Automatically extract a Google AI Overview with our no-code scraper. Capture ordered answer text, citations, links, highlighted terms, images, videos, and supporting media for search research and downstream analysis. Configure the request, run the Bot, and receive one predictable structured response for downstream use.
What Does the Google AI Overview Scraper API Do?
This Bot reads one Google Search page and returns only its AI Overview module. It keeps the output focused on that single result capability so it can be used independently or combined with other BrowserAct Bots.
Atomic Capability
One run reads one Google Search page and returns only its AI Overview module.
The Bot opens a standard Google Search results page, reads the AI Overview module, and stops after the target data is extracted or its absence is confirmed. It does not open destination pages or collect unrelated result modules.
Key Features
- Extracts one clearly defined public Google Search capability.
- Builds the fixed Google URL internally from user-facing inputs.
- Uses dropdowns for finite search settings and maps their codes automatically.
- Returns the same response envelope whether the capability appears or not.
- Preserves additional visible values from the same capability in
unclassified_fields.
Quick Start
- Open Run task.
- Review the non-empty default inputs or enter your own open-ended query.
- Choose any supported dropdown values.
- Run the Bot and review the structured result.
- Use the API Tab after the published Template ID is available.
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Configuration |
|---|---|
query |
String - Required Default: what is dropshippingEnter an open-ended search query from 1 to 300 characters. Open-ended value. |
safe_search |
Dropdown - Required Default: ActiveChoose Active or Off. The Bot maps the selection to Google SafeSearch. Select from the Run Task dropdown. |
See the Inputs Tab for complete dropdown mappings, validation rules, and default request JSON.
Output Structure
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
capability |
String | Fixed capability key: google_ai_overview. |
available |
Boolean | Whether the target capability appeared on the valid source page. |
request_metadata |
Object | Normalized inputs and source-page metadata. |
data |
Object or null | Target capability data only. |
unclassified_fields |
Object | Additional visible values from the same target capability. |
See the Output Tab for the field schema and a structured response preview from Live Version 1.
Example Output
| Field | Result |
|---|---|
capability |
google_ai_overview |
available |
true |
request_metadata |
query: what is dropshippingsearch_country: United Statesinterface_language: Englishsafe_search: Activedevice: Desktop |
data |
data.text_blocks: [{"type":"paragraph","text":"Dropshipping is a retail business model where you sell products online without ke...data.references: [{"index":1,"text":"Wikipedia","url":null,"text_block_index":0,"relationship":"Wikipedia - Drop shipping - Wik...data.images: [{"index":1,"alt":"What Is Dropshipping and How Does It Work? (2026) - Shopify","url":"data:image/png;base64,[...data.videos: [{"index":1,"title":"YouTube (+3) - What is Drop-shipping?. Related results","url":"https://www.google.com/got... |
unclassified_fields |
{} |
Repeated arrays show one real item and long media values are shortened in this documentation preview. The archived run result remains unchanged.
How Does It Work?
- Builds a Google Search URL from the query and SafeSearch selection.
- Opens one English Desktop search results page.
- Locates and expands only controls within the AI Overview module.
- Reads ordered text, citations, links, images, videos, and other visible same-module content.
- Returns one normalized AI Overview response or a valid unavailable result.
Use Cases
- Research AI-generated search summaries.
- Collect citations and supporting media.
- Build search-intelligence workflows.
- Connect the structured result to an application, n8n, Make, Zapier, or an MCP-based workflow.
Create Your Own Google AI Overview Scraper Bot
Step 1: Create an Editable Version
Click Create Editable Duplicate in the upper-right corner of this page. An editable version of the template will be added to your BrowserAct workspace.
Step 2: Customize the Bot When Needed
Open the duplicated Bot from your Bots list. Use Improve only when you need to change its inputs, extraction behavior, or output fields. If the existing configuration already meets your needs, use it as-is and retrieve its Bot ID from the Bots list.
Step 3: Run the Bot Through the API
Use the Bot ID with the BrowserAct API to run your workflow programmatically and retrieve complete structured results in your application.
Automation and Export
BrowserAct produces structured data first. Use the result through Run Task, the JSON API, n8n, Make, Zapier, MCP-based agents, or a supported export flow.
Need Help?
Cannot find the exact API capability you need, or need help composing several Bots?
Discord: BrowserAct Community
Email: service@browseract.com
