Google Search Scraper

Overview

The Google Search Scraper is an immensely powerful tool designed for SEO professionals, marketers, and data researchers. Unlike the official Google Custom Search API, which limits you to 100 results and strips out much of the SERP's layout, this actor extracts the search engine results pages (SERPs) precisely as a real user sees them. You can effortlessly scrape organic link rankings, Google Ads (PPC text ads), the Knowledge Graph, the Local Pack (map listings), Related Searches, and 'People Also Ask' boxes. This allows you to track keyword rankings accurately across any country or language, reverse-engineer competitor SEO strategies, and aggregate massive amounts of localized search data without worrying about IP bans or CAPTCHAs.

Key Features

Input Parameters

Sample Output

{
  "searchQuery": "best CRM software",
  "organicResults": [
    {
      "title": "The 10 Best CRM Software for 2026",
      "url": "https://www.example.com/best-crm",
      "description": "Compare the top CRM systems for small business and enterprise...",
      "position": 1
    }
  ],
  "paidResults": [
    {
      "title": "Salesforce® Official Site | #1 CRM Software",
      "url": "https://www.salesforce.com/",
      "description": "Connect to your customers in a whole new way."
    }
  ],
  "peopleAlsoAsk": [
    {
      "question": "Which CRM is best for a small business?",
      "answer": "HubSpot and Zoho are often considered the best..."
    }
  ]
}

How to Use

1. 1

   Click the 'Try for Free' button to access the Google Search Scraper on Apify.

2. 2

   Log in to your free Apify workspace.

3. 3

   Enter your target search keywords (one per line) in the queries field.

4. 4

   Set your target country (e.g., 'US') and language (e.g., 'en') to ensure accurate localized rankings.

5. 5

   Click 'Start'. The actors will utilize specific Google proxies to bypass blocks.

6. 6

   Download the rich SERP data in JSON or CSV for your SEO analysis.

API Example

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN',
});

const input = {
    "queries": "buy cheap flights\nhotels in paris",
    "maxPagesPerQuery": 2,
    "countryCode": "us",
    "languageCode": "en"
};

const run = await client.actor("apify/google-search-scraper").call(input);

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Pricing Structure

Pay for usage. Because Google heavily protects its search pages, specialized Google SERP proxies are utilized. Usage starts at $1.80 per 1,000 scraped search result pages; on the Free plan the $5 credit covers over 1,000 results, and paid plans add further discounts.

Limitations

• Cannot scrape Google Shopping tabs or Google Images specifically (requires dedicated scraper variants).
• Extracting 10+ pages deep per keyword slows down the run and increases cost significantly.
• Google frequently changes the HTML layout of the 'Knowledge Graph' or 'Local Pack', which occasionally causes the actor to miss edge-case snippets until patched.

Frequently Asked Questions