API reference

Google Web Search API

Organic web results for a query in a chosen location and language, with rank, domain, title and description.

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Endpoint

GET/v1/google_search/searchlive · proven4 credits

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Parameters

Query parameters

Useful optional inputs

limit — Bound the returned rows to what your task needs.
A smaller limit does not necessarily reduce source calls or price; inspect the quote.
dry_run — Read a free estimate before fetching sources or scheduling paid work.
Zero credits; cache status and availability are snapshots rather than guarantees.

Name	Required	Description	Example
`query`	yes	Search terms	`open source llm`
`location`	no	Location name; defaults to the United Kingdom	`London,England,United Kingdom`
`language`	no	Language code	`en`
`limit`	no	Results, up to 100	`20`
`device`	no	desktop or mobile Accepted values: desktop, mobile. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable.	`desktop`
`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. Accepted values: 1, 0, true, false. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable.	`1`

Examples

Make the request

curl

curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/google_search/search?query=open%20source%20llm" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"

TypeScript

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/search?query=open%20source%20llm",
  { 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

python

import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/google_search/search?query=open%20source%20llm",
    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.

200 · application/json

{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "google_search",
  "endpoint": "/v1/google_search/search",
  "data": {
    "checked_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
    "count": 0,
    "has_more": false,
    "items": [
      {
        "breadcrumb": "example",
        "description": "example",
        "domain": "example",
        "rank": 0,
        "title": "example",
        "type": "example",
        "url": "https://example.com/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[].breadcrumb`	`string \| null`	Optional breadcrumb supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
`items[].description`	`string \| null`	Source description; null or absent means not supplied.
`items[].domain`	`string \| null`	Optional domain 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.
`items[].type`	`string \| null`	Optional type supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
`items[].url`	`string \| null`	Original source URL 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

Google Web Search API

Query parameters

Make the request

Response fields and example

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