# People Also Ask Scraper – PAA Questions & Related Searches (`rowfeed/people-also-ask-scraper`) Actor

Google's People Also Ask questions and related searches for any keyword, country and language, with the visible answer and its source when Google shows one. Content ideas, FAQ sections and topic research in bulk. Licensed data, no blocked runs. $6 per 1,000 keywords.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rowfeed/people-also-ask-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Rowfeed](https://apify.com/rowfeed) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, AI, Developer tools
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 keywords

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## People Also Ask Scraper – PAA Questions & Related Searches

Get Google's People Also Ask questions and related searches for any keyword, in any country and language, in bulk. Each question comes as its own row with the question it unfolded from, plus the answer and its source page where Google shows one. Each related search is a row too.

Built for content planning, FAQ sections and FAQ schema, finding the questions your audience actually asks, topic clusters, AI search optimisation, and AI agents that need real search questions.

The data comes through a licensed data provider (DataForSEO), not by scraping Google from a browser, so runs do not fail on captchas or blocks.

### What you get

- **People Also Ask questions**, opened 1 to 4 levels deep (default 2, usually 8-12 questions per keyword), with the parent question.
- **Answers and sources** where Google shows them: answer text, page title, URL and domain.
- **Related searches** at the bottom of the results page.
- **Any country, city and language** Google supports.
- **Bulk:** up to 1,000 keywords per run; duplicates are looked up once.

### Example output rows

Real rows from the pre-filled keyword:

```json
{"keyword": "how to start a podcast", "type": "question", "position": 1, "question": "How do I edit a podcast?", "parent_question": null}
{"keyword": "how to start a podcast", "type": "related_search", "position": 1, "related_search": "Podcast equipment"}
```

### How to use

1. Click **Try for free** (or **Start**) at the top of this page to open the input form.
2. Fill in **Keywords**. One keyword per line, up to 1,000 per run. The form comes with a working example, so you can also run it as it is.
3. Optional: adjust **Country or city**, **Language**, **Question depth**. Every field has a sensible default.
4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish.
5. Download the results as Excel, CSV or JSON from the **Output** tab, or get them through the Apify API, a schedule or an integration (Make, Zapier, Google Sheets ...).

### Pricing

Pay per event, no subscription:

- **$6 per 1,000 keywords** ($0.006 per keyword), all its questions and related searches included.
- $0.002 per run start.

Examples: 10 keywords cost $0.062. 500 keywords cost $3.00. A keyword where Google shows no People Also Ask box is still a lookup and is charged; failed lookups are not. The pre-filled example is served from a saved lookup and costs only the start fee.

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `keywords` | One per line, up to 1,000. |
| `location` | Country or city, e.g. `United States`, `Norway`. |
| `language` | e.g. `English`, `Norwegian`. |
| `questionDepth` | 1 to 4 levels of follow-up questions (default 2). |

### Good to know

- **Live lookups need a paid Apify plan** (any plan); the pre-filled example works on the free plan.
- Not affiliated with Google.

### More tools from Rowfeed

- [Keyword Search Volume](https://apify.com/rowfeed/keyword-search-volume) – search volume, CPC, difficulty and intent for the questions you find.
- [SERP API](https://apify.com/rowfeed/google-serp-api) – full Google results, rankings and AI overview for any keyword.
- [Keyword Generator](https://apify.com/rowfeed/keyword-generator) – Google, YouTube and Bing autocomplete ideas.
- [Schema Validator](https://apify.com/rowfeed/schema-markup-validator) – check your FAQ schema once the answers are written.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

One keyword per line, up to 1,000 per run.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Where to search from, e.g. United States, Norway, London,England,United Kingdom.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Google interface language.

## `questionDepth` (type: `integer`):

How many levels of follow-up questions to open (2 = about 8-12 questions).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "how to start a podcast",
    "best crm for small business"
  ],
  "location": "Norway",
  "language": "Norwegian",
  "questionDepth": 2
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "how to start a podcast"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rowfeed/people-also-ask-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keywords": ["how to start a podcast"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rowfeed/people-also-ask-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "how to start a podcast"
  ]
}' |
apify call rowfeed/people-also-ask-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rowfeed/people-also-ask-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/N2LuqfVFbBelKe84l/builds/LfBf4vpUeXeHEwZYT/openapi.json