What is AI Citation Lead Extractor?

See which domains Google AI Overview cites, then turn those sources into a deduped lead table. Give it a batch of prompts. Get back unique domains with citation counts, sample URLs, and the prompts that triggered each cite — ready to export as CSV for outreach, competitor intel, or link prospecting.

This extracts who gets cited. It does not check whether your brand is cited. For that, use AI Citation Monitor.

What this Actor does

• Runs each prompt against Google search with AI Overview sources
• Parses cited URLs, aggregates by registrable domain
• Dedupes, counts, and keeps sample URLs plus originating prompts
• Caps the table with min_citations and max_results
• Runs on Apify: scheduling, dataset export (JSON / CSV / Excel), API, webhooks, integrations

Who it is for

• SEO agencies building an AI-citation prospect list without an Ahrefs seat for a one-off
• PR teams seeing which publishers Google treats as sources on a topic
• B2B content teams finding which competitors own the Overview for their category

How to use it

1. Paste 10-50 natural-language prompts (questions, not keyword lists).
2. Keep country US and language en unless you have a geo-specific brief.
3. Set min_citations to 2 if you only want domains cited more than once.
4. Run. Export the default dataset.

Input example

{
  "prompts": [
    "best AI chips for training large language models",
    "leading companies in generative AI infrastructure",
    "top SEO tools for link building in 2026"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "min_citations": 1,
  "max_results": 100
}

Output example

{
  "domain": "analyticsindiamag.com",
  "citation_count": 1,
  "sample_urls": [
    "https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-trends/10-most-powerful-ai-chips-dominating-the-llm-race"
  ],
  "prompts_that_cited": [
    "best AI chips for training large language models"
  ]
}

How much does it cost?

Pay per event. No monthly subscription.

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.00005 per GB of memory
Lead domain extracted (dataset item)	$0.018 ($18 per 1,000 unique domains)

A 50-domain table is about $0.90 plus a few cents to start. You are billed for domains written to the dataset, not for prompts that produced no AI Overview sources.

Live coverage is Google AI Overview only (not ChatGPT or Perplexity).

Related Actors

Actor	Use it when
AI Citation Monitor	Is MY brand cited in Google AI Overview?
AI Citation Lead Extractor (this one)	WHO does Google cite for these prompts?

FAQ

How is this different from Google Search Results Scraper?

The scraper returns raw SERP JSON. This Actor rolls that up into a deduped domain table with counts, sample URLs, and prompt attribution.

Can I export CSV?

Yes. Open the run dataset in Console and export CSV, or use the dataset API.

What if an Overview has no sources?

That prompt contributes zero domains. It does not fail the run.