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Reverse Image

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Google Reverse Image Parameters

GET /search?engine=google&search_type=reverse_image_search

SerpWow parses the Google Reverse Image search results the visual_matches property in the JSON output when the search_type=reverse_image_search search parameter is set.

The image to perform the reverse image search on is supplied in the image_url request parameter.

Specifying an image_url You must supply a publicly Internet-accessible image URL in the image_url parameter. The image_url cannot be a private internal URL - it must be publicly accessible. Important your image_url must be URL-encoded.

Google Reverse Image Results
Google Reverse Image Results


For example, to request reverse image results for the image_url of https://assets.api-cdn.com/serpwow/apple.jpg, the request would be:

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Google Reverse Image Parameters

The following parameters are available for all requests made when search_type=reverse_image_search .

Parameter

Required

Description

engine

required

Should be set to engine=google .

search_type

required

Should be set to search_type=reverse_image_search .

image_url

required

The publicly-accessible image URL to use for the Reverse Image search.

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 .



Next Steps      Google Reverse Image Results

Updated 14 Aug 2024
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