Overview
Feature Explorer allows you to explore the additional information captured in SERP features across your tracked Search Terms.
Where to find Feature Explorer
Feature Explorer can be found in the Feature landscape section of the left-hand navigation:
How to use Feature Explorer
Select the following data in the tool form:
SERP Feature
Search Term Group(s) (optional)
SERP Feature results
People also ask
People also ask (Pa) data returns questions and answer content (URLs). Use this data to understand the common questions Google predicts searchers have around particular topics and what content currently provides the answers. Learn what questions searchers are likely to have on their minds to develop your on-page content. If questions don't align with your business offering, this could indicate the search term isn't one that your site should be targeting.
Chart
The chart displays the Top Stories feature's presence and the Top sites returning for the feature:
Table - Question
The 'Question' tab displays:
Question - the question asked in People also ask
Answer URL - click this to view in your browser
Search terms - the search term(s) returned. Hover over the 'i' to see which search term(s)
Tota Q Views
Table - Search term
The 'Search term' tab displays:
Search term
Question - the question asked in People also ask
Answer URL - click this to view in your browser
Search volume
Top stories
Top Stories (Ts) data returns news headlines and content (URLs). Use this data to understand what content returned during a newsworthy period. Learn if your news content is appearing in Top Stories and whether the content will receive a boost in organic traffic. For brands, understanding whether Top Stories have a positive or negative sentiment can help understand brand perception.
Chart
The chart displays the Top Stories feature's presence and the Top sites returning for the feature:
Table - Title
The 'Title' tab organises the table by Top story title and groups URLs and search terms:
Top stories title
URLs - click these to view in your browser
Search terms - the search term(s) returned. Hover over the 'i' to see which search term(s)
Total volume
Average position
Table - Search term
The 'Search term' tab organises the table by search term, showing all individual search terms and URLs:
Search term
Top stories title
URL - click this to view in your browser
Search volume
Position
Images
Images (I) data provides image URLs. Use this data to understand the sites that perform well for Images so you can improve your Image optimisation strategy. Learn what search results have visuals, which for transactional searchers such as in fashion or homeware, are used to find the style they are interested in. Not appearing or optimising for images click-through rate from visual searches will be reduced.
Chart
The chart displays the Images feature's presence and the Top sites returning for the feature:
Table - Image URL
The 'Image URL' tab organises the table by URL, showing all individual URLs:
Image URL - click these to view in your browser
Search terms - the search term(s) returned. Hover over the 'i' to see which search term(s)
Total volume
Table - Search Term
The 'Search term' tab organises the table by search term, showing all individual search terms:
Search term
URLs - click this to view in your browser
Search volume
Popular products
Popular products (Pp) data reveals product sellers and prices. Use this data to understand which sellers are winning in Google's organic shopping feature and use price benchmarking to understand if prices are market competitive. Learn whose product feed is best optimised so that you can optimise your product feed as well as review whether your price positioning is right through benchmarking.
Chart
The chart displays the Popular products feature's presence and the Top sites returning for the feature:
Table - Title
The 'Title' tab organises the table by Popular Product title:
Popular Product title
Site
Price
Total volume
Table - Search Term
The 'Search term' tab organises the table by search term, showing all search terms and individual Popular Product titles:
Search term
Popular Product title
Site
Price
Search volume
Hotel pack
Hotel pack (Hp) data uncovers titles, rates, descriptions and reviews. Use this data to understand the presence of Google's Hotel feature, which keeps searchers within Google's ecosystem (via Google Travel), along with hotel descriptions and rate benchmarking. Learn where searchers are likely to be navigating to Google's hotel price comparison tool, as well as average rates and ratings of hotels.
Chart
The chart shows the Hotel pack feature's presence on the SERPs:
Table - Title
The Hotel pack table displays:
Search term
Hotel pack title
Additional info.
Price
Search Volume
Answer card
Answer card (Ac) data reveals title and content URLs. Use this data to understand the presence of Answer Cards and what content Google is using to answer searcher queries at the top of search results. Learn what searches have Answer Cards and what content is currently returning within the feature to inform your content strategy. This feature has a significant impact on the searcher journey and click-through rate so understanding this feature is key to developing page content.
Chart
The chart displays the Popular products feature's presence and the Top sites returning for the feature:
Table - Search term
The 'Search term' tab organises the table by search term, showing all individual search terms and URLs:
Search term
Answer card title
Answer card URL - click this to view in your browser
Search volume
Table - Title
The 'Title' tab organises the table by Answer card title:
Answer card title
Answer card URLs - click these to view them in your browser
Total volume
Video carousel
Video carousel (Vc) data highlights content, creators and volume. Use this data to understand the video content searchers are engaging within organic search (as videos have a high click-through rate) and the sites that have the largest reach. Learn how strong video consumption is within search to inform and develop business cases for video creation and strategy.
Chart
The chart displays the Video carousel feature's presence and the Top sites returning for the feature:
Table - Title
The 'Title' tab organises the table by Video link title and groups URLs and search terms:
Title - the title of the Vido carousel link
Creator names - Hover over the 'i' to reveal the creator's name
URLs - click these to view in your browser
Search terms - the search term(s) returned. Hover over the 'i' to see which search term(s)
Total volume - total search volume of the search terms returned
Table - Search term
The 'Search term' tab organises the table by search term, showing all individual search terms and URLs:
Search term
Title - the title of the Vido carousel link
Creator names
URL - click this to view in your browser
Volume - Search volume of the search term
Date picker
Use the date picker to pick a custom or specific date:
CSV Download
Data from all tables in Feature Explorer can be downloaded in CSV format: