Google AI Mode Tracker: is your brand in Google's AI Mode answers, and who gets cited?

Google's AI Mode answers searches like a chat assistant, and it is replacing the ten blue links for more and more questions. This Actor reads Google AI Mode's answer for each of your questions in 49 countries: the full answer, every site it cites with its URL, the products it shows (with prices and sellers), and whether your brands are named or cited, in what order.

Built for SEO and GEO teams, agencies, brand managers and e-commerce marketers who track AI search visibility, alongside Google's AI Overviews and ChatGPT-style assistants.

What you get

Field	What it holds
Answer rows	question, country, device, status, answer (markdown), citations (position, URL, domain, title, kind), citedDomains, products (product, price, currency, seller, rating, reviews), checkedAt
Your brands	brands: named or not, mention rank, cited or not, cited position; mentionedBrands in order; anyBrandCited
SUMMARY	per brand and country: mention rate, citation share, average mention rank and cited position; the most-cited sites

What people use it for

• AI search visibility: how often Google's AI Mode names and cites you for the questions that matter
• Citation building: the sites AI Mode cites in your niche, to earn a place among them
• Competitor tracking: which brands AI Mode names first, by country
• E-commerce: the products and sellers AI Mode shows for shopping questions
• GEO reporting: before-and-after evidence for AI search optimisation work
• Market research: how Google's AI explains your category

How to use it

1. Enter your questions and your brands (with their domains).
2. Pick the countries (and the device).
3. Click Start. Schedule it weekly to track your AI Mode share.

Input

Field	Example	Notes
Questions	best crm for small business	One per line
Your brands	Brand | brand.com	The domain is matched in the cited sites
Countries	US, GB	49 countries
Language	en	Optional; empty = the country's main language
Device	Desktop	Or mobile
Questions at once	5	Advanced

Output

Each result is one row in the run's dataset (download it as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read it through the API). An example row (values shortened):

{
  "question": "best crm for small business",
  "country": "US",
  "status": "ok",
  "answer": "For most small businesses, **Sample CRM** is the easiest start: ...",
  "citations": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "url": "https://reviews.example.com/best-crm",
      "domain": "reviews.example.com",
      "title": "Best CRM 2026",
      "kind": "other"
    }
  ],
  "mentionedBrands": [
    "Sample CRM",
    "Another CRM"
  ],
  "anyBrandCited": true,
  "products": [],
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T09:00:00Z"
}

A record named SUMMARY in the run's key-value store says what each input returned, with any notes (for example an account that does not exist), what was charged and how much traffic the run used.

Pricing

• $0.05 per AI Mode answer read with its citations, products and brand matches
• Questions Google answers without AI Mode, and failed requests, are free

What typical jobs cost at the list price:

Job	Cost
50 questions in one country	$2.50
50 questions in 3 countries, every week for a month	$30
One question in 10 countries	$0.50

On Apify's Scale and Business plans the per-event prices are lower (Store discounts). Set Maximum cost per run and the Actor stops cleanly when it is reached: you never pay more than that.

Tips

• Write questions as people type them into Google, including the comparison and buying ones.
• Give each brand its domain: citation matching is then exact.
• Run the same questions every week and read the trend: AI answers change often.

Use it through the API

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("zaiq/google-ai-mode-tracker").call(run_input={"keywords": ["best crm for small business"], "brands": ["Sample CRM | samplecrm.com"], "countries": ["US"]})
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(row)

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('zaiq/google-ai-mode-tracker').call({"keywords": ["best crm for small business"], "brands": ["Sample CRM | samplecrm.com"], "countries": ["US"]});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

HTTP (one call, results back)

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zaiq~google-ai-mode-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"keywords": ["best crm for small business"], "brands": ["Sample CRM | samplecrm.com"], "countries": ["US"]}'

Integrations and schedules

• Schedules: run it every hour, day or week from the Apify Console (Schedules) and keep a history of results.
• Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, Slack, Airtable: connect it through Apify's integrations, or send each finished run to a webhook.
• Datasets: results stay in the run's dataset; export them or read them by API whenever you need them.

Use it with AI agents (MCP)

Add Apify's MCP server (https://mcp.apify.com) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client. The agent can find this Actor and run it for you: ask it for "whether Google's AI Mode names my brand for 'best crm for small business' in the US and UK, and which sites it cites". AI agents can also pay for runs directly through Apify's agentic payments.

Limits

• AI Mode is read as a signed-out searcher in the chosen country; a signed-in user's history can change the answer.
• Countries where Google offers no AI Mode return no answer (free).

FAQ

Do I need a Google account or API key?

No.

How is this different from the AI Overview tracker?

AI Overviews sit on top of normal results; AI Mode is Google's separate chat-style answer. They often cite different sites.

Which countries?

49, from the US and UK to Germany, India, Brazil and Japan.

Are products included?

Yes, when AI Mode shows product cards: name, price, seller, rating and reviews.

Related Actors from Zaiq

• ai-answer-tracker: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Grok answers
• ai-shopping-tracker: which products AI assistants recommend
• keyword-research: search volume and difficulty for the same questions

Support

Questions, a site that changed, or a field you need? Open an issue on this Actor's Issues tab: we answer there, usually within a day.

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