AI Overview Checker: See Whether Google's AI Cites Your Site
Enter a Google search to see whether it shows an AI Overview, read the answer, and get every source it cites in order. Add your domain to see whether your site is one of them. Each free check takes about 30 seconds. To track hundreds of searches every day, use the bulk tracker.
Sources the AI Overview cites
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Why check AI Overviews?
Google answers many searches directly with an AI Overview above the regular results. When that answer recommends and cites your competitors, those visitors may choose before they ever see a link to your site. Checking which sources Google's AI cites for the searches your customers make is the first step in generative engine optimization (GEO).
- Brand visibility: see whether your domain is cited, and at which position.
- Content gaps: find the searches where Google's AI cites competitors and leaves you out.
- Source research: see which pages and domains Google cites for a topic.
What does the bulk tracker report?
The tracker returns one row per search for each AI surface, with these fields. The free check above shows whether an AI Overview appeared, the answer, the cited sources and whether your domain is cited.
| Field | What it contains |
|---|---|
| query / engine | The search, and whether it is an AI Overview or AI Mode check |
| aiAnswerPresent | Whether Google showed an AI answer for the search |
| answerText | The full AI answer |
| sources | Every cited source with its position, link, domain and title |
| brandCited / brandMentioned | Whether your domain is cited and your brand name appears in the answer |
| brandCitationPositions | Where your domain appears in the source list |
| competitorMatrix | Cited, mentioned and positions for each competitor |
| shareOfVoice | Your citations as a share of yours plus competitors' |
| country / language / device | Where and how the check ran |
Need to track AI visibility every day?
The free check above runs one search. The AI Search Visibility Tracker on Apify checks hundreds of searches across AI Overviews and AI Mode in any country, language and device, compares your citations with your competitors' and reports your share of voice. Schedule it daily to see how your visibility moves over time.
Track AI Overviews at $8 per 1,000 checksFrequently asked questions
Is this AI Overview checker free?
Yes. Checks on this page are free, one search at a time, with a small daily limit per visitor. To track many searches daily, the AI Search Visibility Tracker on Apify charges $0.008 per AI Overview check ($8 per 1,000) and $0.06 per AI Mode check.
How does the checker work?
It runs your search on Google from the US, in English, on desktop, waits for the AI Overview to finish generating, and reads the answer with every source it cites, in order. When you add a domain, it matches the domain and its subdomains against those sources.
Why does a search show no AI Overview?
Google shows AI Overviews on some searches and leaves them off others, and the same search can differ by country, language and device. The checker reports no AI Overview only from a results page it has verified loaded fully, so the answer means Google showed none for that search at that moment.
What is the difference between AI Overviews and AI Mode?
An AI Overview is the AI answer Google shows above the regular results. AI Mode is Google's separate conversational search. This free tool checks AI Overviews. The bulk tracker checks both and reports each one separately.
How do I get cited in AI Overviews?
This is the work of generative engine optimization (GEO, also called AEO). Start by measuring: track the searches your customers make, note which domains Google cites for them, and see where your site is missing. The bulk tracker writes that list for you, with the top domains cited in your niche and the searches where your brand is absent.
How do I track AI search visibility over time?
Use the AI Search Visibility Tracker on Apify at apify.com/jaybird/ai-search-visibility-tracker. Add your searches, your brand name and domain, and your competitors, then schedule it daily. Each run reports whether you were cited or mentioned, your share of voice against competitors, and a summary you can send to Google Sheets, Looker Studio or your own dashboard.