Questions tagged [google-search-platform]

Use this tag for questions about App Indexing, Google Voice Actions, Google Now and Structured Data markup.

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Add deep linking to cordova app

I would like to enable App Indexing for my cordova android app as explained here: https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/webmasters/app Unfortunately I can't find documentation how to do that for a cordova app. There is a plugin to listen and…
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Does google allow businesses to use "Did you Mean" feature as an api?? I would like to use it but I am not getting anything

I want to use Google API for Did you mean feature. So basically I want to write a piece of code, which sends a word to Google search and either Google finds the exact hits or gives a "DID YOU MEAN" reply which i would use. Is it made available?…
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How to search for a URL occurrences in Google search results?

I am interested in finding out count of Google search results containing a full URL path. I know we do search for a fully qualified domain or sub-domain. However, have not been able to find a way to search for a path or document. For example: I want…
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How can I trigger the com.google.android.gms.actions.SEARCH_ACTION Google Now action for testing?

I am building an Android app and would like to integrate the ability to search using voice with Google Now Actions as described in this blog post. Before I push the app to the Play Store, is there a way to test my intent filter…
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How is Google's App indexing different from Facebook's App links?

Both of them seem to provide a way to add the concept of urls to native apps As far as I understand, Facebook tried to set a standard with App links for the problem I am not sure where does Google's app indexing diverges from the same idea Android…
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How to integrate google search engine to a chatbot using api.ai?

The question is not about integrating on any website. It's about chatbots using AI There are inbuilt domains for web search, but those are not free to use. So I was wondering if I can query google search engine directly and process it in the…
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Implementing paywall: to avoid cloaking issues with paywall notice, should I specify it in the HTML or in the JSON-LD?

Question The "paywall notice" does not seem to be recognized in Google's documentation. I am trying to make it visible to all, yet excluded from the page topic and content, without causing cloaking issues. Can I do this in the DOM (for example with…
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Start activity from google search or voice input

Task: do something in my app by command from android wear watch by speaking command. It the same as send command from google search (by speaking or writing command). How-to described at http://developer.android.com/training/wearables/apps/voice.html…
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JobPosting Structured Data

There seems to be a logical conflict in the definition of the JobPosting structured data here: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/job-postings. HiringOrganization is listed as a required property, and this requirement is…
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Google-Get Search "featured snippet"?

How can I extract a featured snippet from a Google search results page?
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PHP Google Search Console API "invalid_grant" response

I am using following PHP code to fetch data through Google Search Consonle API. It was working fine 2 months ago but now it's showing invalid grand message instead of data. Please! need your help. error: '400 -…
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Google search results shows other domains hosted with same IP address

I have a small reseller web hosting account and have many other domains sharing the same IP address. The problem is, when I google search my domain name, I find other domains with same IP address showing in my search result. For example, if my…
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Way to use Google Search API to access Google Enchanced Events results?

I am working to automate Google searches for events in a specific area. When manually searching for events, for example "concerts in Los Angeles" there is a form of enchanted rich results called "Events" that feature structured data like date, event…
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How to scrape Google with specific search criteria using R?

I'm trying to scrape Google with a specific search term, from a specific site, in a specific date range using R. Example Search term: "Miroslava Breach Velducea" Site: www.jornada.com.mx Dates: 1/1/2011 - 1/1/2012 The link for that specific…
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App already published onto Google Play but unable to use Google Voice Actions

I am unable to successfully use the Google System Voice Actions "Search in App" (com.google.android.gms.actions.SEARCH_ACTION) on an app that I have already published onto Google Play (Private Channel) and downloaded onto my phone. The intent with…
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