get number of google search results

Question

I searched a lot to retrieve the number of search results in google using java, but nothing worked. I have tried Google Custom Search API aswell. I don't want the title/url of results, just number of total results found. Can some one please guide me?

Answer 1

By using the Custom Search API, you're on the right way.

There's a totalResults key in the response JSON that you get from your query. Just grab it's value and you're done.

If you want your JSON to only contain that value, add the fields parameter to your query like that:

https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1?key={YOUR_API_KEY}&cx={YOUR_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID}
    &q={YOUR_SEARCH_STRING}&alt=json&fields=queries(request(totalResults))