Google SERP Scraper - AI Overview & People Also Ask

Google SERP Scraper renders a Google results page for your query and returns it as structured data: organic results with position, title, URL, displayed URL and snippet, Google's AI Overview with its cited sources, People also ask questions and related searches. Target any country and language, or a specific city for local results. Use it for rank tracking, AI Overview visibility checks, SEO audits and content research. Pricing is pay-per-event: $0.008 per results page; failed requests are not charged.

Proxies, retries and anti-bot handling are built in, so you don't need your own proxies or an API key. Start a run, get structured JSON.

What can this scraper do?

• Organic results with position, title, link, displayed URL and snippet.
• People also ask, related searches and the AI overview with sources.
• Country, language and city-level targeting (Google gl, hl, location/uule).
• Up to 20 results per page and 10 pages per query.
• Optional redirect resolution to the final destination URL.
• Empty result pages are not charged.

What data can you extract?

Field	Description
organic_results[].position / title / link / snippet	Ranked organic results. link is the destination URL (Resolve redirect links, on by default) or Google's redirect when that option is off
organic_results[].display_url	URL as shown by Google
people_also_ask	Questions from the People also ask box
related_searches	Related queries
ai_overview / ai_overview_sources	AI overview text and the pages it cites
total	Organic results on the page
search_parameters	Query, page and market used

Every dataset item also carries input (the exact request that was sent), request_id (quote it to support), billed and scraped_at.

How to use Google SERP Scraper - AI Overview & People Also Ask

1. Open Google SERP Scraper - AI Overview & People Also Ask in Apify Console and go to the Input tab.
2. Enter one or more search queries, then pick a country and language (and optionally a city).
3. Adjust the options if needed. Dates accept an exact date (2026-12-01) or a relative one (30 days from today), so saved tasks and schedules never go stale.
4. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
5. Download the results from the Output tab as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or fetch them with the Apify API.

Input example

This is the default input; running the Actor without changes uses it.

{
  "queries": [
    "best time to visit japan"
  ],
  "maxPages": 1,
  "resolve": true,
  "includeErrors": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "maxRetries": 2
}

Output example

One dataset item per request (trimmed here; real items contain every field the API returns):

{
  "endpoint": "/v1/google/search",
  "input": {
    "q": "best time to visit japan",
    "gl": "us",
    "hl": "en",
    "resolve": false
  },
  "ai_overview": "Spring: Cherry Blossoms (March – May)\nHighlights: Mild temperatures (45–70°F) and famous cherry blossoms (sakura) peaking in late March to early April.\nDrawb...",
  "ai_overview_sources": [],
  "meta": {
    "elapsed_s": 8.2,
    "rendered": true,
    "source": "google_search"
  },
  "organic_results": [
    {
      "display_url": "https://en.japantravel.com › Culture",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESeQHrOzAVJE8lGsYKYT",
      "position": 1,
      "snippet": "Mar 25, 2026 — If we're going by popular opinion, spring (March to May) is the best time to visit Japan…",
      "source": "Japan Travel",
      "title": "Best Time to Visit Japan: Seasons, Months, Weather & Events"
    },
    {
      "display_url": "https://www.japan-guide.com › travel-essentials",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESdAHrOzAVksx1otYJyS",
      "position": 2,
      "snippet": "The best time to visit Japan is in spring (March to May) for cherry blossoms, or autumn (October to November) for foliage…",
      "source": "japan-guide.com",
      "title": "The Best Time to Visit Japan"
    }
  ],
  "people_also_ask": [
    "Is $5000 enough for a week in Japan?",
    "What is the cheapest month to go to Japan?"
  ],
  "related_searches": [
    "Best time to visit Japan reddit",
    "Cheapest time to visit Japan"
  ],
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google_search",
    "page": 1,
    "q": "best time to visit japan"
  },
  "total": 2,
  "request_id": "req_3f9c0d6e2b8a4c1f9e7d5b3a1c0e8f6d",
  "billed": true,
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-01T14:03:27.512Z"
}

A request that fails is saved with an error message instead (turn off Include failed requests to skip those). Failed requests are never charged.

How much does it cost?

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing: you pay for successful API requests, not for compute time.

Event	Charged when	Price	Per 1,000
serp-page	One rendered Google search results page (organic results, People also ask, related searches, AI overview). Empty pages are free.	$0.008	$8.00

For example, 1,000 requests in the default mode cost $8.00.

• Failed requests (errors, invalid input, blocked upstream after retries) are free.
• Requests where the source returns nothing at all (no results, nothing priced) are saved but not charged.
• Set Maximum cost per run when you start a run and the Actor stops cleanly before going over it.

FAQ

Do I need proxies or an API key?

No. Proxy rotation, retries and anti-bot handling are built in, and the Actor is ready to run as is. You only pay the per-event prices above.

Can I track rankings for a city?

Yes. Set City-level location to Google's canonical name, such as Austin,Texas,United States, and the results are localised to that city.

How many results can I get per query?

Up to 20 per page and up to 10 pages. Each page is one charged event; paging stops when a page is empty.

Is this the Google Custom Search API?

No. Google's Custom Search JSON API searches a site or a set of sites you configure. This Actor returns the regular Google results page, including People also ask and the AI overview.

Can I run it on a schedule for rank tracking?

Yes. Save your queries as a task and add an Apify schedule (daily or weekly). Each run keeps the position of every result, so you can compare runs or send them to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or n8n with Apify integrations.

Does every query have an AI overview?

No. Google shows an AI overview only for some queries and markets. When it does, the Actor returns the text and the pages it cites; otherwise the field is empty.

Is it legal to scrape this data?

The Actor collects publicly available information that anyone can see without logging in. You are responsible for how you use the results: respect the source site's terms, copyright and privacy law (such as GDPR) and do not collect personal data without a lawful basis. If in doubt, ask a lawyer.

What happens when a request is blocked or rate-limited?

Rate limits (HTTP 429) and temporary errors (5xx) are retried automatically with exponential backoff, respecting Retry-After. If a request still fails it is saved with the error message and not charged, and the rest of the batch keeps going. A run only fails when every request failed.

Why did a request return an error?

Read the error field: validation problems (for example a malformed date or an unknown id) are reported exactly as the API sees them. Fix the input and run again; failed requests cost nothing.

How many requests can I run at once?

Any number per run. The Actor sends up to 3 requests in parallel by default (change it under Run options); larger batches simply take longer.

Use it from your code

Call the Actor from any language through the Apify API. With the JavaScript client (npm install apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('scrapercompany/google-search-scraper').call({
    "queries": [
        "best time to visit japan"
    ]
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

With Python (pip install apify-client):

import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("scrapercompany/google-search-scraper").call(run_input={
    "queries": ["best time to visit japan"],
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

You can also schedule runs, chain them with webhooks, or connect them to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets and other integrations from the Integrations tab.

Related scrapers

• Google Autocomplete Scraper
• Google News Scraper
• Google Maps Scraper

Support

Questions, a field you need, or a site that stopped working? Open an issue on the Issues tab. Include the request_id from the dataset item so we can trace the request.