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          curl --get https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search \
  -d engine="google_forums" \
  -d q="OpenAI"

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  },
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    "device": "desktop",
    "google_domain": "google.com",
    "hl": "en",
    "gl": "us"
  },
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      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/1o2h2vk/openai_just_killed_half_the_ai_agent_builder/",
      "source": "Reddit · r/productivity",
      "domain": "www.reddit.com",
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      "snippet": "This week OpenAI launched their own agentic builder, which is one of the cases he mentioned. My opinion is that once OpenAi hits a very hard ...",
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      "source": "OpenAI Developer Community",
      "domain": "community.openai.com",
      "displayed_link": "https://community.openai.com › why-is-my-openai-acc...",
      "snippet": "In that case, you'll need to contact OpenAI Support via help.openai.com and ask them to manually review and push your account to Tier 2.",
      "snippet_highlighted_words": ["OpenAI", "openai"],
      "date": "7 hours ago",
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      "snippet": "The agent builder is live on the platform: Build a chat agent workflow with custom logic and tools using a visual interface. Link to the docs.",
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          "top_answer": "Livestream starts in less than 10 mins"
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      "domain": "www.lesswrong.com",
      "displayed_link": "https://www.lesswrong.com › posts › common-misconc...",
      "snippet": "I have recently encountered a number of people with misconceptions about OpenAI. Some common impressions are accurate, and others are not.",
      "snippet_highlighted_words": ["misconceptions about OpenAI"],
      "date": "Aug 25, 2022",
      "favicon": "data:image/png;base64,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"
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  "related_searches": [
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}

Developer experience

Easy integration

Integrating is as simple as making a GET HTTP request.

GET

https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=google_forums&q=OpenAI

Request

import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "google_forums",
  "q": "OpenAI"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)

Data you can collect

Normalized forum data

Rich forum SERP data in a single response.

Thread Title & Link: Direct URL to the discussion with source domain.
Snippet & Highlights: Contextual summary and highlighted phrases.
Sitelinks: Related or nested links with dates and answer/comment counts.
Favicon & Source: Brand icon and community name.
Time Filters: Filter by last hour, day, week, month, or year.
SafeSearch & Verbatim: Control content safety and exact match behavior.

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Proxy Management

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Our built-in proxy rotator and auto-retry mechanisms ensure scalability, handling millions of searches daily across a global network of 100M+ proxies.

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