
Google Custom Search API Shutdown: What to Use Instead
Google's Custom Search JSON API closes to existing customers on January 1, 2027. The official replacement is site-restricted. Here is the real migration.
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Getting structured search results out of an API: coverage by engine, cost per call, latency, geo-targeting, and what breaks at volume.

Google's Custom Search JSON API closes to existing customers on January 1, 2027. The official replacement is site-restricted. Here is the real migration.

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