Google Reverse Image API

Get Google web results, visual matches, and related searches for any image URL.

Web results about what the image shows
Visually similar images with the pages that host them
Searches from any supported country

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          curl --get https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search \
  -d engine="google_reverse_image" \
  -d url="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Colosseum_in_Rome-April_2007-1-_copie_2B.jpg/1280px-Colosseum_in_Rome-April_2007-1-_copie_2B.jpg"

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Reverse Image Results

Structured JSON

Pass a public image URL and get the web results Google returns for it, the visually similar images it finds, and the searches it relates to the image.

{
  "search_metadata": {
    "id": "search_DrB8RdY7kNfFgQyHRTpUngOm",
    "status": "Success",
    "created_at": "2026-09-21T08:12:28Z",
    "request_time_taken": 6.15,
    "parsing_time_taken": 0.16,
    "total_time_taken": 6.31,
    "request_url": "https://lens.google.com/uploadbyurl?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Ft...",
    "html_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_DrB8RdY7kNfFgQyHRTpUngOm.html",
    "json_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_DrB8RdY7kNfFgQyHRTpUngOm"
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google_reverse_image",
    "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Colosseum_in_Rome-April_2007-1-_copie_2B.j...",
    "hl": "en",
    "country": "us"
  },
  "organic_results": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "title": "Colosseum",
      "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum",
      "source": "Wikipedia",
      "domain": "en.wikipedia.org",
      "displayed_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Colosseum",
      "snippet": "is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing ...",
      "snippet_highlighted_words": [
        "is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome",
        "..."
      ],
      "favicon": "data:image/webp;base64,UklGRqIAAABXR...",
      "thumbnail": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkOolfWUX25dXn1QjrqzAiYTJ3Jk66U_6IUQeBuxUJs4nS..."
    },
    "..."
  ],
  "visual_matches": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "title": "File:Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007.jpg - Wikipedia",
      "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Colosseum_in_Rome,_Italy_-_April_2007.jpg",
      "image": {
        "link": "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Colosseum_in_Rome,_Italy_-_April_2007.jpg/1...",
        "height": 751,
        "width": 1280
      },
      "source": "Wikipedia",
      "thumbnail": "https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQv4bHu8dClff7RoEdrVVH_q8lPyGwp4nJ1c6Ph2xPJwugd..."
    },
    "..."
  ],
  "related_searches": [
    {
      "title": "Colosseum",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=f3941eca61a3fb22&hl=en&lns_surface=26&q=Colosseum&kgmid=/m/0d5...",
      "thumbnail": "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJR..."
    },
    "..."
  ]
}

Developer experience

Easy integration

Integrating is as simple as making a GET HTTP request.

GET

https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=google_reverse_image&url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fd%2Fd8%2FColosseum_in_Rome-April_2007-1-_copie_2B.jpg%2F1280px-Colosseum_in_Rome-April_2007-1-_copie_2B.jpg

Request

import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "google_reverse_image",
  "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Colosseum_in_Rome-April_2007-1-_copie_2B.jpg/1280px-Colosseum_in_Rome-April_2007-1-_copie_2B.jpg"
}

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

Reverse Image Data Points

What you get

Web results, visual matches, and related searches for an image in one response.

Web Results: Titles, links, snippets, sources, and favicons for the pages Google returns.
Visual Matches: Visually similar images with the pages that host them and their sources.
Full-Size Images: Original image links with width and height on visual matches.
Product Details: Price, currency, rating, reviews, and stock information on product matches.
Related Searches: Searches Google relates to the image, with links and thumbnails.
Country and Language: Set the country the search is made from and its interface language.

Legal Coverage

Legal Protection Guarantee

We accept legal responsibility for how SearchApi collects and parses publicly available search results, backed by up to $2M in coverage. This protection applies to customers worldwide, operates under U.S. law, and does not cover your use of the data or unlawful activities.

Robust Infrastructure

Handle even the most demanding needs

Performance

Sub-2 second average response time

Optimized for low latency, delivering rapid results for AI applications, SEO analysis, and research.

100% Success Rate

Guaranteed query completion

Guaranteed success with built-in auto-retry mechanism and adaptive error handling to ensure complete data collection.

Proxy Management

Scalable proxy rotation

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