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Google About This Domain API

GET   /api/v1/search?engine=google_about_this_domain
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Google's About This Result feature provides information about a website before you click on it. This API returns the source name, when the site was first indexed by Google, the source's own description, and related web results.

Use this to verify source credibility, check domain age, or gather competitive intelligence about any website.

API Parameters

Domain

  • Name
    domain
    Required
    Required
    Description

    The domain you want to get information about. For example: airbnb.com.

Localization

  • Name
    hl
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    The default parameter en defines the interface language of the search. Check the full list of supported Google hl languages.

  • Name
    gl
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    Defines the country of the search. Check the full list of supported Google gl countries.

Engine

  • Name
    engine
    Required
    Required
    Description

    Parameter defines the engine. It must be set to google_about_this_domain.

API key

  • Name
    api_key
    Required
    Required
    Description

    The api_key authenticates your requests. Use it as a query parameter (https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY) or in the Authorization header (Bearer YOUR_API_KEY).

API Examples

About This Domain - airbnb.com

About This Domain - airbnb.com
GET
https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?domain=airbnb.com&engine=google_about_this_domain
Request
import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "google_about_this_domain",
  "domain": "airbnb.com"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
Response
{
  "search_metadata": {
    "id": "search_example123",
    "status": "Success",
    "created_at": "2026-01-16T10:00:00Z",
    "request_time_taken": 1.76,
    "parsing_time_taken": 0.03,
    "total_time_taken": 1.79,
    "request_url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=airbnb.com&tbm=ilp",
    "html_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_example123.html",
    "json_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_example123"
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google_about_this_domain",
    "domain": "airbnb.com"
  },
  "about_this_result": {
    "title": "Airbnb | Vacation rentals, cabins, beach houses, & more",
    "link": "https://www.airbnb.com/",
    "displayed_link": "https://www.airbnb.com",
    "favicon": "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=airbnb.com"
  },
  "knowledge_graph": {
    "title": "Airbnb",
    "subtitle": "Vacation rental company",
    "description": "Airbnb, Inc. is an American company operating an online marketplace for short-and-long-term homestays, experiences and services in various countries and regions.",
    "source": {
      "name": "Wikipedia",
      "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbnb"
    },
    "founded": "2007, San Francisco, CA",
    "founded_link": "https://www.google.com/search?q=San+Francisco",
    "headquarters": "San Francisco, CA",
    "ceo": "Brian Chesky",
    "ceo_link": "https://www.google.com/search?q=Brian+Chesky",
    "profiles": [
      {
        "name": "Facebook",
        "link": "https://www.facebook.com/airbnb",
        "image": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=..."
      },
      {
        "name": "Twitter",
        "link": "https://twitter.com/airbnb",
        "image": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=..."
      }
    ]
  },
  "in_their_own_words": {
    "snippet": "Airbnb is a community built on sharing. A community that spans hundreds of thousands of cities and nearly every country in the world.",
    "link": "https://www.airbnb.com/about/about-us"
  },
  "web_results": [
    {
      "title": "How Airbnb Works for Hosts, Guests, and the Company Itself",
      "link": "https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/032814/pros-and-cons-using-airbnb.asp",
      "source": "Investopedia",
      "displayed_link": "https://www.investopedia.com › Personal Finance",
      "snippet": "Hosts make money by establishing a profile on the Airbnb platform and renting their spaces to guests.",
      "date": "February 28, 2025",
      "about_page_link": "https://www.google.com/search?q=About+https://www.investopedia.com/...&tbm=ilp"
    },
    {
      "title": "Is Airbnb Legit? A Complete Guide to Booking Safely",
      "link": "https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/travel/is-airbnb-safe",
      "source": "NerdWallet",
      "displayed_link": "https://www.nerdwallet.com › Travel",
      "snippet": "Airbnb is a legitimate platform for booking vacation rentals, but travelers should take precautions.",
      "date": "January 15, 2025"
    },
    {
      "title": "Airbnb Reviews",
      "link": "https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.airbnb.com",
      "source": "Trustpilot",
      "displayed_link": "https://www.trustpilot.com › review",
      "snippet": "Read reviews about Airbnb from real customers.",
      "rating": 1.4,
      "reviews": 16849,
      "about_page_link": "https://www.google.com/search?q=About+https://www.trustpilot.com/...&tbm=ilp"
    }
  ],
  "site_first_indexed_by_google": {
    "snippet": "More than 10 years ago. See previous versions on Internet Archive's Wayback Machine",
    "link": "https://web.archive.org/web/2if_/https://www.airbnb.com/"
  }
}