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This repository is the home of the *soon–to–be* official Python API wrapper for SerpApi (https://serpapi.com). This `serpapi` module allows you to access search data in your Python application.

Python3 must be installed.

$ pip install serpapi

import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client({

'api_key': "secret_api_key", # set personal API key from serpapi.com/dashboard

'engine': "google", # set default search engine

})

results = client.search({

q: "coffee", # google query

location: "Austin,TX" # force the location [optional]

})

print(results['organic_results'])

This example runs a search for "coffee" on Google. It then returns the results as a regular Ruby Hash. See the [playground](https://serpapi.com/playground) to generate your own code.

import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client({'api_key': 'secret_key', 'engine': 'google'})

params = {

# select the search engine (full list: https://serpapi.com/)

'engine': "google",

# actual search query for google

'q': "Coffee",

# then adds search engine specific options.

# for example: google specific parameters: https://serpapi.com/search-api

'google_domain': "Google Domain",

'location': "Location Requested", # example: Portland,Oregon,United States [see: Location API](#Location-API)

'device': "desktop|mobile|tablet",

'hl': "Google UI Language",

'gl': "Google Country",

'safe': "Safe Search Flag",

'num': "Number of Results",

'start': "Pagination Offset",

'tbm': "nws|isch|shop",

'tbs': "custom to be client criteria",

# tweak HTTP client behavior

'async': False, # true when async call enabled.

'timeout': 60, # HTTP timeout in seconds on the client side only.

}

results = client.search(params)

raw_html = client.html(params)

[Google search documentation](https://serpapi.com/search-api). More hands on examples are available below.

* [API documentation](https://rubydoc.info/github/serpapi/serpapi-ruby/master)

* [Full documentation on SerpApi.com](https://serpapi.com)

* [Library Github page](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-ruby)

* [Library GEM page](https://rubygems.org/gems/serpapi/)

* [API health status](https://serpapi.com/status)

import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client({'api_key': 'secret_api_key'})

locations = client.location({'q':'Austin', 'limit': 3})

print([loc['canonical_name'] for loc in locations])

it prints the first 3 locations matching Austin:

['Austin,TX,Texas,United States', 'Austin,Texas,United States', 'Rochester,MN-Mason City,IA-Austin,MN,United States']

NOTE: api_key is not required for this endpoint.

This API allows retrieving previous search results.

To fetch earlier results from the search_id.

First, you need to run a search and save the search id.

import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client({'api_key': 'secret_api_key', 'engine': 'google'})

results = client.search({'q': "Coffee"})

search_id = results['search_metadata']['id']

print("search_id: " + search_id)

Now let's retrieve the previous search results from the archive.

import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client({'api_key': 'secret_api_key'})

results = client.search_archive('search_id')

print(results)

This code prints the search results from the archive. :)

import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client({'api_key': 'secret_api_key'})

print(client.account())

It prints your account information including plan, credit, monthly searches limit, and more.

TODO: update this section

- High code quality

- KISS principles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle)

- Brand centric instead of search engine based

- No hard coded logic per search engine on the client side.

- Simple HTTP client (lightweight, reduced dependency)

- No magic default values

- Thread safe

- Leak free

- Easy to extend

- Defensive code style (raise custom exception)

- TDD - Test driven development (lint, ~100% code coverage)

- Follow best API coding practices per platform

The API design was inspired by the most popular Python packages.

- urllib3 - https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3

- Boto3 - https://github.com/boto/boto3

- Numpy - https://numpy.org/

- 0 lint issues using pylint `make lint`

- 99% code coverage running `make test`

- 100% test passing: `make test`

where:

- The end user implements the application.

- Client refers to SerpApi:Client.

- SerpApi.com is the backend HTTP / REST service.

- Engine refers to Google, Baidu, Bing, and more.

The SerpApi.com service (backend)

- executes a scalable search on `'engine': "google"` using the search query: `q: "coffee"`.

- parses the messy HTML responses from Google on the backend.

- returns a standardized JSON response.

The class SerpApi::Client (client side / ruby):

- Format the request to SerpApi.com server.

- Execute HTTP Get request.

- Parse JSON into Ruby Hash using a standard JSON library.

Et voila!

We love "true open source" and "continuous integration", and Test Drive Development (TDD).

We are using RSpec to test [our infrastructure around the clock]) using Github Action to achieve the best QoS (Quality Of Service).

The directory spec/ includes specification which serves the dual purposes of examples and functional tests.

Set your secret API key in your shell before running a test.

export API_KEY="your_secret_key"

Install testing dependency

$ make install

Check code quality using Lint.

$ make lint

Run regression.

$ make test

To flush the flow.

$ make

Open coverage report generated by `make test`

Open ./Rakefile for more information.

Contributions are welcome. Feel to submit a pull request!

HTTP requests are executed using [urllib3](https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user-guide.html).

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