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Market Research Tool

Research a market from a topic. Get a live industry snapshot, the Google competitive landscape, and demand signals you can copy as JSON.

Market Research Tool

Cited overview + live Google landscape

Input
Output
Run the tool to see output here.
Cited industry snapshotLive Google competitorsJSON you can reuse

Developer experience

Automate market research with one API call.

Use the Batches endpoint with the Google Search parser to collect competitor data, then analyze results programmatically.

REST APIBatch processingGoogle Search parserJSON responsesCountry targetingCompetitor data
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# 1. Start the batch
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.olostep.com/v1/batches \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "items": [
          {
                "custom_id": "query",
                "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=best+project+management+software+2025&gl=us&hl=en"
          },
          {
                "custom_id": "market_size",
                "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=project+management+software+market+size&gl=us&hl=en"
          }
    ],
    "parser": { "id": "@olostep/google-search" },
    "formats": ["json"],
    "country": "US"
  }'

# 2. Poll batch status (replace BATCH_ID)
curl --url https://api.olostep.com/v1/batches/BATCH_ID \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

# 3. Get batch items
curl --url 'https://api.olostep.com/v1/batches/BATCH_ID/items?limit=50' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

See a market the way the web sees it

Generic AI reports invent CAGR figures. This tool scrapes the live Google SERP for the topic, then turns ranking pages, related searches, and People Also Ask into a market snapshot — leaving unverified figures blank.

  • Cited market overview

    Olostep fetches the live Google results page and a market-size query, then writes a short snapshot from definitional snippets, ranking vendors, and any size or growth figures that actually appear. Missing figures stay empty instead of being guessed.

  • Competitive landscape

    The same Google parser used for SERP checks groups ranking pages by domain, so you see who occupies the market in the selected country.

  • Demand signals as JSON

    People Also Ask and related searches come back with the landscape. Copy the structured payload into a brief or pipeline.

How it works

Each tool is designed around a direct job: provide the input, get a useful output, and move it into your workflow.

  • 1

    Enter a topic and country

    Use an industry or market phrase such as “AI web scraping” or “embedded finance”.

  • 2

    Olostep researches the live web

    A Google SERP batch returns ranking pages, People Also Ask, and related searches, plus a second query for market-size figures. The overview is synthesized from those pages — not a long generated essay.

  • 3

    Review overview, landscape, and demand

    Skip empty NOT_FOUND fields, inspect competitors, then copy JSON into a memo or workflow.

Built for practical workflows

These tools are small on purpose: they solve the conversion job quickly, then point teams toward the API path when the workflow becomes recurring or high volume.

  • Category scans

    Size up a new vertical before a pitch, launch, or content brief without waiting on a research firm.

  • Competitor mapping

    See which domains currently own page one for the market phrase buyers actually search.

  • Content briefing

    Capture related searches and People Also Ask questions to brief comparison pages and landing copy.

Need this at scale?

Use the Answers API for cited market snapshots, or the SERP API to collect ranking pages, related searches, and People Also Ask at scale.

Frequently asked questions

Product & Capabilities

  • It takes a market topic or industry and scrapes the live Google results page for a market snapshot, competitors, and demand signals.

  • A SERP checker shows ranking URLs for a keyword. This tool also returns a structured market snapshot with sources, then groups ranking pages by domain.

  • When the live Google page does not include a verifiable figure, that field is left blank instead of inventing a number.

Usage & Automation

  • A Google SERP batch with the @olostep/google-search parser: the topic query plus a market-size query. The overview is synthesized from those pages; competitive landscape and demand signals come from the topic SERP.

  • No. Each run is a one-off live lookup. For recurring research, call the Answers and SERP APIs from your own pipeline.

  • Yes. Use the Answers API with a JSON schema for firmographics or market fields, and the SERP API or Batches API for ranking pages at scale.

Pricing & Plans

  • The page UI is free to use. Live research uses the Olostep API configured for this site and is rate limited to prevent abuse.

  • Answers and scrapes are usage based. See Olostep pricing for the current plan details.

  • Olostep offers free credits for new users, so teams can test extraction before scaling.

Market Research Tool | Live Industry Snapshot