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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.

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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.

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Overview

People also ask in Google Search

People also ask in Google Search

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)

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Item structure

FieldTypeDescription
questionstringThe question being asked
typestringType of result (AIOVERVIEW, LINK, or UNKNOWN)
snippetstringAnswer snippet (LINK type)
titlestringResult title (LINK type)
linkstringResult URL (LINK type)
markdownstringAI Overview markdown content (AIOVERVIEW type, when include.paaAioverview is true)
sourcesarrayCited sources (AIOVERVIEW type, when include.paaAioverview is true)

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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.
FieldTypeDescription
labelstringTitle of the source
urlstringURL of the source
descriptionstringDescription of the source
positionnumberPosition of source (1-indexed)

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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"
      }
    ]
  }
}
People also ask in Google Search