Google Images Scraper - Image URLs, Sizes & Source Pages

Scrape Google Images search results: full-size image URL, width and height, thumbnail, title, source page and domain for any query, country and language, with Google's size, type, color, usage-rights and time filters.

What it does

• Takes one search query (query) and returns one flat JSON record per image, in Google's display order.
• Reads the image data embedded in Google Images result pages (udm=2): original image URL with its pixel size, Google thumbnail, title and URL of the page that publishes the image, site name, approximate file size, and the credit/creator metadata when Google shows it.
• Follows the next result pages until maxItems is reached or Google has no new images; duplicates across pages are removed (imageId).
• Supports the Google market (countryCode), interface language (languageCode), SafeSearch and the "Tools" filters of Google Images (size, type, color, usage rights, time).
• Requests go through Apify's Google SERP proxy in the selected country; a blocked request is retried with a new proxy session. CAPTCHAs are never solved.

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	Yes	—	Search query, as typed on Google Images (operators such as site: work).
maxItems	integer	No	20	Maximum number of images (1–1000).
countryCode	string	No	us	Google market and proxy country (gl), e.g. us, gb, de, fr.
languageCode	string	No	en	Interface language (hl), e.g. en, de, fr.
safeSearch	boolean	No	true	Google SafeSearch (safe=active); false sends safe=off.
imageSize	string	No	any	any, large, medium, icon.
imageType	string	No	any	any, photo, clipart, lineart, gif, face.
imageColor	string	No	any	any, color, grayscale, transparent.
usageRights	string	No	any	any, creativeCommons, commercial (Google's labels).
timePeriod	string	No	any	any, day, week, month, year.

Example:

{
    "query": "golden retriever puppy",
    "maxItems": 10
}

Output

One dataset item per image. Example from a run on 2026-11-02:

{
    "position": 1,
    "imageId": "jUS0xT_ulT-SUM",
    "title": "How to Train a Golden Retriever Puppy: Growth & Training Timeline",
    "imageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn-origin-etr.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/09151754/Golden-Retriever-puppy-standing-outdoors.jpg",
    "width": 729,
    "height": 486,
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRUNLBzUGVp8D2IE6U-7oqMxVJ0xJaE1GFBpikkO40bOA&s=10",
    "thumbnailWidth": 678,
    "thumbnailHeight": 452,
    "sourcePageUrl": "https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/golden-retriever-puppy-training-timeline/",
    "sourceDomain": "www.akc.org",
    "sourceName": "American Kennel Club",
    "fileSize": "190KB",
    "dominantColor": "rgb(176,160,106)",
    "credit": "Getty Images/iStockphoto",
    "creator": "Bigandt_Photography",
    "query": "golden retriever puppy",
    "countryCode": "us",
    "languageCode": "en",
    "page": 1,
    "searchUrl": "https://www.google.com/search?q=golden+retriever+puppy&udm=2&hl=en&gl=us&safe=active",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-11-02T20:26:49.568695+00:00"
}

Field	Description
position	Rank in the results (1 = first), after removing duplicates
imageId	Google's identifier of the image result
title	Title of the page that hosts the image
imageUrl, width, height	Original image URL and its size in pixels
thumbnailUrl, thumbnailWidth, thumbnailHeight	Google-hosted thumbnail
sourcePageUrl, sourceDomain, sourceName	Page, domain and site name where the image is published
fileSize	Approximate file size as shown by Google (e.g. 190KB)
dominantColor	Placeholder color computed by Google
credit, creator	Image metadata shown by Google for some images, otherwise null
query, countryCode, languageCode, page, searchUrl, scrapedAt	Search context

Pricing

Pay-per-event, no start fee: $2.40 per 1,000 images (event IMAGE) on the Apify Free plan, lower on paid plans. You only pay for results pushed to the dataset.

Apify plan	Price per 1,000 images
Free	$2.40
Starter	$2.00
Scale	$1.80
Business	$1.40

Set a maximum cost per run in the run options: the Actor stops cleanly when it is reached.

Limitations

• Google serves a limited number of distinct images per query: in tests on 2026-11-02 the results ended after 170 to 300+ images depending on the query. For more images, run several related queries.
• Result pages differ slightly between requests (Google personalises and varies them), so two runs of the same query can return a different order and set of images.
• imageUrl points to the original site: some sites block hotlinking or remove the file later. thumbnailUrl is served by Google.
• The usage-rights filter reflects Google's labels; check the license on the source page before reusing an image.
• credit and creator are filled only when Google shows image metadata (roughly 0–10 % of images in tests).
• Only Google Images search results: no reverse image search and no image download.

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