Google Image Search Results & Metadata Scraper

What it returns

29 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.

• queryThe search query that produced this row
• position1-based rank within the query's returned rows
• pageResult page or scroll batch the row was read from
• engineThe engine that actually produced this row
• retrievalMethodHow the row was read, e.g. google_dom_sidepanel or bing_async_html
• isFallbackTrue when the row came from a fallback engine rather than Google
• fallbackReasonWhy fallback was used, e.g. google_captcha
• searchUrlThe search URL used for this query
• fetchedAtISO-8601 UTC timestamp when the query was fetched
• imageIdStable ID derived from the image URL or Google result key
• imageUrlBest available image URL; inspect imageUrlType to see whether it is the original or a thumbnail
• imageUrlTypeWhether imageUrl is the source original, an engine thumbnail, a crawler-only URL, or unknown
• isCrawlerOnlyTrue when imageUrl is hosted or cached by a search engine rather than the source site
• hasOriginalTrue when imageUrl is an original source-site URL
• imageWidthOriginal image width in pixels, when the engine states it
• imageHeightOriginal image height in pixels, when the engine states it
• aspectRatiowidth divided by height, rounded to three decimals
• orientationlandscape, portrait or square, derived from the stated dimensions
• fileFormatImage format derived from the URL extension, when known
• thumbnailUrlURL of the engine's cached thumbnail
• thumbnailWidthThumbnail width in pixels, when the engine states it
• thumbnailHeightThumbnail height in pixels, when the engine states it
• titlePage title shown for the image, when it is not a generic placeholder
• sourcePageTitleTitle of the source page containing the image
• originLegacy field: domain of the source page, or of the image host when no page is known
• sourceDomainHostname of the source page containing the image
• siteNameSite name the engine displays, or the source domain when no display name is available
• contentUrlURL of the web page containing the image
• googleUrlGoogle imgres reference URL, when the row came from Google

Not in the schema among the core Google Search fields: snippet, serp_features. The field matrix shows which other tools return them.

How it differs from the other Google Search Actors

Among the 4 catalogue Actors for Google Search with a published schema, only this one returns retrievalMethod, isFallback, fallbackReason, imageId, isCrawlerOnly, hasOriginal, imageWidth, imageHeight.

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Input

Example input

Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.

{
  "queries": [
    "Alfons Mucha"
  ],
  "maxResults": 3,
  "minWidth": 0,
  "minHeight": 0,
  "country": "US",
  "language": "en",
  "safeSearch": "active",
  "googleOnly": false,
  "enableFallback": true
}

Run it from code or an AI agent

The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "queries": [
        "Alfons Mucha"
    ],
    "maxResults": 3,
    "minWidth": 0,
    "minHeight": 0,
    "country": "US",
    "language": "en",
    "safeSearch": "active",
    "googleOnly": False,
    "enableFallback": True
}

run = client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/google-image-search-results-and-metadata-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "Alfons Mucha"
    ],
    "maxResults": 3,
    "minWidth": 0,
    "minHeight": 0,
    "country": "US",
    "language": "en",
    "safeSearch": "active",
    "googleOnly": false,
    "enableFallback": true
};

const run = await client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/google-image-search-results-and-metadata-scraper").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~google-image-search-results-and-metadata-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"queries":["Alfons Mucha"],"maxResults":3,"minWidth":0,"minHeight":0,"country":"US","language":"en","safeSearch":"active","googleOnly":false,"enableFallback":true}'

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nimbryxo-studio/google-image-search-results-and-metadata-scraper",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

What a run costs

The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.

• Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 4 GB a run starts at $0.40 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
• The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
• Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10.30 ($9.90 for results + $0.40 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
• Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.

Where it fits among Google Search routes

It ranks 2 of 4 catalogue Actors for Google Search on the published formula (fields, price, reliability, freshness). Its line is highlighted on the map.

What people use it for

• Find image sources
• Collect image metadata

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Questions people ask

Sources

• Google Image Search Results & Metadata Scraper on Apify Store
• Published build with input and output schema (JSON)
• Programmable Search Engine JSON API documentation