# Google Images API

> Run a Google Images search and get structured results: image URLs, dimensions, titles, and source pages.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/google/images
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/google/images/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Google
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/google/images`
- Price: From $0.0008 per call
- Capabilities: api, google, social media
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/google/images` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | yes |  |
| `gl` | string | no |  |
| `hl` | string | no |  |
| `limit` | integer | no |  |
| `location` | string | no |  |
| `timeframe` | string | no | 1h, 1d, 7d, 1y, all |
| `autocorrect` | boolean | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Google Images API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/google/images with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Google Images API cost?

From $0.0008 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Google Images API accept?

Required: query (string). Optional: gl (string), hl (string), limit (integer), location (string), timeframe (one of 1h, 1d, 7d, 1y, all) and autocorrect (boolean). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Google Images API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a Google developer account or API key?

No. Google Images runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Google API access separately.

## README

### Google Images API

Run a Google Images search and get structured results: image URLs, dimensions, titles, and source pages.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/google/images" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"gl": "us", "hl": "en", "limit": 5, "query": "golden retriever"}'
```

The result is returned in `outputs[0].data`. A lookup that finds nothing still succeeds and returns `found: false`.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | Yes | Image search query (e.g. golden gate bridge at sunset). |
| `autocorrect` | boolean | No | Toggle Google spelling autocorrect (default true). Set false to search the exact query without correction. |
| `gl` | string | No | Two-letter country code for result localization (e.g. us, gb, de). Default `"us"`. |
| `hl` | string | No | Two-letter interface and results language code (e.g. en, es, de). Default `"en"`. |
| `limit` | integer | No | Maximum number of images to return (1-100, default 20). Requests for 10 results or fewer are billed at a lower rate than larger requests. |
| `location` | string | No | Fine-grained location for result localization, given as a canonical Google location string (e.g. 'New York, United States', 'London, United Kingdom'). More specific than the country-level gl. |
| `timeframe` | string | No | Restrict results to a recent time window: 1h, 1d, 7d, 1y, or all. Default all (no time restriction). One of: `1h`, `1d`, `7d`, `1y`, `all`. |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.00085 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls are not charged. Lookups that find nothing and searches with no results are billed at their actual cost, which is often lower and can be $0.