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How can I troubleshoot why our featured snippets disappeared right around the time AI search started rolling out?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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How can I troubleshoot why our featured snippets disappeared right around the time AI search started rolling out?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Google Search Central featured snippets documentation AI Overviews Search Console performance reporting 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Google Search Central AI features website owners AI Overviews featured snippets ranking documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Google Search Console performance search appearance featured snippet reporting documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
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)
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
Google Search Central featured snippets documentation AI Overviews Search Console performance reporting 2026 Google ↗
Google Search Central AI features website owners AI Overviews featured snippets ranking documentation Google ↗
Google Search Console performance search appearance featured snippet reporting documentation Google ↗
- AI Features and Your Website | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- AI Features and Your Website | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Google's Guide to Optimizing for Generative AI Features on Google Search | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.cn
- Featured Snippets and Your Website | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- New opportunities, control and insights for website owners · blog.google
- Generative AI performance report (Search) · support.google.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Search Central featured snippets documentation AI Overviews Search Console performance reporting 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Search Central AI features website owners AI Overviews featured snippets ranking documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Search Console performance search appearance featured snippet reporting documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |