Gemini Scraper: Gemini Search Answers and Citations

This Gemini scraper asks Google Gemini your questions as an anonymous visitor and returns the full Markdown answer together with every page Gemini cites through Google Search. Use it to monitor brand mentions, cited domains and AI visibility in Gemini by question, country and language.

What the Gemini scraper delivers

Each question produces one answer row. That row contains the complete answer text, a nested list of unique source URLs, the anonymous model name, and the location reported by Gemini. When enabled, a separate citation row follows for each source. Both row types share the question and response identifier, making them straightforward to join in a spreadsheet, database, or reporting workflow.

This is useful for SEO teams and generative engine optimisation research: you can see whether Gemini mentions a brand, which competing domains receive citations, and which articles support a particular recommendation. Keep question wording and country consistent when comparing observations over time. A single answer is one observation of a variable service; repeated runs provide a more useful picture than treating one result as a permanent ranking.

How to use the Gemini scraper

1. Enter your questions in queries, one per line. Write them the way a customer would ask Gemini, for example "best running shoes for flat feet" or "which CRM is best for a small agency".
2. Pick the visitor country and interface language.
3. Leave citation_rows on when you want one row per cited page, or switch it off for one row per question.
4. Start the run and download the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it through the Apify API. Schedule the same run daily or weekly to build a history.

Input

queries is required. Supply an array of question strings, or a string containing one question per line. Leading and trailing whitespace is removed and blank entries are ignored. Duplicate questions are retained, allowing repeated observations of the same wording. Each question can contain up to 2,000 characters, and a run can contain up to 10,000 questions.

country defaults to us. Use a two-letter country code such as nl, gb, or de to select the visitor country. Countries where Gemini is unavailable can produce a row without an answer. The location field records what Gemini itself reports; it can be more specific than the requested country. Explicitly conflicting country names are retried, although an unrecognised city name cannot establish the country independently.

language defaults to en. It controls Gemini's interface language, using values such as nl or en-US. Gemini also considers the language of the question when writing its answer, so this setting does not guarantee the answer language. Read answer_language for the language reported on the returned answer.

citation_rows defaults to true. Keep it enabled when you want a separate row per cited page. Set it to false when one row per question is more convenient. The answer's nested citations list remains available in either case. Free runs always omit the separate source rows so their row allowance can cover ten questions.

field	type	default	meaning
queries	array or text	required	Questions to ask Gemini, up to 10,000 per run
country	string	us	Visitor country, two-letter code
language	string	en	Gemini interface language
citation_rows	boolean	true	Add one row per cited source

The following input was used for a real observation:

{
  "queries": ["best running shoes for flat feet"],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en"
}

Output

Rows carry _type and record_type. An answer has _type: "ai_answer" and record_type: "answer"; a source has _type: "ai_citation" and record_type: "citation". Every row includes source: "gemini-search", engine: "gemini", query, country, language, and a UTC fetched_at timestamp.

Answer rows contain answer_shown, answer_text, citations, and citation_count. The answer retains Markdown headings, lists, emphasis, links, and tables. Interface placeholders and code execution transcripts are removed. Optional products contain shopping cards when Gemini returns them, including product title, price, currency, rating, review count, brand, merchant, and Google Shopping URL where available. Shopping cards are additional observations; they are not promised for every country or question.

Each citation includes url, domain, title, position, and section. Inline sources support answer text and can include that fragment in block, a site name, and an excerpt. Sources marked searched were consulted through Google Search and may not support a particular text fragment. URLs are deduplicated after removing their fragments. Inline sources come first, ordered by their first supported fragment, followed by additional searched sources.

answer_shown is false when no text was delivered; answer_text then remains an empty string. error identifies a missing answer or failed request. A recognised model refusal remains visible in the dataset with refused: true and billable: false, so you can distinguish refusal from an empty response without paying for that recognised refusal.

Example answer row

This is the real answer row from the input above. answer_text is shortened to its first two sentences (the full Markdown answer is 3,471 characters) and citations to the first of its seven sources.

{
  "source": "gemini-search",
  "engine": "gemini",
  "query": "best running shoes for flat feet",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "fetched_at": "2026-10-04T22:55:46.935Z",
  "answer_text": "When you have flat feet, your arches tend to collapse inward when you walk or run—a motion known as **overpronation**. To keep your feet, ankles, and knees comfortable and injury-free, you generally want to look for **stability running shoes**.",
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.marathonsports.com/blog/best-stability-running-shoes",
      "title": "Best Stability Running Shoes of 2026 - Marathon Sports",
      "domain": "marathonsports.com",
      "position": 1,
      "section": "inline",
      "block": "To keep your feet, ankles, and knees comfortable and injury-free, you generally want to look for **stability running shoes**.",
      "site_name": "Marathon Sports",
      "snippet": "Designed with long runs in mind, the New Balance Fresh Foam 860 v15 is \nperfect for anyone who is going to spend a lot of time on their feet in \ntheir running sho..."
    }
  ],
  "products": [],
  "answer_language": "en",
  "model": "3.5 Flash-Lite",
  "location": "New York, USA",
  "conversation_id": "c_79d1cd1f77aabdb0",
  "response_id": "r_dabd2bd50eefa454",
  "error": null,
  "_type": "ai_answer",
  "record_type": "answer",
  "answer_shown": true,
  "citation_count": 7,
  "refused": false,
  "billable": true
}

The seven cited domains of that answer, in order: marathonsports.com and runweekly.com (inline), then flawlessshoereviews.com, fleetfeet.com, alastairrunning.com, runtothefinish.com and prevention.com (searched).

Example citation row

{
  "source": "gemini-search",
  "engine": "gemini",
  "query": "best running shoes for flat feet",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "fetched_at": "2026-10-04T22:55:46.935Z",
  "url": "https://www.marathonsports.com/blog/best-stability-running-shoes",
  "title": "Best Stability Running Shoes of 2026 - Marathon Sports",
  "domain": "marathonsports.com",
  "position": 1,
  "section": "inline",
  "block": "To keep your feet, ankles, and knees comfortable and injury-free, you generally want to look for **stability running shoes**.",
  "site_name": "Marathon Sports",
  "snippet": "Designed with long runs in mind, the New Balance Fresh Foam 860 v15 is \nperfect for anyone who is going to spend a lot of time on their feet in \ntheir running sho...",
  "_type": "ai_citation",
  "record_type": "citation",
  "response_id": "r_dabd2bd50eefa454"
}

A question asked from a country where Gemini is unavailable returns an answer row with answer_shown: false, an empty answer_text, error: "unsupported_region" and billable: false.

Use cases

Gemini brand visibility and AI visibility tracking

Run the questions your customers ask ("best project management tool for agencies", "is brand X reliable") on a schedule and count how often your brand appears in answer_text and how often your domain appears in citations. Compare countries by running the same questions with a different country.

Gemini citations for SEO and GEO

The citation rows show which pages Gemini relies on, split into sources that support a specific sentence (inline) and pages it consulted during Google Search (searched). That tells content teams which competitor articles earn citations and which of their own pages are missing.

Research and content

Collect Gemini answers for a list of topics to see how the answer is structured, which products it recommends, and which shopping cards it shows for commercial questions.

Gemini scraper compared with the alternatives

option	what you get
This Gemini scraper	The answer an anonymous visitor sees on gemini.google.com, with cited URLs and domains as dataset rows, per country
Gemini API with Google Search grounding	A developer API answer from a model you choose, with its own grounding sources; it is not the consumer Gemini answer and needs your own key and code
AI visibility tracking platforms	Dashboards across several AI assistants on a monthly subscription; less control over questions, countries and raw data
Other Gemini scrapers in the Apify Store	Similar answer and source data; compare the per-answer price and whether empty or refused answers are charged

Pricing

The primary event is ai_response: one event for each delivered, non-empty answer with billable: true. Separate citation rows, empty answers, and recognised refusals do not add events. There is no scraper start event. The current event price is shown in the Apify Store pricing panel; the dataset fields make the counted result explicit.

A free run is capped at ten questions and ten answer rows. Each answer still contains its nested sources. Paying runs can include all requested questions and the separate citation rows. Asking for more sources does not multiply the answer event count. A failed request can retain an empty answer row for reporting while producing zero answer events.

Limits and interpretation

The scraper observes anonymous Gemini, which currently reports a Flash-Lite model. It does not select a paid model or reproduce a signed-in account's personal context. Sources and recommendations can change between runs. Country, question wording, answer language, and retrieval time should all be considered when comparing results. The scraper preserves Gemini's claims; it does not verify the factual accuracy of the generated text.

Refusal recognition is conservative and depends on explicit wording at the beginning of the answer. The captured English refusal is covered by regression tests. English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese phrases are recognised, but unseen phrasing or other languages may require additional coverage. Consult refused and billable when auditing the result.

FAQ

Do I need a Google account?

No. Results are collected from the anonymous Gemini experience, without account-specific history or preferences.

Is this the same as the Gemini API?

No. The Gemini API answers developers through a model they select. This Gemini scraper returns what the public Gemini chat shows an anonymous visitor, which is the answer your customers see.

Why are some answers missing citations?

Gemini does not search the web for every question. Arithmetic or general knowledge answers can contain text while returning an empty citations list.

Can I export one row per question?

Yes. Set citation_rows to false. The nested sources remain on each answer. When source rows are enabled, filter record_type to answer for the same question-level view.

Are refusals and unsuccessful questions charged?

Empty results and recognised refusals produce zero answer events. The refusal text is retained for analysis. Recognition depends on explicit wording, as described above.

Which countries and languages are supported?

Any country where Gemini is available, by two-letter code. In countries where Gemini is not offered, the row reports unsupported_region and is free. The answer language mostly follows the language of the question.

Can I compare brand visibility over time?

Yes. Run a consistent set of questions and countries at regular intervals, then compare answer text and cited domains using the retrieval timestamp. Repeat observations to account for ordinary variation in Gemini's output.