Google AI Mode Scraper — Generative Answers

What does Google AI Mode Scraper do?

Scrape Google AI Mode — Google's generative answer responses (udm=50). Returns structured text blocks and source citations.

Why use Google AI Mode Scraper?

• Structured generative answers. Google's AI-generated responses broken into text_blocks + references.
• Source citations. Every reference carries title, URL, and snippet.
• Batch queries. One run = many queries (newline or comma separated).
• Answer-engine monitoring. Track how Google's AI summarises your topic over time.
• Not the AI Overview sub-block. This is the dedicated udm=50 endpoint — stronger signal than AI Overview on a standard SERP.

What data can Google AI Mode Scraper extract?

Field	Type	Description
query	string	Input query
text_blocks	array	Generated answer blocks (type, snippet)
references	array	Source citations (title, link, snippet)

How to scrape Google AI Mode (udm=50)

1. Click Try for free.
2. Paste one or many queries into Queries (one per line or comma-separated).
3. Optional: set gl / hl.
4. Click Start — each query produces one dataset record with text_blocks + references.

How much will it cost?

$0.005 per query (≈ $5 per 1,000 queries). One call per query. 100-query run = $0.50.

Competitor benchmark

Actor	Author	Price	Notes
apify/google-search-scraper	Apify	~$3.50 / 1k pages	AI Overview as SERP sub-block
compass/crawler-google-places	Compass	~$9 / 1k	Different vertical
scrape-badger/google-ai-mode-scraper	ScrapeBadger	$5 / 1k queries	Dedicated udm=50 endpoint

Input

Configure the run in the Input tab above, or pass a JSON object matching the fields below when calling the Actor via the Apify API.

Field	Required	Description
queries	✅	One query per line, or comma-separated.
gl	—	Country code (default us).
hl	—	Language code (default en).

Output

Every successful run streams records into the run's dataset. Download as JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, or HTML from the Dataset tab; consume programmatically via the Apify API or webhooks.

Example record:

{
  "query": "what is kubernetes?",
  "text_blocks": [
    {
      "type": "paragraph",
      "snippet": "Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration system\u2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "list_item",
      "snippet": "Automates deployment, scaling, and management\u2026"
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "title": "Kubernetes \u2014 Wikipedia",
      "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubernetes",
      "snippet": "\u2026"
    },
    {
      "title": "kubernetes.io",
      "link": "https://kubernetes.io",
      "snippet": "Production-Grade Container Orchestration"
    }
  ]
}

Tips / Advanced options

• Track AI answer drift over time. Cron a daily run with the same queries — watch how Google's AI updates its answer.
• Compare AI answers across engines. Pair with ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity for an answer-engine comparison dashboard.
• Reference extraction for SEO. The references field is gold for SEO — these are the sources Google trusts most.
• Not every query gets an AI answer. Google gates udm=50 on confidence. Simple factual queries always work; ambiguous queries may fall back to standard SERP.

FAQ, Disclaimers, Support

Is this the same as AI Overview?

No — AI Overview is a sub-block on a standard SERP. This actor hits the dedicated udm=50 endpoint which is the full-page generative answer experience.

Why are some queries empty?

Google doesn't generate AI answers for every query — low-confidence or sensitive topics fall back to standard SERP. Empty records are emitted with status: empty.

How do I compare with ChatGPT / Claude?

Run the same query through all providers, compare text_blocks quality and references overlap.

Will this break when Google updates udm=50?

ScrapeBadger adapts on our side — the actor API remains stable even when Google restructures.

Disclaimer

This Actor scrapes public Google data only. You're responsible for compliance with Google's Terms of Service and any applicable data-protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) in your jurisdiction. ScrapeBadger does not store the scraped results — they are delivered directly to your Apify dataset.

Support

Something not working? Open a ticket in the Issues tab above — we triage within one business day. Full API reference: docs.scrapebadger.com.

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