Submit a public HTTPS image URL to Google Lens. The response has stable visual_matches, exact_matches, and related_content arrays. Use type to focus the search; q can refine all, product, and visual-match searches.
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Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
2 optional filters available.
string
Required
Public HTTPS URL for the image to search.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/A_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG
string
Optional
Optional text used to refine visual or product matches.
coffee shops
string
Optional
One of all, products, exact_matches, or visual_matches.
visual_matches
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches', options)
.then(response => {
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
}
return response.text();
})
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches',
headers: {
x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
};
try {
const response = await axios(options);
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
begin
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
rescue => e
puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
conn.request("GET", "/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches")
.addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.build();
try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
System.out.println(response.body().string());
} else {
System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches", nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
return
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");
try
{
var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.get("https://scrappa.co/api/google/lens?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F45%2FA_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG&type=visual_matches")
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.send()
.await?;
println!("{}", response.text().await?);
Ok(())
}
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
Scan these fields before integrating.
search_parameters
visual_matches
exact_matches
related_content
Common visual_matches fields
source
title
link
thumbnail
{
"search_parameters": {
"url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/A_small_cup_of_coffee.JPG",
"q": null,
"type": "visual_matches"
},
"visual_matches": [
{
"source": "Wikipedia",
"title": "Coffee cup",
"link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee",
"thumbnail": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:example",
"price": null,
"position": 1
}
],
"exact_matches": [],
"related_content": []
}
Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
HTTP 422
The URL is unsafe or the image is invalid. Not billed.
{
"error": "The image URL must be a public HTTPS URL.",
"retryable": false,
"error_code": "INVALID_IMAGE_URL"
}HTTP 503
Google blocked the request. Not billed and retryable.
{
"error": "Google Lens blocked the visual search request.",
"retryable": true,
"error_code": "GOOGLE_LENS_BLOCKED"
}HTTP 503
Google returned an unexpected result layout. Not billed and retryable.
{
"error": "Google Lens returned an unexpected result layout.",
"retryable": true,
"error_code": "PARSE_DRIFT"
}HTTP 503
The upstream service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry shortly.
{
"error": "The upstream service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry shortly.",
"retryable": true,
"error_code": "upstream_unavailable"
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