This module for Node.js helps searching images using Google Images. It provides just one method, search, simplicity FTW.

$ npm install google-images --save

Note: You'll need to set up your own Google Custom Search Engine to search for images.

const googleImages = require('google-images');

let client = googleImages('CSE ID', 'API KEY');

client.search('Steve Angello')
	.then(function (images) {
		/*
		[{
			"url": "http://steveangello.com/boss.jpg",
			"type": "image/jpeg",
			"width": 1024,
			"height": 768,
			"size": 102451,
			"thumbnail": {
				"url": "http://steveangello.com/thumbnail.jpg",
				"width": 512,
				"height": 512
			}
		}]
		 */
	});

// paginate results
client.search('Steve Angello', {
	page: 2
});

// search for certain size
client.search('Steve Angello', {
	size: 'large'
});

Google deprecated their public Google Images API, so to search for images you need to sign up for Google Custom Search Engine. Here are the steps you need to do:

You can do this here: https://cse.google.com/cse.

Do not specify any sites to search but instead use the "Restrict Pages using Schema.org Types" under the "Advanced options". For the most inclusive set, use the Schema: Thing. Make a note of the CSE ID.

In your search engine settings, enable "Image search":

Register a new app and enable Google Custom Search Engine API here: Google Developers Console. Make a note of the API key.

$ npm test

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