Is there a Google Search API I can call, server-side, no strings attached?

Question

I would like to use Google Search to power my site search, without having to use Google-supplied JavaScript or overly-specific (if they need me to say “Powered by Google,” that’s fine). I don’t want to send users to Google’s domain, and I don’t want them to see a Google Custom Search logo.

Is there an API for this?

Answer 1

There is a Google AJAX Search API, which can also be used by a server-side application:

http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/documentation/#fonje

The problem with this, however, is that it's limited to 64 results per query, if I remember correctly.

Answer 2

the normal google search API - http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/documentation/#fonje for non javascript (a.k.a. mostly for server side) - with the sitesearch parameters

the downsite is, with google custom search you have access to something called on demand index a.k.a. you can create and access a more complete index of your site, with the search api above you have only access to the normal google index, which does not offer on demand index

Answer 3

There are examples on the google code playground. You can figure out the url its calling using firebug or some similar tool.