Image Search

The google_search source is designed to retrieve Google Search results (SERPs). This sub-page specifically presents data related to Google Image Search. To explore other result types, read here: Web Search, News Search.

To scrape Google Image search, you must include the context:tbm parameter with the value set to isch.

Explore output data dictionary for each Image SERP feature, offering a brief description, screenshot, parsed JSON code snippet, and a table defining each parsed field. Navigate through the details using the right-side navigation or scrolling down the page.

Request samples

In the example below, we make a request to obtain Image search result pages for the search term adidas on the google.nl domain.

cURL

curl 'https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries' \
--user 'USERNAME:PASSWORD' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
        "source": "google_search",
        "domain": "nl",
        "query": "adidas",
        "parse": true,
        "context": [
            {
                "key": "tbm",
                "value": "isch"
            }
        ]
    }'

Python

import requests
from pprint import pprint

# Structure payload.
payload = {
    'source': 'google_search',
    'domain': 'nl',
    'query': 'adidas',
    'parse': True,
    'context': [
        {'key': 'tbm', 'value': 'isch'},
    ],
}

# Get response.
response = requests.post(
    'https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries',
    auth=('USERNAME', 'PASSWORD'),
    json=payload,
)

# Print prettified response to stdout.
pprint(response.json())

Node.js

const https = require("https");

const username = "USERNAME";
const password = "PASSWORD";
const body = {
    source: "google_search",
    domain: "nl",
    query: "adidas",
    parse: true,
    context: [
        { key: "tbm", value: "isch" },
    ],
};

const options = {
    hostname: "realtime.oxylabs.io",
    path: "/v1/queries",
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        Authorization:
            "Basic " + Buffer.from(`${username}:${password}`).toString("base64"),
    },
};

const request = https.request(options, (response) => {
    let data = "";

    response.on("data", (chunk) => {
        data += chunk;
    });

    response.on("end", () => {
        const responseData = JSON.parse(data);
        console.log(JSON.stringify(responseData, null, 2));
    });
});

request.on("error", (error) => {
    console.error("Error:", error);
});

request.write(JSON.stringify(body));
request.end();

HTTP

https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries?source=google_search&domain=nl&query=adidas&parse=true&context[0][key]=tbm&context[0][value]=isch&access_token=12345abcde

PHP

<?php

$params = array(
    'source' => 'google_search',
    'domain' => 'nl',
    'query' => 'adidas',
    'parse' => true,
    'context' => [
        [
            'key' => 'tbm',
            'value' => 'isch',
        ]
    ]
);

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($params));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "USERNAME" . ":" . "PASSWORD");


$headers = array();
$headers[] = "Content-Type: application/json";
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

$result = curl_exec($ch);
echo $result;

if (curl_errno($ch)) {
    echo 'Error:' . curl_error($ch);
}
curl_close($ch);

Golang

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	const Username = "USERNAME"
	const Password = "PASSWORD"

	payload := map[string]interface{}{
		"source": "google_search",
		"domain": "nl",
		"query":  "adidas",
		"parse":  true,
		"context": []map[string]interface{}{
			{"key": "tbm", "value": "isch"},
		},
	}

	jsonValue, _ := json.Marshal(payload)

	client := &http.Client{}
	request, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
		"https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries",
		bytes.NewBuffer(jsonValue),
	)

	request.SetBasicAuth(Username, Password)
	response, _ := client.Do(request)

	responseText, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(responseText))
}

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Json;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace OxyApi
{
    class Program
    {
        static async Task Main()
        {
            const string Username = "USERNAME";
            const string Password = "PASSWORD";

            var parameters = new {
                source = "google_search",
                domain = "nl",
                query = "adidas",
                parse = true,
                context = new dynamic [] {
                    new { key = "tbm", value = "isch" },
                }
            };

            var client = new HttpClient();

            Uri baseUri = new Uri("https://realtime.oxylabs.io");
            client.BaseAddress = baseUri;

            var requestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "/v1/queries");
            requestMessage.Content = JsonContent.Create(parameters);

            var authenticationString = $"{Username}:{Password}";
            var base64EncodedAuthenticationString = Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.UTF8.GetBytes(authenticationString));
            requestMessage.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Basic " + base64EncodedAuthenticationString);

            var response = await client.SendAsync(requestMessage);
            var contents = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

            Console.WriteLine(contents);
        }
    }
}

Java

package org.example;

import okhttp3.*;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public class Main implements Runnable {
    private static final String AUTHORIZATION_HEADER = "Authorization";
    public static final String USERNAME = "USERNAME";
    public static final String PASSWORD = "PASSWORD";

    public void run() {
        JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
        jsonObject.put("source", "google_search");
        jsonObject.put("domain", "nl");
        jsonObject.put("query", "adidas");
        jsonObject.put("parse", true);
        jsonObject.put("context", new JSONArray()
                .put(new JSONObject()
                        .put("key", "tbm")
                        .put("value", "isch"))
        );

        Authenticator authenticator = (route, response) -> {
            String credential = Credentials.basic(USERNAME, PASSWORD);
            return response
                    .request()
                    .newBuilder()
                    .header(AUTHORIZATION_HEADER, credential)
                    .build();
        };

        var client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                .authenticator(authenticator)
                .readTimeout(180, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                .build();

        var mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json; charset=utf-8");
        var body = RequestBody.create(jsonObject.toString(), mediaType);
        var request = new Request.Builder()
                .url("https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries")
                .post(body)
                .build();

        try (var response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            if (response.body() != null) {
                try (var responseBody = response.body()) {
                    System.out.println(responseBody.string());
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception exception) {
            System.out.println("Error: " + exception.getMessage());
        }

        System.exit(0);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Thread(new Main()).start();
    }
}

JSON

{
    "source": "google_search",
    "domain": "nl",
    "query": "adidas",
    "parse": true,
    "context": [
        {
            "key": "tbm",
            "value": "isch"
        }
    ]
}

We use synchronous Realtime integration method in our examples. If you would like to use Proxy Endpoint or asynchronous Push-Pull integration, refer to the integration methods section.

Request parameter values

Generic

Basic setup and customization options for scraping Google Image search results.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
source	Sets the scraper.	google_search
query	UTF-encoded keyword.	-
context: tbm	It stands for to-be-matched. To get Image search results, set value to isch.	-
render	Enables JavaScript rendering when set to html. More info.	-
parse	Returns parsed data when set to true. Explore output data dictionary.	false
callback_url	URL to your callback endpoint. More info.	-
user_agent_type	Device type and browser. The full list can be found here.	desktop

- mandatory parameter

Google Advanced Search Operators

When scraping, you might find it useful to combine Google advanced search operators with your query. It enables you to customize the scope of the search, ensuring that the results are more relevant and focused. Explore these special commands here and here. See an example below.

{
    "source": "google_search",
    "query": "iphone 15 launch inurl:apple",
}

Localization

Adapt search results to specific geographical locations, domains, and languages.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
geo_location	The geographical location that the result should be adapted for. Using this parameter correctly is extremely important to get the right data. For more information, read about our suggested geo_location parameter structures here.	-
domain	Domain localization for Google. The full list of available domains can be found here.	com
locale	Accept-Language header value which changes your Google search page web interface language. More info.	-

Pagination

Controls for managing the pagination and retrieval of search results.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
start_page	Starting page number.	1
pages	Number of pages to retrieve.	1

Filtering

Options to filter and refine search results based on various criteria.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
context:safe_search	Safe search. Set to true to enable it.	false
context: tbs	tbs parameter. This parameter is like a container for more obscure google parameters, like limiting/sorting results by date as well as other filters some of which depend on the tbm parameter (e.g. tbs=app_os:1 is only available with tbm value app). More info here.	-

Other

Additional advanced settings and controls for specialized requirements.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
context: fpstate	Setting the fpstate value to aig will make Google load more apps. This parameter is only useful if used together with the render parameter.	-
context: nfpr	true will turn off spelling auto-correction	false

Structured data

SERP Scraper API is capable of extracting either an HTML or JSON object that contains Google search results, offering structured data on various elements of the results page.

google_search images structured output

{
    "results": [
        {
            "content": {
                "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=adidas&tbm=isch&gbv=1&uule=w+CAIQICINdW5pdGVkIHN0YXRlcw&gl=us&hl=en",
                "results": {
                    "organic": [
                        {
                            "pos": 1,
                            "link": "/url?q=https://www.adidas.com/us/superstar-shoes/EG4958.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiP4pv98dH3AhUY8rsIHTP1C64QqoUBegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw1qdoyk_FXXss1qGlPCyT1k",
                            "image": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQaV6fadzwfHzBcTbF0i3Uat_MLSvoJ6702u7iONGGz2jwdItge9zQTi6gjhg&s",
                            "title": "Men's Superstar Cloud White...",
                            "domain": "www.adidas.com",
                            "pos_overall": 1
                        },
                        ...
                        {
                            "pos": 20,
                            "link": "/url?q=https://www.adidas.com/us/men-shoes&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiP4pv98dH3AhUY8rsIHTP1C64QqoUBegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw37cvHwAEOJFq55hDO1iXtw",
                            "image": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTiprl_ce5WWZHyY3fFm2iXpOkhiy3EoOMv7UnuRoZ3zvYcpOS1MCKlzIFuSes&s",
                            "title": "Men's Shoes & Sneakers |...",
                            "domain": "www.adidas.com",
                            "pos_overall": 20
                        }
                    ],
                    "search_information": {
                        "query": "adidas",
                        "showing_results_for": "adidas"
                    },
                    "suggested_searches": [
                        "logo",
                        "shoes",
                        "wallpaper",
                        "superstar",
                        "yeezy",
                        "stan smith",
                        "ultra boost",
                        "nmd",
                        "eqt",
                        "tubular"
                    ]
                },
                "parse_status_code": 12000
            },
            "created_at": "2022-05-09 07:26:14",
            "updated_at": "2022-05-09 07:26:18",
            "page": 1,
            "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=adidas&tbm=isch&gbv=1&uule=w+CAIQICINdW5pdGVkIHN0YXRlcw&gl=us&hl=en",
            "job_id": "6929330677540195329",
            "status_code": 200,
            "parser_type": "v2"
        }
    ]
}

We only parse image search results for desktop searches.

Output data dictionary

HTML example

JSON structure

The Google Image Search structured output includes fields like URL, page, results, and others. The table below presents a detailed list of each SERP feature we parse, along with its description and data type. The table also includes some metadata.

The number of items and fields for a specific result type may vary depending on the search query.

Key (results.images)	Description	Type
url	The URL of the Google search page.	string
results	A dictionary containing the results of the search.	array
results.organic	A list of unpaid results with their respective details.	array
resaults.search_information	A list of details for the submitted search query.	object
results.suggested_searches	A list of suggested searches displayed right below the original search query.	array
parse_status_code	The status code of the parsing job. You can see the parser status codes described here.	integer
created_at	The timestamp when the scraping job was created.	timestamp
updated_at	The timestamp when the scraping job was finished.	timestamp
page	Page number relative to the Google SERP pagination.	integer
job_id	The ID of the job associated with the scraping job.	string
status_code	The status code of the scraping job. You can see the scraper status codes described here.	integer

In the following sections, parsed JSON code snippets are shortened where more than one item for the result type is available.

Organic

The Image Search organic section shows unpaid listings in Google's Image Search results, organized by relevance through Google's algorithm. These results are presented to users seeking visual content and are displayed in a dedicated section distinct from other search result types.

...
"organic": [
    {
        "pos": 1,
        "link": "/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Ravensburger-Glitter-Unicorn-Together-Perfectly/dp/B08X4HRQQL&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi6suTk3_ODAxWNqZUCHToXDMkQqoUBegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw0sGY22JL_Z1oVPkKfuOY-T",
        "image": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcROtE0idmQWj_8Mt5JJoiLUFyJRSU7VANreAOFSijiLH9HsB4H3IWw8j_SxtA&s",
        "title": "Amazon.com: Ravensburger...",
        "domain": "www.amazon.com",
        "pos_overall": 1
    },
...
]
...

Key (results.organic)	Description	Type
pos	A unique indicator denoting the image position in the list.	string
link	The URL to the site where the image is placed.	array
image	The URL of the image.	array
title	The title of the article where the image is placed.	object
domain	The domain of the site containing the image result.	array
pos_overall	A unique indicator denoting the image position in the list.	integer

Search information

search information is a section that provides details about the search query. It includes information such as the original search term and, if applicable, any auto-corrections made by Google.

...
"search_information": {
    "query": "unicorn",
    "showing_results_for": "unicorn"
},
...

Key (results.search_information)	Description	Type
query	The original search term.	string
showing_results_for	The search term the search results are shown for. query and showing_results_for may differ if Google auto-corrected the provided search term.	array

Suggested searches

The suggested_searches (array) in Google Image Search provides a list of suggested search terms related to the original query. Users can explore these additional search options to refine or expand their image search.

...
"suggested_searches": [
    "cute",
    "rainbow",
    "drawing",
    "glitter",
    "wallpaper",
    "galaxy",
    "kawaii",
    "easy",
    "clipart",
    "transparent"
]
...