Google search

Request#

Authenticate with your API key in the x-api-key header (see Authentication).

Body#

JSON object. Unknown fields are rejected with 422.

• qstringrequiredmin length 1, max length 400

  Search query.

• pageintegerdefault 1min 1, max 10

  Result page (10 results per page).

• numintegerdefault 10min 1, max 20

  Results per page.

• glstringdefault us

  Country market.

  251 allowed values

  ad, ae, af, ag, ai, al, am, ao, aq, ar, as, at, au, aw, ax, az, ba, bb, bd, be, bf, bg, bh, bi, bj, bl, bm, bn, bo, bq, br, bs, bt, bv, bw, by, bz, ca, cc, cd, cf, cg, ch, ci, ck, cl, cm, cn, co, cr, cu, cv, cw, cx, cy, cz, de, dj, dk, dm, do, dz, ec, ee, eg, eh, er, es, et, fi, fj, fk, fm, fo, fr, ga, gb, gd, ge, gf, gg, gh, gi, gl, gm, gn, gp, gq, gr, gs, gt, gu, gw, gy, hk, hm, hn, hr, ht, hu, id, ie, il, im, in, io, iq, ir, is, it, je, jm, jo, jp, ke, kg, kh, ki, km, kn, kp, kr, kw, ky, kz, la, lb, lc, li, lk, lr, ls, lt, lu, lv, ly, ma, mc, md, me, mf, mg, mh, mk, ml, mm, mn, mo, mp, mq, mr, ms, mt, mu, mv, mw, mx, my, mz, na, nc, ne, nf, ng, ni, nl, no, np, nr, nu, nz, om, pa, pe, pf, pg, ph, pk, pl, pm, pn, pr, ps, pt, pw, py, qa, re, ro, rs, ru, rw, sa, sb, sc, sd, se, sg, sh, si, sj, sk, sl, sm, sn, so, sr, ss, st, sv, sx, sy, sz, tc, td, tf, tg, th, tj, tk, tl, tm, tn, to, tr, tt, tv, tw, tz, ua, ug, uk, um, us, uy, uz, va, vc, ve, vg, vi, vn, vu, wf, ws, xk, ye, yt, za, zm, zw

• hlstringdefault en

  Language.

• resolvebooleandefault false

  Follow each result's /goto redirect to the destination URL (one HTTP request per result).

Example request#

curl -X POST "https://api.scrapercompany.com/v1/google/search" \
  -H "x-api-key: $SCRAPERCOMPANY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "q": "Hilton Chicago"
  }'

Response#

200 — One rendered page of Google organic results with PAA and AI overview. Metered responses carry x-credits-charged and x-credits-remaining headers (see credit headers).

{
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google_search",
    "q": "best time to visit japan",
    "page": 1
  },
  "organic_results": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "title": "Best Time to Visit Japan: Seasons, Months, Weather & Events",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESeQHrOzAVJE8lGsYKYT",
      "display_url": "https://en.japantravel.com › Culture",
      "snippet": "Mar 25, 2026 — If we're going by popular opinion, spring (March to May) is the best time to visit Japan…"
    },
    {
      "position": 2,
      "title": "The Best Time to Visit Japan",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESdAHrOzAVksx1otYJyS",
      "display_url": "https://www.japan-guide.com › travel-essentials",
      "snippet": "The best time to visit Japan is in spring (March to May) for cherry blossoms, or autumn (October to November) for foliage…"
    }
  ],
  "people_also_ask": [
    "Is $5000 enough for a week in Japan?",
    "What is the cheapest month to go to Japan?"
  ],
  "related_searches": [],
  "ai_overview": "Spring: Cherry Blossoms (March – May)\nHighlights: Mild temperatures (45–70°F) and famous cherry blossoms (sakura) peaking in late March to early April.\nDrawbacks: Extremely crowded and expensive.",
  "ai_overview_sources": [],
  "total": 2,
  "meta": {
    "source": "google_search",
    "wire_bytes": 662725,
    "elapsed_s": 8.2,
    "rendered": true
  }
}

Errors#

Errors return a JSON body with a detail field. Failed requests are not charged. See Errors for the full list and retry advice.

Try it#

1. Export your key: export SCRAPERCOMPANY_API_KEY=sk_... (no key yet? request access).
2. Copy the cURL example above and run it in a terminal.
3. Or open the interactive playground on api.scrapercompany.com, paste your key and pick this endpoint.