Yandex Search API Documentation
API Parameters
Search Query
-
- Name
-
q
- Required
- Required
- Description
-
Parameter defines the query you want to search. You can use anything that you would use in a regular Yandex search.
Localization
-
- Name
-
location
- Required
- Optional
- Description
-
Parameter defines from where you want the search to originate. Check the full list of supported Yandex locations.
-
- Name
-
yandex_domain
- Required
- Optional
- Description
-
The default parameter
yandex.com
defines the Yandex domain of the search. Check the full list of supported Yandexyandex_domain
domains.
-
- Name
-
lang
- Required
- Optional
- Description
-
Parameter defines the interface language of the search. Check the full list of supported Yandex
lang
languages.
Filters
-
- Name
-
time_period
- Required
- Optional
- Description
-
This parameter restricts results to URLs based on date. Supported values are:
last_day
- data from the past 24 hours.last_two_weeks
- data from the past 2 week.last_month
- data from the past month.
Pagination
-
- Name
-
page
- Required
- Optional
- Description
-
Specifies the page of results to return. The default value is
1
. Only the first four pages (1-4) are supported.
Engine
-
- Name
-
engine
- Required
- Required
- Description
-
Parameter defines an engine that will be used to retrieve real-time data. It must be set to
yandex
.
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
).
Zero Data Retention
-
- Name
-
zero_retention
- Enterprise Only
- Enterprise Only
- Required
- Optional
- Description
-
Set this parameter to
true
to disable all logging and persistent storage. No request parameters, HTML, or JSON responses are stored or logged. Suitable for high-compliance use cases. Debugging and support may be limited while enabled.
API Examples
Knowledge Graph

https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=yandex&q=Elon+Musk
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- requests
import requests
url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
"engine": "yandex",
"q": "Elon Musk"
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
{
"knowledge_graph": {
"title": "Elon Musk",
"description": "Businessman and investor known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc. Other involvements include ownership of X Corp., the company that operates the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter),…",
"source": {
"name": "Wikipedia",
"link": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon Musk"
},
"born": "June 28, 1971 (53 years), Pretoria, Southern Africa",
"born_links": [
{
"text": "Pretoria",
"link": "https://yandex.com/search/?text=Pretoria&lr=10130&noreask=1&ento=0oCghydXc0NjEyMxgDKgpydXcxNzUwMTE3aglFbG9uIE11c2tyBEJvcm5Q_lmg"
}
],
"height": "186 cm",
"married_to": "Talulah Riley (2013-2016), Justine Musk (2000-2008)",
"married_to_links": [
{
"text": "Talulah Riley",
"link": "https://yandex.com/search/?text=Talulah%20Riley&lr=10130&noreask=1&ento=0oCgpydXcxNDA0NjMyGAMqCnJ1dzE3NTAxMTdqCUVsb24gTXVza3IJU3BvdXNlQG9uaFX1IQ"
},
{
"text": "Justine Musk",
"link": "https://yandex.com/search/?text=Justine%20Musk&lr=10130&noreask=1&ento=0oCgpydXc5MDY4NzY2GAMqCnJ1dzE3NTAxMTdqCUVsb24gTXVza3IJU3BvdXNlQG9uwo31Jw"
}
],
"dated": "Grimes",
"dated_links": [
{
"text": "Grimes",
"link": "https://yandex.com/search/?text=Claire%20Boucher&lr=10130&noreask=1&ento=0oCgpydXczNjc3MzIxGAMqCnJ1dzE3NTAxMTdqCUVsb24gTXVza3IFRGF0ZWTj7DTW"
}
],
"parents": "Maye Musk, Errol Musk",
"parents_links": [
{
"text": "Maye Musk",
"link": "https://yandex.com/search/?text=Maye%20Musk&lr=10130&noreask=1&ento=0oCgpydXc3NDI2NDQ0GAMqCnJ1dzE3NTAxMTdqCUVsb24gTXVza3IHUGFyZW50cxMFuRU"
},
{
"text": "Errol Musk",
"link": "https://yandex.com/search/?text=Family%20of%20Elon%20Musk&lr=10130&noreask=1&ento=0oCgtlbnc3NzIzNzczNxgDKgpydXcxNzUwMTE3aglFbG9uIE11c2tyB1BhcmVudHNRRZZs"
}
],
"children": "Kai Musk, Griffin Musk, Damian Musk, Saxon Musk, Vivian Jenna Wilson, X Æ A-Ⅻ Musk, Azure Musk, Strider Musk, […]Kai Musk, Griffin Musk, Damian Musk, Saxon Musk, Vivian Jenna Wilson, X Æ A-Ⅻ Musk, Azure Musk, Strider Musk, Tau Musk, Exa Musk",
"children_links": [
{
"text": "Kai Musk",
"link": "https://yandex.com/search/?text=Kai%20Musk&lr=10130&noreask=1&ento=0oCgx3a2RxOTc1NzI0MjkYAyoKcnV3MTc1MDExN2oJRWxvbiBNdXNrcghDaGlsZHJlbko6_xk"
},
{
"text": "Damian Musk",
"link": "https://yandex.com/search/?text=Damian%20Musk&lr=10130&noreask=1&ento=0oCg13a2RxMTAxNjc1MjM0GAMqCnJ1dzE3NTAxMTdqCUVsb24gTXVza3IIQ2hpbGRyZW4_OYI-"
},
...
],
"profiles": [
{
"name": "Instagram",
"link": "http://www.instagram.com/elonmusk"
},
{
"name": "TikTok",
"link": "http://www.tiktok.com/@elonmuskb"
},
{
"name": "Twitter",
"link": "http://twitter.com/elonmusk"
}
],
"see_also": [
{
"title": "Pavel Durov",
"link": "https://yandex.com/search/?text=Pavel%20Durov&lr=10130&noreask=1&ento=0oCgpydXcxMjk3MzAyEhBydXcxNzUwMTE3OmFzc29jGAN6CFNlZSBhbHNv18M2fQ",
"thumbnail": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-entity_search/2431491/979321994/S88x116Face_2x"
},
{
"title": "Steve Jobs",
"link": "https://yandex.com/search/?text=Steve%20Jobs&lr=10130&noreask=1&ento=0oCghydXc1NTk0NBIQcnV3MTc1MDExNzphc3NvYxgDeghTZWUgYWxzb4kxW3E",
"thumbnail": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-entity_search/1245892/960653696/S88x116Face_2x"
},
...
],
"images": [
{
"source": {
"name": "ptzgovorit.ru",
"link": "https://ptzgovorit.ru/news/ilon-mask-razbogatel-na-desyat-milliardov-dollarov-za-nedelyu?page=1"
},
"original": {
"link": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-entity_search/141303/784066096/S600xU_2x",
"height": 1614,
"width": 2616
},
"thumbnail": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-entity_search/141303/784066096/SUx182"
},
{
"source": {
"name": "bloomberg.com",
"link": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-17/tesla-s-strategy-shifts-are-following-elon-musk-s-ai-whims?cmpid=BBD041724_businessweek"
},
"original": {
"link": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-entity_search/2304191/953684957/S600xU_2x",
"height": 1333,
"width": 2000
},
"thumbnail": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-entity_search/2304191/953684957/SUx182"
},
...
]
}
}
Ads

https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=yandex&q=Buy+Car
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- C#
- C
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- requests
import requests
url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
"engine": "yandex",
"q": "Buy Car"
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
{
"ads": [
{
"position": 1,
"title": "Инструкции к самому себе — 555 ₽",
"tracking_link": "https://yabs.yandex.ru/count/...",
"link": "https://t.me/Mettamorfosis_Bot?yclid=13638766871947247615",
"domain": "t.me",
"displayed_link": "t.me › Преображение…",
"snippet": "В течении 600 дней ты будешь получать всю информацию о себе, а ещё узнаешь зачем..."
},
{
"position": 2,
"title": "Imports and exports from Russia",
"tracking_link": "https://yabs.yandex.ru/count/...",
"link": "https://gttllc.ru?yclid=13989000255667437567",
"domain": "gttllc.ru",
"displayed_link": "gttllc.ru › Imports and exports from Russia…",
"snippet": "High standards of quality. Complete control over your shipments. Favorable prices.",
"sitelinks": {
"inline": [
{
"title": "Our services",
"tracking_link": "https://yabs.yandex.ru/count/...",
"link": "https://gttllc.ru/our-services/?yclid=13989000255667437567"
},
...
]
}
}
]
}
Organic Results

https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=yandex&q=ChatGPT
- Python
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- Kotlin
- Swift
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- C
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- requests
import requests
url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
"engine": "yandex",
"q": "ChatGPT"
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
{
"organic_results": [
{
"position": 1,
"title": "ChatGPT: 30 incredible ways to use the AI-powered chatbot",
"link": "https://interestingengineering.com/lists/chatgpt-30-incredible-ways-to-use",
"domain": "interestingengineering.com",
"displayed_link": "interestingengineering.com › Lists",
"snippet": "ChatGPT is an advanced language model developed by OpenAI.",
"cached_page_link": "https://yandexwebcache.net/yandbtm?fmode=inject&tm=1723646561&tld=com&lang=en&la=1722929536&text=Chatgpt&url=https%3A//interestingengineering.com/lists/chatgpt-30-incredible-ways-to-use&l10n=en&mime=html&sign=8943c4f604025b900635416e951897eb&keyno=0"
},
{
"position": 2,
"title": "New York Times' sues ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Microsoft...",
"link": "https://www.npr.org/2023/12/27/1221821750/new-york-times-sues-chatgpt-openai-microsoft-for-copyright-infringement",
"domain": "www.npr.org",
"displayed_link": "npr.org › 2023/12/27/1221821750/new-york-times-sues…",
"snippet": "The New York Times sued OpenAI and its biggest backer, Microsoft, over copyright infringement on Wednesday, alleging the creator of ChatGPT used the..."
},
{
"position": 3,
"title": "Taxi & Limousine Commission",
"link": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/tlc/index.page",
"domain": "www.nyc.gov",
"displayed_link": "nyc.gov › site/tlc/index.page",
"snippet": "NYC Emergency Management has issued a travel advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday for heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding. Click to learn more.",
"cached_page_link": "https://yandexwebcache.net/yandbtm?fmode=inject&tm=1723646561&tld=com&lang=en&la=1723132672&text=Chatgpt&url=https%3A//www.nyc.gov/site/tlc/index.page&l10n=en&mime=html&sign=abcba9831d6639e1b37482ef4fd0099b&keyno=0"
},
...
]
}
Inline Images

https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=yandex&q=Panda+images
- Python
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- Go
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- Kotlin
- Swift
- C#
- C
- C++
- requests
import requests
url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
"engine": "yandex",
"q": "Panda images"
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
{
"inline_images": [
{
"title": "Купить картина на холсте с подрамником ХитАрт Панда на",
"original": {
"link": "https://yandex.com/images/search?text=Panda+images&img_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.1zoom.ru%2Fbig3%2F34%2FPandas_Cubs_Trunk_tree_498655.jpg&pos=0&rpt=simage&stype=image&lr=89&parent-reqid=1727699969071121-2873694398464592972-balancer-l7leveler-kubr-yp-klg-175-BAL&source=serp",
"height": 676,
"width": 1024
},
"thumbnail": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/i?id=032a28de8b4ffde11f22083472a08081269e7e86-5293830-images-thumbs&n=13"
},
{
"title": "Panda Meng Meng Im Berliner Zoo Panda bear, Giant panda,",
"original": {
"link": "https://yandex.com/images/search?text=Panda+images&img_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zoo-berlin.de%2Ffileadmin%2F_processed_%2F3%2Fb%2Fcsm_Meng_Meng_Zoo_Berlin_2017_02657e9a94.jpg&pos=1&rpt=simage&stype=image&lr=89&parent-reqid=1727699969071121-2873694398464592972-balancer-l7leveler-kubr-yp-klg-175-BAL&source=serp",
"height": 490,
"width": 736
},
"thumbnail": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/i?id=b8856f476d502e575edd1406182892bc99bf89be-7675486-images-thumbs&n=13"
},
{
"title": "nancymac - Animals",
"original": {
"link": "https://yandex.com/images/search?text=Panda+images&img_url=https%3A%2F%2Fjooinn.com%2Fimages%2Fgiant-panda-61.jpg&pos=2&rpt=simage&stype=image&lr=89&parent-reqid=1727699969071121-2873694398464592972-balancer-l7leveler-kubr-yp-klg-175-BAL&source=serp",
"height": 768,
"width": 1024
},
"thumbnail": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/i?id=44104fe6c70ade5f4f6eb1bab6b81727-4028342-images-thumbs&n=13"
},
...
]
}
Inline Videos

https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=yandex&q=Minecraft+trailer
- Python
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- Kotlin
- Swift
- C#
- C
- C++
- requests
import requests
url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
"engine": "yandex",
"q": "Minecraft trailer"
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
{
"inline_videos": [
{
"position": 1,
"title": "Minecraft 1.22: Official Trailer (Pale Garden Update) Gameplay",
"link": "https://yandex.com/video/preview/14392500618538908125?text=Minecraft%20trailer&path=yandex_search&parent-reqid=1727700177445439-6783577609966583889-balancer-l7leveler-kubr-yp-sas-141-BAL&from_type=vast",
"source": "YouTube",
"channel": "Minuthu",
"duration": "1:21",
"views": 57.8,
"date": "28 Sep 2024",
"image": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-video_thumb_fresh/1365014/72d4180e66257d83fd939d8e18273d550928/176x100"
},
{
"position": 2,
"title": "Minecraft Movie Trailer Comparison: Live Action VS Animated",
"link": "https://yandex.com/video/preview/2984073181756253849?text=Minecraft%20trailer&path=yandex_search&parent-reqid=1727700177445439-6783577609966583889-balancer-l7leveler-kubr-yp-sas-141-BAL&from_type=vast",
"source": "YouTube",
"channel": "Aesthics",
"duration": "1:11",
"date": "29 Sep 2024",
"image": "https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-video_thumb_fresh/2069176/3b012b38953945ec7be36bef6a2a30e70930/176x100"
},
...
]
}