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Google AI Overviews by country: length, sources and local citations compared
We compared AI Overviews for 10 searches in 5 countries: India's were shortest, Australia's cited the most local sites, and none matched the US text.
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Step-by-step guides to collecting Google Shopping and Google Search data with the API.
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Google knowledge panel data: which searches get one and what fields come back
We checked 40 entity searches: 25 got a knowledge panel, including every person and place. Fields, gaps, AI Overview overlap and code.
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How fresh is Google News, and how often should you check it? Data from 24 topics
We tracked 24 Google News topics for an hour: median result age 19.5 hours, one in five links new after 59 minutes. Data, code and a polling guide.
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Google related searches vs autocomplete: how they overlap and how stable they are
We compared Google's related searches with autocomplete for 20 seeds. They shared 1.4 of 8, some named old years, and they changed between runs.
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Google Top Stories in the search API: which searches show them and what comes back
We checked 30 searches: 8 of 20 news-like ones showed Top Stories, none of 10 others. Source and date came back empty, so here is the workaround.
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People Also Ask by country: the questions barely overlap, and the US is the odd one out
We compared People Also Ask for 10 searches in 5 countries. The UK, Australia, Canada and India shared 2.3 questions of 4; the US shared 0.3.
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SEO rank data: what to store for every check, and how big it gets
A rank check returns about 6 KB. See the 293-byte record we store, the schema, the index that matters and what a year of daily checks weighs.
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Which sites do Google AI Overviews cite? Data from 40 searches
Which domains do Google's AI Overviews cite? Across 40 searches, YouTube appeared in 15 of 25 overviews. Counts by search type, plus code to tally yours.
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Google Autocomplete by country: how much suggestions differ, and how stable they are
We compared Google Autocomplete for 10 seeds in 5 countries. UK and India shared 1 to 3 of 15 suggestions with the US, and local ones changed per run.
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Google Custom Search API alternatives: what to use before it shuts down on January 1, 2027
The Custom Search JSON API is closed to new users and ends January 1, 2027. What Google offers instead, SERP API options, and a field-by-field migration.
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Google local results: ratings, review counts and position across 640 businesses
We pulled 640 businesses from 32 local searches: median rating 4.8, median 333 reviews, and top-3 results had more. Data, code and what it can't show.
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Google search results by city: how much the location parameter changes them
We ran 13 searches in 4 cities with location set. Local searches shared 0.2 links between cities, others 6.3. The local pack stayed stable on repeats.
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Get Google search results as JSON with Python
Fetch Google results as JSON in Python: organic results, People Also Ask, related searches and AI Overview, desktop or mobile, plus pagination and CSV.
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Give your LLM agent fresh Google results
Add a Google search tool to an LLM agent: the tool definition, trimming results to fit the context window, citing sources and caching, in Python.
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Local news from Google News: put the city in the query, not the location
We tested Google News by city two ways. The location parameter changed 1 result in 13; the city in the query text gave local outlets and no shared links.
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Rank tracking API: check Google positions with code, and what it costs
Find your domain's Google position for any keyword by country and device with a rank tracking API. Working Python, edge cases and cost per 1,000 keywords.
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Use a SERP API in n8n: daily Google rank alerts
Use a Google SERP API in n8n with the HTTP Request node: daily keyword checks, rank history in Google Sheets and Slack alerts when rankings change.
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AI Overview tracker: how often Google shows one, and how to track yours
How often does Google show an AI Overview? We checked 40 searches: every how-to and product query, none of the local ones. Plus Python to track citations.
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Is there a Google Images API? Search and download images with Python
Google has no public Images API. Get Google Images results as JSON instead: up to 100 images per request, with size filters and downloads in Python.
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Which publishers dominate Google News? Data from 24 topics
We pulled Google News results for 24 topics: 424 results from 207 sources. Reuters led, but the top five held only 18%. Counts, code and costs.
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Google search results by country: 10 searches in 5 markets compared
We ran the same 10 Google searches in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and India. The UK shared half a domain with the US results. Data and code inside.
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Build a local business lead list from Google results
Turn Google local results into a clean lead list: category and city searches, pagination, deduplication and CSV export, in Python, used responsibly.
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People Also Ask API: collect and expand Google questions with Python
Get the People Also Ask questions for any search as JSON, then expand them level by level. Real yields for two seeds, the cost per level and the code.
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AI Overviews on mobile vs desktop: 40 searches compared
We ran 40 Google searches on mobile and desktop. AI Overviews appeared in 25 on both, but mobile showed more organic results and no local pack.
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Google Reviews API: your own reviews vs ratings for any business
Two different things hide behind 'Google Reviews API'. Which one gives review text, which gives ratings for any business, and a Python rating monitor.
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Local rank tracking API: track Google local rankings by city with code
Build a local rank tracker with an API: find a business's position in Google's local results for any city, handle chains, and log the history. Python.
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Monitor MAP violations on Google Shopping
Find every Google Shopping seller advertising your products below MAP, keep timestamped evidence of each offer and build a daily report, in Python.
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Run thousands of Google searches in Python: workers, retries and queues
Measured limits: live Google searches ran at about 0.36 per second with 3, 6 or 10 workers. Batch and retry code for the live and fast queues.
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How to scrape Google Shopping prices with Python
A Python script that searches Google Shopping, picks a product and saves every seller's price, shipping and total to CSV, with retries and cost math.
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Track competitor prices across every Google Shopping seller (Node.js)
A daily Node.js job that checks every Google Shopping seller for your products, stores price history, diffs it and alerts you when a price drops.
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Build a simple keyword rank tracker
Track where a domain ranks on Google for a keyword list, every day, by country and device. Python, SQLite and the CrawlerData API, with real cost math.
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Google Autocomplete API: keyword research with Python
Pull Google Autocomplete suggestions as JSON and run an A-Z sweep for keyword research. Real results for four seeds, a relevance filter and the cost.
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Google Images results: who ranks, how big, and what you can download
We pulled 2,000 Google Images results for 20 searches: 1,266 source domains, a median width of 1,200 px, and 84% of sampled URLs downloadable.
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Does Google News have an API? What to use instead (with Python)
Google retired its News API in 2016. Two ways to get Google News results as data today: the RSS feed and a JSON API, with working Python for both.
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Build your own price tracker API with price history
Build a price tracker API: collect Google Shopping sellers daily, store price history in SQLite or Postgres and serve it from GET /price-history.
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Competitor price monitoring for Shopify stores with Google Shopping data
Monitor competitor prices for your Shopify catalog from Google Shopping: match products, run a daily Python job, log prices to CSV and alert on undercuts.
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What is a SERP API? A real response, field by field
A SERP API returns Google results as JSON. See real responses for five queries, which fields appear when, and what to check before you pick one.
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