Brave Images Scraper

Extract image search results from Brave Images — a privacy-focused alternative to Google Images or Bing Images.

Features

• Image metadata — title, image URL, source domain, dimensions (width × height)
• Scroll-based pagination — automatically scrolls to load more images up to maxItems
• Cross-page deduplication — skips images already scraped in previous scroll batches
• Geo-targeting — set country and language for localised image results
• Safe search — configurable (off / moderate / strict)
• Proxy support — works with Apify residential/datacenter proxies

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
query	string	(required)	Image search query
maxItems	integer	50	Maximum number of images to extract
country	string	"us"	Country code for localised results
language	string	"en"	Language code
safeSearch	string	"off"	Safe search level: off, moderate, strict
proxyConfiguration	object	—	Apify proxy config (recommended: residential)

Example INPUT.json

{
    "query": "sunset photography",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en",
    "safeSearch": "off",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
position	integer	Rank in results (1-based)
title	string	Image title or alt text
imageUrl	string	Image URL via Brave's CDN proxy
thumbnailUrl	string	Thumbnail URL (same as imageUrl for Brave)
sourceUrl	string	Source page hosting the image (null — not available in Brave's DOM)
sourceDomain	string	Domain of the website hosting the image
width	integer	Image width in pixels
height	integer	Image height in pixels
searchQuery	string	The query used
country	string	Country code used
language	string	Language code used
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 scrape timestamp

Example Output

{
    "position": 1,
    "title": "Golden Hour Sunset over Mountains",
    "imageUrl": "https://imgs.search.brave.com/...",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://imgs.search.brave.com/...",
    "sourceUrl": null,
    "sourceDomain": "unsplash.com",
    "width": 1920,
    "height": 1280,
    "searchQuery": "sunset photography",
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-05-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Pagination

The scraper uses scroll-based pagination to load more images:

• The page is scrolled in increments, triggering Brave's lazy-load mechanism
• Scrolling continues until maxItems images are collected or no new images load
• Each scroll batch is deduplicated by imageUrl to avoid duplicates

Notes

• sourceUrl is always null — Brave's image result buttons do not expose the source page URL in the DOM without clicking
• imageUrl and thumbnailUrl are the same Brave proxy URL; the original image URL is encoded within it
• Image dimensions come from CSS custom properties (--width, --height) on each card
• Use a residential proxy for better reliability

Why Use This Scraper?

• Privacy-first image search — no tracking or personalization of results
• Independent image index — Brave indexes images separately from Google/Bing
• Bulk image collection — scroll-based loading extracts large image sets efficiently
• No API costs — access image data without Bing or Google Images API subscriptions

Use Cases

• Unbiased Image Datasets — collect images without algorithmic personalization
• AI/ML Training Data — build labeled image datasets for computer vision
• Brand Visual Audit — check how your brand appears in Brave's image index
• Cross-Engine Image SEO — compare image rankings across multiple search engines
• Design & Creative Research — gather reference images for any visual topic

Custom Solutions

Need a custom scraper or dedicated server setup? We offer:

• On-demand scraper development for any website
• Individual server setups with your own infrastructure
• Custom modifications to existing scrapers
• Priority support and maintenance

📧 Email: lakshmanan.w3dev@gmail.com
📱 WhatsApp: +91 6382775774