Google Images Scraper

Collect source-backed Google Images results with stable IDs, original image URLs, thumbnails, publisher pages, dimensions, formats, and search context. The Actor never stores CAPTCHA pages or placeholder records.

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?

The documented 40-field contract covers identity, ranking, original and thumbnail URLs, the real publisher page and domain, title and alt text, dimensions and aspect ratio, MIME/file format, locale, query context, safe-search state, and scrape time. Empty optional fields are omitted rather than emitted as null, and isAd / isSponsored appear only when positively detected.

How to use it

Step 1: Choose a mode

Use single with query, or batch with queries for up to 20 deduplicated searches. In batch mode, maxItems is a global limit divided fairly across the queries.

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
Mode	One query or a batch of queries	No	single
Search Query	The image search term to use	Yes in single mode	sunset photography
Queries	Search terms for batch mode	Yes in batch mode	—
Maximum Items	Global maximum records	No	100
Maximum Concurrency	Parallel query workers	No	2
Google Country	The Google country to use for the query Options: af (Afghanistan), al (Albania), dz (Algeria), as (American Samoa), ad (Andorra), ao (Angola), ai (Anguilla), aq (Antarctica), ag (Antigua and Barbuda), ar (Argentina), am (Armenia), aw (Aruba), ac (Ascension Island), au (Australia), at (Austria), az (...	No	—
UI Language	The Google UI language to return results Options: af (Afrikaans), ak (Akan), sq (Albanian), am (Amharic), ar (Arabic), hy (Armenian), az (Azerbaijani), eu (Basque), be (Belarusian), bem (Bemba), bn (Bengali), bh (Bihari), bs (Bosnian), br (Breton), bg (Bulgarian), km (Cambodian), ca (Catalan), chr (...	No	—
Image Size	Filter images by size Options: any (Any Size), large (Large), medium (Medium), icon (Icon).	No	any
Image Type	Filter images by type Options: any (Any Type), photo (Photo), clipart (Clip Art), lineart (Line Art), animated (Animated).	No	any
Image Color	Filter images by color mode Options: any (Any Color), color (Full Color), bw (Black & White).	No	any
Safe Search	Active or off	No	active
Proxy configuration	Apify Proxy groups or custom proxy URLs	No	—

For Google targets in Apify Cloud, use the GOOGLE_SERP proxy group. This Actor automatically uses its required HTTP-only transport; Playwright remains the fallback for direct, Residential, or user-provided proxies. Local datacenter traffic can receive Google's CAPTCHA, which the Actor detects and rejects without attempting to solve it.

Output

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

Overview view

Shows the most important fields at a glance:

• Position
• Title
• Thumbnail
• Width
• Height
• Domain
• Source
• Query
• Scraped At

Full details view

Shows all 40 documented fields. See the dataset schema for exact types and required fields.

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 Google? Google is the world's most popular search engine, handling over 8 billion searches per day. It has the largest index of web pages and provides the most comprehensive search results.

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.