Google Search Scraper

Google search results with AI Overview and People Also Ask: title, URL, description, rank, sitelinks, and related searches.

For SEO teams, marketers, and developers who need search rankings as data. Every run tells you plainly what worked and what did not: no silent empty runs.

What you can do with it

• Rank tracking: run your keywords on a schedule and record rankOrganic for your domain.
• SERP research: collect the top results and descriptions for content briefs.
• Lead lists: turn a search like "plumbers in Austin" into a list of websites.
• AI Overview tracking: see what Google's AI answer says for your keywords and which sites it cites (aiOverviewSources).
• Content ideas: use peopleAlsoAsk and relatedSearches to plan FAQs and articles.

What you get

Field	What it is	Example
query	The search term that produced this row.	how to lower cholesterol naturally
type	organic, paid, overview (one per search: AI Overview, People Also Ask, related searches), or error.	overview
position	1-based rank in this Actor's list (organic first). Null on the overview row.	1
page	Google results page number.	1
title	Listing headline.	Effectiveness of altering serum cholesterol levels without drugs
url	Destination URL.	https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1312230/
urlShown	Simplified URL Google showed.	https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov› articles › PMC1312230
description	Listing description text.	by RL Rosenthal · 2000 · Cited by 58 — Soluble fibers—such as psylliu…
rankOrganic	Rank within organic or paid group.	1
rankOverall	Rank among mixed organic and paid listings.	2
sitelinks	Extra title/URL links Google showed under this listing.
aiOverview	Overview row only. Google's AI Overview as plain text, bullets on their own lines. Null when Google showed none.	You can lower your "bad" LDL cholesterol and improve your heart healt…
aiOverviewSources	Overview row only. Sites the AI Overview cites: source and url.	[{"source": "mayoclinic.org", "url": "https://www.%E2%80%A6, …]
peopleAlsoAsk	Overview row only. The People Also Ask questions, in page order.	[What is VLDL cholesterol?, …]
relatedSearches	Overview row only. Google's related searches at the bottom of the page.	[What reduces cholesterol quickly naturally, …]
totalResults	Overview row only. Result count Google reports for the search.	202

Examples come from a real run. Every row has every field; a value the page did not show is null, never guessed.

Each search also gets one overview row (type = overview) with the AI Overview, People Also Ask, and related searches. It counts as one result; turn off Include AI Overview and People Also Ask to skip it.

How to use it

1. Click Try for free (or Start) on this page.
2. Enter one search query per line in the first field. The form is prefilled with a working example.
3. Optional: set Max results and the other options.
4. Click Start. Open the Output tab, or export JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Example input

{
  "queries": [
    "how to lower cholesterol naturally"
  ],
  "pages": 1,
  "includeOverview": true,
  "maxResults": 10
}

Example output

Real rows from a run on 27 October 2026 (long values shortened here), one of each type:

overview row:

{
  "query": "how to lower cholesterol naturally",
  "type": "overview",
  "position": null,
  "page": 1,
  "title": null,
  "url": null,
  "urlShown": null,
  "description": null,
  "rankOrganic": null,
  "rankOverall": null,
  "sitelinks": null,
  "aiOverview": "You can lower your \"bad\" LDL cholesterol and improve your heart health naturally by changing your diet, increasing exercise, and dropping unhealthy habits. G…",
  "aiOverviewSources": [
    {
      "source": "mayoclinic.org",
      "url": "https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/reduce-cholesterol/art-20045935"
    },
    {
      "source": "cdc.gov",
      "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/prevention/index.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "coscardiology.com",
      "url": "https://coscardiology.com/how-to-reduce-cholesterol-naturally/"
    },
    "…"
  ],
  "peopleAlsoAsk": [
    "What is VLDL cholesterol?",
    "Can alcohol affect LDL cholesterol?",
    "What are the main causes of high cholesterol?",
    "…"
  ],
  "relatedSearches": [
    "What reduces cholesterol quickly naturally",
    "How to reduce cholesterol in 7 days",
    "What supplements lower cholesterol",
    "…"
  ],
  "totalResults": 202
}

organic row:

{
  "query": "how to lower cholesterol naturally",
  "type": "organic",
  "position": 1,
  "page": 1,
  "title": "Effectiveness of altering serum cholesterol levels without drugs",
  "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1312230/",
  "urlShown": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov› articles › PMC1312230",
  "description": "by RL Rosenthal · 2000 · Cited by 58 — Soluble fibers—such as psyllium, oat bran, guar gum, and pectin—have been shown to reduce cholesterol levels in multip…",
  "rankOrganic": 1,
  "rankOverall": 2,
  "sitelinks": null,
  "aiOverview": null,
  "aiOverviewSources": null,
  "peopleAlsoAsk": null,
  "relatedSearches": null,
  "totalResults": null
}

Pricing

Pay per result: $1.00 per 1,000 rows, plus $0.001 per run start. No subscription.

Event	When	Price
Actor start	Once per run (per GB of memory; the default 256 MB counts as one)	$0.001
Result row	Each row saved to the dataset	$0.001

Example	Rows	Cost
10 results	10	$0.001 + $0.01 = $0.011
100 results	100	$0.001 + $0.10 = $0.101
1,000 results	1,000	$0.001 + $1.00 = $1.001

• Retries after a bot check or a temporary error cost you nothing. You pay only for rows saved.
• An input that fails after all retries saves one error row (one row charge), so you can see what failed and why.
• On Apify's free plan a run stops at 20 rows. Any paid Apify plan removes this limit.
• Set Max total charge per run in the run options. The Actor stops cleanly at that limit and keeps every row saved so far.

What you can count on

• Same columns on every row. Missing values are null, so spreadsheets and databases never break.
• No silent failures. An input that fails gets an error row with errorCode and a plain-language errorMessage. The other inputs keep running.
• A clear run summary. The run status says how many results were saved, how many inputs failed, and why. The same numbers are saved as the RUN_SUMMARY record in the run's key-value store, for automations.
• Automatic retries. Bot checks and temporary errors are retried with a fresh request before an input counts as failed.
• Limits respected. Max results and your spending limit stop the run cleanly.

Use it from code, automations, and AI agents

API (returns the rows when the run finishes):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/plumblinedata~google-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"queries": ["how to lower cholesterol naturally"], "pages": 1, "includeOverview": true, "maxResults": 10}'

Python (pip install apify-client):

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("plumblinedata/google-search-scraper").call(run_input={"queries": ["how to lower cholesterol naturally"], "pages": 1, "includeOverview": true, "maxResults": 10})
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(row)

JavaScript (npm install apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('plumblinedata/google-search-scraper').call({"queries": ["how to lower cholesterol naturally"], "pages": 1, "includeOverview": true, "maxResults": 10});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

No-code: connect the Actor in Make, Zapier, n8n, or Google Sheets through Apify's integrations, or add a webhook to get notified when a run finishes.

AI agents (MCP): add https://mcp.apify.com?tools=plumblinedata/google-search-scraper to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. The agent can call this Actor as a tool with the same input as above.

Limitations

• People Also Ask gives the questions only; Google loads the answers when someone clicks.
• Google shows an AI Overview for many questions but not for every search; aiOverview is null when there is none.
• The knowledge panel is not returned.
• Results depend on Location and Interface language.

FAQ

Can I search from another country? Yes. Set Location (for example London, United Kingdom) and Interface language (for example en-GB).

What does an error row mean? It marks an input that failed after retries. errorCode is short (blocked, empty_result, not_available, http_404, or invalid_... for a bad ID or URL) and errorMessage says what to do. Remove error rows with a filter on type.

Can I run it on a schedule? Yes. Create a task with your input in Apify Console, then add a schedule (for example every day at 8:00).

Is it legal to collect this data? The Actor reads public pages that anyone can open without logging in. You are responsible for how you use the data, including copyright, personal data rules such as GDPR, and the site's terms. If you are not sure, ask a lawyer.

Related Actors

• Bing Search Scraper: Bing search results as rows.
• Google News Scraper: Google News results by keyword.
• Google Images Scraper: Google Images results by keyword.
• Google Shopping Scraper: Google Shopping results by keyword.

Support

Found a problem or need a field? Open an issue on the Issues tab. Include the run ID and one input that shows the problem. We read every issue.