Top Google Search Engine API alternatives in 2025

1. Google Search Results API

Google Search Results API is a powerful tool designed for real-time web searches, providing users with access to organic search results from Google. This API is known for its speed, scalability, and affordability, making it a popular choice among developers.

Key Features and Capabilities

inurl:, site:, and intitle:, allowing for highly customized queries. Users can submit a query along with an optional limit parameter to receive up to 300 results in a single request.

Example Response

{"status": "OK","request_id": "7deb45d2-e8ff-4602-8f3c-3a007cebc85c","data": [{"title": "Online Store Builder  Create an Ecommerce Store with Shopify","snippet": "Create an online store with just a few steps: Choose an ecommerce platform; Add the products you want to sell; Create key pages for your store; Pick a theme and...","url": "https://www.shopify.com/online-store","domain": "www.shopify.com","position": 1}]}

Pros and Cons

Ideal Use Cases

How It Differs from Google APIs

Check out the API documentation to get started.

2. Google Search Query API

Google Search Query API offers programmatic access to Google's extensive search index, allowing users to efficiently retrieve and analyze search results.

Key Features and Capabilities

Example Response

{"search_term":"Barcelona","knowledge_panel":{"name":"FC Barcelona","label":"Soccer club","description":{"text":"Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Bar\u00e7a, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona","site":"Wikipedia"},"image":{"url":"https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:N7pky-06JGSbLM","width":223,"height":226,"page_url":"http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdlZboGqqXYQquR6s1qeDckeEdPetLAHMKbDaMpE0Pyn009AoV"},"info":[{"title":"Captain","labels":["Sergio Busquets"]},{"title":"Manager","labels":["Xavi"]}]}}}

Pros and Cons

Ideal Use Cases

How It Differs from Google APIs

Visit the developer docs for complete API reference.

3. Google Web Results API

Google Web Results API enables developers to integrate Google's search engine functionality into their applications, providing access to structured search results.

Key Features and Capabilities

Example Response

{"search_term":"nadal","knowledge_panel":{"name":"Rafael Nadal","label":"Spanish tennis player","description":{"text":"Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish inactive professional tennis player. Nadal has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals for 209 weeks.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal","site":"Wikipedia"},"image":{"url":"https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:nlWIJgzLTjlVgM","width":194,"height":259,"page_url":"http://google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=Rafael+Nadal"},"info":[{"title":"Born","labels":["June 3, 1986 (age 37 years), Manacor, Spain"]},{"title":"Grand slams won (singles)","labels":["22"]}]}}}

Pros and Cons

Ideal Use Cases

How It Differs from Google APIs

Read our technical guides for implementation tips.

4. Google Web Searching API

Google Web Searching API allows users to retrieve a list of results from any query made in Google, returning data in a JSON format.

Key Features and Capabilities

Example Response

{"meta_data": {"url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=boca+juniors&gl=us&hl=en&num=10", "number_of_results": 52100000, "location": null, "number_of_organic_results": 6, "number_of_ads": 0},"organic_results": [{"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Juniors","displayed_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Juniors","description": "Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.","position": 1,"title": "Boca Juniors"}]}

Pros and Cons

Ideal Use Cases

How It Differs from Google APIs

Try the API playground to experiment with requests.

5. Google Finder API

Google Finder API allows developers to programmatically access search results from Google, retrieving structured data for integration into applications.

Key Features and Capabilities

Example Response

{"status": "success", "estimatedResultCount": 110000000, "items": [{"title": "Lionel Messi - Wikipedia","htmlTitle": "Lionel Messi - Wikipedia","link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi","displayLink": "en.wikipedia.org","snippet": "Lionel Andrs Messi also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain."}]}

Pros and Cons

Ideal Use Cases

How It Differs from Google APIs

Visit the developer docs for complete API reference.

6. Google Search Suggest API

Google Search Suggest API provides developers with access to related search data for a given query, enhancing user experience through real-time suggestions.

Key Features and Capabilities

Example Response

{"relatedSearches": [{"primarySearch": "laptops","relatedSearches": ["laptops for sale","laptops best buy","laptops at walmart"]}]}

Pros and Cons

Ideal Use Cases

How It Differs from Google APIs

Visit the developer docs for complete API reference.

7. Google Fast Search API

Google Fast Search API allows users to make searches on Google with ease, returning the top results in a structured format.

Key Features and Capabilities

Example Response

{"meta_data": {"url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Acommunity.openai.com+%22custom+instructions%22&gl=us&hl=en&num=5","number_of_results": 356},"organic_results": [{"url": "https://community.openai.com/t/instructions-for-gpts-vs-custom-instructions/495921","displayed_url": "https://community.openai.com","description": "The question is that can GPTs' Instructions fully supplant Custom Instructions?","position": 1,"title": "Instructions for GPTs vs Custom instructions? - ChatGPT"}]}

Pros and Cons

Ideal Use Cases

How It Differs from Google APIs

Visit the developer docs for complete API reference.

8. Google Search Autocomplete API

Google Search Autocomplete API provides real-time autocomplete results for Google Search, enhancing search functionality and user experience.

Key Features and Capabilities

Example Response

{"status":"OK","request_id":"669b9fef-2e42-4f1d-a68c-af9f8194be91","parameters":{"query":"maxmara ludmilla","language":"en","region":"us"},"data":[{"query":"max mara ludmilla"},{"query":"max mara ludmilla tobacco"}]}

Pros and Cons

Ideal Use Cases

How It Differs from Google APIs

Read our technical guides for implementation tips.

9. Google Web Query API

Google Web Query API offers access to Google's web index for powerful search and keyword retrieval, enhancing applications and services.

Key Features and Capabilities

Example Response

{"search_term":"football","knowledge_panel":{"name":"NFL","label":"League","description":{"text":"The National Football League is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League","site":"Wikipedia"},"image":{"url":"https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:enrwmEygNejyqM","width":225,"height":225,"page_url":"https://www.nfl.com/"},"info":[{"title":"Number of teams","labels":["32"]},{"title":"Founded","labels":["September 17, 1920, Canton, OH"]}]}}}

Pros and Cons

Ideal Use Cases

How It Differs from Google APIs

Try the API playground to experiment with requests.

10. Google News Retrieval API

Google News Retrieval API delivers curated news stories directly from Google's sources, enhancing applications with real-time insights.

Key Features and Capabilities

Example Response

{"message": "success", "result": {"headline_stories": [{"title": "Trump lawyers in classified documents case will ask the judge to suppress evidence from prosecutors","url": "https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiVmh0dHBzOi8vYXBuZXdzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3RydW1wLWNsYXNzaWZpZWQtZG9jdW1lbnRzLWY2NGMyMjk0M2Y0NTVkZGNiYmJlMmExZmIyZGU5ZWE50gEA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen","image": "/api/attachments/CC8iK0NnNVZjVXc1YkRkU2VXZ3diV1JFVFJDUEF4alhCQ2dLTWdhdFJaVE9vUWc=-w350-h175-p-df","published": "4 hours ago","by": "The Associated Press"}]}}}

Pros and Cons

Ideal Use Cases

How It Differs from Google APIs

View the integration guide for step-by-step instructions.

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