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Google Search Parameters
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The Google Search Parameters are applicable when making a request to the Search API to retrieve Google search results for a given search term. The search term is specified in the  q  parameter. The location your search is run from is determined by the  location  parameter, which can be populated with a  full_name  or  gps_coordinates  value from the Locations API.
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For example, to request videos results for the keyword  pizza  in the location  United States , the request would be:
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https://api.scaleserp.com/search?api_key=demo&q=pizza&location=United+States
https://api.scaleserp.com/search?api_key=demo&q=pizza&location=United+States
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Google Search Parameters
The following parameters are available for Google Search requests:
Parameter
Required
Description
q
required
The keyword you want to use to perform the search.
location
optional
Determines the geographic location in which the query is executed.  
You can enter any location as free-text, but if you choose one of the Scale SERP built-in locations then the google_domain , gl and hl parameters are automatically updated to the domain, country and language that match the built-in location (note that this behaviour can be disabled via the location_auto parameter).  
To get results based on latitude and longitude coordinates you should specify your location parameter in the form location=lat:43.437677,lon:-3.8392765 where 43.437677 is your latitude value and -3.8392765 is your longitude value. The gl and hl parameters are not automatically updated when using this format.
location_auto
optional
If the location field is set to a Scale SERP built-in location from the Locations API , and location_auto is set to true (default) then the google_domain , gl and hl parameters are automatically updated to the domain, country and language that match the built-in location. Valid values are true (default) to enable this behaviour or false to disable.
uule
optional
The Google UULE parameter - use to pass through a custom uule parameter to Google. Scale SERP automatically generates the uule when you use the location parameter but we allow you to overwrite it directly by specifying a uule directly.
google_domain
optional
The Google domain to use to run the search query. View the full list of supported google_domain values here . Defaults to google.com .
gl
optional
The gl parameter determines the Google country to use for the query. View the full list of supported gl values here . Defaults to us .
hl
optional
The hl parameter determines the Google UI language to return results. View the full list of supported hl values here . Defaults to en .
lr
optional
The lr parameter limits the results to websites containing the specified language. View the full list of supported lr values here .
cr
optional
The cr parameter instructs Google to limit the results to websites in the specified country. View the full list of supported cr values here .
time_period
optional
Determines the time period of the results shown. It can be set to last_hour , last_day (for the last 24 hours), last_week (for the last 7 days), last_month , last_year or custom . When using custom you must also specifiy one or both of the time_period_min or time_period_max parameters to define the custom time period.
time_period_min
optional
Determines the minimum (i.e. 'from') time to use when time_period is set to custom . Should be in the form MM/DD/YYYY , I.e. for 31st December 2018 time_period_min would be 12/31/2018 .
time_period_max
optional
Determines the maximum (i.e. 'to') time to use when time_period is set to custom . Should be in the form MM/DD/YYYY , I.e. for 31st December 2018 time_period_max would be 12/31/2018 .
nfpr
optional
Determines whether to exclude results from auto-corrected queries that were spelt wrong. Can be set to 1 to exclude auto-corrected results, or 0 (default) to include them.
filter
optional
Determines if the filters for Similar Results and Omitted Results are on or off. Can be set to 1 (default) to enable these filters, or 0 to disable these filters.
safe
optional
Determines whether Safe Search is enabled for the results. Can be set to active to enable Safe Search, or off to disable Safe Search.
page
optional
Determines the page of results to return, defaults to 1 . Use in combination with the num parameter to implement pagination.
max_page
optional
Use the max_page parameter to get multiple pages of results in one request. The API will automatically paginate through pages and concatenate the results into one response.  
See the Pagination docs for more information.
num
optional
Determines the number of results to show per page. Use in combination with the page parameter to implement pagination
tbs
optional
Sets a specific string to be added to the Google tbs parameter in the underlying Google query. The tbs parameter is normally generated automatically by the API, but it can be set explicitly also.
knowledge_graph_id
optional
The knowledge_graph_id request parameter sets the kgmid Google parameter. You can use this to prompt a specific knowledge graph to show in the results, an example would be knowledge_graph_id=/m/0jg24
flatten_results
optional
Can be set to true or false . Determines whether Scale SERP flattens the inline_videos , inline_images , inline_tweets , top_stories and local_results and shows them inline with the organic_results . This is useful if you want a simplified list of all of the results shown for an organic web search, irrespective of the type of result. When flatten_results=true then a new property type is added to each item in the organic_results array indicating the type of result (i.e. "ad", "inline_tweets" etc).
include_answer_box
optional
Determines whether to include the answer box (sometimes called the "featured snippet") in the organic_results array and treat it as the first result. This may be desirable if you treat the result Bing displayed in the answer_box as the first organic result.
include_ai_overview_check
optional
Determines if the AI Overview is generated on the serach results page. NOTE: This only checks for search results where the requestor is NOT logged into a Google account.
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Parameter	Required	Description
q	required	The keyword you want to use to perform the search.
location	optional	Determines the geographic location in which the query is executed. You can enter any location as free-text, but if you choose one of the Scale SERP built-in locations then the google_domain , gl and hl parameters are automatically updated to the domain, country and language that match the built-in location (note that this behaviour can be disabled via the location_auto parameter). To get results based on latitude and longitude coordinates you should specify your location parameter in the form location=lat:43.437677,lon:-3.8392765 where 43.437677 is your latitude value and -3.8392765 is your longitude value. The gl and hl parameters are not automatically updated when using this format.
location_auto	optional	If the location field is set to a Scale SERP built-in location from the Locations API , and location_auto is set to true (default) then the google_domain , gl and hl parameters are automatically updated to the domain, country and language that match the built-in location. Valid values are true (default) to enable this behaviour or false to disable.
uule	optional	The Google UULE parameter - use to pass through a custom uule parameter to Google. Scale SERP automatically generates the uule when you use the location parameter but we allow you to overwrite it directly by specifying a uule directly.
google_domain	optional	The Google domain to use to run the search query. View the full list of supported google_domain values here . Defaults to google.com .
gl	optional	The gl parameter determines the Google country to use for the query. View the full list of supported gl values here . Defaults to us .
hl	optional	The hl parameter determines the Google UI language to return results. View the full list of supported hl values here . Defaults to en .
lr	optional	The lr parameter limits the results to websites containing the specified language. View the full list of supported lr values here .
cr	optional	The cr parameter instructs Google to limit the results to websites in the specified country. View the full list of supported cr values here .
time_period	optional	Determines the time period of the results shown. It can be set to last_hour , last_day (for the last 24 hours), last_week (for the last 7 days), last_month , last_year or custom . When using custom you must also specifiy one or both of the time_period_min or time_period_max parameters to define the custom time period.
time_period_min	optional	Determines the minimum (i.e. 'from') time to use when time_period is set to custom . Should be in the form MM/DD/YYYY , I.e. for 31st December 2018 time_period_min would be 12/31/2018 .
time_period_max	optional	Determines the maximum (i.e. 'to') time to use when time_period is set to custom . Should be in the form MM/DD/YYYY , I.e. for 31st December 2018 time_period_max would be 12/31/2018 .
nfpr	optional	Determines whether to exclude results from auto-corrected queries that were spelt wrong. Can be set to 1 to exclude auto-corrected results, or 0 (default) to include them.
filter	optional	Determines if the filters for Similar Results and Omitted Results are on or off. Can be set to 1 (default) to enable these filters, or 0 to disable these filters.
safe	optional	Determines whether Safe Search is enabled for the results. Can be set to active to enable Safe Search, or off to disable Safe Search.
page	optional	Determines the page of results to return, defaults to 1 . Use in combination with the num parameter to implement pagination.
max_page	optional	Use the max_page parameter to get multiple pages of results in one request. The API will automatically paginate through pages and concatenate the results into one response. See the Pagination docs for more information.
num	optional	Determines the number of results to show per page. Use in combination with the page parameter to implement pagination
tbs	optional	Sets a specific string to be added to the Google tbs parameter in the underlying Google query. The tbs parameter is normally generated automatically by the API, but it can be set explicitly also.
knowledge_graph_id	optional	The knowledge_graph_id request parameter sets the kgmid Google parameter. You can use this to prompt a specific knowledge graph to show in the results, an example would be knowledge_graph_id=/m/0jg24
flatten_results	optional	Can be set to true or false . Determines whether Scale SERP flattens the inline_videos , inline_images , inline_tweets , top_stories and local_results and shows them inline with the organic_results . This is useful if you want a simplified list of all of the results shown for an organic web search, irrespective of the type of result. When flatten_results=true then a new property type is added to each item in the organic_results array indicating the type of result (i.e. "ad", "inline_tweets" etc).
include_answer_box	optional	Determines whether to include the answer box (sometimes called the "featured snippet") in the organic_results array and treat it as the first result. This may be desirable if you treat the result Bing displayed in the answer_box as the first organic result.
include_ai_overview_check	optional	Determines if the AI Overview is generated on the serach results page. NOTE: This only checks for search results where the requestor is NOT logged into a Google account.

Updated 09 Oct 2024

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