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# People Also Ask

> Schema for People Also Ask questions returned by the Google Search endpoint, including expanded answers, source links, and optional AI Overview hydration.

This section documents the **People Also Ask** data returned by the [Google Search endpoint](/api-reference/endpoint/monitor-google). People Also Ask items are part of the Google response, so no separate API call is needed.

## Example request

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

```json theme={null}
{
  "query": "best laptops for programming",
  "country": "US",
  "include": {
    "paaAioverview": true
  }
}
```

This produces a response containing the `peopleAlsoAsk` array documented below.

## Overview

<Frame caption="People also ask in Google Search">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cloro/Qv2xgJAgMecwTTRq/images/google/search-people-also-ask.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=Qv2xgJAgMecwTTRq&q=85&s=6bc3793e671e8ef6205de7eeed818b64" alt="People also ask in Google Search" width="1354" height="542" data-path="images/google/search-people-also-ask.webp" />
</Frame>

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](/api-reference/endpoint/google/ai-overview).

| 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

```json theme={null}
{
  "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"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```