Real-time search request

A real-time request allows users to collect data from the search of a single search term. The collected data is returned directly to the user performing the request. The Nimble SERP API currently supports the following search engines:

Google Search
Bing Search
Yandex Search

To send a request, use the /realtime/serp endpoint with the following syntax:

Nimble APIs requires that a base64 encoded credential string be sent with every request to authenticate your account. For detailed examples, see SERP API Authentication.

curl -X POST 'https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <credential string>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "search_engine": "google_search",
    "country": "FR",
    "locale": "fr",
    "query": "Sample search phrase"
}'

import requests

url = 'https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp'
headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Basic <credential string>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
data = {
    "search_engine": "google_search",
    "country": "FR",
    "locale": "fr",
    "query": "Sample search phrase"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)

print(response.status_code)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp';
const headers = {
  'Authorization': 'Basic <credential string>',
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
};
const data = {
  "search_engine": "google_search",
  "country": "FR",
  "locale": "fr",
  "query": "Sample search phrase"
};

axios.post(url, data, { headers })
  .then(response => {
    console.log(response.status);
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error(error);
  });

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"encoding/json"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp"
	payload := []byte(`{
		"search_engine": "google_search",
		"country": "FR",
		"locale": "fr",
		"query": "Sample search phrase"
	}`)
	headers := map[string]string{
		"Authorization":  "Basic <credential string>",
		"Content-Type":   "application/json",
	}

	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}

	for key, value := range headers {
		req.Header.Set(key, value)
	}

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	fmt.Println(resp.StatusCode)
	// Read the response body if needed
	// body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	// fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Every request sent through Nimble API is automatically routed through Nimble IP - our premium proxy network!

Request Options

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
query	Required	String	The term or phrase to search for.
search_engine	Required	Enum: google_search \| bing_search \| yandex_search	The search engine from which to collect results.
domain	Optional	String	Search through a custom top-level domain of Google. eg: "co.uk"
country	Optional (default = all)	String	Country used to access the target URL, use ISO Alpha-2 Country Codes i.e. US, DE, GB
locale	Optional (default = en)	String	LCID standard locale used for the URL request.
location	Optional	String	Search Google through a custom geolocation, regardless of country or proxy location. eg: "London,Ohio,United States". See Getting local data for more information.
parse	Optional (default = true)	Enum: true \| false	Instructs Nimble whether to structure the results into a JSON format or return the raw HTML.

Parameter

Required

Type

Description

query

Required

String

The term or phrase to search for.

search_engine

Required

Enum: google_search | bing_search | yandex_search

The search engine from which to collect results.

domain

Optional

String

Search through a custom top-level domain of Google. eg: "co.uk"

country

Optional (default = all)

String

Country used to access the target URL, use ISO Alpha-2 Country Codes i.e. US, DE, GB

locale

Optional (default = en)

String

LCID standard locale used for the URL request.

location

Optional

String

Search Google through a custom geolocation, regardless of country or proxy location. eg: "London,Ohio,United States". See Getting local data for more information.

parse

Optional (default = true)

Enum: true | false

Instructs Nimble whether to structure the results into a JSON format or return the raw HTML.

Response

Headers

X-Task-ID: string

Payload examples:

If parsing is disabled, the resulting data will be the raw HTML of the requested SERP. If parsing is enabled, a JSON object with a parsed version of the SERP will be delivered in addition to the raw HTML, which is contained under the html_content property.

200 OK

{
  "status": "success",
  "html_content": "<html>The SERP's full HTML</html>",
  "parsing": {
    "status": "success",
    "entities": {
      "InlineVideos": [
        {
          "entityType": "InlineVideos",
          "videos": [
            {
              "channel": "FilmsActu",
              "date": "15 nov. 2021",
              "length": "1:52",
              "source": "YouTube",
              "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b1r_UR5-0tY/mqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEECHwQRg&rs=AMzJL3kXJ1udP5Pc4cVSVd0uvOsYe0mTCg",
              "title": "LE TEST Bande Annonce (2021)",
              "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1r_UR5-0tY"
            },
                        ...
          ]
        }
      ],
      "OrganicResult": [
        {
          "displayed_url": "https://fr.wikipedia.org › wiki › Test",
          "entityType": "OrganicResult",
          "position": 1,
          "sitelinks": [
            {
              "title": "Test (méthode) - Wikipédiahttps://fr.wikipedia.org › wiki › Test_(méthode)",
              "url": "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_(m%C3%A9thode)"
            }
          ],
          "snippet": "Le mot test est polysémique en français et issu de deux étymologies latines distinctes : testis (témoin) et testa (récipient rond).",
          "title": "Test - Wikipédia",
          "url": "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test"
        },
        ...
            "Pagination": [
        {
          "current_page": 1,
          "entityType": "Pagination",
          "next_page_url": "/search?q=test&hl=fr&ei=6GvmYtLMIYKOlwS3wLTgDA&start=10&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwjS4LSgh6P5AhUCx4UKHTcgDcwQ8NMDegQIAhBP",
          "other_page_urls": {
            "2": "/search?q=test&hl=fr&ei=6GvmYtLMIYKOlwS3wLTgDA&start=10&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwjS4LSgh6P5AhUCx4UKHTcgDcwQ8tMDegQIAhA9",
            ...
          }
        }
      ],
        "RelatedSearch": [
        {
          "entityType": "RelatedSearch",
          "query": "test quiz",
          "url": "/search?hl=fr&q=Test+quiz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS4LSgh6P5AhUCx4UKHTcgDcwQ1QJ6BAglEAE"
        },
            ],
            "SearchInformation": [
        {
          "entityType": "SearchInformation",
          "query_displayed": "Sample search phrase",
          "total_results": "Environ 15 850 000 000 résultats "
        }
      ]
    },
    "total_entities_count": 19,
    "entities_count": {
      "InlineVideos": 1,
      "OrganicResult": 8,
      "Pagination": 1,
      "RelatedSearch": 8,
      "SearchInformation": 1
    },
    "metrics": {}
  },
  "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=Sample+search+phrase&hl=fr",
  "nimble_pagination": {
    "next_page_url": "https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp?parse=true&query=test&search_engine=google_search&format=json&render=false&country=FR&locale=fr&ei=vPBQZLakI86ckdUPwOuB6A0&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwi28uXqwNb-AhVOTqQEHcB1AN0Q8NMDegQIBxAW&start=10",
    "other_pages": [
      "https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp?parse=true&query=test&search_engine=google_search&format=json&render=false&country=FR&locale=fr&ei=vPBQZLakI86ckdUPwOuB6A0&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwi28uXqwNb-AhVOTqQEHcB1AN0Q8tMDegQIBxAE&start=10",
      "https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp?parse=true&query=test&search_engine=google_search&format=json&render=false&country=FR&locale=fr&ei=vPBQZLakI86ckdUPwOuB6A0&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwi28uXqwNb-AhVOTqQEHcB1AN0Q8tMDegQIBxAG&start=20",
      ...
      ]
    }
}

500 Error

{
          "status": "error",
        "task_id": "<task_id>",
        "msg": "can't download the query response - please try again"
}

400 Input Error

{
        "status": "failed",
        "msg": error
}

Response Codes

Status	Description
200	OK.
400	The requested resource could not be reached.
401	Unauthorized/invalid credental string
500	Internal service error.
501	An error was encountered by the proxy service.

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