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How can I audit my website to see if generative engines are actually sending qualified referral traffic despite the rise in zero-click answers?

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How can I audit my website to see if generative engines are actually sending qualified referral traffic despite the rise in zero-click answers?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
GA4 identify AI referral traffic generative engines referral source documentation session source medium landing page conversionsGoogle ↗
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Google Analytics 4 traffic acquisition session source medium landing page conversions official documentationGoogle ↗
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Google Search Console AI Overviews traffic reporting clicks impressions official documentation 2026Google ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (3)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason100%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
GA4 identify AI referral traffic generative engines referral source documentation session source medium landing page conversions Google ↗
Google Analytics 4 traffic acquisition session source medium landing page conversions official documentation Google ↗
Google Search Console AI Overviews traffic reporting clicks impressions official documentation 2026 Google ↗
  1. [GA4] Understand (direct) / (none) traffic · support.google.com
  2. Campaigns and traffic sources · support.google.com
  3. Semrush website · semrush.com

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
GA4 identify AI referral traffic generative engines referral source documentation session source medium landing page conversions
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Google Analytics 4 traffic acquisition session source medium landing page conversions official documentation
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1
Google Search Console AI Overviews traffic reporting clicks impressions official documentation 2026
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1