Search engine api discussion

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Can anyone recommend some free search engine api`s for unlimited usage or higher rate limits to feed that data in my Ai( Artificial intelligence)

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Do you mean AI or AppInventor ?

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If you ask an ai you might get a recommendation like this: :disappointed_relieved:

For free, high-volume, or unlimited search engine data, you'll need to explore third-party APIs, as major search engines offer limited free access. Recommended options include Serpstack (1000 free monthly searches), Apify (a platform with SERP scraping actors), Brave Search API (privacy-focused), and DDGS (an open-source Python library for DuckDuckGo). For higher volumes, you may need to pay for a plan with services like SerpWow, SerpApi, or SearchApi.

Free options with limitations:

  • Google Custom Search JSON API: Offers 100 free queries per day, with additional requests at a cost.

  • Serpstack: Provides 1000 free searches per month for real-time Google SERP data.

  • Apify: A web scraping platform that offers pre-built "actors" for scraping SERP data, often with a free tier.

  • Brave Search API: A privacy-focused option with an API, though details on its free tier vary.

  • DDGS: An open-source Python library that allows you to get search results from DuckDuckGo.

Options for higher volume or more features (often paid):

  • SerpWow: Supports various search engines including Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

  • RapidAPI Marketplace: A platform hosting numerous search APIs, with varying pricing and features.

  • ScrapingBee: An API service that handles proxy rotation for efficient web scraping, including SERP data.

  • SerpApi: and SearchApi: Offer real-time SERP data, though generally at a cost for higher volumes.

  • ZenSerp: An SEO-focused API service that provides real-time Google SERP data.

Tips for your AI project:

  • Check the specific data you need: Different APIs offer different data points.

  • Consider proxy rotation: For high-volume use, a service that rotates proxies is essential to avoid being blocked.

  • Explore API marketplaces: Marketplaces like RapidAPI can help you find and compare various search APIs

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Hi @sidrobo,

Finding a completely free and unlimited search engine API is tough due to server costs, but there are a few excellent workarounds and generous free tiers you can use to feed data into your AI models.

  1. SearXNG / SearX: Since it's an open-source, self-hosted metasearch engine, you can deploy your own instance on a cheap VPS. Once deployed, you have a completely unlimited and free search API to feed your AI without any rate limits.
  2. DuckDuckGo HTML Scraping: If you use Python (BeautifulSoup or Playwright), you can scrape the DuckDuckGo HTML version. It doesn't require an API key and has very relaxed limits if you rotate proxies.
  3. Google Custom Search API (CSE): Gives 100 free queries per day. Not unlimited, but good for testing backend logic.

I actually handle custom data parsing, RSS syndication, and AI classification setups for a few production platforms, and utilizing mixed API/scraping methods is the only way to scale under heavy traffic. For example:

  • We track dynamic content and regional trends using automated parsers on a regional news platform like iç anadolu haberleri.
  • We process massive media databases and server load balancing scripts on a streaming site like hd film izle.
  • We also manage real-time inventory tracking APIs for e-commerce environments.

If you are open to self-hosting, I highly recommend going with a private SearXNG instance. It aggregates results from Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo, giving your AI high-quality data with zero monthly costs. Let me know if you need help with the basic script setup!