# Google Search Extractor (`gauravsaran/google-search-extractor`) Actor

Extract comprehensive Google search results with organic listings, ads, and AI overviews. Perfect for SEO analysis, market research, and competitive intelligence. Get localized results from 30+ countries with detailed data including rankings, snippets, and sitelinks.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gauravsaran/google-search-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [ScrapeForge](https://apify.com/gauravsaran) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Developer tools, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 137 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$10.00 / 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 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 Search Extractor

### 🚀 Extract Google Search Results Like a Pro!

Turn any search query into valuable data! This powerful actor extracts comprehensive Google search results including organic listings, ads, AI overviews, and more. Perfect for SEO analysis, market research, and competitive intelligence.

### ✨ What You'll Get

#### 🎯 Organic Results

- **Search rankings** - See exactly where websites rank
- **Titles & snippets** - Get the full picture of each result
- **Direct links** - Access the actual URLs and display links
- **Sitelinks** - Discover additional page links when available

#### 💰 Ad Results (Optional)

- **Sponsored listings** - See what competitors are advertising
- **Ad positions** - Track ad placement and strategy
- **Ad copy** - Analyze compelling ad headlines and descriptions

#### 🤖 AI Overview (Optional)

- **AI-generated summaries** - Get Google's AI perspective on your search
- **Rich insights** - Understand how AI interprets search intent

#### 📊 Additional Data

- **Pagination info** - Navigate through multiple result pages
- **Country-specific results** - Get localized search data
- **Timestamps** - Track when data was extracted

### 🎮 How to Use

#### Input Configuration

1. **Search Queries** 📝 - Add your search terms (1-100 queries supported)
2. **Country** 🌍 - Choose your target market (US, UK, CA, AU, and more!)
3. **Max Results** 📊 - Control how many results per query (1-100)
4. **Include Ads** 💰 - Toggle ad results on/off
5. **Include AI Overview** 🤖 - Toggle AI summaries on/off

#### Example Input

```json
{
  "queries": ["best smartphones 2024", "iPhone vs Android"],
  "country": "us",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "includeAds": true,
  "includeAiOverview": true
}
```

### 📈 Perfect For

- **SEO Analysis** 📊 - Track keyword rankings and SERP features
- **Market Research** 🔍 - Understand competitive landscape
- **Content Strategy** ✍️ - Discover trending topics and content gaps
- **PPC Research** 💰 - Analyze competitor ad strategies
- **Brand Monitoring** 👁️ - Track your brand's search presence

### 📋 Output Format

Each result includes:

- `query` - The search term used
- `country` - Country code for localization
- `timestamp` - When the data was extracted
- `organic_results` - Array of organic search results
- `ad_results` - Array of sponsored results (if enabled)
- `ai_overview` - AI-generated summary (if enabled)
- `pagination` - Navigation info for multiple pages
- `total_results` - Total number of results found

### 🎯 Pro Tips

- **Use specific keywords** - More targeted = better results
- **Consider location** - Different countries = different results
- **Monitor rate limits** - Built-in delays prevent issues
- **Export data** - Download results in JSON, CSV, or Excel

***

*Start extracting valuable search data today! 🚀*

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

List of search queries to extract results for

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

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

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of organic results to extract per query

## `includeAds` (type: `boolean`):

Whether to include ad results in the output

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

Whether to include AI overview content in the output

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "example search query"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "includeAds": true,
  "includeAiOverview": true
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gauravsaran/google-search-extractor").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gauravsaran/google-search-extractor").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 '{}' |
apify call gauravsaran/google-search-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=gauravsaran/google-search-extractor",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/cZB8e8o5OOUTTWC7X/builds/kyusCHj53nUvuOqYV/openapi.json