Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
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Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
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Re: Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
#2https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/overview
Note: The Custom Search JSON API is closed to new customers. Vertex AI Search is a favorable alternative for searching up to 50 domains. Alternatively, if your use case necessitates full web search, contact us to express your interest in and get more information about our full web search solution.
Existing Custom Search JSON API customers have until January 1, 2027 to transition to an alternative solution.Re: Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
#3I was using it for an ai agent i built for my use as home assistant. It seems like many competing companies might be doing same.
Re: Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
#4Microsoft already did this with the Bing Search API back in August 2025, killed both the free and paid tiers with nothing that drops in to replace it.
Re: Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
#5All I'm sayin' is that Searx exists and can provide JSON.
Re: Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
#6All I'm sayin' is that Searx exists and can provide JSON.
SearX isnt developed anymore. The main dev created Hister to replace it.
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Re: Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
#8Why would they do this as AI companies and agents have driven demand for other companies to want to integrate search into their products?
Re: Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
#9Why would they do this as AI companies and agents have driven demand for other companies to want to integrate search into their products?
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Re: Google Kills Custom Search API on Jan 1, 2027
#10Why would you use AI to write this post? If you can’t bother to write it, why should I bother to read it?