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Custom Rank Tracker After Google I/O 2026
Post-I/O rank trackers need organic position AND AI Overview citation tracking. Off-the-shelf tools miss AI Mode. Build your own for under $30/month.
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After Google I/O 2026, a custom rank tracker needs to monitor both traditional organic positions and AI Overview citations. Off-the-shelf rank trackers like Ahrefs and Semrush do not track AI Mode visibility yet. Building your own with a SERP API that returns AI Overview data gives you the complete picture for under $30/month.
What a post-I/O rank tracker needs
- Organic rank position (traditional blue links)
- AI Overview citation detection (is your domain cited?)
- Citation position within the AI summary (first citation = most visible)
- People Also Ask tracking
- Historical trend storage for week-over-week comparisons
Complete rank tracker in Python
Python
import requests
import json
from datetime import date
def check_rank(keyword: str, domain: str) -> dict:
resp = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_KEY"},
json={
"query": keyword,
"num_results": 20,
"include_ai_overview": True
}
)
data = resp.json()
# Organic rank
organic_rank = None
for r in data.get("organic_results", []):
if domain in r.get("url", ""):
organic_rank = r["position"]
break
# AI Overview citation
ai_cited = False
ai_position = None
citations = data.get("ai_overview", {}).get("citations", [])
for i, c in enumerate(citations):
if domain in c.get("url", ""):
ai_cited = True
ai_position = i + 1
return {
"keyword": keyword,
"date": str(date.today()),
"organic_rank": organic_rank,
"ai_cited": ai_cited,
"ai_position": ai_position,
"total_ai_citations": len(citations)
}
# Track 100 keywords daily
keywords = [
"best search api for agents",
"serp api pricing comparison 2026",
"ai overview tracking tools"
]
report = [check_rank(kw, "mydomain.com") for kw in keywords]
print(json.dumps(report, indent=2))
JavaScript version for Next.js dashboard
JavaScript
// API route: /api/rank-check
export async function POST(request) {
const { keywords, domain } = await request.json();
const results = [];
for (const kw of keywords) {
const resp = await fetch("https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": process.env.SCAVIO_KEY,
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
body: JSON.stringify({
query: kw,
num_results: 20,
include_ai_overview: true
})
});
const data = await resp.json();
const organicRank = data.organic_results?.findIndex(
r => r.url.includes(domain)
);
const aiCitations = data.ai_overview?.citations || [];
const aiPosition = aiCitations.findIndex(
c => c.url.includes(domain)
);
results.push({
keyword: kw,
organicRank: organicRank >= 0 ? organicRank + 1 : null,
aiCited: aiPosition >= 0,
aiPosition: aiPosition >= 0 ? aiPosition + 1 : null
});
}
return Response.json({ results, date: new Date().toISOString() });
}
Cost at scale
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Keywords tracked | Queries/month | Monthly cost
50 | 1,500 | $7.50
100 | 3,000 | $15.00
200 | 6,000 | $30.00
500 | 15,000 | $75.00Compare with existing tools
Ahrefs ($99/mo) and Semrush ($119/mo) track organic rank but not AI Overview citations. Your custom tracker costs less and gives you the AI visibility data that matters most after I/O 2026.