The Google search API has been around for a long time. It has evolved a lot. The resources are available to leverage that API has varied greatly. And the information about the API itself has been all over the place. Unfortunately, if you wanted to use the official Google Search API, you were forced to try and put together multiple sources of information to form a complete picture of how to properly use it — and even then, there were holes in the information.
It provides a simple, yet powerful, way to search through all of the available snippets on Google. we're going to be talking about the Google Search API and how it can help you search through all of the available snippets on Google. This is a powerful tool that can save you a lot of time when searching for specific information.
What is Google Search API?
Google Search API is a service that provides web developers with access to the Google search engine. For example, using the API, a site owner can let their visitors search for pages that are indexed within their own website. Based on user search queries, the API will return a list of matching URLs along with the number of pages indexed for each matched page.
The Google Search API covers all available snippets, including the new video carousels. You can use it to find specific information or just browse through results. The free APIs are easy to use and well documented.
Here is the complete list of all supported SERP snippets
Organic Results: One search result page can contain up to 100 results. Using Pagination, up to 400.
Paid Results: All types of Google ads, including their position on the search result page.
News Results: Inline news as part of the organic results, including thumbnail, description, and target URL.
Video Results: Inline video results as part of the organic results, including their title and URL.
Local Results: Zenserp features Google places search. Results include title, reviews, address, place_id, etc.
Knowledge Graph: Search results can contain a knowledge block containing search query-related information.
Related Questions: Zenserp features the "People also ask" results if it appears on the search result page.
Answerbox Results: Calculations, Weather Reports, Dictionary, and much more.
Maps Results: Google Maps search results return information for stores, local businesses like restaurants, etc.