# Google Search Results Scraper (`technicaldost/google-search-results-scraper`) Actor Scrape Google Search results (SERPs) for any query: organic results, titles, URLs, snippets, positions and related searches. Track rankings and build SEO datasets. Structured JSON output. - **URL**: https://apify.com/technicaldost/google-search-results-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Technical Dost Solutions](https://apify.com/technicaldost) (community) - **Categories:** SEO tools, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results 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/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 Results Scraper ### What this Actor does Extract the organic result list from public search-engine results page (SERP) URLs as clean, structured JSON. It processes user-provided public SERP URLs, optionally checks for JSON-LD / schema.org structured data, and primarily uses a conservative fallback that reads the visible public HTML: for each organic result it captures the title, result URL, displayed URL, snippet, and position. Google redirect links (`/url?q=...`) are resolved to the real destination, internal search-engine chrome links are skipped, and results are deduplicated by URL before being saved to the Apify dataset. ### Why this Actor is useful Marketers, SEO analysts, and researchers use SERP extraction to turn scattered result pages into a clean, API-ready dataset. It replaces manual copy-paste, supports repeatable rank and visibility monitoring, and feeds spreadsheets, dashboards, and reporting pipelines. ### Who this is for - SEO analysts and consultants - Content and marketing teams - Brand and competitor monitoring - Market and academic researchers - Data teams building search-intelligence datasets ### Common use cases - Capture the organic result list for a query - Track which pages rank for a term over time - Feed SERP data into reporting or BI tools - Monitor brand or competitor visibility ### Input | Field | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | `startUrls` | array (required) | Public SERP URLs to extract from. Use only pages you may access without login or bypassing access controls. | | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum rows to save. Default 50, min 1, max 10000. | | `maxConcurrency` | integer | Pages processed in parallel. Default 3, min 1, max 20. | | `extractionMode` | string | `structuredDataOnly` or `structuredDataWithFallback` (default). The fallback safely reads the visible public SERP HTML. | | `requestTimeoutSecs` | integer | Maximum time per page. Default 30, min 5, max 180. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional Apify proxy configuration where permitted by your source review. | ### Output | Field | Description | | --- | --- | | `resultTitle` | Title of the organic result. | | `resultUrl` | Destination URL of the result (Google redirects are resolved). | | `displayedUrl` | Hostname shown for the result. | | `snippet` | Result snippet / description text when present. | | `position` | 1-based position of the result in DOM order. | | `resultType` | Result type, `organic`. | | `searchQuery` | The query parsed from the `q=` parameter of the SERP URL. | | `sourceUrl` | URL where the data was extracted. | | `detectedAt` | Timestamp when this Actor extracted the row. | | `extractionMethod` | `structured_data` for schema data, or `fallback_public_serp` for visible public HTML. | | `confidenceScore` | Heuristic confidence based on structured data availability and completeness. | | `missingFields` | Required fields that were not available from the source page. | ### Sample input ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=web+scraping+tools" } ], "maxItems": 25, "maxConcurrency": 3, "extractionMode": "structuredDataWithFallback", "requestTimeoutSecs": 30 } ```` ### Sample output ```json { "resultTitle": "Best Web Scraping Tools in 2026", "resultUrl": "https://example.com/blog/web-scraping-tools", "displayedUrl": "example.com", "snippet": "A practical comparison of popular web scraping tools, libraries, and platforms.", "position": 1, "resultType": "organic", "searchQuery": "web scraping tools", "sourceUrl": "https://www.google.com/search?q=web+scraping+tools", "detectedAt": "2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z", "extractionMethod": "fallback_public_serp", "confidenceScore": 0.8, "missingFields": [] } ``` ### Pricing This Actor uses a pay-per-event model: **$0.005 per result** saved to the dataset. You pay only for the organic result rows you receive. ### How to use Run this Actor on Apify with public SERP URLs, export the dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API. Connect the output to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, a webhook, or an internal dashboard. Save the input as an Apify task and schedule recurring runs for ongoing monitoring. ### Best practices - Provide fully-formed SERP URLs that include the query string (e.g. `?q=...`). - Use `structuredDataOnly` for highest precision; use `structuredDataWithFallback` for typical SERP HTML. - Keep `maxConcurrency` low to stay well within polite request rates. - Review the target search engine's terms before scheduling recurring runs. ### Compliance and responsible use This Actor is for public data only. It must not be used to bypass logins, paywalls, CAPTCHAs, or security systems, to collect private or sensitive personal data, or to support spam or abuse. **You must comply with the target search engine's terms of service and only scrape where permitted.** Search engines place restrictions on automated access to their results; it is your responsibility to confirm that your use is allowed and to follow applicable laws and each source website's rules. ### Limitations - Output quality depends on the public HTML structure of the source page, which search engines change frequently. - Fallback extraction is intentionally conservative and focuses on organic result links; it does not claim to parse ads, knowledge panels, or every SERP feature. - Search engines rarely expose JSON-LD result lists, so the visible-HTML fallback is the primary extraction path. - Some fields may be empty when the source does not publish them; these appear in `missingFields`. - The Actor does not bypass anti-bot protections; blocked or CAPTCHA-gated responses will yield no results. ### Troubleshooting - Empty output usually means the page returned a consent, CAPTCHA, or block page instead of results, or the HTML layout changed. - Invalid URL errors mean one or more input URLs are malformed. - Slow runs can usually be improved by lowering `maxConcurrency`. - Missing fields are source-data limitations, not inferred values. ### Changelog - v0.1.0: Initial release with structured-data check, conservative public SERP HTML fallback, Google redirect resolution, position tracking, and confidence scoring. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Public search-engine results page (SERP) URLs to extract organic results from. Use only URLs you are allowed to access without login, paywall bypass, CAPTCHA bypass, or security circumvention, and in line with the target search engine's terms. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of normalized organic result rows to save. The Actor stops pushing new rows when this limit is reached. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): How many pages to process at once. Lower this for cautious extraction. ## `extractionMode` (type: `string`): Use structured data only, or allow a conservative fallback that extracts the organic result list (title, URL, snippet, position) from the visible public SERP HTML. Search engines rarely expose JSON-LD result lists, so the fallback is the primary extraction path. ## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`): Maximum time to spend processing a single page before it is treated as failed. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional Apify proxy configuration. Use only where permitted by the source website and your compliance process. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=web+scraping+tools" } ], "maxItems": 50, "maxConcurrency": 3, "extractionMode": "structuredDataWithFallback", "requestTimeoutSecs": 30 } ``` # 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 = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=web+scraping+tools" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("technicaldost/google-search-results-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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=web+scraping+tools" }] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("technicaldost/google-search-results-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 '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=web+scraping+tools" } ] }' | apify call technicaldost/google-search-results-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/google-search-results-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Search Results Scraper", "description": "Scrape Google Search results (SERPs) for any query: organic results, titles, URLs, snippets, positions and related searches. Track rankings and build SEO datasets. Structured JSON output.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "BX1lReKUXPnjFgQpO" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/technicaldost~google-search-results-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-technicaldost-google-search-results-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/technicaldost~google-search-results-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-technicaldost-google-search-results-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/technicaldost~google-search-results-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-technicaldost-google-search-results-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Public search results page URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Public search-engine results page (SERP) URLs to extract organic results from. Use only URLs you are allowed to access without login, paywall bypass, CAPTCHA bypass, or security circumvention, and in line with the target search engine's terms.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of normalized organic result rows to save. The Actor stops pushing new rows when this limit is reached.", "default": 50 }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Maximum concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "How many pages to process at once. Lower this for cautious extraction.", "default": 3 }, "extractionMode": { "title": "Extraction mode", "enum": [ "structuredDataOnly", "structuredDataWithFallback" ], "type": "string", "description": "Use structured data only, or allow a conservative fallback that extracts the organic result list (title, URL, snippet, position) from the visible public SERP HTML. Search engines rarely expose JSON-LD result lists, so the fallback is the primary extraction path.", "default": "structuredDataWithFallback" }, "requestTimeoutSecs": { "title": "Request timeout seconds", "minimum": 5, "maximum": 180, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum time to spend processing a single page before it is treated as failed.", "default": 30 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional Apify proxy configuration. Use only where permitted by the source website and your compliance process." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```