Google Lens
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The ultimate Lens API ๐ Seamlessly identify text, translate in real time ๐, recognize and classify objects ๐, reverse search images ๐, and extract detailed structured data ๐. Itโs fast, reliable, and affordableโyour essential tool for all visual intelligence needs! ๐ [BETA]
๐ธ Google Lens Actor | [BETA]
Welcome to the Google Lens Actor! This unofficial Google Lens API empowers you to analyze images programmatically, just like Google Lens does, but with added flexibility. Whether you're identifying text, recognizing objects, or performing reverse image searches, this Actor has got you covered! Feel free to open issues to suggest new features or report bugs!
โจ What Does the Google Lens Actor Do?
This Actor allows you to process images in four powerful ways, delivering programmatic access to:
- ๐ OCR and Text Recognition: Extract and translate text from images with accuracy.
- ๐ผ๏ธ Reverse Image Search: Discover similar images and their sources.
- ๐ Object Recognition: Identify objects and classify images.
- ๐ Data Extraction: Transform visual content into structured data formats.
๐ก Why Use the Google Lens Actor?
- ๐ง Bootstrap AI Training: Build robust AI models with curated datasets.
- ๐๏ธ Find Similar Products: Enhance shopping experiences with visual matches.
- ๐จ Support Creative Work: Streamline graphic and web design workflows.
- ๐ฆ Detect Web Content: Discover hidden or related content online.
๐ ๏ธ How to Use the Google Lens Actor
Step 1: Prepare Your Input
Provide the Actor with one or more image URLs. These images can come from blogs, social media, e-commerce sites, or anywhere on the web.
Input Example:
1{ 2 "type": "translate", // OR "search" | "findImageSource" | "ocr" 3 "imageUrls": [ 4 { "url": "https://example.com/image1.jpg" }, 5 { "url": "https://example.com/image2.png" } 6 ], 7 "translateTo": "en" // USE ONLY FOR "translate" type 8}
Field | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
type | string | Mode of operation: translate , findImageSource , search , or ocr . |
imageUrls | array | A list of image URLs to process. |
translateTo | string (optional) | Target language for translation (for translate type only (IN DEV ATM)). |
Step 2: Review the Output
After processing, the Actor generates structured data that can be downloaded in various formats, such as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.
๐ฏ Output Examples
1. ๐ Translate
Translate text extracted from images into your desired language.
Output Example:
1{ 2 "textInfo": { 3 "text": [ 4 [ 5 [ 6 "โ", 7 [ 8 0.19345662, 9 0.2595245, 10 0.04644809, 11 0.122262776, 12 0, 13 0.04798889 14 ], 15 null, 16 "", 17 0 18 ], 19 [ 20 "MAKE", 21 [ 22 0.1935277, 23 0.3278305, 24 0.17349727, 25 0.122262776, 26 0, 27 0.04798889 28 ], 29 null, 30 " ", 31 0 32 ], 33 [ 34 "TEXT", 35 [ 36 0.19351394, 37 0.5218196, 38 0.14890711, 39 0.122262776, 40 0, 41 0.04798889 42 ], 43 null, 44 null, 45 0 46 ] 47 ], 48 [ 49 [ 50 "STAND", 51 [ 52 0.42336527, 53 0.23770282, 54 0.18852459, 55 0.093065694, 56 0, 57 0.0034637451 58 ], 59 null, 60 " ", 61 0 62 ], 63 [ 64 "OUT", 65 [ 66 0.42336228, 67 0.45491594, 68 0.114754096, 69 0.093065694, 70 0, 71 0.0034637451 72 ], 73 null, 74 " ", 75 0 76 ], 77 [ 78 "FROM", 79 [ 80 0.4233643, 81 0.5942602, 82 0.16530055, 83 0.093065694, 84 0, 85 0.0034637451 86 ], 87 null, 88 null, 89 0 90 ] 91 ], 92 [ 93 [ 94 "BACKGROUNDS", 95 [ 96 0.62405854, 97 0.278692, 98 0.44535518, 99 0.09489051, 100 0, 101 -0.0055999756 102 ], 103 null, 104 "", 105 0 106 ], 107 [ 108 "\"", 109 [ 110 0.6240843, 111 0.7500034, 112 0.05054645, 113 0.093065694, 114 0, 115 -0.0055999756 116 ], 117 null, 118 null, 119 0 120 ] 121 ] 122 ], 123 "translation": {}, 124 "boundingBox": [ 125 0.51906073, 126 0.4563284, 127 0.56284153, 128 0.52554744, 129 0.0003300196 130 ] 131 }, 132 "fullTranslatedText": `"MAKE TEXT STAND OUT FROM BACKGROUNDS"` // USE ONLY FOR type: "translate"
2. ๐ Find Image Source
Find the source of an image, including its hosting site and thumbnails.
Output Example:
1{ 2 "title": "The Power of Giving: Raising Generous Kids - Selah Home", 3 "site": { 4 "name": "aselahhome.com", 5 "favicon": [ 6 "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYJ_aMUCZdBu7vW8jSzk57cUDU_mxz_Ez4iKw5sLNYcXOic6KlEMEnqzZQODLO_cS82RCF1irDU5MPr_uaFOAQNbQNUf43ukwDSAcT26st3gcUlg" 7 ], 8 "url": "https://aselahhome.com/the-power-of-giving-raising-generous-kids/" 9 }, 10 "thumbnail": { 11 "url": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRnwAEqKNTA9OBnhxGWeyPVkoXUT11TOWh3ySf8pqK2yd6eH3Bf", 12 "width": 1024, 13 "height": 768 14 } 15 }, 16 { 17 "title": "Muguet de Mai - A French Tradition - Renestance", 18 "site": { 19 "name": "Renestance", 20 "favicon": [ 21 "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTz8E-EUG55uY8K04JyHy2ZIBtIxHUCE17zNPUZOC-oKeP7jhFLQjGJYFDPjMh1weyWJYHGcJx3EzPNcenNOZjzSCCZcsbQcoHAmC5nzbIWt4HvLZH4ImY" 22 ], 23 "url": "https://www.renestance.com/blog/muguet-de-mai-a-french-tradition/" 24 }, 25 "thumbnail": { 26 "url": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSuOm9d1E1X7e2Jp5Rt27KbNjuNUmpDYstBhC8hDgQTi1N3Dslg", 27 "width": 1200, 28 "height": 800 29 } 30 }
3. ๐ผ๏ธ Search
Perform visual searches to discover similar images and their metadata.
Output Example:
1{ 2 "images": [ 3 { 4 "title": "The Power of Giving: Raising Generous Kids - Selah Home", 5 "description": "The Power of Giving: Raising Generous Kids - Selah Home from aselahhome.com", 6 "url": "https://www.google.com/imgres?h=150&w=150&tbnh=150&tbnw=150&osm=1&hcb=1&source=lens-native&usg=AI4_-kQ_p5tP8YUE4oOZxgeGc27_T_CHtA&imgurl=https://aselahhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/power-of-giving-pin-150x150.jpg&imgrefurl=https://aselahhome.com/the-power-of-giving-raising-generous-kids/&tbnid=W4zxaDXEn6kAiM&docid=JHXrr30YihM40M", 7 "source": { 8 "additionalInfo": "aselahhome.com", 9 "title": "aselahhome.com", 10 "link": "https://aselahhome.com/the-power-of-giving-raising-generous-kids/", 11 "favicon": [ 12 "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYJ_aMUCZdBu7vW8jSzk57cUDU_mxz_Ez4iKw5sLNYcXOic6KlEMEnqzZQODLO_cS82RCF1irDU5MPr_uaFOAQNbQNUf43ukwDSAcT26st3gcUlg" 13 ] 14 }, 15 "thumbnail": { 16 "url": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSBqu1aVyKopxUN-AhfWOsWyl4G30kZ9ri4eRt_BCzkpJkcmFS5", 17 "width": 150, 18 "height": 150 19 } 20 }, 21 { 22 "title": "How To Grow Lily Of The Valley - Farmhouse & Blooms", 23 "description": "How To Grow Lily Of The Valley - Farmhouse & Blooms from farmhouseandblooms.com", 24 "url": "https://www.google.com/imgres?h=682&w=1024&tbnh=183&tbnw=275&osm=1&hcb=1&source=lens-native&usg=AI4_-kQOrHriS-TVCiMdtZRLRU1bNkRWvg&imgurl=https://farmhouseandblooms.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Lily-of-the-Valley-is-a-beautiful-simple-sweet-smelling-flower.jpg&imgrefurl=https://farmhouseandblooms.com/how-to-grow-lily-of-the-valley/&tbnid=h981Ux-z33JyTM&docid=QvVJZnG12PCi1M", 25 "source": { 26 "additionalInfo": "farmhouseandblooms.com", 27 "title": "farmhouseandblooms.com", 28 "link": "https://farmhouseandblooms.com/how-to-grow-lily-of-the-valley/", 29 "favicon": [ 30 "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4JqcnWBiGgmSPDL6pgTk0MGZKM7yKtZfwKAK_cIKduM9KZh0DS8e2j3bykZwjlPj3SdrTyvHdxf6l2LiIlgP093DDOOkwjR5ZW16rLJXIja7w486P5tQWhVd_" 31 ] 32 }, 33 "thumbnail": { 34 "url": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCEMFuw0GYdz6T706cbzF4tsjLVZpRtcRivYwjbCNMbsJ1UORr", 35 "width": 275, 36 "height": 183 37 } 38 } 39 ] 40}
4. ๐ OCR
Extract text segments and confidence scores from images.
Output Example:
1{ 2 "language": "en", 3 "segments": [ 4 { 5 "text": "APIFY", 6 "textParts": [ 7 [ 8 { 9 "text": "APIFY", 10 "position": { 11 "imageDimensions": [152, 40], 12 "centerPerX": 0.19988483, 13 "centerPerY": 0.30921698, 14 "perWidth": 0.7105263, 15 "perHeight": 0.575, 16 "pixelCoords": { 17 "x": -24, 18 "y": 1, 19 "width": 108, 20 "height": 23 21 } 22 } 23 } 24 ] 25 ], 26 "boundingBox": { 27 "imageDimensions": [152, 40], 28 "centerPerX": 0.6644801, 29 "centerPerY": 0.4873848, 30 "perWidth": 0.7105263, 31 "perHeight": 0.575, 32 "pixelCoords": { 33 "x": 47, 34 "y": 8, 35 "width": 108, 36 "height": 23 37 } 38 } 39 } 40 ] 41}
๐ฆ Real-World Use Cases
- ๐ Data Analysis: Extract data for research and reporting.
- ๐จ Creative Inspiration: Use visual matches to fuel your designs.
- ๐๏ธ E-commerce: Identify and find similar products.
- ๐ง AI Training: Build robust datasets for machine learning models.
๐ Ready to Start?
- Create a free Apify account.
- Open the Google Lens Actor.
- Add image URLs and specify the operation type (
translate
,findImageSource
,search
,ocr
). - Click "Start" to process your images.
- Download the results in your preferred format from the Storage tab.
For additional guidance, refer to the step-by-step tutorial ๐ or contact support for assistance. Happy scraping! ๐
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