Google Shopping Product Search API
Scrape Google Shopping Product Search data with one API call. Searches Google Shopping for products matching a keyword. Returns a unified ProductList with title, seller, price (current/original/currency), rating, image URLs, and the opaque product identifiers (id, ext.gid, ext.data_docid) required to fetch product detail, reviews, or sellers. Read from a task-based upstream; the async lifecycle is handled server-side, so this is an ordinary synchronous request. First calls take ~20-30s, then serve from cache. When the first source is slow (past about 25s), a second source answers instead, with the same product ids; on those calls `rating.count` is null.
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns Google Shopping products matching a keyword: title, seller, current and original price, rating, images, and the ids needed to fetch more detail.
Use it as the entry point for Google Shopping, since product, reviews, and sellers all need an id it returns.
Searching 69 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Product Search API?
The Product Search endpoint gives you structured Google Shopping data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# GET /v1/google_shopping/product-search: 5 credits per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 59: this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 59 --retry 3 -o response.json \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/google_shopping/product-search?query=wireless+earbuds" && cat response.json# GET /v1/google_shopping/product-search: 5 credits per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 59 # this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/google_shopping/product-search"
def backoff(attempt):
# Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)
def socialcrawl(params):
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
try:
res = requests.get(
URL,
params=params,
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
)
body = res.json()
except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
# A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise
time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
continue
if body["success"]:
return body
error = body["error"]
# Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
return None # refunded: nothing to read
retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
# Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))
params = {
"query": "wireless earbuds",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// GET /v1/google_shopping/product-search: 5 credits per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 59_000; // this endpoint's measured p99 latency x 1.5.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
| { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
| { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };
const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);
async function socialcrawl(url: URL) {
// One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
let res: Response;
let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
try {
res = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
},
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
});
body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
} catch (error) {
// A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
continue;
}
if (body.success) return body;
// Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
// SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
}
// Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
}
}
const url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/google_shopping/product-search");
url.searchParams.set("query", "wireless earbuds");
const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Product search keyword (e.g. 'wireless earbuds'). |
| country | No | Country as an ISO code ('US', 'GB') or full name ('United States'). Defaults to United States. |
| language | No | Language code (e.g. 'en'). Defaults to en. |
| depth | No | Number of product results to retrieve (default 40, max 120). More results = longer task time. |
| price_min | No | Minimum product price filter. |
| price_max | No | Maximum product price filter. |
| sort_by | No | Result ordering: review_score, price_low_to_high, or price_high_to_low. (review_score | price_low_to_high | price_high_to_low) |
What does the Google Shopping Product Search API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "google_shopping",
"endpoint": "/v1/google_shopping/product-search",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"product": {
"id": "1304544805833405712",
"url": "https://google.com/search?ibp=oshop&q=wireless+earbuds+sale&prds=gpcid:9146411353573113826,rds:PC_9146411353573113826%7CPROD_PC_9146411353573113826,headlineOfferDocid:17369230559297285709,catalogid:1304544805833405712,pvo:3,pvt:hg&hl=en&gl=US",
"title": "JLab Go Air Pop True Wireless Earbuds",
"description": null,
"seller": "Best Buy",
"brand": null,
"price": {
"current": 19.99,
"original": 25,
"currency": "USD"
},
"rating": {
"average": 4.3,
"count": 31000
},
"image_urls": [
"https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcRJBsH_XcoH2r5A6_7c370UZiXs4u8IeJAXlXSb9cZH6jq_egk3v7InGAmROcCX3VpBGrSbjFpD-wHW2anR3XbCwRr0QtGRdaq_SFXQoUqOjv3F3NBQRHNR"
],
"availability": null,
"reviews_count": null,
"ext": {
"gid": "9146411353573113826",
"data_docid": "17369230559297285709"
}
}
},
{
"product": {
"id": "4520556964633677879",
"url": "https://google.com/search?ibp=oshop&q=wireless+earbuds+sale&prds=gpcid:16625161804644732180,rds:PC_16625161804644732180%7CPROD_PC_16625161804644732180,headlineOfferDocid:5038727308167708736,catalogid:4520556964633677879,pvo:3,pvt:hg&hl=en&gl=US",
"title": "JBL Vibe Flex 2",
"description": null,
"seller": "Walmart",
"brand": null,
"price": {
"current": 39.88,
"original": 75,
"currency": "USD"
},
"rating": {
"average": 3.8,
"count": 474
},
"image_urls": [
"https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcSSKSUPYoiYBFkyklKcNT4hybR1tEDGs-nfynh3o8k7B3jp01H3Hv2ryQhrn6JmB7CAgqs8ikLFAl10_fntErnSFqmb5ZhpD3oI-mdP6NBeo5fGRWO2ygmVAe4"
],
"availability": null,
"reviews_count": null,
"ext": {
"gid": "16625161804644732180",
"data_docid": "5038727308167708736"
}
}
}
],
"total": 44,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 5,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"page_size": 39
},
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Google Shopping Product Search API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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