Track Website Visibility in Google's AI Overview with Serpapi and Google Sheets

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{
  "id": "shX725h2cWsFKRQb",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "name": "Track AI Overview Visibility for SEO in Google Search",
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "SEO"
    },
    {
      "name": "serpapi"
    },
    {
      "name": "ai overview"
    },
    {
      "name": "google"
    },
    {
      "name": "marketing"
    }
  ],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "0702eba7-d055-40e9-9e6e-e6e77fa9d281",
      "name": "Start: Manual trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "4595fae4-57bb-4405-abf8-05eb134c774f",
      "name": "Read Keywords from Google Sheet",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
        220,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gid=0",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h1zsgmNjrXjC5_40KiF0ZLUvN00gDAswLTUMp5bas88/edit#gid=0",
          "cachedResultName": "Sheet1"
        },
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "1h1zsgmNjrXjC5_40KiF0ZLUvN00gDAswLTUMp5bas88",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h1zsgmNjrXjC5_40KiF0ZLUvN00gDAswLTUMp5bas88/edit?usp=drivesdk",
          "cachedResultName": "AI Overview Keywords"
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.6
    },
    {
      "id": "21e4edfb-2caf-401a-afd4-03b86723de62",
      "name": "Call SerpApi for AI Overview",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        400,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://serpapi.com/search.json",
        "options": {},
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "q",
              "value": "={{ $json[\"keyword\"] }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "api_key",
              "value": "Your SerpAPI key"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "494614bf-fb0a-4c7c-842b-a4ec0e0bbd7a",
      "name": "Extract Sources & Check My Domain",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        620,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const myDomain = \"example.com\"; // \ud83d\udd04 Replace with your domain, e.g., \"mywebsite.com\"\n\nreturn items.map(item => {\n  const overview = item.json.ai_overview;\n  const keyword = item.json.search_parameters?.q || '';\n\n  if (!overview || !overview.references) {\n    return {\n      json: {\n        keyword,\n        ai_overview_exists: false,\n        links: [],\n        is_my_domain_listed: false\n      }\n    };\n  }\n\n  const links = overview.references\n    .filter(ref => ref.link)\n    .map(ref => ref.link);\n\n  const isMyDomainListed = links.some(link => link.includes(myDomain));\n\n  return {\n    json: {\n      keyword,\n      ai_overview_exists: true,\n      links,\n      is_my_domain_listed: isMyDomainListed\n    }\n  };\n});"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "23361f22-1273-4797-8558-9cf9a38693b4",
      "name": "Write Results to Google Sheet",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
        840,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "columns": {
          "value": {
            "links": "={{ $json.links }}",
            "keyword": "={{ $json.keyword }}",
            "has_ai_overview": "={{ $json.ai_overview_exists }}",
            "is_my_domain_listed": "={{ $json.is_my_domain_listed }}"
          },
          "schema": [
            {
              "id": "keyword",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "keyword",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "has_ai_overview",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "has_ai_overview",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "links",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "links",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "is_my_domain_listed",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "is_my_domain_listed",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            }
          ],
          "mappingMode": "defineBelow",
          "matchingColumns": [],
          "attemptToConvertTypes": false,
          "convertFieldsToString": false
        },
        "options": {},
        "operation": "append",
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gid=0",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixDyGqYWB0QJzqxOKvA0T591SNY46j_u2J4CHOZ6qpo/edit#gid=0",
          "cachedResultName": "Sheet1"
        },
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "1ixDyGqYWB0QJzqxOKvA0T591SNY46j_u2J4CHOZ6qpo",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixDyGqYWB0QJzqxOKvA0T591SNY46j_u2J4CHOZ6qpo/edit?usp=drivesdk",
          "cachedResultName": "SERP AI Overview Citations"
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.6
    },
    {
      "id": "12c76730-922d-4f84-a68d-b19fb8fa20e6",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -240,
        -220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 5,
        "width": 520,
        "height": 200,
        "content": "## Track Google AI Overview Presence for SEO\n1. **Read** keyword list from Google Sheets  \n2. **Call** SerpApi for each keyword  \n3. **Extract** AI Overview sources from the results  \n4. **Check** if your domain is listed in the sources  \n5. **Save** the results back into Google Sheets\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "24d46818-a673-4f43-8d8e-809c1f236838",
  "connections": {
    "Start: Manual trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Read Keywords from Google Sheet",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Call SerpApi for AI Overview": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extract Sources & Check My Domain",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Read Keywords from Google Sheet": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Call SerpApi for AI Overview",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Extract Sources & Check My Domain": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Write Results to Google Sheet",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• googleSheetsOAuth2Api

About this workflow

This template helps anyone track how often their website appears in Google’s AI Overview. a growing part of search results that can’t currently be tracked using traditional SEO tools. With this workflow, users can: Input a list of keywords (from Google Search Console or manual…

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