Google Custom Search

A PHP interface to the Google Custom Search JSON API. The JSON API allows for free and paid users to take advantage of adding Google search results to your website.

Google's documentation for the Custom Search JSON API can be found here: https://developers.google.com/custom-search/json-api/v1/overview

Credentials

Search Engine ID - On the Custom Search Engine Control Panel, create a new search engine for the site you would like to integrate. Once created, you can retrieve your Search Engine ID from the Setup tab.

API Key - If you're using the free option, visit the Google Developers Console and create a project for your search engine. Within your project, you’ll need to enable the Custom Search API from the APIs tab. Finally, on the Credentials tab, you will need to create a Public API access key by selecting the Create new Key option and choosing Server key. The API Key will now be available.

If you're using a paid option, you can find your API key in the Control Panel in the Business > XML & JSON tab.

Usage

$search = new iMarc\GoogleCustomSearch(SEARCH_ENGINE_ID, API_KEY);
$results = $search->search('Apples');