Endpoints & Pricing
Three Image Engines, One API Key
Choose DuckDuckGo for the best value, Yahoo for broad country coverage, or Google for the largest image index. Pay only for what you use.
DuckDuckGo
DDG Images
from $0.15
per 1,000 searches (Scale tier)
- Up to 100 images per request
- Thumbnails & full-size URLs
- Image dimensions included
- 112 country targeting
- SafeSearch filtering
- 10 automatic retries
Yahoo
Yahoo/Bing Images
from $0.15
per 1,000 searches (Scale tier)
- 20-30 images per page
- Thumbnails & source URLs
- 112 country targeting
- Pagination support
- Browser-scraped accuracy
- 10 automatic retries
Google
Google Images
from $0.15
per 1,000 searches (Scale tier)
- Up to 100 images per request
- Largest image index
- Full-size URLs & thumbnails
- Dimensions & file format
- Color & size filters
- Alt text / title included
Quick Start
Search Images in Seconds
A single API call returns structured image data with thumbnails and source URLs. Use size filters to find exactly what you need.
cURL - Image Search with Size Filter
# Search images with large size filter curl "https://apiserpent.com/api/images?q=mountain+landscape&engine=ddg&size=large&num=20" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
JSON Response (partial)
{
"searchParameters": {
"q": "mountain landscape",
"engine": "ddg",
"type": "images",
"size": "large"
},
"images": [
{
"title": "Beautiful Mountain Landscape at Sunset",
"imageUrl": "https://example.com/mountain-full.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://example.com/mountain-thumb.jpg",
"sourceUrl": "https://example.com/gallery/mountains",
"width": 3840,
"height": 2160
}
],
"totalResults": 20,
"credits": { "used": 1, "remaining": 99 }
}
Data Fields
Complete Image Data from Every Engine
Each image endpoint returns structured JSON with all the metadata you need for visual search tools, content platforms, and design applications.
Image Fields
- images[].imageUrl
- images[].thumbnailUrl
- images[].title
- images[].sourceUrl
- images[].width
- images[].height
- images[].format
- totalResults
Request Parameters
- q (search query)
- engine (google, yahoo, bing, ddg)
- num (results count)
- size (small, medium, large)
- type (photo, clipart, animated)
- color (filter by color)
- aspect (square, wide, tall)
- license (cc, public, modify…)
- safe (SafeSearch strict/moderate/off)
- country (localization)
- language (e.g., en, es, de)
Engine Comparison
- DDG: from $0.15/1K (Scale), 112 countries
- Yahoo: from $0.15/1K (Scale), 112 countries
- Google: from $0.15/1K (Scale), 112 countries, largest index
- All return thumbnails + full URLs
- All return dimensions
Use Cases
- Visual content research
- Stock photo alternatives
- Design inspiration tools
- Content curation platforms
- Brand image monitoring
FAQ
Image Search API Questions
The Image Search API returns full-size image URLs, thumbnail URLs, image titles, source page URLs, image dimensions (width and height), and file format. All results are returned as structured JSON for easy integration into your application.
Image search costs $3.00 per 1,000 requests on the Default tier, $0.30 per 1,000 on the Growth tier ($100+ single deposit unlocks 10× off), and $0.15 per 1,000 on the Scale tier ($500+ single deposit unlocks 20× off). All engines (Google Images, Yahoo Images, Bing Images, DuckDuckGo Images) share the same price within each tier. All new accounts include 10 free web searches to test any endpoint.
Yes. The Image Search API supports filters for image size (small, medium, large, wallpaper), image type (photo, clipart, line art, animated), and color filtering. SafeSearch filtering is also available to exclude adult content.
All four engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo) cost the same $0.15/1K at the Scale tier and support 112 country codes. Choose by data: DuckDuckGo offers privacy-friendly results; Yahoo and Bing share a backend with rich metadata; Google has the largest image index and the most comprehensive metadata. Pick based on your data needs — pricing and country coverage are identical.
DuckDuckGo returns up to 100 images per request. Yahoo Images returns approximately 20-30 images per page with pagination support. Google Images returns up to 100 images per request. You can control the number of results with the
num parameter.
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10 free web searches included. Test Google, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo image search with no credit card required.
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