A specification for configuring snippets in a search
response.
Attributes
Name
Description
max_snippet_count
int
[DEPRECATED] This field is deprecated. To control snippet
return, use return_snippet field. For backwards
compatibility, we will return snippet if max_snippet_count >
0.
reference_only
bool
[DEPRECATED] This field is deprecated and will have no
affect on the snippet.
return_snippet
bool
If true, then return snippet. If no snippet can be
generated, we return "No snippet is available for this
page." A snippet_status with SUCCESS or
NO_SNIPPET_AVAILABLE will also be returned.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-07 UTC."],[],[]]