Google People Also Ask schema - cloro

The Google Search endpoint returns People Also Ask items in result.peopleAlsoAsk by default — no separate API call. For use cases, pricing context, and copy-paste examples, see the People Also Ask API page on the product site.

People also ask in Google Search

Each item is classified by type:

LINK: cited answer with a snippet, title, and link
AIOVERVIEW: AI-generated summary. Set include.paaAioverview to true to hydrate these with markdown content and sources
UNKNOWN: unclassifiable item (returns question only)

Example request

{
  "query": "best laptops for programming",
  "country": "US",
  "include": {
    "paaAioverview": true
  }
}

Item structure

Field	Type	Description
`question`	string	The question being asked
`type`	string	Type of result (`AIOVERVIEW`, `LINK`, or `UNKNOWN`)
`snippet`	string	Answer snippet (LINK type)
`title`	string	Result title (LINK type)
`link`	string	Result URL (LINK type)
`markdown`	string	AI Overview markdown content (AIOVERVIEW type, when `include.paaAioverview` is `true`)
`sources`	array	Cited sources (AIOVERVIEW type, when `include.paaAioverview` is `true`)

Hydrated sources

Sources are only present on AIOVERVIEW-type items when include.paaAioverview is true and hydration succeeds. The shape matches the main AI Overview sources.

Field	Type	Description
`label`	string	Title of the source
`url`	string	URL of the source
`description`	string	Description of the source
`position`	number	Position of source (1-indexed)

Response example

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "peopleAlsoAsk": [
      {
        "question": "What laptop do most programmers use?",
        "type": "LINK",
        "snippet": "Most programmers prefer MacBooks or ThinkPads for their build quality and Linux compatibility.",
        "title": "Most popular laptops among developers",
        "link": "https://example.com/popular-dev-laptops"
      },
      {
        "question": "Is 16GB RAM enough for programming?",
        "type": "AIOVERVIEW",
        "markdown": "16GB of RAM is generally sufficient for most programming tasks, including web development and mobile app development...",
        "sources": [
          {
            "position": 1,
            "label": "Recommended RAM for developers",
            "url": "https://example.com/ram-for-developers",
            "description": "A breakdown of memory requirements by development workload."
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "question": "What does a programmer's setup look like?",
        "type": "UNKNOWN"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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