Google AI Mode SERP API provides search results from the AI Mode feature of Google Search. The results are specific to the specified location (see the List of Locations) and language (see the List of Languages) parameters.
Instead of ‘login’ and ‘password’ use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
<?php
// You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/php/php_RestClient.zip
require('RestClient.php');
$api_url = 'https://api.dataforseo.com/';
try {
// Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access
$client = new RestClient($api_url, null, 'login', 'password');
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
echo "n";
print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
print $e->getTraceAsString();
echo "n";
exit();
}
$post_array = array();
// You can set only one task at a time
$post_array[] = array(
"language_code" => "en",
"location_code" => 2840,
"keyword" => mb_convert_encoding("what is google ai mode", "UTF-8")
);
if (count($post_array) > 0) {
try {
// POST /v3/serp/google/ai_mode/live/advanced
// in addition to 'google' and 'ai_mode' you can also set other search engine and type parameters
// the full list of possible parameters is available in documentation
$result = $client->post('/v3/serp/google/ai_mode/live/advanced', $post_array);
print_r($result);
// do something with post result
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
echo "n";
print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
print $e->getTraceAsString();
echo "n";
}
$client = null;
?>
The above command returns JSON structured like this:
{
"version": "0.1.20250526",
"status_code": 20000,
"status_message": "Ok.",
"time": "12.1502 sec.",
"cost": 0.008,
"tasks_count": 1,
"tasks_error": 0,
"tasks": [
{
"id": "06241736-1535-0139-0000-5b6a4f9d38ca",
"status_code": 20000,
"status_message": "Ok.",
"time": "12.0385 sec.",
"cost": 0.008,
"result_count": 1,
"path": [
"v3",
"serp",
"google",
"ai_mode",
"live",
"advanced"
],
"data": {
"api": "serp",
"function": "live",
"se": "google",
"se_type": "ai_mode",
"language_code": "en",
"location_code": 2840,
"keyword": "what is google ai mode",
"calculate_rectangles": true,
"device": "desktop",
"os": "windows"
},
"result": [
{
"keyword": "what is google ai mode",
"type": "ai_mode",
"se_domain": "google.com",
"location_code": 2840,
"language_code": "en",
"check_url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=what%20is%20google%20ai%20mode&num=1&hl=en&gl=US&udm=50&uule=w+CAIQIFISCQs2MuSEtepUEUK33kOSuTsc",
"datetime": "2025-06-24 14:36:54 +00:00",
"spell": null,
"refinement_chips": null,
"item_types": [
"ai_overview"
],
"se_results_count": 0,
"items_count": 1,
"items": [
{
"type": "ai_overview",
"rank_group": 1,
"rank_absolute": 1,
"position": "left",
"xpath": "/html[1]/body[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[12]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]",
"asynchronous_ai_overview": false,
"markdown": " The BMW M4 F82 is a high-performance coupe known for its aggressive styling and powerful engine. Key specs include a 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six engine producing 425 hp (or 444 hp with the Competition Package), a 6-speed manual or 7-speed M DCT transmission, and rear-wheel drive. [[1]](https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/bmw-m4-f82-2014.html#:~:text=The%20load%20capacity%20was%20more,4%20GASOLINE%20Engines) [[2]](https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/2014-bmw-m3-and-m4-f80-f82--review/29973) [[3]](https://www.bmw-m.com/en/topics/magazine-article-pool/bmw-m3-f80-and-bmw-m4-f82.html#:~:text=Towards%20the%20end%20of%20the,strong%20engine%20were%20also%20standard.) [[4]](https://www.newcenturybmw.com/bmw-research/bmw-m4-0-60/#:~:text=2023%20BMW%20M4%20Coupe,60%20time%20of%204.1%20seconds.)",
"items": [
{
"type": "ai_overview_element",
"rank_group": 1,
"rank_absolute": 1,
"position": "left",
"title": null,
"text": "The BMW M4 F82 is a high-performance coupe known for its aggressive styling and powerful engine. Key specs include a 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six engine producing 425 hp (or 444 hp with the Competition Package), a 6-speed manual or 7-speed M DCT transmission, and rear-wheel drive.",
"markdown": "",
"links": [
{
"type": "link_element",
"title": "according to Bankrate",
"description": null,
"url": "https://www.bankrate.com/home-equity/heloc-rates/",
"domain": "www.bankrate.com"
}
],
"images": [
{
"type": "images_element",
"alt": "BMW M4 Coupe (F82) Specs, Performance & Photos - 2014, 2015 ...",
"url": null,
"image_url": "https://api.dataforseo.com/cdn/i/06170329-5643-0066-0000-4f9b0f8172ba:1"
}
],
"references": [
{
"type": "ai_overview_reference",
"rank_group": 1,
"rank_absolute": 1,
"position": "left",
"source": "autoevolution",
"domain": "www.autoevolution.com",
"url": "https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/bmw-m4-f82-2014.html#:~:text=The%20load%20capacity%20was%20more,4%20GASOLINE%20Engines",
"title": "BMW M4 Coupe (F82) (2014-2020) Photos, engines & full specs",
"text": "The load capacity was more than enough for two big luggages, as well as the cabin being equipped with lots of storage spaces – not..."
},
{
"type": "ai_overview_reference",
"rank_group": 2,
"rank_absolute": 2,
"position": "left",
"source": "PistonHeads",
"domain": "www.pistonheads.com",
"url": "https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/2014-bmw-m3-and-m4-f80-f82--review/29973",
"title": "2014 BMW M3 and M4 (F80/F82) | Review - PistonHeads UK",
"text": "May 12, 2014 — SPECIFICATION | 2014 BMW M4 F82. Engine: 2,979cc 6-cyl twin-turbo. Transmission: 6-speed manual/7-speed dual-clut..."
}
]
},
{
"type": "ai_overview_expanded_element",
"position": "left",
"title": "Step 4",
"text": "Calculate Springfield Division sales for Quarter 2",
"components": [
{
"type": "ai_overview_expanded_component",
"rank_group": 0,
"rank_absolute": 0,
"title": null,
"text": "Springfield Division sales in Quarter 1 are $1,500,000. Growth rate is 3%. Sales in Quarter 2 are $1,545,000.",
"markdown": "- Springfield Division sales in Quarter 1 are $1,500,000.\n- Growth rate is 3%.\n- Sales in Quarter 2 are $1,545,000.",
"images": null,
"links": null,
"references": null
}
],
"references": null
},
{
"type": "ai_overview_video_element",
"position": "left",
"title": "Anwar And Cars",
"snippet": "Start time is 11 minutes. Segment duration is 59 seconds",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmyTDeZMgFA&t=684",
"domain": "www.youtube.com",
"image_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HmyTDeZMgFA/mqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEGCPgEEOQC&rs=AMzJL3k9gZe_ujVtsk34XtwaOmPw3Cw0pg",
"source": "YouTube",
"date": "Apr 26, 2024",
"timestamp": "2024-04-26 00:00:00 +00:00"
},
{
"type": "ai_overview_table_element",
"position": "left",
"markdown": "| Aspect | Sanity Testing | Regression Testing |\n|---|---|---|\n| **Scope** | Narrow and focused | Broad and thorough |\n| **Depth** | Surface-level | Deep testing |\n| **Objective** | Quick validation | Detect regressions |",
"table": {
"table_header": null,
"table_content": [
["Aspect", "Sanity Testing", "Regression Testing"],
["Scope", "Narrow and focused", "Broad and thorough"],
["Depth", "Surface-level", "Deep testing"],
["Objective", "Quick validation", "Detect regressions"]
]
},
"references": null
}
],
"references": [
{
"type": "ai_overview_reference",
"rank_group": 1,
"rank_absolute": 21,
"position": "right",
"source": "autoevolution",
"domain": "www.autoevolution.com",
"url": "https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/bmw-m4-f82-2014.html#:~:text=The%20load%20capacity%20was%20more,4%20GASOLINE%20Engines",
"title": "BMW M4 Coupe (F82) (2014-2020) Photos, engines & full specs",
"text": "The load capacity was more than enough for two big luggages, as well as the cabin being equipped with lots of storage spaces – not..."
},
{
"type": "ai_overview_reference",
"rank_group": 2,
"rank_absolute": 22,
"position": "right",
"source": "PistonHeads",
"domain": "www.pistonheads.com",
"url": "https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/2014-bmw-m3-and-m4-f80-f82--review/29973",
"title": "2014 BMW M3 and M4 (F80/F82) | Review - PistonHeads UK",
"text": "May 12, 2014 — SPECIFICATION | 2014 BMW M4 F82. Engine: 2,979cc 6-cyl twin-turbo. Transmission: 6-speed manual/7-speed dual-clut..."
}
],
"rectangle": null
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
All POST data should be sent in the JSON format (UTF-8 encoding). The task setting is done using the POST method. When setting a task, you should send all task parameters in the task array of the generic POST array. You can send up to 2000 API calls per minute, each Live SERP API call can contain only one task.
Below you will find a detailed description of the fields you can use for setting a task.
Description of the fields for setting a task:
| Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
keyword |
string | keyword required field you can specify up to 700 characters in the keyword fieldall %## will be decoded (plus character ‘+’ will be decoded to a space character) if you need to use the “%” character for your keyword, please specify it as “%25”;if you need to use the “+” character for your keyword, please specify it as “%2B”
learn more about rules and limitations of |
priority |
integer | task priority optional field can take the following values: 1 – normal execution priority (set by default) 2 – high execution priority |
location_name |
string | full name of search engine location required field if you don’t specify location_code or location_coordinateif you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_code or location_coordinateyou can receive the list of available locations of the search engine with their location_name by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/google/locationsexample: London,England,United Kingdom |
location_code |
integer | search engine location code required field if you don’t specify location_name or location_coordinateif you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_name or location_coordinateyou can receive the list of available locations of the search engines with their location_code by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/google/locationsexample: 2840 |
location_coordinate |
string | GPS coordinates of a location required field if you don’t specify location_name or location_codeif you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_name or location_codelocation_coordinate parameter should be specified in the “latitude,longitude,zoom” formatif “zoom” is not specified, 9z will be applied as a default value the maximum number of decimal digits for “latitude” and “longitude”: 7 the minimum value for “zoom”: 4z the maximum value for “zoom”: 18z example: 52.6178549,-155.352142,18z |
language_name |
string | full name of search engine language required field if you don’t specify language_code;if you use this field, you don’t need to specify language_code;you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their language_name by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/google/ai_mode/languages;Note: currently, the only supported value is English |
language_code |
string | search engine language code required field if you don’t specify language_name;if you use this field, you don’t need to specify language_name;you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their language_code by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/google/ai_mode/languagesNote: currently, the only supported value is en |
device |
string | device type optional field can take the values: desktop, mobiledefault value: desktop |
os |
string | device operating system optional field if you specify desktop in the device field, choose from the following values: windows, macosdefault value: windowsif you specify mobile in the device field, choose from the following values: android, iosdefault value: android |
calculate_rectangles |
boolean | calcualte pixel rankings for SERP elements in advanced results optional field pixel ranking refers to the distance between the result snippet and top left corner of the screen; Visit Help Center to learn more>> by default, the parameter is set to falseNote: if set to true, the charge per task will be multiplied by 2 |
browser_screen_width |
integer | browser screen width optional field you can set a custom browser screen width to calculate pixel rankings for a particular device; by default, the parameter is set to: 1920 for desktop;360 for mobile on android;375 for mobile on iOS;Note: to use this parameter, set calculate_rectangles to true |
browser_screen_height |
integer | browser screen height optional field you can set a custom browser screen height to calculate pixel rankings for a particular device; by default, the parameter is set to: 1080 for desktop;640 for mobile on android;812 for mobile on iOS;Note: to use this parameter, set calculate_rectangles to true |
browser_screen_resolution_ratio |
integer | browser screen resolution ratio optional field you can set a custom browser screen resolution ratio to calculate pixel rankings for a particular device; by default, the parameter is set to: 1 for desktop;3 for mobile on android;3 for mobile on iOS;Note: to use this parameter, set calculate_rectangles to true |
tag |
string | user-defined task identifier optional field the character limit is 255 you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result you will find the specified tag value in the data object of the response |
As a response of the API server, you will receive JSON-encoded data containing a tasks array with the information specific to the set tasks.
Description of the fields in the results array:
| Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
version |
string | the current version of the API |
status_code |
integer | general status code you can find the full list of the response codes here Note: we strongly recommend designing a necessary system for handling related exceptional or error conditions |
status_message |
string | general informational message you can find the full list of general informational messages here |
time |
string | execution time, seconds |
cost |
float | total tasks cost, USD |
tasks_count |
integer | the number of tasks in the tasks array |
tasks_error |
integer | the number of tasks in the tasks array returned with an error |
tasks |
array | array of tasks |
id |
string | task identifier unique task identifier in our system in the UUID format |
status_code |
integer | status code of the task generated by DataForSEO; can be within the following range: 10000-60000 you can find the full list of the response codes here |
status_message |
string | informational message of the task you can find the full list of general informational messages here |
time |
string | execution time, seconds |
cost |
float | cost of the task, USD |
result_count |
integer | number of elements in the result array |
path |
array | URL path |
data |
object | contains the same parameters that you specified in the POST request |
result |
array | array of results |
keyword |
string | keyword received in a POST array the keyword is returned with decoded %## (plus symbol ‘+’ will be decoded to a space character) |
type |
string | search engine type in a POST array |
se_domain |
string | search engine domain in a POST array |
location_code |
integer | location code in a POST array |
language_code |
string | language code in a POST array |
check_url |
string | direct URL to search engine results you can use it to make sure that we provided exact results |
datetime |
string | date and time when the result was received in the UTC format: “yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss +00:00” example: 2019-11-15 12:57:46 +00:00 |
spell |
object | autocorrection of the search engine if the search engine provided results for a keyword that was corrected, we will specify the keyword corrected by the search engine and the type of autocorrection |
keyword |
string | keyword obtained as a result of search engine autocorrection the results will be provided for the corrected keyword |
type |
string | type of autocorrection possible values: did_you_mean, showing_results_for, no_results_found_for, including_results_for |
refinement_chips |
object | search refinement chips |
type |
string | type of element = ‘refinement_chips’ |
xpath |
string | the XPath of the element |
items |
array | items of the element |
type |
string | type of element = ‘refinement_chips_element’ |
title |
string | title of the element |
url |
string | search URL with refinement parameters |
domain |
string | domain in SERP |
options |
array | further search refinement options |
type |
string | type of element = ‘refinement_chips_option’ |
title |
string | title of the element |
url |
string | search URL with refinement parameters |
domain |
string | domain in SERP |
item_types |
array | types of search results in SERP contains types of search results ( items) found in SERP.possible item types: ai_overview |
se_results_count |
integer | total number of results in SERP |
items_count |
integer | the number of results returned in the items array |
items |
array | elements of search results found in SERP |
‘ai_overview’ element in SERP |
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type |
string | type of element = ‘ai_overview’ |
rank_group |
integer | group rank in SERP position within a group of elements with identical type valuespositions of elements with different type values are omitted from rank_group |
rank_absolute |
integer | absolute rank in SERP absolute position among all the elements in SERP |
position |
string | the alignment of the element in SERP can take the following values: left, right |
xpath |
string | the XPath of the element |
asynchronous_ai_overview |
boolean | indicates whether the element is loaded asynchronically if true, the ai_overview element is loaded asynchronically;if false, the ai_overview element is loaded from cache |
markdown |
string | content of the element in markdown format the text of the ai_overview formatted in the markdown markup language |
items |
array | items present in the element |
type |
string | type of element = ‘ai_overview_element‘ |
rank_group |
integer | group rank in SERP position within a group of elements with identical type valuespositions of elements with different type values are omitted from rank_group |
rank_absolute |
integer | absolute rank in SERP absolute position among all the elements in SERP |
position |
string | the alignment of the element in SERP can take the following values: left, right |
title |
string | title of the element |
text |
string | text or description of the element in SERP |
markdown |
string | content of the element in markdown format |
links |
array | website links featured in the element |
type |
string | type of element = ‘link_element‘ |
title |
string | link anchor text |
description |
string | link description |
url |
string | link URL |
domain |
string | domain in SERP |
images |
array | images of the element if there are none, equals null |
type |
string | type of element = ‘images_element‘ |
alt |
string | alt tag of the image |
url |
string | relevant URL |
image_url |
string | URL of the image the URL leading to the image on the original resource or DataForSEO storage (in case the original source is not available) |
references |
array | references relevant to the element includes references to webpages that were used to generate the ai_overview_element |
type |
string | type of element = ‘ai_overview_reference‘ |
source |
string | reference source name or title |
domain |
string | domain name of the reference |
url |
string | reference page URL |
title |
string | reference page title |
text |
string | reference text text snippet from the page that was used to generate the ai_overview_element |
type |
string | type of element = ‘ai_overview_video_element‘ |
position |
string | the alignment of the element in SERP can take the following values: left, right |
title |
string | title of the element |
snippet |
string | additional information for the video |
url |
string | URL of the link to the video |
domain |
string | domain of the website hosting the video |
image_url |
string | URL to the image thumbnail of the video |
source |
string | name of the source of the video |
date |
string | date when the video was published or indexed example: Apr 26, 2024 |
timestamp |
string | date and time when the video was published or indexed in the UTC format: “yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss +00:00” example: 2019-11-15 12:57:46 +00:00 |
type |
string | type of element = ‘ai_overview_table_element‘ |
position |
string | the alignment of the element in SERP can take the following values: left, right |
markdown |
string | content of the element in markdown format |
table |
object | table present in the element the header and content of the table present in the element |
table_header |
array | content in the header of the table |
table_content |
array | array of contents of the table present in the element each array represents the table row |
references |
array | references relevant to the element includes references to webpages that were used to generate the ai_overview_element |
type |
string | type of element = ‘ai_overview_reference‘ |
source |
string | reference source name or title |
domain |
string | domain name of the reference |
url |
string | reference page URL |
title |
string | reference page title |
text |
string | reference text text snippet from the page that was used to generate the ai_overview_element |
type |
string | type of element = ‘ai_overview_expanded_element‘ |
position |
string | the alignment of the element in SERP can take the following values: left, right |
title |
string | title of the element in SERP |
text |
string | additional text of the element in SERP |
components |
array | array of components of the element |
type |
array | type of component = ‘ai_overview_expanded_component‘ |
rank_group |
integer | group rank in SERP position within a group of elements with identical type valuespositions of elements with different type values are omitted from rank_group |
rank_absolute |
integer | absolute rank in SERP absolute position among all the elements in SERP |
title |
string | title of the element in SERP |
text |
string | text of the component |
markdown |
string | text of the component in the markdwon format |
images |
array | images of the component if there are none, equals null |
type |
string | type of element = ‘images_element‘ |
alt |
string | alt tag of the image |
url |
string | relevant URL |
image_url |
string | URL of the image the URL leading to the image on the original resource or DataForSEO storage (in case the original source is not available) |
links |
array | sitelinks the links shown below some of Google’s search results if there are none, equals null |
type |
string | type of element = ‘link_element‘ |
title |
string | title of the link |
description |
string | description of the link |
url |
string | URL in link |
domain |
string | domain in link |
references |
array | additional references relevant to the item includes references to webpages that may have been used to generate the ai_overview |
type |
string | type of element = ‘ai_overview_reference‘ |
source |
string | reference source name or title |
domain |
string | domain name of the reference |
url |
string | reference page URL |
title |
string | reference page title |
text |
string | reference text text snippet from the page that was used to generate the ai_overview_element |
references |
array | additional references relevant to the item includes references to webpages that may have been used to generate the ai_overview |
type |
string | type of element = ‘ai_overview_reference‘ |
source |
string | reference source name or title |
domain |
string | domain name of the reference |
url |
string | reference page URL |
title |
string | reference page title |
text |
string | reference text text snippet from the page that was used to generate the ai_overview_element |
rectangle |
object | rectangle parameters contains cartesian coordinates and pixel dimensions of the result’s snippet in SERP equals null if calculate_rectangles in the POST request is not set to true |
x |
float | x-axis coordinate x-axis coordinate of the top-left corner of the result’s snippet, where top-left corner of the screen is the origin |
y |
float | y-axis coordinate y-axis coordinate of the top-left corner of the result’s snippet, where top-left corner of the screen is the origin |
width |
float | width of the element in pixels |
height |
float | height of the element in pixels |