan (Pay-Per-Event)

Event	Price	Description
Basic prompt check	$0.006	AI Overview detection + mention tracking
With organic results	$0.009	Adds organic position tracking
With recommendations	$0.014	Full analysis + action recommendations
Historical comparison	$0.002	Compare with previous run
HTML agency report	$0.50	White-label report with logo + charts

Example Scenarios

Usage	Cost
1,000 basic prompt checks	~$6.00
1,000 checks + organic	~$9.00
100 prompts full analysis + report	~$1.90
Agency: 50 clients × 20 prompts weekly	~$14/week

🚀 Use Cases

For SEO & GEO Agencies

Run this Actor for dozens of clients every week. The citation gap analysis tells you exactly what content strategy will move the needle.

For SaaS Companies

Track prompts like "best CRM for startups" or "best accounting software." Know when your brand breaks into AI answers and which competitor just overtook you.

For E-commerce & Consumer Brands

Monitor whether AI recommends your products. Spot when competitors gain citation advantage and what third-party sites influence AI answers.

For Digital PR & Content Agencies

Identify which domains AI cites most in your category. Build outreach programs targeted at the publishers who shape AI answers.

🔗 Integrations

• API: Trigger via Apify API, n8n, Make, Zapier
• Scheduling: Set up daily/weekly monitoring via Apify Schedules
• Webhooks: Get alerts when visibility drops, competitors gain ground, or new citation domains appear

📦 What You Get

• Dataset with per-prompt detailed results
• Brand summary with key metrics
• Citation gap analysis with domain categorization
• Opportunity ranking with prioritized prompts
• Actionable recommendations per visibility status

⚙️ Technical Requirements

• Proxy: Residential proxy (included with Apify Proxy)
• Browser: Playwright-based rendering
• Scoring: Visibility Score + Opportunity Score (0-100)
• Output: Dataset + Key-Value Store

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