Google Search API `answer_box` not scraping properly | Voters

SerpApi, LLC

Create

Roadmap

Bugs

Google Search API `answer_box` not scraping properly

complete

Justin O'Hara

Google Search API is not scraping the

answer_box

element correctly.

January 29, 2021

Thank you

Ilya Zub

marked this post as

complete

We deployed the bug fix yesterday. The snippet should be extracted now.

Here is an [

good eating habits

search](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=what+are+good+eating+habits) in the playground.

Ilya Zub

marked this post as

in progress

Max Allen

@Justin O'Hara Thank you. To add to this thread, the answer box for the query "Why is the sky blue" is also not scraping properly (no answer_box is returned in the response json)

Justin O'Hara

@Max Allen I have merged your post into this thread. I will be making notes on our Github regarding your the definition

answer_box

not scraping correctly

Justin O'Hara

Merged in a post:

Dictionary Widget not working

Max Allen

Try searching Google API for "definition of transparency" and SerpAPI doesn't return a "answer_box"

February 22, 2021

February 23, 2021

Justin O'Hara

@Al I'm sorry for this issue. I have merged your previous thread into this other

answer_box

thread. I will make a note internally for your specific issue.

@Justin O'Hara: thanks

Justin O'Hara

Merged in a post:

snippet missing from scraper

search ID 601bc2cb3d91e9249ce82304

Image shows blacktowerfm as the served snippet, but doesn't exist in the JSON

February 4, 2021

I'm seeing this as well. search

6015ef7a3e7ef18c454008e0

Justin O'Hara

@K: I will make a note of this. The fix should include all

answer_box

s being scraped properly

@Justin O'Hara: Thank you Justin

Justin O'Hara

marked this post as

planned

→