# extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo

Pulls Google People Also Ask questions for SEO planning, then sorts them by intent and turns the findings into a usable content outline.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 804 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo

## What it does

The skill runs Apify’s Google Search Scraper for supplied keywords or search URLs. It collects People Also Ask questions, related keywords, and SERP positions, then groups the questions by intent and scores their content opportunity.

Its output can include a question bank, priority H2/H3 ideas, FAQ markup candidates, and recommendations for a content angle. Inputs cover country, language, page limits, mobile results, and a custom mapping function. The run needs `APIFY_TOKEN` in the environment or a `.env` file; Apify MCP is optional.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- collect Google People Also Ask questions for a keyword
- find long-tail questions for an SEO article
- classify questions by search intent
- select questions for FAQ schema markup
- turn Google SERP findings into a content brief

## Example prompts
- Find Google People Also Ask questions for “email marketing tools”, group them by intent, and rank the content opportunities.
- Research PAA questions for “remote work software”, remove duplicates, and suggest an article structure.
- Extract questions for several search terms and prepare priority H2/H3 headings plus an FAQ section.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: extracting-google-paa-questions-for-seo
description: >
  Extracts Google People Also Ask questions for SEO content planning using apidojo's Google Search
  scraper on Apify. Triggers when the user asks to: find People Also Ask questions on Google for
  SEO, extract PAA questions for keyword research, discover what questions Google shows for a topic,
  find long-tail SEO questions from Google, research FAQ content opportunities from Google SERP,
  build a list of questions to answer in blog content from Google, or extract Google autocomplete
  and PAA data for content planning.
  Returns PAA questions, SERP position, related keywords, and content structure recommendations.
  Ideal for SEO strategists, content writers, and blog editors building search-optimized content.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actor: apidojo/google-search-scraper
---

# Extracting Google PAA Questions for SEO

Pulls People Also Ask (PAA) questions from Google SERPs for a target keyword. PAA questions are Google-validated signals of what real users want to know — use them as H2/H3 headings or FAQ sections in content.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | Google search URLs |
| `searchTerms` | array | Optional | `[]` | Keywords to search on Google |
| `countryCode` | string | Optional | `US` | Country for Google search (e.g. `US`, `GB`, `TR`) |
| `languageCode` | string | Optional | — | Language for results (e.g. `en`) |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum results to return across all queries |
| `maxPagesPerQuery` | integer | Optional | `1` | Maximum result pages per query |
| `mobileResults` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Fetch mobile SERP layout |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## Workflow

```
Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Run google-search-scraper for keyword and variants
- [ ] Step 2: Extract PAA questions from results
- [ ] Step 3: Classify questions by search intent
- [ ] Step 4: Score content opportunity per question
- [ ] Step 5: Deliver SEO content brief
```

### Step 1: Run google-search-scraper


**Recommended — run_actor.js (handles waiting, output, and file saving automatically):**
```bash
# Quick answer (prints table to chat)
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~google-search-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}'

# Save as CSV
````
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