# Google About This Result Scraper (`codingfrontend/google-about-this-result-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google 'About This Result' panel data including source info, web presence, and related context for search results.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/codingfrontend/google-about-this-result-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Coding Frontned](https://apify.com/codingfrontend) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Developer tools, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 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 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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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 About This Result Scraper

### Features

- **Source Information**: Extracts detailed source descriptions explaining what each website is and who runs it
- **First Indexed Date**: Captures when Google first indexed each result URL
- **Security Status**: Records whether the connection to each site is secure (HTTPS)
- **Web Presence**: Extracts web presence data linked to each search result
- **Domain Details**: Collects domain name and title for every organic result
- **Localization Support**: Supports country (`gl`) and language (`hl`) codes for localized results
- **Proxy Support**: Built-in Apify Proxy support with residential proxies to avoid blocks

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `query` | String | Yes | `"OpenAI"` | Search term to look up on Google |
| `maxItems` | Integer | No | `10` | Maximum number of results to extract (1–100) |
| `gl` | String | No | `"us"` | Country code for localized results (e.g., us, uk, in) |
| `hl` | String | No | `"en"` | Language code (e.g., en, es, fr) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Apify Residential | Proxy settings for the scraper |

#### Input Schema Example

```json
{
  "query": "Wikipedia",
  "maxItems": 5,
  "gl": "us",
  "hl": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

### Output Schema

The scraper outputs structured JSON data for each search result with its "About This Result" panel information.

#### Main Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `position` | Integer | Result position in the search |
| `title` | String | Page title of the search result |
| `link` | String | Full URL of the search result |
| `domain` | String | Domain name of the result |
| `sourceDescription` | String | Google's description of who runs this website |
| `firstIndexed` | String | Approximate date Google first indexed this page |
| `connectionSecure` | String | Whether the page connection is secure (HTTPS) |

#### Result Example

```json
{
  "position": 1,
  "title": "Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia",
  "link": "https://www.wikipedia.org/",
  "domain": "wikipedia.org",
  "sourceDescription": "Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world.",
  "firstIndexed": "First indexed more than 10 years ago",
  "connectionSecure": "Yes, your connection is secure"
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Search term to look up on Google

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to extract About This Result info for

## `gl` (type: `string`):

Country code for localized results (e.g., us, uk, in)

## `hl` (type: `string`):

Language code (e.g., en, es, fr)

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

Use Apify Proxy or custom proxy

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "OpenAI",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "gl": "us",
  "hl": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "query": "OpenAI",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("codingfrontend/google-about-this-result-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 = {
    "query": "OpenAI",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("codingfrontend/google-about-this-result-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": "OpenAI",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call codingfrontend/google-about-this-result-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=codingfrontend/google-about-this-result-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/2KKqCzazr83QVKWwH/builds/r8KUTJOhV7hCQpWtj/openapi.json