Google People Also Ask schema

This section documents the People Also Ask data returned by the Google Search endpoint. People Also Ask items are part of the Google response, so no separate API call is needed. For use cases, pricing context, and copy-paste examples, see the People Also Ask API page on the product site.

Example request

People Also Ask items are returned by default. To hydrate AIOVERVIEW-type items with markdown and sources, set include.paaAioverview to true.

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

This produces a response containing the peopleAlsoAsk array documented below.

Overview

Each People Also Ask item is classified by type:

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

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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Google People Also Ask schema

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