Universal Search API: Get Data From All Search Engines

Extract search results data from major search engines, including Google. Get title, link, and meta description at scale without getting blocked.

GET / search
{
    "organic_results": [
        {
            "title": "Scrapingdog: Scalable Web Scraping API for Data Extraction",
            "displayed_link": "https://www.scrapingdog.com",
            "snippet": "Scrapingdog is your all-in-one Web Scraping API, effortlessly managing proxies and headless browsers so you can extract the data you need with ease.",
            "date": "",
            "missing": [],
            "link": "https://www.scrapingdog.com/",
            "extended_sitelinks": [
                {
                    "title": "Web Scraping API",
                    "link": "https://www.scrapingdog.com/web-scraping-api/"
                },
                {
                    "title": "Documentation",
                    "link": "https://docs.scrapingdog.com/"
                }
            ],
            "rank": 1
        },
        {
            "title": "Web Scraping API - Scrapingdog",
            "displayed_link": "https://www.scrapingdog.com/web-scraping-api",
            "snippet": "Use a single API to scrape any website with built-in proxy rotation, CAPTCHA handling, and JavaScript rendering.",
            "date": "",
            "missing": [],
            "link": "https://www.scrapingdog.com/web-scraping-api/",
            "extended_sitelinks": [],
            "rank": 2
        }
    ]
}

How It Works Behind the API

</> Get
import requests

api_key = "5eaa61a6e562fc52fe763tr516e4653"
url = "https://api.scrapingdog.com/search/"

params = {
    "api_key": api_key,
    "query": "football",
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)

if response.status_code == 200:
    data = response.json()
    print(data)
else:
    print(f"Request failed with status code: {response.status_code}")

Universal Search API Response (Structured JSON Data)

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  • Organic Results

    organic_resultstitlelinksnippetrank
  • Result Metadata

    displayed_linkdatemissing
  • Extended Sitelinks

    extended_sitelinkstitlelink

Scrapingdog vs Manual Multi-Engine Scraping

Without a Universal Search API

Querying every engine by hand means a separate scraper, proxy pool, and parser for each, then reconciling four conflicting result formats.

  • Four Engines, Four Scrapers to Maintain

    Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo each have their own layout and anti-bot defenses, so you babysit four separate pipelines.

  • Reconciling Mismatched Result Schemas

    Every engine structures its fields differently, forcing fragile mapping code just to line up titles, links, and snippets.

  • De-Duplicating Overlapping Hits by Hand

    The same URL surfaces on multiple engines with different titles, so you must build fuzzy-matching logic to merge duplicates.

  • Single-Engine Bias in Your Dataset

    Scraping one engine skews coverage toward its ranking model, leaving research and SEO audits with hidden blind spots.

With Scrapingdog Universal Search API

One request fans out across every major engine, then returns a single de-duplicated, standardised organic_results list.

  • All Engines, One Call

    Run a single query and instantly fetch results from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo. No need to juggle multiple APIs or requests.

  • Clean, De-Duplicated Output

    Duplicate entries are automatically removed. If two engines return the same result, you'll only get one, giving you a concise, unique dataset.

  • Ready for AI and Research

    Wider coverage plus de-duplicated data gives you diverse, bias-free information for training LLMs, analysis, or research tools.

  • One Consistent JSON Format

    Every engine returns the same organic_results shape, so a single request replaces multiple calls and parsers.

Universal Search API Features That Make Scraping Easy

  • Cross-Engine Coverage

    Pull organic results from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo in one request, backed by a rotating proxy network.

  • Automatic De-Duplication

    Overlapping results from more than one engine are merged into a single entry, so your organic_results list stays unique.

  • One Standardised JSON Shape

    Every result comes back with the same title, link, snippet, rank, and extended_sitelinks structure, with no per-engine parsing.

  • CAPTCHA and Block Handling

    CAPTCHAs and anti-bot challenges across all four engines are solved automatically, so your queries do not stall on blocks.

  • Country and Language Targeting

    Localise every query with the country and language parameters to capture how results differ by region.

  • Cost and Time Efficiency

    A single request replaces four separate engine calls, returning merged results and lowering both latency and spend.

What you can build with a Universal Search API

  • Cross-Engine SEO Analysis

    Compare how websites rank across Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo to get a complete SEO visibility picture.

  • LLM Training Datasets

    Build diverse, unbiased training data for large language models using de-duplicated results from all engines.

  • Market and Competitor Research

    See how competitors appear differently across every major engine at once and discover hidden opportunities.

  • Trend and Topic Discovery

    Spot rising trends earlier by analyzing queries and results across multiple search platforms.

  • Bias-Free Insights

    Reduce reliance on a single engine and collect balanced information from multiple sources.

  • Research and Academia

    Power literature reviews and large-scale studies with merged, de-duplicated results spanning every major engine.

Built for teams of every size and background

  • AI & LLM Engineers
  • Data Scientists
  • SEO Agencies
  • Market Researchers
  • Academic Researchers
  • Research Librarians
  • Competitive Intelligence Analysts
  • Trend Analysts
  • Journalists & Fact-Checkers
  • Knowledge-Base Builders
  • Search & Discovery Engineers
  • Backend Developers

Get Started with Our Universal Search API in Minutes

  1. 1

    Create free account

    Sign up and get free credits to start testing the Universal Search API.

  2. 2

    Get Your API Key

    Grab your API key from the dashboard to authenticate every search request.

  3. 3

    Send Your First Request

    Call /search with a query plus optional country and language to fan out across every engine.

  4. 4

    Receive Structured Data

    Get a clean, de-duplicated organic_results array with titles, links, snippets, ranks, and sitelinks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes, the API has a rate limit depending on your chosen subscription plan. For detailed information on request limits and how to manage them efficiently, please refer to the documentation or message us on live chat.

  • The API extracts data from all major search engines, including Google Search, Bing Search, Yahoo & DuckDuckGo. If you need data from all these engines, use this API. The data you get is filtered, and instead of calling each API individually, this will save your time and is economical.

  • Yes, we have a dedicated API for Google Search and an API for Bing Search that you can use to scrape individual search engine results.

  • Each API request consumes a certain number of credits based on the dedicated API you're using. For example, the Google Search API costs 5 credits per request. So, if you make one request to the Google Search API, it will deduct 5 credits from the available credits in your account.

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