download images with google custom search api

Question

I have used google image api in python to download 20 first image result with the following code:

import os
import sys
import time
from urllib import FancyU         


        

Answer 1

You can use this Google APIs Client Library for Python.

Demo:

Here is a sample (i change it to):

from apiclient.discovery import build

service = build("customsearch", "v1",
               developerKey="** your developer key **")

res = service.cse().list(
    q='butterfly',
    cx=' ** your cx **',
    searchType='image',
    num=3,
    imgType='clipart',
    fileType='png',
    safe= 'off'
).execute()

if not 'items' in res:
    print 'No result !!\nres is: {}'.format(res)
else:
    for item in res['items']:
        print('{}:\n\t{}'.format(item['title'], item['link']))

Output:

Clipart - Butterfly:
        http://openclipart.org/image/800px/svg_to_png/3965/jonata_Butterfly.png
Animal, Butterfly, Insect, Nature - Free image - 158831:
        http://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2013/07/13/11/51/animal-158831_640.png
Clipart - Monarch Butterfly:
        http://openclipart.org/image/800px/svg_to_png/110023/Monarch_Butterfly_by_Merlin2525.png

Yes, there is a limitation for Free edition and you can monitor it from Google developer console:

Note:

Go to your Custom Search Engine, then select your custom search engine, then in Basics tab, set Image search option to ON, and for Sites to search section, select Search the entire web but emphasize included site option.

Links:

• https://google-api-client-libraries.appspot.com/documentation/customsearch/v1/python/latest/customsearch_v1.cse.html
• https://developers.google.com/custom-search/json-api/v1/reference/cse/list
• https://www.google.com/cse/all
• https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/apis/customsearch/v1
• https://console.developers.google.com/project
• https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/start/get_started
• https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/guide/aaa_apikeys

Answer 2

I have search api for downloading images to create data set of images may be you should have a look at these !

1. https://rapidapi.com/contextualwebsearch/api/web-search?endpoint=5b864ca4e4b085e3f407ecca

2. https://github.com/hardikvasa/webb/blob/master/docs/Documentation.md

From documentation i like the 2nd one to perfect !