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Live {{up_se_name}} {{up_se_type}} SERP provides real-time data on top 100 search engine results for the specified keyword, search engine, and location.

Instead of ‘login’ and ‘password’ use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-dashboard

<?php
// You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/php/php_RestClient.zip
require('RestClient.php');
$api_url = 'https://api.dataforseo.com/';
try {
	// Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-dashboard
	$client = new RestClient($api_url, null, 'login', 'password');
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
	echo "\n";
	print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}\n";
	print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}\n";
	print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}\n";
	print  $e->getTraceAsString();
	echo "\n";
	exit();
}
$post_array = array();
// You can set only one task at a time
$post_array[] = array(
	"language_code" => "en",
	"location_code" => 2840,
	"keyword" => mb_convert_encoding("albert einstein", "UTF-8")
);
try {
	// POST /v3/serp/{{low_se_name}}/{{low_se_type}}/live/advanced
	// in addition to '{{low_se_name}}' and '{{low_se_type}}' you can also set other search engine and type parameters
	// the full list of possible parameters is available in documentation
	$result = $client->post('/v3/serp/{{low_se_name}}/{{low_se_type}}/live/advanced', $post_array);
	print_r($result);
	// do something with post result
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
	echo "\n";
	print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}\n";
	print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}\n";
	print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}\n";
	print  $e->getTraceAsString();
	echo "\n";
}
$client = null;
?>

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

{
  "version": "0.1.20230705",
  "status_code": 20000,
  "status_message": "Ok.",
  "time": "4.0977 sec.",
  "cost": 0.002,
  "tasks_count": 1,
  "tasks_error": 0,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "08021555-1535-0139-0000-462b80e927f7",
      "status_code": 20000,
      "status_message": "Ok.",
      "time": "4.0299 sec.",
      "cost": 0.002,
      "result_count": 1,
      "path": [
        "v3",
        "serp",
        "google",
        "maps",
        "live",
        "advanced"
      ],
      "data": {
        "api": "serp",
        "function": "live",
        "se": "google",
        "se_type": "maps",
        "language_code": "en",
        "location_code": 2840,
        "keyword": "albert einstein",
        "depth": 3,
        "device": "desktop",
        "os": "windows"
      },
      "result": [
        {
          "keyword": "albert einstein",
          "type": "maps",
          "se_domain": "google.com",
          "location_code": 2840,
          "language_code": "en",
          "check_url": "https://google.com/maps/search/albert+einstein/@37.09024,-95.712891,4z?hl=en&gl=US&uule=w+CAIQIFISCQs2MuSEtepUEUK33kOSuTsc",
          "datetime": "2023-08-02 12:55:43 +00:00",
          "spell": null,
          "item_types": [
            "maps_search"
          ],
          "se_results_count": 0,
          "items_count": 3,
          "items": [
            {
              "type": "maps_search",
              "rank_group": 1,
              "rank_absolute": 1,
              "domain": null,
              "title": "Albert Einstein Statue",
              "url": null,
              "contact_url": null,
              "rating": null,
              "rating_distribution": null,
              "snippet": "6700 NW 35th St, Bethany, OK 73008",
              "address": "6700 NW 35th St, Bethany, OK 73008",
              "address_info": {
                "borough": "Central Oklahoma City",
                "address": "6700 NW 35th St",
                "city": "Bethany",
                "zip": "73008",
                "region": "Oklahoma",
                "country_code": "US"
              },
              "place_id": "ChIJSe0feYkFsocRajueupcvpas",
              "phone": null,
              "main_image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOfM59_liNdL9hmEDbU0_K1uTSv4psbY7rY2bAj=w408-h541-k-no",
              "total_photos": 12,
              "category": "Tourist attraction",
              "additional_categories": null,
              "category_ids": [
                "tourist_attraction"
              ],
              "work_hours": {
                "timetable": null,
                "current_status": "close"
              },
              "feature_id": "0x87b20589791fed49:0xaba52f97ba9e3b6a",
              "cid": "12368344280360434538",
              "latitude": 35.5064351,
              "longitude": -97.6317255,
              "is_claimed": false,
              "local_justifications": null,
              "is_directory_item": false,
              "price_level": null,
              "hotel_rating": null
            },
            {
              "type": "maps_search",
              "rank_group": 2,
              "rank_absolute": 2,
              "domain": "www.nasonline.org",
              "title": "Albert Einstein Memorial",
              "url": "http://www.nasonline.org/about-nas/visiting-nas/nas-building/the-einstein-memorial.html",
              "contact_url": null,
              "rating": {
                "rating_type": "Max5",
                "value": 4.7,
                "votes_count": 1283,
                "rating_max": null
              },
              "rating_distribution": {
                "1": 4,
                "2": 8,
                "3": 51,
                "4": 194,
                "5": 1026
              },
              "snippet": "2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20418",
              "address": "2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20418",
              "address_info": {
                "borough": "Northwest Washington",
                "address": "2101 Constitution Ave. NW",
                "city": "Washington",
                "zip": "20418",
                "region": "District of Columbia",
                "country_code": "US"
              },
              "place_id": "ChIJJZaaKqm3t4kRbBG17Vcv8Rg",
              "phone": null,
              "main_image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPyOiGml7eII8LgiYGtPh4wzI7g8GP3fZ9Hzsy8=w408-h306-k-no",
              "total_photos": 2501,
              "category": "Sculpture",
              "additional_categories": [
                "Monument"
              ],
              "category_ids": [
                "sculpture",
                "monument"
              ],
              "work_hours": {
                "timetable": {
                  "sunday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "monday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "tuesday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "wednesday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "thursday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "friday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "saturday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 0,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "current_status": "open"
              },
              "feature_id": "0x89b7b7a92a9a9625:0x18f12f57edb5116c",
              "cid": "1797269780994265452",
              "latitude": 38.8924028,
              "longitude": -77.0484139,
              "is_claimed": false,
              "local_justifications": null,
              "is_directory_item": false,
              "price_level": null,
              "hotel_rating": null
            },
            {
              "type": "maps_search",
              "rank_group": 3,
              "rank_absolute": 3,
              "domain": "www.alberteinsteingroup.com",
              "title": "The Albert Einstein Group, Inc.",
              "url": "http://www.alberteinsteingroup.com/",
              "contact_url": null,
              "rating": {
                "rating_type": "Max5",
                "value": 4,
                "votes_count": 4,
                "rating_max": null
              },
              "rating_distribution": {
                "1": 1,
                "2": 0,
                "3": 0,
                "4": 0,
                "5": 3
              },
              "snippet": "8710 Converse Business Cir, Converse, TX 78109",
              "address": "8710 Converse Business Cir, Converse, TX 78109",
              "address_info": {
                "borough": "Northeast Side",
                "address": "8710 Converse Business Cir",
                "city": "Converse",
                "zip": "78109",
                "region": "Texas",
                "country_code": "US"
              },
              "place_id": "ChIJ5QKOJR6KXIYRm3-tvYC0RuE",
              "phone": "+1833-463-3325",
              "main_image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMwYCFGMituQ_CohAgfNF6pQPNjt-b-FR96b7xc=w416-h240-k-no",
              "total_photos": 18,
              "category": "Business to business service",
              "additional_categories": null,
              "category_ids": [
                "business_to_business_service"
              ],
              "work_hours": {
                "timetable": {
                  "sunday": null,
                  "monday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 8,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 17,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "tuesday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 8,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 17,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "wednesday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 8,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 17,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "thursday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 8,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 17,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "friday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 8,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 17,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ],
                  "saturday": [
                    {
                      "open": {
                        "hour": 8,
                        "minute": 0
                      },
                      "close": {
                        "hour": 12,
                        "minute": 0
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "current_status": "close"
              },
              "feature_id": "0x865c8a1e258e02e5:0xe146b480bdad7f9b",
              "cid": "16232860371934609307",
              "latitude": 29.515755199999997,
              "longitude": -98.3017169,
              "is_claimed": true,
              "local_justifications": null,
              "is_directory_item": false,
              "price_level": null,
              "hotel_rating": null
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

All POST data should be sent in the JSON format (UTF-8 encoding). The task setting is done using the POST method. When setting a task, you should send all task parameters in the task array of the generic POST array. You can send up to 2000 API calls per minute, each Live SERP API call can contain only one task.

Below you will find a detailed description of the fields you can use for setting a task.

Description of the fields for setting a task:

Field name Type Description
url string direct URL of the search query
optional field
you can specify a direct URL and we will sort it out to the necessary fields. Note that this method is the most difficult for our API to process and also requires you to specify the exact language and location in the URL. In most cases, we wouldn’t recommend using this method.
example:
https://google.com/maps/search/pizza/@37.09024,-95.712891,4z
keyword string keyword
required field
you can specify up to 700 symbols in the keyword field
all %## will be decoded (plus symbol ‘+’ will be decoded to a space character)
if you need to use the “%” symbol for your keyword, please specify it as “%25”;
if you need to use the “+” symbol for your keyword, please specify it as “%2B”;
if this field contains such parameters as ‘allinanchor:’, ‘allintext:’, ‘allintitle:’, ‘allinurl:’, ‘define:’, ‘filetype:’, ‘id:’, ‘inanchor:’, ‘info:’, ‘intext:’, ‘intitle:’, ‘inurl:’, ‘link:’, ‘related:’, ‘site:’, the charge per task will be multiplied by 5
Note: queries containing the ‘cache:’ parameter are not supported and will return a validation error
location_name string full name of search engine location
required field if you don’t specify location_code or location_coordinate
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_code or location_coordinate
you can receive the list of available locations of the search engine with their location_name by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/{{low_se_name}}/locations
example:
London,England,United Kingdom
location_code integer search engine location code
required field if you don’t specify location_name or location_coordinate
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_name or location_coordinate
you can receive the list of available locations of the search engines with their location_code by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/{{low_se_name}}/locations
example:
2840
location_coordinate string GPS coordinates of a location
required field if you don’t specify location_name or location_code
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify location_name or location_code
location_coordinate parameter should be specified in the “latitude,longitude,zoom” format
if “zoom” is not specified, 17z will be applied as a default value
the maximum number of decimal digits for “latitude” and “longitude”: 7
the minimum value for “zoom”: 3z
the maximum value for “zoom”: 21z
example:
52.6178549,-155.352142,20z
language_name string full name of search engine language
required field if you don’t specify language_code
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify language_code
you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their language_name by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/{{low_se_name}}/languages
example:
English
language_code string search engine language code
required field if you don’t specify language_name
if you use this field, you don’t need to specify language_name
you can receive the list of available languages of the search engine with their language_code by making a separate request to the https://api.dataforseo.com/v3/serp/{{low_se_name}}/languages
example:
en
device string device type
optional field
can take the values:desktop, mobile
default value: desktop
note: for mobile device, only 20 results are returned for every SERP
os string device operating system
optional field
if you specify desktop in the device field, choose from the following values: windows, macos
default value: windows
if you specify mobile in the device field, choose from the following values: android, ios
default value: android
se_domain string search engine domain
optional field
we choose the relevant search engine domain automatically according to the location and language you specify
however, you can set a custom search engine domain in this field
example:
google.co.uk, google.com.au, google.de, etc.
depth integer parsing depth
optional field
number of results in SERP
default value: 100
max value: 700
Note: your account will be billed per each SERP containing up to 100 results;
thus, setting a depth above 100 may result in additional charges if the search engine returns more than 100 results;
if the specified depth is higher than the number of results in the response, the difference will be refunded automatically to your account balance
max_crawl_pages integer page crawl limit
optional field
number of search results pages to crawl
max value: 100
Note: the max_crawl_pages and depth parameters complement each other;
learn more at our help center
search_this_area boolean search this area
optional field
can take the values:true, false
default value: true

if set to false, the search_this_area mode will be turned off

Note: if the search_this_area mode is turned off, Google Maps listings might contain results beyond the displayed area

search_places boolean search places mode
optional field
the search places mode allows to obtain Google Maps results on a certain place (e.g., Apple Store in New York)
however, due to the pecularities of our data mining algorithm, this mode might interfere with some local-intent queries – and display results for a location that is different from that specified in the request;
to prevent this interference and obtain correct results for keywords with local intent you may set this parameter to false;

default value: true
Note: if the search_places mode is turned off and no results were found in the search area, the results array will be empty

tag string user-defined task identifier
optional field
the character limit is 255
you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result
you will find the specified tag value in the data object of the response


‌‌As a response of the API server, you will receive JSON-encoded data containing a tasks array with the information specific to the set tasks.

Description of the fields in the results array:

Field name Type Description
version string the current version of the API
status_code integer general status code
you can find the full list of the response codes here
Note: we strongly recommend designing a necessary system for handling related exceptional or error conditions
status_message string general informational message
you can find the full list of general informational messages here
time string execution time, seconds
cost float total tasks cost, USD
tasks_count integer the number of tasks in the tasks array
tasks_error integer the number of tasks in the tasks array returned with an error
tasks array array of tasks
        id string task identifier
unique task identifier in our system in the UUID format
        status_code integer status code of the task
generated by DataForSEO; can be within the following range: 10000-60000
you can find the full list of the response codes here
        status_message string informational message of the task
you can find the full list of general informational messages here
        time string execution time, seconds
        cost float cost of the task, USD
        result_count integer number of elements in the result array
        path array URL path
        data object contains the same parameters that you specified in the POST request
        result array array of results
            keyword string keyword received in a POST array
the keyword is returned with decoded %## (plus symbol ‘+’ will be decoded to a space character)
            type string search engine type in a POST array
            se_domain string search engine domain in a POST array
            location_code integer location code in a POST array
            language_code string language code in a POST array
            check_url string direct URL to search engine results
you can use it to make sure that we provided exact results
Note: to check location-specific results, follow the provided check url, scroll up and down, then click the “Search this area” button
            datetime string date and time when the result was received
in the UTC format: “yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss +00:00”
example:
2019-11-15 12:57:46 +00:00
            spell object autocorrection of the search engine
if the search engine provided results for a keyword that was corrected, we will specify the keyword corrected by the search engine and the type of autocorrection
                keyword string keyword obtained as a result of search engine autocorrection
the results will be provided for the corrected keyword
                type string type of autocorrection
possible values:
did_you_mean, showing_results_for, no_results_found_for, including_results_for
            item_types array types of search results in SERP
contains types of search results (items) found in SERP.
possible item types:
maps_search, maps_paid_item
            se_results_count integer total number of results in SERP
            items_count integer the number of results returned in the items array
            items array elements of search results found in SERP
            ‘Google Maps’ SERP element
                type string type of element = ‘maps_search’
                rank_group integer group rank in SERP
position within a group of elements with identical type values
positions of elements with different type values are omitted from rank_group
                rank_absolute integer absolute rank in SERP
absolute position among all the elements in SERP
                domain string domain in the SERP element
                title string title of the result in SERP
                url string relevant URL in SERP
                contact_url string URL of the preferred contact page
                rating object the element’s rating
the popularity rate based on reviews and displayed in SERP
                    rating_type string the type of rating
here you can find the following elements: Max5, Percents, CustomMax
                    value integer the value of the rating
                    votes_count integer the amount of feedback
                    rating_max integer the maximum value for a rating_type
                rating_distribution object the distribution of ratings of the business entity
the object displays the number of 1-star to 5-star ratings, as reviewed by users
                    1 integer the number of 1-star ratings
                    2 integer the number of 2-star ratings
                    3 integer the number of 3-star ratings
                    4 integer the number of 4-star ratings
                    5 integer the number of 5-star ratings
                snippet string element snippet
contains the address and other information about the local establishment featured in the element
                address string address line
address of the local establishment featured in the element
                address_info object object containing address components of the local establishment
                    borough string administrative unit or district the local establishment belongs to
                    address string street address of the local establishment
                    city string name of the city where the local establishment is located
                    zip string ZIP code of the local establishment
                    region string DMA region the local establishment belongs to
                    country_code string ISO country code of the local establishment
                place_id string unique place identifier
place id of the local establishment featured in the element
                phone string phone number
phone number of the local establishment featured in the element
                main_image string URL of the main image featured in Google My Business profile
                total_photos integer total count of images featured in Google My Business profile
                category string business category
Google My Business general category that best describes the services provided by the business entity
                additional_categories array additional business categories
additional Google My Business categories that describe the services provided by the business entity in more detail
                category_ids array global category IDs
universal category IDs that do not change based on the selected country
                work_hours object open hours
information about work hours of the local establishment
                   timetable object work hours timetable
                     sunday array work hours on Sundays
                       open object opening time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                       close object closing time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                     monday array work hours on Mondays
                       open object opening time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                       close object closing time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                     tuesday array work hours on Tuesdays
                       open object opening time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                       close object closing time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                     wednesday array work hours on Wednesdays
                       open object opening time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                       close object closing time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                     thursday array work hours on Thursdays
                       open object opening time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                       close object closing time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                     friday array work hours on Fridays
                       open object opening time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                       close object closing time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                     saturday array work hours on Saturday
                       open object opening time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                       close object closing time
                         hour integer hours in the 24-hour format
                         minute integer minutes
                   current_status string current status of the establishment
indicates whether the establishment is opened or closed
                feature_id string the unique identifier of the element in SERP
                cid string google-defined client id
unique id of a local establishment;
can be used with Google Reviews API to get a full list of reviews
                latitude float latitude coordinate of the local establishments in google maps
example:
"latitude": 51.584091
                longitude float longitude coordinate of the local establishment in google maps
example:
"longitude": -0.31365919999999997
                is_claimed boolean indicates whether ownership of this local establishment is claimed
                local_justifications array Google local justifications
snippets of text that “justify” why the business is showing up for search query
                   type string type of local justification
posible values:
"user_review",
"website_mention",
"menu",
"other"
                   text string text snippet of local justification
                is_directory_item boolean indicates whether this local establishment is a directory
                price_level string property price level
can take values: inexpensive, moderate, expensive, very_expensive
if there is no price level information, the value will be null
                hotel_rating integer hotel class rating
class ratings range between 1-5 stars, learn more
if there is no hotel class rating information, the value will be null
            ‘Local Search Ad’ SERP element
                type string type of element = ‘maps_paid_item’
                rank_group integer group rank in SERP
position within a group of elements with identical type values
positions of elements with different type values are omitted from rank_group
                rank_absolute integer absolute rank in SERP
absolute position among all the elements in SERP
                domain string domain in the SERP element
                title string title of the result in SERP
                url string relevant URL in SERP
                contact_url string URL of the preferred contact page
                rating object the element’s rating
the popularity rate based on reviews and displayed in SERP
                    rating_type string the type of rating
here you can find the following elements: Max5, Percents, CustomMax
                    value integer the value of the rating
                    votes_count integer the amount of feedback
                    rating_max integer the maximum value for a rating_type
                rating_distribution object the distribution of ratings of the business entity
the object displays the number of 1-star to 5-star ratings, as reviewed by users
                    1 integer the number of 1-star ratings
                    2 integer the number of 2-star ratings
                    3 integer the number of 3-star ratings
                    4 integer the number of 4-star ratings
                    5 integer the number of 5-star ratings

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