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"c" : 1,
"short_host" : "herbalremedies.com",
"url" :
"http://www.herbalremedies.com/the-bible-cure-for-headaches-don-colbert.html"
},
...
To obtain an API key, email [e-mail] . The terms of service are somewhat restrictive,
but the service is small and hungry enough to be lexible in practice (at least until it becomes
large and well fed).
Bing
Microsoft ofers quite a comprehensive set of search APIs for standard web results, along with
images, news, and even local businesses. Though the terms of service make it clear the service is
intended only for end-user-facing websites, the lack of rate limits is very welcome. You'll need
to obtain an API key before you can use the API:
curl "http://api.bing.net/json.aspx?AppId=&Query=pete+warden&Sources=Web"
{"SearchResponse":{
"Version":"2.2",
"Query":{"SearchTerms":"pete warden"},
"Web":{
"Total":276000,"Offset":0,"Results":[
{"Title":"Pete Warden",
"Description":"I've had reports of problems running these with the latest
After Effects CS3. I'm not working with AE at the moment, so I haven't been able to
investigate and fix the problems.",
"Url":"http:\/\/petewarden.com\/",
...
Google Custom Search
As the king of search, Google doesn't have much of an incentive to open up its data to external
developers…and it shows. Google killed of the Ajax Search API that allowed access to the same
results as the web interface and replaced it with the more restrictive Custom Search version.
You'll need to sign up to get access, and you start with a default of only 100 queries per day, with
any additional calls requiring approval from the company. You can also only search a specific
slice of the Web, which you'll need to specify up front:
curl "https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1?\
key=<key>&cx=017576662512468239146:omuauf_lfve&alt=json&\
q=pete%20warden&prettyprint=true"