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Expand Up @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Integrate search data into your PHP application. This library is the official wr

SerpApi supports Google, Google Maps, Google Shopping, Baidu, Yandex, Yahoo, eBay, App Stores, and [more](https://serpapi.com).

This is the new library provided by SerpApi as a replacement for our old library that can be found [here](https://github.com/serpapi/google-search-results-php). Feel free to contact us in case you need any help: contact@serpapi.com
This is the new library provided by SerpApi as a replacement for our old library, which can be found [here](https://github.com/serpapi/google-search-results-php). Feel free to contact us if you need any help: contact@serpapi.com

[The full documentation is available here.](https://serpapi.com/search-api)

Expand All @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SerpApi provides a [script builder](https://serpapi.com/playground) to get you s

## Installation

PHP 7.2+ with `ext-curl` and `ext-json` must be installed along with [composer](https://getcomposer.org/) dependency management tool.
PHP 7.2+ with `ext-curl` and `ext-json` must be installed, along with the [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) dependency management tool.

Tested PHP versions:
* 7.2
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print_r($results->images_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/search-api](https://serpapi.com/search-api)

### Search Google Scholar
Expand All @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleScholarTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleScholarTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleScholarTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleScholarTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/google-scholar-api](https://serpapi.com/google-scholar-api)

### Search Google Autocomplete
Expand All @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleAutocompleteTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleAutocompleteTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleAutocompleteTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleAutocompleteTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/google-autocomplete-api](https://serpapi.com/google-autocomplete-api)

### Search Google Shopping
Expand All @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleShoppingTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleShoppingTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleShoppingTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleShoppingTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/google-shopping-api](https://serpapi.com/google-shopping-api)

### Search Google Maps
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->jobs_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleJobsTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleJobsTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleJobsTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleJobsTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/google-jobs-api](https://serpapi.com/google-jobs-api)

### Search Google Events
Expand All @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleEventsTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleEventsTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleEventsTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleEventsTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/google-events-api](https://serpapi.com/google-events-api)

### Search Google Lens
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print_r($results->visual_matches);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleLensTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleLensTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleLensTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleLensTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/google-lens-api](https://serpapi.com/google-lens-api)

### Search Google Play
Expand All @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchGooglePlayTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGooglePlayTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchGooglePlayTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGooglePlayTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/google-play-api](https://serpapi.com/google-play-api)

### Search Google Local Services
Expand All @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->local_ads);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleLocalServicesTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleLocalServicesTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchGoogleLocalServicesTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchGoogleLocalServicesTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/google-local-services-api](https://serpapi.com/google-local-services-api)

### Search Bing
Expand All @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchBingTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchBingTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchBingTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchBingTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/bing-search-api](https://serpapi.com/bing-search-api)

### Search Baidu
Expand All @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchBaiduTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchBaiduTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchBaiduTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchBaiduTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/baidu-search-api](https://serpapi.com/baidu-search-api)

### Search Yahoo
Expand All @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchYahooTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchYahooTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchYahooTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchYahooTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/yahoo-search-api](https://serpapi.com/yahoo-search-api)

### Search YouTube
Expand All @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->video_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchYoutubeTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchYoutubeTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchYoutubeTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchYoutubeTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/youtube-search-api](https://serpapi.com/youtube-search-api)

### Search Walmart
Expand All @@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchWalmartTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchWalmartTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchWalmartTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchWalmartTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/walmart-search-api](https://serpapi.com/walmart-search-api)

### Search eBay
Expand All @@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchEbayTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchEbayTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchEbayTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchEbayTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/ebay-search-api](https://serpapi.com/ebay-search-api)

### Search Naver
Expand All @@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->ads_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchNaverTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchNaverTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchNaverTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchNaverTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/naver-search-api](https://serpapi.com/naver-search-api)

### Search Home Depot
Expand All @@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->products);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchHomeDepotTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchHomeDepotTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchHomeDepotTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchHomeDepotTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/home-depot-search-api](https://serpapi.com/home-depot-search-api)

### Search Apple App Store
Expand All @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchAppleAppStoreTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchAppleAppStoreTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchAppleAppStoreTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchAppleAppStoreTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/apple-app-store](https://serpapi.com/apple-app-store)

### Search DuckDuckGo
Expand All @@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ $results = $client->search([
print_r($results->organic_results);
```

* source: [tests/ExampleSearchDuckduckgoTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchDuckduckgoTest.php)
* Source: [tests/ExampleSearchDuckduckgoTest.php](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/blob/master/tests/ExampleSearchDuckduckgoTest.php)
see: [https://serpapi.com/duckduckgo-search-api](https://serpapi.com/duckduckgo-search-api)

## APIs supported
Expand All @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ use SerpApi\Client;
$client = new Client(getenv('SERPAPI_KEY'));
$locations = $client->location(['q' => 'Austin', 'limit' => 3]);

echo "Number of locations: " . count($locations) . "\n";
echo "Number of locations: ". count($locations) . "\n";
print_r($locations);
```

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -544,9 +544,9 @@ try {
## Testing

We love "true open source", "continuous integration", and Test Driven Development (TDD).
We use PHPUnit to test our infrastructure around the clock using [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/actions/workflows/serpapi-php.yml) to achieve the best QoS (Quality Of Service).
We use PHPUnit to test our infrastructure around the clock using [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/actions/workflows/serpapi-php.yml) to achieve the best QoS (Quality of Service).

The `tests/` directory includes specifications which serve the dual purposes of examples and functional tests.
The `tests/` directory includes specifications that serve the dual purpose of examples and functional tests.

Set your secret API key in your shell before running tests:

Expand All @@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ Contributions are welcome. Feel free to submit a pull request!

## Conclusion

SerpApi supports all the major search engines. Google has the more advanced support with all the major services available: Images, News, Shopping and more...
SerpApi supports all the major search engines. Google has more advanced support, with all the major services available: Images, News, Shopping, and more...

[The full documentation is available here.](https://serpapi.com/search-api)

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Expand Up @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Integrate search data into your PHP application. This library is the official wr

SerpApi supports Google, Google Maps, Google Shopping, Baidu, Yandex, Yahoo, eBay, App Stores, and [more](https://serpapi.com).

This is the new library provided by SerpApi as a replacement for our old library that can be found [here](https://github.com/serpapi/google-search-results-php). Feel free to contact us in case you need any help: contact@serpapi.com
This is the new library provided by SerpApi as a replacement for our old library that can be found [here](https://github.com/serpapi/google-search-results-php). Feel free to contact us if you need any help: contact@serpapi.com

[The full documentation is available here.](https://serpapi.com/search-api)

Expand All @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SerpApi provides a [script builder](https://serpapi.com/playground) to get you s

## Installation

PHP 7.2+ with `ext-curl` and `ext-json` must be installed along with [composer](https://getcomposer.org/) dependency management tool.
PHP 7.2+ with `ext-curl` and `ext-json` must be installed along with the [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) dependency management tool.

Tested PHP versions:
* 7.2
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ use SerpApi\Client;
$client = new Client(getenv('SERPAPI_KEY'));
$locations = $client->location(['q' => 'Austin', 'limit' => 3]);

echo "Number of locations: " . count($locations) . "\n";
echo "Number of locations: ". count($locations) . "\n";
print_r($locations);
```

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -320,9 +320,9 @@ try {
## Testing

We love "true open source", "continuous integration", and Test Driven Development (TDD).
We use PHPUnit to test our infrastructure around the clock using [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/actions/workflows/serpapi-php.yml) to achieve the best QoS (Quality Of Service).
We use PHPUnit to test our infrastructure around the clock using [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-php/actions/workflows/serpapi-php.yml) to achieve the best QoS (Quality of Service).

The `tests/` directory includes specifications which serve the dual purposes of examples and functional tests.
The `tests/` directory includes specifications that serve the dual purpose of examples and functional tests.

Set your secret API key in your shell before running tests:

Expand All @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ Contributions are welcome. Feel free to submit a pull request!

## Conclusion

SerpApi supports all the major search engines. Google has the more advanced support with all the major services available: Images, News, Shopping and more...
SerpApi supports all the major search engines. Google has more advanced support, with all the major services available: Images, News, Shopping, and more...

[The full documentation is available here.](https://serpapi.com/search-api)

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