# Google AI Mode Scraper (`technofystore/google-ai-mode-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google AI Mode answers and AI Overviews with cited sources, by keyword, country, language and device.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/technofystore/google-ai-mode-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Joaquin O.](https://apify.com/technofystore) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 80.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.60 / 1,000 ai mode answers

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Google AI Mode Scraper

Get **Google AI Mode** answers — and, optionally, the **AI Overview** of the regular results page — for any list of keywords. You receive the full answer text, a structured version split into paragraphs, headings, lists and tables, and every **cited source** with title, URL, domain and position. Choose the country, language and device. Answers arrive in a few seconds.

### What does Google AI Mode Scraper return?

For each keyword you get one row with:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `keyword`, `country`, `language`, `device` | What was searched and where |
| `status` | `OK`, `AI_MODE_UNAVAILABLE` (Google doesn't offer AI Mode for this query or locale) or `FAILED` |
| `aiModeText` | Full AI Mode answer as plain text |
| `aiModeMarkdown` | The same answer as Markdown (headings, lists, tables) |
| `aiModeBlocks` | Structured answer: `paragraph`, `heading`, `list` (nested), `table`, `code` blocks |
| `aiModeSources` | Cited sources: `position`, `title`, `url`, `domain` |
| `aiOverviewFound` | Whether the regular results page showed an AI Overview (when enabled) |
| `aiOverviewText`, `aiOverviewMarkdown`, `aiOverviewBlocks`, `aiOverviewSources` | The AI Overview, same structure |
| `scrapedAt`, `attempts`, `error` | Run metadata |

Results can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read through the Apify API. The dataset has three ready-made views: **Overview**, **AI Mode sources** (one row per cited source) and **Not returned**.

### How to use it

1. Add your keywords (one per line).
2. Pick the country and language.
3. Turn on **Also scrape the AI Overview** if you need it.
4. Click **Start** and download the results.

#### Input example

```json
{
  "keywords": ["best project management software", "mejor crm para pymes"],
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "device": "desktop",
  "includeAiMode": true,
  "includeAiOverview": true
}
```

#### Output example

```json
{
  "keyword": "best project management software",
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "device": "desktop",
  "status": "OK",
  "aiModeText": "The best project management software depends on team size and workflow...",
  "aiModeMarkdown": "The best project management software depends on...\n\n## Top options\n\n- **Asana:** ...",
  "aiModeBlocks": [
    { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The best project management software depends on team size and workflow..." },
    { "type": "heading", "level": 2, "text": "Top options" },
    { "type": "list", "ordered": false, "items": [{ "text": "Asana: ..." }, { "text": "Trello: ..." }] }
  ],
  "aiModeSources": [
    { "position": 1, "title": "The 10 best project management tools", "url": "https://example.com/best-pm-tools", "domain": "example.com" }
  ],
  "aiModeSourceCount": 1,
  "aiOverviewChecked": true,
  "aiOverviewFound": false,
  "aiOverviewText": null,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-19T13:20:00.000Z",
  "attempts": 1,
  "error": null
}
```

### Pricing

You pay only for answers that are actually delivered. Unavailable, empty or failed keywords are **never charged**.

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| AI Mode answer (`ai-mode-answer`) | $0.002 ($2 per 1,000) |
| AI Overview found (`ai-overview`) — only when enabled and present | $0.0015 ($1.50 per 1,000) |

**Examples:** 1,000 keywords with AI Mode ≈ **$2.00**. Adding AI Overviews (found on about 9 of 10 keywords) ≈ **+$1.35**. Apify Scale and Business plans get 10 % and 20 % off.

Apify free-plan accounts can process up to 10 keywords per run.

Set a **maximum cost per run** in the run options; the scraper stops cleanly when it is reached.

### Use cases

- **AI search visibility / GEO:** see which brands, products and pages Google's AI recommends for your keywords.
- **SEO research:** find which domains Google AI Mode cites and how often.
- **Content gaps:** compare the AI answer with your own pages.
- **Market research:** track how AI answers change across countries and languages.
- **Monitoring:** schedule daily or weekly runs and compare results over time.

### FAQ

**Why does a keyword come back as `AI_MODE_UNAVAILABLE`?**
Google doesn't offer AI Mode for every query, country or language. These rows are free.

**Why is `aiOverviewFound` false?**
Google shows AI Overviews only for some queries. The check is free when no overview appears.

**Which countries are supported?**
31 countries, including the US, UK, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, France, India and Japan. AI Mode availability depends on Google.

**How fast is it?**
Each answer takes about 2–5 seconds and several keywords run in parallel: 100 keywords usually finish in under two minutes.

**Why do some answers have no sources?**
Google AI Mode does not cite sources for every answer (for example, short how-to explanations). Sources are returned whenever Google shows them.

**Is the answer exactly what I see in my browser?**
It is what Google served for that country, language and device at that moment. AI answers vary between runs and users.

### Limits

- Up to 5,000 keywords per run (10 on Apify free-plan accounts).
- One country and language per run (start several runs for several markets).
- Follow-up questions in AI Mode are not supported yet.
- If Google changes its page layout, results may be affected until an update is released (usually within days).

### Changelog

See the **Changelog** tab.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/technofystore/google-ai-mode-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Search queries to run in Google AI Mode (one per line). Duplicates are removed.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Country of the Google results.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Interface language code (Google `hl`), e.g. en, es, pt-BR, de.

## `device` (type: `string`):

Device type Google serves the answer for.

## `includeAiMode` (type: `boolean`):

Return the full Google AI Mode answer with its sources.

## `includeAiOverview` (type: `boolean`):

Also check the regular results page and return the AI Overview when Google shows one. Charged only when an AI Overview is found.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Keywords requested in parallel.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Only used by the experimental browser backend.

## `debug` (type: `boolean`):

Store a screenshot and the HTML of failed attempts in the key-value store.

## `selectorOverrides` (type: `object`):

Advanced: override page selectors if Google changes its layout before an update ships.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "best project management software"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "device": "desktop",
  "includeAiMode": true,
  "includeAiOverview": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  },
  "debug": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per keyword: AI Mode answer, AI Overview and cited sources.

## `sources` (type: `string`):

Sources cited by each AI Mode answer.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Totals, charged events and timing of the run.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "best project management software"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("technofystore/google-ai-mode-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keywords": ["best project management software"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("technofystore/google-ai-mode-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "best project management software"
  ]
}' |
apify call technofystore/google-ai-mode-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,technofystore/google-ai-mode-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dYInE50hLMgxKyObA/builds/tTK2w1AsCVREdRNFF/openapi.json