# Google Search Scraper (`searchapi/google-search-scraper`) Actor A robust, high-performance utility designed for developer automation, data integration, and AI training. Features built-in captcha bypass, headful/headless browser execution, and proxy support to scrape Google data seamlessly, reliably, and at scale. - **URL**: https://apify.com/searchapi/google-search-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Search API](https://apify.com/searchapi) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.99 / 1,000 google search scraper results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Google Search Scraper ### What is this tool? Google Search Scraper helps you collect search data from Google (the world's most popular search engine). Just type in your search term, and the tool will gather all the websites, articles, and information that Google returns. ### What can you use it for? - Research on any topic with web search results - SEO research and content strategy - Monitor how brands and topics appear in search - Build datasets and knowledge bases ### What data do you get? Each result includes up to **47 fields**, organized into the following categories: **Identity** (5 fields): Type, Result Type, Position, Page, Rich Result Type **URLs** (12 fields): URL, URL (alias), Displayed URL, Display URL (alias), Domain, Host (alias), Favicon URL, Sitelinks, Thumbnail URL, Image URL (alias), Cache Link, Search URL **Text** (6 fields): Title, Title (HTML), Snippet (plain text), Description (alias), Snippet (HTML), Highlighted Terms **Pricing** (3 fields): Price, Price (numeric), Currency **Ratings** (3 fields): Rating, Rating Count, Review Count **Location** (1 fields): Country **Dates & Duration** (5 fields): Date (raw), Date (raw alias), Published At, Published At (raw), Relative Time **Categorization** (2 fields): Category, Tags **Search Context** (5 fields): Search Metadata, Query, Query (alias), Market, Language **Other** (5 fields): Breadcrumbs, Additional Info, Ad, Sponsored, Scraped At ### How to use it #### Step 1: Enter your search Type in your search term, like "Elon Musk". #### Step 2: Set your preferences Adjust the options below to customize your search. #### Step 3: Run the tool Click the run button and wait for your results. The tool will gather all the data and save it in a clean, organized format. ### Input options | Option | What it means | Required | Default | |--------|---------------|----------|---------| | **Search Query** | The search term to use | Yes | Elon Musk | | **Maximum Items** | Max search results to retrieve | Yes | 10 | | **Google Country** | The Google country to use for the query Options: af (Afghanistan), al (Albania), dz (Algeria), as (American Samoa), ad (Andorra), ao (Angola), ai (Anguilla), aq (Antarctica), ag (Antigua and Barbuda), ar (Argentina), am (Armenia), aw (Aruba), ac (Ascension Island), au (Australia), at (Austria), az (... | No | — | | **UI Language** | The Google UI language to return results Options: af (Afrikaans), ak (Akan), sq (Albanian), am (Amharic), ar (Arabic), hy (Armenian), az (Azerbaijani), eu (Basque), be (Belarusian), bem (Bemba), bn (Bengali), bh (Bihari), bs (Bosnian), br (Breton), bg (Bulgarian), km (Cambodian), ca (Catalan), chr (... | No | — | | **Language Results** | Limit the results to a specific language Options: lang_ar (Arabic), lang_hy (Armenian), lang_be (Belarusian), lang_bg (Bulgarian), lang_ca (Catalan), lang_zh-cn (Chinese Simplified), lang_zh-tw (Chinese Traditional), lang_hr (Croatian), lang_cs (Czech), lang_da (Danish), lang_nl (Dutch), lang_en (En... | No | — | | **Country Results** | Limit the results to a specific country Options: af (Afghanistan), al (Albania), dz (Algeria), as (American Samoa), ad (Andorra), ao (Angola), ai (Anguilla), aq (Antarctica), ag (Antigua and Barbuda), ar (Argentina), am (Armenia), aw (Aruba), ac (Ascension Island), au (Australia), at (Austria), az (... | No | — | | **Time Period** | Time period for results | No | — | | **Custom Time Period Min** | Minimum date for custom time period (MM/DD/YYYY) | No | — | | **Custom Time Period Max** | Max date for custom time period (MM/DD/YYYY) | No | — | | **No Autocorrect** | Exclude results from auto-corrected queries (0 or 1) | No | — | | **Filter** | Enable/disable Similar Results and Omitted Results filters (0 or 1) | No | — | ### Output Your results come in a clean, organized table with **two views**: #### Overview view Shows the most important fields at a glance: - **Query** - **Position** - **Title** - **Displayed URL** - **Domain** - **Rating** - **Rating Count** - **Date (raw)** - **Country** - **Language** - **Scraped At** #### Full details view Shows all 47 fields in detail. See "What data do you get?" above for the complete list. ### Tips for best results ✅ **Be specific** with your search terms for more relevant results ✅ **Try different variations** of your search term to discover more results ✅ **Browse multiple pages** of results to get a wider variety ### Frequently asked questions **Why use Google?** Google is the world's most popular search engine, handling over 8 billion searches per day. It has the largest index of web pages and provides the most comprehensive search results. **How do I get the results?** Your results are saved in your Apify dashboard. You can download them in various formats (JSON, CSV, Excel) or access them via the API. **Can I run it on a schedule?** Yes! Apify supports scheduled runs. You can set up the tool to run automatically at any interval (hourly, daily, weekly, etc.) from your dashboard. **What if I get fewer results than I asked for?** This can happen if the search engine doesn't have enough matching results for your search, or if some results are blocked. Try different keywords or relax your filters. **Need more help?** If you have questions or run into issues, our support team is ready to help. Just reach out through the Apify platform and we'll get back to you quickly. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): The search term to use ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of search results to retrieve ## `gl` (type: `string`): The Google country to use for the query ## `hl` (type: `string`): The Google UI language to return results ## `lr` (type: `string`): Limit the results to a specific language ## `cr` (type: `string`): Limit the results to a specific country ## `time_period` (type: `string`): Time period for results ## `time_period_min` (type: `string`): Minimum date for custom time period (MM/DD/YYYY) ## `time_period_max` (type: `string`): Maximum date for custom time period (MM/DD/YYYY) ## `nfpr` (type: `integer`): Exclude results from auto-corrected queries (0 or 1) ## `filter` (type: `integer`): Enable/disable Similar Results and Omitted Results filters (0 or 1) ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy config. Use GOOGLE_SERP group for best CAPTCHA bypass on Google. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "Elon Musk", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "GOOGLE_SERP" ] } } ```` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "query": "Elon Musk", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("searchapi/google-search-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "query": "Elon Musk", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("searchapi/google-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "query": "Elon Musk", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call searchapi/google-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=searchapi/google-search-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Search Scraper", "description": "A robust, high-performance utility designed for developer automation, data integration, and AI training. Features built-in captcha bypass, headful/headless browser execution, and proxy support to scrape Google data seamlessly, reliably, and at scale.", "version": "2.5", "x-build-id": "FLRfpQ4ofYH7hK4ka" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/searchapi~google-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-searchapi-google-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/searchapi~google-search-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-searchapi-google-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/searchapi~google-search-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-searchapi-google-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "query", "maxItems" ], "properties": { "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "The search term to use", "default": "Elon Musk" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum Items", "minimum": 10, "maximum": 50000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of search results to retrieve", "default": 10 }, "gl": { "title": "Google Country", "enum": [ "af", "al", "dz", "as", "ad", "ao", "ai", "aq", "ag", "ar", "am", "aw", "ac", "au", "at", "az", "bs", "bh", "bd", "bb", "by", "be", "bz", "bj", "bm", "bt", "bo", "ba", "bw", "bv", "br", "io", "bn", "bg", "bf", "bi", "kh", "cm", "ca", "cv", "cat", "ky", "cf", "td", "cl", "cn", "cx", "cc", "co", "km", "cg", "cd", "ck", "cr", "ci", "hr", "cy", "cz", "dk", "dj", "dm", "do", "tl", "ec", "eg", "sv", "gq", "er", "ee", "et", "fk", "fo", "fj", "fi", "fr", "gf", "pf", "tf", "ga", "gm", "ge", "de", "gh", "gi", "gr", "gl", "gd", "gp", "gu", "gt", "gn", "gw", "gy", "ht", "hm", "hn", "hk", "hu", "is", "in", "id", "iq", "ie", "il", "it", "jm", "jp", "jo", "kz", "ke", "ki", "kw", "kg", "la", "lv", "lb", "ls", "lr", "ly", "li", "lt", "lu", "mo", "mk", "mg", "mw", "my", "mv", "ml", "mt", "mh", "mq", "mr", "mu", "yt", "mx", "fm", "md", "mc", "mn", "ms", "ma", "mz", "na", "nr", "np", "nl", "an", "nc", "nz", "ni", "ne", "ng", "nu", "nf", "mp", "no", "om", "pk", "pw", "ps", "pa", "pg", "py", "pe", "ph", "pn", "pl", "pt", "pr", "qa", "re", "ro", "ru", "rw", "kn", "lc", "vc", "ws", "sm", "st", "sa", "sn", "cs", "sc", "sl", "sg", "sk", "si", "sb", "so", "za", "gs", "kr", "es", "lk", "sh", "pm", "sr", "sj", "sz", "se", "ch", "tw", "tj", "tz", "th", "tg", "tk", "to", "tt", "tn", "tr", "tm", "tc", "tv", "ug", "ua", "ae", "gb", "us", "um", "uy", "uz", "vu", "va", "ve", "vn", "vg", "vi", "wf", "eh", "ye", "zm", "zw" ], "type": "string", "description": "The Google country to use for the query" }, "hl": { "title": "UI Language", "enum": [ "af", "ak", "sq", "am", "ar", "hy", "az", "eu", "be", "bem", "bn", "bh", "bs", "br", "bg", "km", "ca", "chr", "ny", "zh-cn", "zh-tw", "co", "hr", "cs", "da", "nl", "en", "eo", "et", "ee", "fo", "tl", "fi", "fr", "fy", "gaa", "gl", "ka", "de", "el", "gn", "gu", "ht", "ha", "haw", "he", "iw", "hi", "hu", "is", "ig", "id", "ia", "ga", "it", "ja", "jw", "kn", "kk", "rw", "rn", "kg", "ko", "kri", "ku", "ckb", "ky", "lo", "la", "lv", "ln", "lt", "loz", "lg", "ach", "mk", "mg", "ms", "ml", "mt", "mi", "mr", "mfe", "mo", "mn", "sr-ME", "ne", "pcm", "nso", "no", "nn", "oc", "or", "om", "ps", "fa", "pl", "pt", "pt-br", "pt-pt", "pa", "qu", "ro", "rm", "nyn", "ru", "gd", "sr", "sh", "st", "tn", "crs", "sn", "sd", "si", "sk", "sl", "so", "es", "es-419", "su", "sw", "sv", "tg", "ta", "tt", "te", "th", "ti", "to", "lua", "tum", "tr", "tk", "tw", "ug", "uk", "ur", "uz", "vi", "cy", "wo", "xh", "yi", "yo", "zu" ], "type": "string", "description": "The Google UI language to return results" }, "lr": { "title": "Language Results", "enum": [ "lang_ar", "lang_hy", "lang_be", "lang_bg", "lang_ca", "lang_zh-cn", "lang_zh-tw", "lang_hr", "lang_cs", "lang_da", "lang_nl", "lang_en", "lang_eo", "lang_et", "lang_tl", "lang_fi", "lang_fr", "lang_de", "lang_el", "lang_iw", "lang_hu", "lang_is", "lang_id", "lang_it", "lang_ja", "lang_ko", "lang_lv", "lang_lt", "lang_no", "lang_fa", "lang_pl", "lang_pt", "lang_ro", "lang_ru", "lang_sr", "lang_sk", "lang_sl", "lang_es", "lang_sv", "lang_th", "lang_tr", "lang_uk", "lang_vi" ], "type": "string", "description": "Limit the results to a specific language" }, "cr": { "title": "Country Results", "enum": [ "af", "al", "dz", "as", "ad", "ao", "ai", "aq", "ag", "ar", "am", "aw", "ac", "au", "at", "az", "bs", "bh", "bd", "bb", "by", "be", "bz", "bj", "bm", "bt", "bo", "ba", "bw", "bv", "br", "io", "bn", "bg", "bf", "bi", "kh", "cm", "ca", "cv", "cat", "ky", "cf", "td", "cl", "cn", "cx", "cc", "co", "km", "cg", "cd", "ck", "cr", "ci", "hr", "cy", "cz", "dk", "dj", "dm", "do", "tl", "ec", "eg", "sv", "gq", "er", "ee", "et", "fk", "fo", "fj", "fi", "fr", "gf", "pf", "tf", "ga", "gm", "ge", "de", "gh", "gi", "gr", "gl", "gd", "gp", "gu", "gt", "gn", "gw", "gy", "ht", "hm", "hn", "hk", "hu", "is", "in", "id", "iq", "ie", "il", "it", "jm", "jp", "jo", "kz", "ke", "ki", "kw", "kg", "la", "lv", "lb", "ls", "lr", "ly", "li", "lt", "lu", "mo", "mk", "mg", "mw", "my", "mv", "ml", "mt", "mh", "mq", "mr", "mu", "yt", "mx", "fm", "md", "mc", "mn", "ms", "ma", "mz", "na", "nr", "np", "nl", "an", "nc", "nz", "ni", "ne", "ng", "nu", "nf", "mp", "no", "om", "pk", "pw", "ps", "pa", "pg", "py", "pe", "ph", "pn", "pl", "pt", "pr", "qa", "re", "ro", "ru", "rw", "kn", "lc", "vc", "ws", "sm", "st", "sa", "sn", "cs", "sc", "sl", "sg", "sk", "si", "sb", "so", "za", "gs", "kr", "es", "lk", "sh", "pm", "sr", "sj", "sz", "se", "ch", "tw", "tj", "tz", "th", "tg", "tk", "to", "tt", "tn", "tr", "tm", "tc", "tv", "ug", "ua", "ae", "gb", "us", "um", "uy", "uz", "vu", "va", "ve", "vn", "vg", "vi", "wf", "eh", "ye", "zm", "zw" ], "type": "string", "description": "Limit the results to a specific country" }, "time_period": { "title": "Time Period", "enum": [ "last_hour", "last_day", "last_week", "last_month", "last_year", "custom" ], "type": "string", "description": "Time period for results" }, "time_period_min": { "title": "Custom Time Period Min", "type": "string", "description": "Minimum date for custom time period (MM/DD/YYYY)" }, "time_period_max": { "title": "Custom Time Period Max", "type": "string", "description": "Maximum date for custom time period (MM/DD/YYYY)" }, "nfpr": { "title": "No Autocorrect", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Exclude results from auto-corrected queries (0 or 1)" }, "filter": { "title": "Filter", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Enable/disable Similar Results and Omitted Results filters (0 or 1)" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy config. Use GOOGLE_SERP group for best CAPTCHA bypass on Google.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "GOOGLE_SERP" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```