📸 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!

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✨ What Does the Google Lens Actor Do?

This Actor allows you to process images in four powerful ways, delivering programmatic access to:

• 🔍 OCR and Text Recognition: Extract and translate text from images with accuracy.
• 🖼️ Reverse Image Search: Discover similar images and their sources.
• 🎁 Object Recognition: Identify objects and classify images.
• 📚 Data Extraction: Transform visual content into structured data formats.

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💡 Why Use the Google Lens Actor?

• 🧠 Bootstrap AI Training: Build robust AI models with curated datasets.
• 🛍️ Find Similar Products: Enhance shopping experiences with visual matches.
• 🎨 Support Creative Work: Streamline graphic and web design workflows.
• 🔦 Detect Web Content: Discover hidden or related content online.

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🛠️ 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:

{
    "type": "translate", // OR "search" | "findImageSource" | "ocr"
    "imageUrls": [
        { "url": "https://example.com/image1.jpg" },
        { "url": "https://example.com/image2.png" }
    ],
    "translateTo": "en" // USE ONLY FOR "translate" type
}

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)).

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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.

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🎯 Output Examples

1. 🌐 Translate

Translate text extracted from images into your desired language.

Output Example:

{
    "textInfo": {
    "text": [
      [
        [
          "“",
          [
            0.19345662,
            0.2595245,
            0.04644809,
            0.122262776,
            0,
            0.04798889
          ],
          null,
          "",
          0
        ],
        [
          "MAKE",
          [
            0.1935277,
            0.3278305,
            0.17349727,
            0.122262776,
            0,
            0.04798889
          ],
          null,
          " ",
          0
        ],
        [
          "TEXT",
          [
            0.19351394,
            0.5218196,
            0.14890711,
            0.122262776,
            0,
            0.04798889
          ],
          null,
          null,
          0
        ]
      ],
      [
        [
          "STAND",
          [
            0.42336527,
            0.23770282,
            0.18852459,
            0.093065694,
            0,
            0.0034637451
          ],
          null,
          " ",
          0
        ],
        [
          "OUT",
          [
            0.42336228,
            0.45491594,
            0.114754096,
            0.093065694,
            0,
            0.0034637451
          ],
          null,
          " ",
          0
        ],
        [
          "FROM",
          [
            0.4233643,
            0.5942602,
            0.16530055,
            0.093065694,
            0,
            0.0034637451
          ],
          null,
          null,
          0
        ]
      ],
      [
        [
          "BACKGROUNDS",
          [
            0.62405854,
            0.278692,
            0.44535518,
            0.09489051,
            0,
            -0.0055999756
          ],
          null,
          "",
          0
        ],
        [
          "\"",
          [
            0.6240843,
            0.7500034,
            0.05054645,
            0.093065694,
            0,
            -0.0055999756
          ],
          null,
          null,
          0
        ]
      ]
    ],
    "translation": {},
    "boundingBox": [
      0.51906073,
      0.4563284,
      0.56284153,
      0.52554744,
      0.0003300196
    ]
  },
    "fullTranslatedText": `"MAKE TEXT STAND OUT FROM BACKGROUNDS"` // USE ONLY FOR type: "translate"

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2. 🔍 Find Image Source

Find the source of an image, including its hosting site and thumbnails.

Output Example:

{
        "title": "The Power of Giving: Raising Generous Kids - Selah Home",
        "site": {
            "name": "aselahhome.com",
            "favicon": [
                "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYJ_aMUCZdBu7vW8jSzk57cUDU_mxz_Ez4iKw5sLNYcXOic6KlEMEnqzZQODLO_cS82RCF1irDU5MPr_uaFOAQNbQNUf43ukwDSAcT26st3gcUlg"
            ],
            "url": "https://aselahhome.com/the-power-of-giving-raising-generous-kids/"
        },
        "thumbnail": {
            "url": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRnwAEqKNTA9OBnhxGWeyPVkoXUT11TOWh3ySf8pqK2yd6eH3Bf",
            "width": 1024,
            "height": 768
        }
    },
    {
        "title": "Muguet de Mai - A French Tradition - Renestance",
        "site": {
            "name": "Renestance",
            "favicon": [
                "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTz8E-EUG55uY8K04JyHy2ZIBtIxHUCE17zNPUZOC-oKeP7jhFLQjGJYFDPjMh1weyWJYHGcJx3EzPNcenNOZjzSCCZcsbQcoHAmC5nzbIWt4HvLZH4ImY"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.renestance.com/blog/muguet-de-mai-a-french-tradition/"
        },
        "thumbnail": {
            "url": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSuOm9d1E1X7e2Jp5Rt27KbNjuNUmpDYstBhC8hDgQTi1N3Dslg",
            "width": 1200,
            "height": 800
        }
    }

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3. 🖼️ Search

Perform visual searches to discover similar images and their metadata.

Output Example:

{
    "images": [
        {
            "title": "The Power of Giving: Raising Generous Kids - Selah Home",
            "description": "The Power of Giving: Raising Generous Kids - Selah Home from aselahhome.com",
            "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",
            "source": {
                "additionalInfo": "aselahhome.com",
                "title": "aselahhome.com",
                "link": "https://aselahhome.com/the-power-of-giving-raising-generous-kids/",
                "favicon": [
                    "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYJ_aMUCZdBu7vW8jSzk57cUDU_mxz_Ez4iKw5sLNYcXOic6KlEMEnqzZQODLO_cS82RCF1irDU5MPr_uaFOAQNbQNUf43ukwDSAcT26st3gcUlg"
                ]
            },
            "thumbnail": {
                "url": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSBqu1aVyKopxUN-AhfWOsWyl4G30kZ9ri4eRt_BCzkpJkcmFS5",
                "width": 150,
                "height": 150
            }
        },
        {
            "title": "How To Grow Lily Of The Valley - Farmhouse & Blooms",
            "description": "How To Grow Lily Of The Valley - Farmhouse & Blooms from farmhouseandblooms.com",
            "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",
            "source": {
                "additionalInfo": "farmhouseandblooms.com",
                "title": "farmhouseandblooms.com",
                "link": "https://farmhouseandblooms.com/how-to-grow-lily-of-the-valley/",
                "favicon": [
                    "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4JqcnWBiGgmSPDL6pgTk0MGZKM7yKtZfwKAK_cIKduM9KZh0DS8e2j3bykZwjlPj3SdrTyvHdxf6l2LiIlgP093DDOOkwjR5ZW16rLJXIja7w486P5tQWhVd_"
                ]
            },
            "thumbnail": {
                "url": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCEMFuw0GYdz6T706cbzF4tsjLVZpRtcRivYwjbCNMbsJ1UORr",
                "width": 275,
                "height": 183
            }
        }
    ]
}

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4. 📖 OCR

Extract text segments and confidence scores from images.

Output Example:

{
    "language": "en",
    "segments": [
        {
            "text": "APIFY",
            "textParts": [
                [
                    {
                        "text": "APIFY",
                        "position": {
                            "imageDimensions": [152, 40],
                            "centerPerX": 0.19988483,
                            "centerPerY": 0.30921698,
                            "perWidth": 0.7105263,
                            "perHeight": 0.575,
                            "pixelCoords": {
                                "x": -24,
                                "y": 1,
                                "width": 108,
                                "height": 23
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ]
            ],
            "boundingBox": {
                "imageDimensions": [152, 40],
                "centerPerX": 0.6644801,
                "centerPerY": 0.4873848,
                "perWidth": 0.7105263,
                "perHeight": 0.575,
                "pixelCoords": {
                    "x": 47,
                    "y": 8,
                    "width": 108,
                    "height": 23
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

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🔦 Real-World Use Cases

• 📊 Data Analysis: Extract data for research and reporting.
• 🎨 Creative Inspiration: Use visual matches to fuel your designs.
• 🛍️ E-commerce: Identify and find similar products.
• 🧠 AI Training: Build robust datasets for machine learning models.

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🏁 Ready to Start?

1. Create a free Apify account.
2. Open the Google Lens Actor.
3. Add image URLs and specify the operation type (translate, findImageSource, search, ocr).
4. Click "Start" to process your images.
5. Download the results in your preferred format from the Storage tab.

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For additional guidance, refer to the step-by-step tutorial 🔗 or contact support for assistance. Happy scraping! 🚀