Yahoo! Search API

/search?engine=yahoo API endpoint allows you to scrape the results from Yahoo! search engine via our SerpApi service.

Api Details

Endpoint GET https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search

Description
A user may query the following: https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search?engine=yahoo_images utilizing a GET request. Head to the playground for a live and interactive demo.

Request

HTTP Request

curl -X GET "https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search" \
  -d "engine=yahoo" \
  -d "p=Coffee" \
  -d "no_cache=false" \
  -d "api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

params = {
    "engine": "yahoo",
    "p": "Coffee",
    "no_cache": "false",
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
response = requests.get("https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search", params=params)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

const params = {
  engine: "yahoo",
  p: "Coffee",
  no_cache: "false",
  api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY"
};

axios.get("https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search", { params })
  .then(response => console.log(response.data));

GET /search?engine=yahoo&p=Coffee&no_cache=false&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY HTTP/1.1
Host: serpapi.abcproxy.com

<?php
$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();
$response = $client->get('https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search', [
    'query' => [
        'engine' => 'yahoo',
        'p' => 'Coffee',
        'no_cache' => 'false',
        'api_key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY'
    ]
]);
echo $response->getBody();

package main

import (
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
    "log"
)

func main() {
    client := &http.Client{}
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search", nil)
    
    q := req.URL.Query()
    q.Add("engine", "yahoo")
    q.Add("p", "Coffee")
    q.Add("no_cache", "false")
    q.Add("api_key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    req.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()

    resp, _ := client.Do(req)
    body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    log.Println(string(body))
}

using System;
using System.Net.Http;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        var client = new HttpClient();
        var query = System.Web.HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);
        query["engine"] = "yahoo";
        query["p"] = "Coffee";
        query["no_cache"] = "false";
        query["api_key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY";
        
        var response = await client.GetAsync(
            $"https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search?{query}"
        );
        Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
    }
}

import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String url = "https://serpapi.abcproxy.com/search" +
            "?engine=yahoo" +
            "&p=Coffee" +
            "&no_cache=false" +
            "&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY";
        
        HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(url).openConnection();
        conn.setRequestMethod("GET");
        
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
            new InputStreamReader(conn.getInputStream())
        );
        String response = in.lines().collect(Collectors.joining());
        System.out.println(response);
    }
}

Parameters

Search Query

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

p

string

Yes

Parameter defines the search query. You can use anything that you would use in a regular Yahoo! search.

coffee

Localization

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

yahoo_domain

string

Parameter defines the Yahoo! domain to use.

fr.search.yahoo.com

vc

string

Parameter defines the country to use for the Yahoo! search. It's a two-letter country code.

uk

vl

string

Parameter defines language to limit the search to.

lang_fr

Pagination

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

b

int

Yes

Parameter defines the result offset. It skips the given number of results. It's used for pagination.

1

Advanced Filters

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

vm

string

Parameter controls the offset of the organic results. This parameter defaults to 1.

1

vs

string

Parameter controls the number of results per page. This parameter is only a suggestion and might not reflect the returned results.

100

vf

string

all formats or specific file format like pdf or txt. You can check a full list of supported Yahoo! file formats.

fr2

string

Parameter is responsible for rendering positions and expansions for some elements.

d

string

Parameter specifies the destination for related topics. By including a unique identifier for the destination page, this parameter directs users to specific content related to their search query, providing them with more targeted results.

Serpapi Parameters

Name

Type

Required

Description

Example

engine

string

Yes

Set parameter to yahoo to use the Yahoo! API engine.

yahoo

no_cache

boolean

Parameter will force SerpApi to fetch the Google Patents results even if a cached version is already present. A cache is served only if the query and all parameters are exactly the same. Cache expires after 1h. Cached searches are free, and are not counted towards your searches per month.

true or false

api_key

string

Yes

Parameter defines the SerpApi private key to use.

YOUR_API_KEY

Response

Success 200

Response Body

{
  "code": 200,
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "yahoo",
    "no_cache": true,
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "p": "Coffee"
  },
  "search_metadata": {
    "raw_html_file": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/07df4a3eae24eaa5/c9e41136-658b-4e3e-8ea3-a3facd10b102.html",
    "xray_html_file": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/07df4a3eae24eaa5/c9e41136-658b-4e3e-8ea3-a3facd10b102.xray",
    "total_time_taken": "35.3403",
    "id": "c9e41136-658b-4e3e-8ea3-a3facd10b102",
    "json_endpoint": "https://webserp.abcproxy.com/files/07df4a3eae24eaa5/c9e41136-658b-4e3e-8ea3-a3facd10b102.json",
    "created_at": "2025-04-09 13:48:38",
    "yahoo_url": "https://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-tts&p=Coffee"
  },
  "inline_videos": {
    "items": [
      {
        "position": 1,
        "source": "YouTube",
        "duration": "5:40",
        "views": "205.7K Views",
        "title": "6 Ways Coffee Benefits Your Health | #DeepDives | Health",
        "thumbnail": "https://up.yimg.com/ib/th?id=OVP.tfP_eY_jjunmtmVuDFxipwHgFo&pid=Api&w=296&h=156&c=7&p=0&rs=1&qlt=95",
        "date": "Aug 30, 2020"
      },
      ...
    ],
    "see_more_link": "https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQA7hXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzUEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?p=Coffee&fr=fp-tts"
  },
  "knowledge_graph": {
    "profiles": [
      {
        "title": "Wiki",
        "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee"
      }
    ],
    "title": "Coffee",
    "image": "https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/KeEAFWLeg8L6OhHT.XMCZQ--~C/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2ZpPWZpdDtoPTEzMDtxPTgwO3c9MTAw/https://s.yimg.com/zb/imgv1/380d76fc-be63-3b73-9379-fdf0818cd2e2/t_500x300",
    "description": "Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted, ground coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content, but decaffeinated coffee is also commercially available. There are also various coffee substitutes. Typically served hot, coffee has the highest sales in the world market for hot drinks.  Wikipedia ",
    "description_link": {
      "title": "Wikipedia",
      "link": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee"
    }
  },
  "related_trending_searches": {
    "title": "Coffee",
    "bottom": [
      {
        "position": 1,
        "link": "https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQ6rdXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzMEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?ei=UTF-8&p=Organic+coffee&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Aw%2Cpos%3A0%2Cm%3AsingleCarousel%2Cct%3ACoffee&fr=fp-tts",
        "thumbnail": "https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/0Ufm.VAgBIOmid90dOliPw--~C/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2ZpPWZpbGw7aD0yMzI7cHhvZmY9NTA7cHlvZmY9NTA7cT04MDt3PTIzMg--/https://s.yimg.com/pv/static/shopping/img/1707203373677/coffee-Organic.jpg?v=15",
        "snippet": "Organic"
      },
      ...
    ]
  },
  "trending_searches": [
    {
      "title": "Donald Trump",
      "link": "https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQKbhXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?ei=UTF-8&p=Donald+Trump&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Aw%2Cm%3Atn%2Cct%3Aall%2Cpg%3A1%2Cstl%3Atxt%2Ckt%3Aorg%2Cb%3A&fr=fp-tts",
      "thumbnail": "https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/1mf5Zl0WkHUPS8xiSZ86Mg--~C/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2ZpPWZpbGw7aD0xNjA7cT04MDtzbT0xO3c9MzIw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/cnn_articles_875/d6db947a74cb7741235a931f6699c0f1",
      "snippet": "Trump says he’s ready to talk as new stock market losses fuel tariff chaos",
      "position": 1
    },
    ...
  ],
  "related_to_searches": [
    {
      "link": "https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQIbhXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3JlbC1lYXN0?ei=UTF-8&p=coffee+shops+near+me&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Aw%2Cm%3Aat-e%2Cct%3Agossip&fr=fp-tts",
      "position": 1,
      "title": "coffee shops near me"
    },
    ...
  ],
  "related_questions": [
    {
      "title": "Which coffee maker makes the best drip coffee?",
      "link": "https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQ8LdXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzQEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?ei=UTF-8&p=Which+coffee+maker+makes+the+best+drip+coffee%3F&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Aw%2Cm%3AnuwaPeopleAlsoAsk&fr=fp-tts"
    },
    ...
  ],
  "organic_results": [
    {
      "snippet": "Jan 17, 2025 ·   From lavender-flavored lattes to single-origin pour-overs, here are our favorite coffee shops across L.A. In the last few years, L.A.’s coffee culture has blossomed into a sprawling, diverse... ",
      "snippet_highlighted_words": [
        "coffee ",
        "coffee "
      ],
      "favicon": "https://s.yimg.com/pv/static/search_favicon/images/32x32_fefaa30d76b9a1ca.png",
      "origin_site": "Time Out",
      "images": [
        {
          "link": "https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQ3LdXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny?ei=UTF-8&p=The+27+best+coffee+shops+in+Los+Angeles+-+Time+Out&fr=fp-tts&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fview%3DdetailV2%26ccid%3DUki3pBBi%26id%3DD5C7D2BDBE3CCCEBE30B284F17036031B9711109%26thid%3DOIP.Uki3pBBiF_y8KXSNFkLyXgHaFj%26mediaurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fmedia.timeout.com%2Fimages%2F106155159%2F1372%2F1029%2Fimage.jpg%26q%3DCoffee%26ck%3DB891EEB77887D5ED0E48748A8869A8AC%26idpp%3Drc%26idpview%3Dsingleimage%26form%3Drc2idp&name=Coffee1&turl=https%3A%2F%2Fsp.yimg.com%2Fib%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.Uki3pBBiF_y8KXSNFkLyXgHaFj%26pid%3DApi%26w%3D148%26h%3D148%26c%3D7%26rs%3D1&tt=Coffee1&sigit=.LVY_r8tkP6G&sigi=4wm0YLHbynf2&sign=or2mgQYzDrKi&sigt=or2mgQYzDrKi",
          "thumbnail": "https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=OIP.Uki3pBBiF_y8KXSNFkLyXgHaFj&pid=Api&w=148&h=148&c=7&rs=1"
        },
        ...
      ],
      "position": 1,
      "title": "The 27 best coffee shops in Los Angeles - Time Out",
      "url": "https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/restaurants/the-best-coffee-shops-in-los-angeles"
    },
    ...
  ],
  "inline_images": {
    "items": [
      {
        "thumbnail": "https://up.yimg.com/ib/th?id=OIP.Re7WHLgpMU2E8obQUJb-TAAAAA&pid=Api&rs=1&c=1&qlt=95&w=66&h=99",
        "link": "https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQ4rdXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?ei=UTF-8&p=Coffee&fr=fp-tts&th=710&tw=474&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-U2uqPh7hw0U%2FUHNEoLahrPI%2FAAAAAAAAAv8%2FbuuzujhKZkY%2Fs1600%2Fcoffee.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbellevueclub.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F10%2Fcoffees-health-benefitsand-how-to-taste.html&size=191KB&name=Bellevue+Club%3A+Coffee%27s+Health+Benefits...and+How+to+Taste+It%21&oid=1&h=710&w=474&turl=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.Re7WHLgpMU2E8obQUJb-TAAAAA%26pid%3DApi&tt=Bellevue+Club%3A+Coffee%27s+Health+Benefits...and+How+to+Taste+It%21&sigr=rnAAVwMciMuZ&sigit=M0AeHccPrzKD&sigi=AqnI4YQ6m2u2&sign=fe5IlTuhTrog&sigt=fe5IlTuhTrog"
      },
      ...
    ],
    "see_more_link": "https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQ57dXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?p=Coffee&fr=fp-tts"
  },
  "related_searches": {
    "bottom": [
      {
        "query": "coffee shops near me",
        "link": "https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQBrhXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3JlbC1ib3Q-?ei=UTF-8&p=coffee+shops+near+me&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Aw%2Cm%3Ars-bottom%2Cct%3Agossip&fr=fp-tts"
      },
      ...
    ]
  },
  "pagination": {
    "current": "1",
    "next": "https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQErhXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BhZ2luYXRpb24-?ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-tts&p=Coffee&b=8&pz=7&bct=0&xargs=0",
    "other_pages": [
      {
        "2": "https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQDrhXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BhZ2luYXRpb24-?ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-tts&p=Coffee&b=8&pz=7&bct=0&xargs=0"
      },
      {
        "3": "https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQD7hXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BhZ2luYXRpb24-?ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-tts&p=Coffee&b=15&pz=7&bct=0&xargs=0"
      },
      {
        "4": "https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQELhXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BhZ2luYXRpb24-?ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-tts&p=Coffee&b=22&pz=7&bct=0&xargs=0"
      },
      {
        "5": "https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr98ZjwbPNnizsQEbhXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BhZ2luYXRpb24-?ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-tts&p=Coffee&b=29&pz=7&bct=0&xargs=0"
      }
    ]
  },
  ...
}

Response Fields

Field

Type

Description

search_parameters

object

Contains query parameters and search context

search_metadata

object

Contains timing and status information

search_information

object

General search stats and metadata

organic_results

object[]

Main search results (websites/articles)

inline_images

object

Image results displayed inline

inline_videos

object

Video results displayed inline

ads_results

object[]

Error Responses

Common Errors

HTTP Status

Error Code

Description

200

400

API Key can not be empty

200

401

Param error

200

402

API Key error

200

403

Insufficient Balance

200

404

Deduction failed

200

405

Failed to record usage count

200

406

Unsupported engine

200

407

Network error

200

408

File not found

200

409

Limit param error

200

410

Build url error

200

411

Failed to QueryRecentRecord

200

412

Failed to find json

200

413

Get html error

200

414

HTML is empty

200

429

Too many request

Error Example

{
  "code": 400,
  "message": "API Key can not be empty"
}

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