Google Search API
Google image search
Image results for a query with the image and the page it appears on.
Endpoint
/v1/google_search/imageslive · proven4 creditsParameters
Query parameters
| Name | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
query | yes | Search terms | aurora borealis |
location | no | Location name | United Kingdom |
language | no | Language code | en |
limit | no | Requested rows per response, 1–1000. The source may return fewer. Remaining rows from an already purchased page use a saved cursor and cost zero to retrieve for up to one hour; further native source pages use this endpoint’s normal price. | 5 |
cursor | no | Use the returned cursor unchanged, retaining the original query, filters and limit. Saved mlo1. cursors retrieve already purchased rows at zero credits for up to one hour. A native source cursor, when supplied, starts a normally priced source page. Quote with dry_run before continuing. | |
dry_run | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. | 1 |
Examples
Make the request
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/google_search/images?query=aurora%20borealis" \ -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/google_search/images?query=aurora%20borealis",
{ headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();
if (!body.success) {
// one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}
console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);Python
import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/google_search/images?query=aurora%20borealis",
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()
if not body["success"]:
# one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")
print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])Response
Response fields and example
This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.
{
"success": true,
"platform": "google_search",
"endpoint": "/v1/google_search/images",
"data": {
"checked_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
"count": 0,
"has_more": false,
"items": [
{
"alt": "example",
"image_url": "https://example.com/example",
"page_url": "https://example.com/example",
"rank": 0,
"title": "example"
}
],
"query": "example",
"total_results": 0
},
"credits_used": 4,
"credits_remaining": 99,
"request_id": "req_…",
"cached": false
}The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.
Schema basis: observed response shapes, not an exhaustive field specification. See schema coverage and validation limits.
Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.
| Field inside data | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
checked_at | string | null | Optional checked at supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
count | number | null | Number of records in this response, not lifetime or total matches. |
has_more | boolean | null | Source continuation indicator; null means unknown. |
items | array | null | Returned records. Source coverage and completeness vary. |
items[].alt | string | null | Optional alt supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].image_url | string | null | Optional image url supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].page_url | string | null | Optional page url supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].rank | number | null | Optional rank supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].title | string | null | Source title when supplied. |
query | string | null | Optional query supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
total_results | number | null | Optional total results supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
Optional fields reviewed from preserved successful responses. Additive fields and source variations remain allowed; validate the fields your workflow requires.
The example is invented and illustrates types only; zero and empty values are not claims about a real result.
Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference