# Google Patents Scraper — Global Prior-Art Search API (`nexgendata/google-patents-search`) Actor Search patents worldwide by keyword, assignee, CPC or date. Clean records with abstracts and PDF links — the global front of the IP family. - **URL**: https://apify.com/nexgendata/google-patents-search.md - **Developed by:** [NexGenData](https://apify.com/nexgendata) (community) - **Categories:** Business, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $100.00 / 1,000 patent records This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Google Patents Scraper Search patents worldwide — the global front door to prior-art research. Query by keyword, assignee, CPC class or date, and get clean patent records with abstracts and PDF links. > Public patent data via Google Patents. For research and prior-art search — not legal or freedom-to-operate advice. ### ⏰ Run this as a prior-art / competitor-patent monitor (recommended) ```json { "query": "wireless charging coil", "assignee": "Samsung", "dateFrom": "2023-01-01", "maxResults": 25 } ```` Weekly cron (`0 8 * * 1`) turns it into a standing watch on a technology area or a competitor's filings. ### 📊 What you get Clean JSON, one record per patent (fields from a live test run): - `publicationNumber` — e.g. `US20230000001A1` - `title` · `assignee` · `inventor` - `priorityDate` · `filingDate` · `publicationDate` · `grantDate` - `abstract` — full abstract text - `snippet` — search-match context - `applicationNumber` - `pdfUrl` — direct PDF link - `patentUrl` — Google Patents page **Pricing:** $0.10 per patent record (Pay-Per-Event) — about **10 patents per $1**. Plus a $0.005 actor-start. ### 🤖 Use with AI agents **Sample agent prompt:** ``` Find the 20 most recent patents on solid-state battery electrolytes and summarize each abstract. ``` **Agentic payments (x402):** Supports agentic payment via x402 — agents can call this actor with USDC, no API key required. ### 🔗 The global IP web This is the worldwide search across the family; the national offices give you authoritative per-jurisdiction depth: [USPTO Patents](https://apify.com/nexgendata/uspto-patent-search) · [USPTO Grants](https://apify.com/nexgendata/uspto-patent-grants) · [USPTO Grant Alerts](https://apify.com/nexgendata/uspto-patent-grants-tracker) · [WIPO PatentScope](https://apify.com/nexgendata/wipo-patentscope-search) · [CNIPA (China)](https://apify.com/nexgendata/cnipa-china-patent-search) · [KIPO (Korea)](https://apify.com/nexgendata/korea-kipo-kipris-plus-patents-trademarks) · [JPO (Japan)](https://apify.com/nexgendata/japan-jpo-jplatpat-patents-trademarks) · [Patent & Trademark RAG](https://apify.com/nexgendata/patent-trademark-rag) · [IP MCP](https://apify.com/nexgendata/patents-trademarks-ip-mcp-server) *** *Public patent data (Google Patents). Assembled for prior-art research and monitoring.* # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Free-text prior-art search (keywords, phrases). ## `assignee` (type: `string`): Filter by patent assignee/owner (company). ## `cpc` (type: `string`): Filter by Cooperative Patent Classification code (e.g. H02J50). ## `dateFrom` (type: `string`): YYYY-MM-DD; only patents published on/after this date. ## `dateTo` (type: `string`): YYYY-MM-DD; only patents published on/before this date. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum patent records to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "wireless charging coil", "maxResults": 10 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "query": "wireless charging coil" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("nexgendata/google-patents-search").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "query": "wireless charging coil" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("nexgendata/google-patents-search").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "query": "wireless charging coil" }' | apify call nexgendata/google-patents-search --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nexgendata/google-patents-search", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Patents Scraper — Global Prior-Art Search API", "description": "Search patents worldwide by keyword, assignee, CPC or date. Clean records with abstracts and PDF links — the global front of the IP family.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "kVzHJ40YYCAGbodEF" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/nexgendata~google-patents-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-nexgendata-google-patents-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/nexgendata~google-patents-search/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-nexgendata-google-patents-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/nexgendata~google-patents-search/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-nexgendata-google-patents-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "query": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Free-text prior-art search (keywords, phrases)." }, "assignee": { "title": "Assignee", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by patent assignee/owner (company)." }, "cpc": { "title": "CPC class", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by Cooperative Patent Classification code (e.g. H02J50)." }, "dateFrom": { "title": "Published after", "type": "string", "description": "YYYY-MM-DD; only patents published on/after this date." }, "dateTo": { "title": "Published before", "type": "string", "description": "YYYY-MM-DD; only patents published on/before this date." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum patent records to return.", "default": 10 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```