Google Custom Search

Google Custom Search Custom Search API

The Custom Search API from Google Custom Search — 2 operation(s) for custom search.

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Operations 2

GET /customsearch/v1 Google Custom Search Custom Search #
GET /customsearch/v1/siterestrict Google Custom Search Custom Search Site Restricted #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/reference/rest
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Authentication
https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/introduction
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GettingStarted
https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/overview

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-custom-search/refs/heads/main/openapi/google-custom-search-custom-search-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-custom-search/refs/heads/main/json-schema/SearchResult.json

Other Resources

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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-custom-search/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

google-custom-search-custom-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Google Custom Search JSON Customsearch API
  description: The Google Custom Search JSON API allows programmatic searches over a website or collection of websites. It returns metadata about the search performed, metadata about the search engine used, and the search results.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Google
    url: https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/overview
servers:
- url: https://customsearch.googleapis.com
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Custom Search
paths:
  /customsearch/v1:
    get:
      operationId: searchCustomSearch
      summary: Google Custom Search Custom Search
      description: Returns metadata about the search performed, the search engine, and the search results.
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: query
        required: true
        description: API key.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: cx
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The Programmable Search Engine ID.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The search query.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: num
        in: query
        description: Number of results to return (1-10).
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 10
      - name: start
        in: query
        description: The index of the first result to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: lr
        in: query
        description: Language restriction.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: safe
        in: query
        description: Safe search setting.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - false
      - name: searchType
        in: query
        description: Type of search.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - image
      - name: imgSize
        in: query
        description: Image size filter.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: imgType
        in: query
        description: Image type filter.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: dateRestrict
        in: query
        description: Restrict results by date.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: Sort expression.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResponse'
      tags:
      - Custom Search
  /customsearch/v1/siterestrict:
    get:
      operationId: searchSiteRestrict
      summary: Google Custom Search Custom Search Site Restricted
      description: Returns search results restricted to specific sites, with the same metadata as the standard search.
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: cx
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: num
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: start
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResponse'
      tags:
      - Custom Search
components:
  schemas:
    SearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
        url:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
            template:
              type: string
        queries:
          type: object
          properties:
            request:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Query'
            nextPage:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Query'
        context:
          type: object
        searchInformation:
          type: object
          properties:
            searchTime:
              type: number
            formattedSearchTime:
              type: string
            totalResults:
              type: string
            formattedTotalResults:
              type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResult'
    SearchResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        htmlTitle:
          type: string
        link:
          type: string
        displayLink:
          type: string
        snippet:
          type: string
        htmlSnippet:
          type: string
        cacheId:
          type: string
        formattedUrl:
          type: string
        htmlFormattedUrl:
          type: string
        pagemap:
          type: object
        mime:
          type: string
        fileFormat:
          type: string
        image:
          type: object
          properties:
            contextLink:
              type: string
            height:
              type: integer
            width:
              type: integer
            byteSize:
              type: integer
            thumbnailLink:
              type: string
            thumbnailHeight:
              type: integer
            thumbnailWidth:
              type: integer
    Query:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        totalResults:
          type: string
        searchTerms:
          type: string
        count:
          type: integer
        startIndex:
          type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key