Get Images from Google Search in Python

Module to Search for Images using 'Google Search API'

##This project is a python approach of Vadim Demedes google-images project

I got a little bit of his documentation and adapted below, check it out and feel free to fork, clone, etc

Usage

Note: You'll need to set up your own Google Custom Search Engine to execute queries.

from Client import Client

client  = Client('CSE ID', 'API KEY')
options = {
    'page':"",
    'size':"large",
    'type':"",
    'dominantColor':"",
    'colorType':"",
    'safe':"high"
}

client.search('Steve Jobs', options)

""" 
# Example on the jSON structure that comes from .search() call

{'displayLink': 'www.funnyordie.com',
 'fileFormat': 'Image Document',
 'htmlSnippet': 'Leaked Apple Memo: <b>Steve Jobs</b> ...',
 'htmlTitle': 'Leaked Apple Memo: <b>Steve Jobs</b> Critiques Tim Cook&#39;s '
              'Liver from News ...',
 'image': {'byteSize': 36996,
           'contextLink': 'http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/177ae91679/leaked-apple-memo-steve-jobs-critiques-tim-cook-s-liver',
           'height': 640,
           'thumbnailHeight': 137,
           'thumbnailLink': 'https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR-hJViM9ncF6wHhyd2XkvPl_v1uElFYuS4V3vWhfDxUgbdIqzI18CFqU7u',
           'thumbnailWidth': 137,
           'width': 640},
 'kind': 'customsearch#result',
 'link': 'http://www.funnyordie.com/thumbnails/177ae91679/fullsize',
 'mime': 'image/',
 'snippet': 'Leaked Apple Memo: Steve Jobs ...',
 'title': "Leaked Apple Memo: Steve Jobs Critiques Tim Cook's Liver from News "
          '...'}
"""

API

Please see Google's API documentation for details on the option and response properties and their possible values. Note that the option names used here may differ slightly (e.g. no img prefix).

Client(engineId, apiKey)

engineId

Type: string

The identifier for a Custom Search Engine to use.

apiKey

Type: string

The credentials for accessing Google's API.

Instance

.search(query, option)

Perform an image search for query.

query

Type: string

The search terms to use for finding images. Identical to those you would use in a web search.

option

Type: object

page

Type: number
Default: 1

The range of results to return. Useful because often results cannot be returned in a single response. Note that it is a one-based unsigned integer. E.g. page 1 has the first 10 results, page 2 has the next set of 10, etc.

size

Type: string

The size of images to search. E.g. medium or xxlarge.

type

Type: string

The category of images to search. E.g. face or photo.

dominantColor

Type: string

The dominant color to search for. E.g. yellow or purple.

colorType

Type: string

The category of color spectrums to search. E.g. gray or color.

safe

Type: string

The heuristic level to use for filtering out explicit content using SafeSearch. E.g. off or high.

Download Images

.download_photo(folder, url)

Download image based on given url and folder path to store the data

folder

Type: string

The folder that the image will be stored. E.g /Desktop/<folder-name>

url

Type: string

String URL related to the image on internet. To get image url is like this: client.search('Steve Jobs', options)[0]['image']['contextLink']

Set up Google Custom Search Engine

Google deprecated their public Google Images API, so to search for images you need to sign up for Google Custom Search Engine. Here are the steps you need to do:

1. Create a Google Custom Search Engine

You can do this here: https://cse.google.com/cse.

Do not specify any sites to search but instead use the "Restrict Pages using Schema.org Types" under the "Advanced options". For the most inclusive set, use the Schema: Thing. Make a note of the CSE ID.

2. Enable Image Search

In your search engine settings, enable "Image search":

3. Set up a Google Custom Search Engine API

Register a new app and enable Google Custom Search Engine API here: Google Developers Console. Make a note of the API key.