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Somebody asked the other day. Kagi pay for api access to both Google and Bing.

by skinkestek 5y ago

speedgoose 5y ago
Interesting. How does one can access such APIs ? Do you need to know someone with an important position at Google ?
- ColinHayhurst 5y ago
  Contact me if you want to try this: https://www.mojeek.com/services/search/web-search-api/ https://www.mojeek.com/services/search/web-search-api/
- skinkestek 5y ago
  No, I don't think so. Try searching: https://kagi.com/search?q=google+search+api https://kagi.com/search?q=google+search+api or similar in your preferred search engine.
  - speedgoose 5y ago
    Have you tried to click on the results ? The public google search API is very limited, you can't do much with it.
    - skinkestek 5y ago
      The public api is limited. Kagi pays. I think anyone can pay for access unless they live in Iran, Cuba or North Korea.
      - speedgoose 5y ago
        Can you please link me to the API that you are thinking about ?
        skinkestek 5y ago
        Last I looked into it was probably before 2017 at a time when Google insisted I was maybe a bot probably because I used very narrow searches. I don't have time now but try searching with your preferred search engine or ask someone else.
        speedgoose 5y ago
        I couldn't find the API you are thinking about. I don't think it's public and it would require a specific deal with Google.
jpalomaki 5y ago
I'm actually super surprised Google does this kind of deals. I've thought they don't do this, becuase it would help competition to get started. Once you get traction, then it might be possible to drop the Google access. This is what Kagi says in the FAQ. "Our searching includes anonymized requests to traditional search indexes like Google and Bing as well as vertical sources like Wikipedia and DeepL or other APIs. We also have our own non-commercial index (Teclis), news index (TinyGem), and an AI for instant answers." [1] [1] https://kagi.com/faq https://kagi.com/faq
- speedgoose 5y ago
  I'm guessing Google does not this kind of deals unless very rare exceptions like Ecosia. You have some companies parsing Google results, like SerpApi, but it is a bit shady.

Somebody asked the other day. Kagi pay for api access to both Google and Bing.

speedgoose 5y ago

Interesting. How does one can access such APIs ? Do you need to know someone with an important position at Google ?

ColinHayhurst 5y ago
Contact me if you want to try this: https://www.mojeek.com/services/search/web-search-api/ https://www.mojeek.com/services/search/web-search-api/
skinkestek 5y ago
No, I don't think so. Try searching: https://kagi.com/search?q=google+search+api https://kagi.com/search?q=google+search+api or similar in your preferred search engine.
- speedgoose 5y ago
  Have you tried to click on the results ? The public google search API is very limited, you can't do much with it.
  - skinkestek 5y ago
    The public api is limited. Kagi pays. I think anyone can pay for access unless they live in Iran, Cuba or North Korea.
    - speedgoose 5y ago
      Can you please link me to the API that you are thinking about ?
      - skinkestek 5y ago
        Last I looked into it was probably before 2017 at a time when Google insisted I was maybe a bot probably because I used very narrow searches. I don't have time now but try searching with your preferred search engine or ask someone else.
        speedgoose 5y ago
        I couldn't find the API you are thinking about. I don't think it's public and it would require a specific deal with Google.

jpalomaki 5y ago

I'm actually super surprised Google does this kind of deals. I've thought they don't do this, becuase it would help competition to get started. Once you get traction, then it might be possible to drop the Google access. This is what Kagi says in the FAQ. "Our searching includes anonymized requests to traditional search indexes like Google and Bing as well as vertical sources like Wikipedia and DeepL or other APIs. We also have our own non-commercial index (Teclis), news index (TinyGem), and an AI for instant answers." [1] [1] https://kagi.com/faq https://kagi.com/faq

speedgoose 5y ago
I'm guessing Google does not this kind of deals unless very rare exceptions like Ecosia. You have some companies parsing Google results, like SerpApi, but it is a bit shady.