# Brave Images Scraper (`searchapi/brave-images-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes image search results from Brave Search (search.Brave.com/images). Extracts image URL, thumbnail, source, title, dimensions, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/searchapi/brave-images-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Search API](https://apify.com/searchapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 brave images scraper results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## Brave Images Scraper

### What is this tool?

Brave Images Scraper helps you collect images data from Brave (the privacy-focused search engine). Just type in what you're looking for, and the tool will gather images with their full-size URLs, thumbnails, dimensions, file formats, and the websites where they were published.

### What can you use it for?

- Find images on any topic
- Visual research and design inspiration
- Build image collections for content, reports, or presentations
- Track visual trends

### What data do you get?

Each result includes up to **47 fields**, organized into the following categories:

**Identity** (4 fields): #, type, resultType, page

**URLs** (13 fields): Image URL, Thumbnail, Domain, url, link, originalUrl, sourceUrl, hostPageUrl, domain, hostPageDomain, favicon, creatorUrl, searchUrl

**Text** (3 fields): Title, altText, alt

**Media** (2 fields): thumbnail, photographer

**Image Details** (9 fields): Format, Aspect, format, fileSize, size, Animated, Color, dominantColor, isAdult

**Location** (1 fields): Country

**Source** (2 fields): Creator, source

**Search Context** (4 fields): Query, query, language, searchMetadata

**Other** (9 fields): License, W, H, Scraped At, mimeType, orientation, isAd, isSponsored, copyright

### How to use it

#### Step 1: Enter your search
Type in your search term, like "nature photography".

#### Step 2: Set your preferences
Adjust the options below to customize your search.

#### Step 3: Run the tool
Click the run button and wait for your results. The tool will gather all the data and save it in a clean, organized format.

### Input options

| Option | What it means | Required | Default |
|--------|---------------|----------|---------|
| **Search Query** | The image search query. | Yes | nature photography |
| **Max Items** | Max images to scrape. | No | 100 |
| **Country** | Brave country code (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'in'). | No | us |
| **Language** | Brave language code (e.g. 'en', 'de', 'fr'). | No | en |
| **Safe Search** | Safe search filter. Options: "off", "moderate", or "strict". Options: strict (Strict), moderate (Moderate), off (Off). | No | moderate |
| **Image Size** | Filter by image size. Options: "Small", "Medium", "Large", "Wallpaper". Options:  (Any), small (Small), medium (Medium), large (Large), wallpaper (Wallpaper). | No | — |
| **Color** | Filter by image color. Options: "color", "gray", "transparent", or specific colors. Options:  (Any), color (Color), bw (Black & White), red (Red), orange (Orange), yellow (Yellow), green (Green), teal (Teal), blue (Blue), purple (Purple), pink (Pink), gray (Gray). | No | — |
| **Image Type** | Filter by image type. Options: "photo", "clipart", "linedrawing", "animated". Options:  (Any), photo (Photo), clipart (Clipart), gif (GIF), transparent (Transparent), line (Line Drawing). | No | — |
| **Layout** | Filter by image layout. Options: "square", "tall", "wide". Options:  (Any), square (Square), tall (Tall), wide (Wide). | No | — |
| **License** | Filter by image license type. Options: "all", "free", "share", "modify". Options:  (Any), creativecommon (Creative Commons), commercial (Commercial). | No | — |

### Output

Your results come in a clean, organized table with **two views**:

#### Overview view
Shows the most important fields at a glance:

- **#**
- **Title**
- **Image URL**
- **Thumbnail**
- **Domain**
- **Creator**
- **License**
- **W**
- **H**
- **Format**
- **Aspect**
- **Query**
- **Country**
- **Scraped At**

#### Full details view
Shows all 47 fields in detail. See "What data do you get?" above for the complete list.

### Tips for best results

✅ **Be specific** with your search terms for more relevant results

✅ **Try different variations** of your search term to discover more results

✅ **Browse multiple pages** of results to get a wider variety

### Frequently asked questions

**Why use Brave?**
Brave is a privacy-focused search engine that doesn't track you, doesn't store your personal information, and doesn't sell your data to advertisers. It's a great choice for privacy-conscious users who want to search the web without being monitored.

**How do I get the results?**
Your results are saved in your Apify dashboard. You can download them in various formats (JSON, CSV, Excel) or access them via the API.

**Can I run it on a schedule?**
Yes! Apify supports scheduled runs. You can set up the tool to run automatically at any interval (hourly, daily, weekly, etc.) from your dashboard.

**What if I get fewer results than I asked for?**
This can happen if the search engine doesn't have enough matching results for your search, or if some results are blocked. Try different keywords or relax your filters.

**Need more help?**
If you have questions or run into issues, our support team is ready to help. Just reach out through the Apify platform and we'll get back to you quickly.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

The image search query.
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of images to scrape.
## `country` (type: `string`):

Brave country code (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'in').
## `language` (type: `string`):

Brave language code (e.g. 'en', 'de', 'fr').
## `safeSearch` (type: `string`):

Safe search filter. Options: "off", "moderate", or "strict".
## `size` (type: `string`):

Filter by image size. Options: "Small", "Medium", "Large", "Wallpaper".
## `color` (type: `string`):

Filter by image color. Options: "color", "gray", "transparent", or specific colors.
## `type` (type: `string`):

Filter by image type. Options: "photo", "clipart", "linedrawing", "animated".
## `layout` (type: `string`):

Filter by image layout. Options: "square", "tall", "wide".
## `license` (type: `string`):

Filter by image license type. Options: "all", "free", "share", "modify".
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "nature photography",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "safeSearch": "moderate",
  "size": "",
  "color": "",
  "type": "",
  "layout": "",
  "license": "",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
````

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "nature photography",
    "maxItems": 100,
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("searchapi/brave-images-scraper").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "query": "nature photography",
    "maxItems": 100,
    "country": "us",
    "language": "en",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("searchapi/brave-images-scraper").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": "nature photography",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call searchapi/brave-images-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=searchapi/brave-images-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Brave Images Scraper",
        "description": "Scrapes image search results from Brave Search (search.Brave.com/images). Extracts image URL, thumbnail, source, title, dimensions, and more.",
        "version": "2.0",
        "x-build-id": "HDI7Sd09sHA7eGC2w"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/searchapi~brave-images-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-searchapi-brave-images-scraper",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/searchapi~brave-images-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-searchapi-brave-images-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/searchapi~brave-images-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-searchapi-brave-images-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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",
                "required": [
                    "query"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Search Query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The image search query."
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max Items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of images to scrape.",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "country": {
                        "title": "Country",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Brave country code (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'in').",
                        "default": "us"
                    },
                    "language": {
                        "title": "Language",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Brave language code (e.g. 'en', 'de', 'fr').",
                        "default": "en"
                    },
                    "safeSearch": {
                        "title": "Safe Search",
                        "enum": [
                            "strict",
                            "moderate",
                            "off"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Safe search filter. Options: \"off\", \"moderate\", or \"strict\".",
                        "default": "moderate"
                    },
                    "size": {
                        "title": "Image Size",
                        "enum": [
                            "",
                            "small",
                            "medium",
                            "large",
                            "wallpaper"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter by image size. Options: \"Small\", \"Medium\", \"Large\", \"Wallpaper\".",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "color": {
                        "title": "Color",
                        "enum": [
                            "",
                            "color",
                            "bw",
                            "red",
                            "orange",
                            "yellow",
                            "green",
                            "teal",
                            "blue",
                            "purple",
                            "pink",
                            "gray"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter by image color. Options: \"color\", \"gray\", \"transparent\", or specific colors.",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "type": {
                        "title": "Image Type",
                        "enum": [
                            "",
                            "photo",
                            "clipart",
                            "gif",
                            "transparent",
                            "line"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter by image type. Options: \"photo\", \"clipart\", \"linedrawing\", \"animated\".",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "layout": {
                        "title": "Layout",
                        "enum": [
                            "",
                            "square",
                            "tall",
                            "wide"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter by image layout. Options: \"square\", \"tall\", \"wide\".",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "license": {
                        "title": "License",
                        "enum": [
                            "",
                            "creativecommon",
                            "commercial"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter by image license type. Options: \"all\", \"free\", \"share\", \"modify\".",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy Configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended."
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
