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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": "0.1.20220104",
  "status_code": 20000,
  "status_message": "Ok.",
  "time": "14.2469 sec.",
  "cost": 0.006,
  "tasks_count": 1,
  "tasks_error": 0,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "01132007-1535-0139-0000-7b275022ce6d",
      "status_code": 20000,
      "status_message": "Ok.",
      "time": "14.1495 sec.",
      "cost": 0.006,
      "result_count": 1,
      "path": [
        "v3",
        "serp",
        "google",
        "news",
        "live",
        "advanced"
      ],
      "data": {
        "api": "serp",
        "function": "live",
        "se": "google",
        "se_type": "news",
        "language_name": "English",
        "location_name": "United States",
        "keyword": "android",
        "calculate_rectangles": true,
        "device": "desktop",
        "os": "windows"
      },
      "result": [
        {
          "keyword": "android",
          "type": "news",
          "se_domain": "google.com",
          "location_code": 2840,
          "language_code": "en",
          "check_url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=android&num=100&hl=en&gl=US&gws_rd=cr&tbm=nws&uule=w+CAIQIFISCQs2MuSEtepUEUK33kOSuTsc&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8",
          "datetime": "2022-01-13 18:07:52 +00:00",
          "spell": null,
          "item_types": [
            "news_search",
            "top_stories"
          ],
          "se_results_count": 771000000,
          "items_count": 100,
          "items": [
            {
              "type": "news_search",
              "rank_group": 1,
              "rank_absolute": 1,
              "xpath": "/html[1]/body[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]",
              "domain": "www.eff.org",
              "title": "VICTORY: Google Releases “disable 2g” Feature for New Android Smartphones",
              "url": "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/victory-google-releases-disable-2g-feature-new-android-smartphones",
              "image_url": "https://api.dataforseo.com/cdn/i/01132007-1535-0139-0000-7b275022ce6d:0",
              "snippet": "Last year Google quietly pushed a new feature to its Android operating \nsystem allowing users to optionally disable 2G at the modem level in...",
              "time_published": null,
              "timestamp": "2022-01-12 22:07:51 +00:00",
              "rectangle": {
                "x": 180,
                "y": 182,
                "width": 652,
                "height": 178
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "top_stories",
              "rank_group": 1,
              "rank_absolute": 2,
              "position": "left",
              "xpath": "/html[1]/body[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/g-section-with-header[1]",
              "title": "Nvidia's Shield TVs get Android 11 upgrade",
              "items": [
                {
                  "type": "top_stories_element",
                  "source": "The Verge",
                  "domain": "www.theverge.com",
                  "title": "The Nvidia Shield is getting Android 11 and other upgrades",
                  "date": "1 day ago",
                  "amp_version": false,
                  "timestamp": "2022-01-12 18:07:51 +00:00",
                  "url": "https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/12/22880057/nvidia-shield-android-11-update-set-top-box-streaming"
                },
                {
                  "type": "top_stories_element",
                  "source": "PC Gamer",
                  "domain": "www.pcgamer.com",
                  "title": "Nvidia Shield Android 11 update brings improved 4k streaming and gaming",
                  "date": "10 hours ago",
                  "amp_version": false,
                  "timestamp": "2022-01-13 08:07:51 +00:00",
                  "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-shield-android-11-update-brings-improved-4k-streaming-and-gaming/"
                },
                {
                  "type": "top_stories_element",
                  "source": "Gizmodo",
                  "domain": "gizmodo.com",
                  "title": "Nvidia Shield TVs Are Getting a Long-Awaited Update, but Not Android 12",
                  "date": "1 day ago",
                  "amp_version": false,
                  "timestamp": "2022-01-12 18:07:51 +00:00",
                  "url": "https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-shield-tvs-are-getting-a-long-awaited-update-bu-1848342653"
                }
              ],
              "rectangle": {
                "x": 180,
                "y": 376,
                "width": 652,
                "height": 325
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "news_search",
              "rank_group": 2,
              "rank_absolute": 3,
              "xpath": "/html[1]/body[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]",
              "domain": "www.cnet.com",
              "title": "Nvidia's GeForce Now service can stream Fortnite on iPhone and Android",
              "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/nvidias-geforce-now-service-can-stream-fortnite-on-iphone-and-android/",
              "image_url": "https://api.dataforseo.com/cdn/i/01132007-1535-0139-0000-7b275022ce6d:1",
              "snippet": "The game streaming service, offered by chipmaker Nvidia, has new touch \ncontrols to make it easier to play the game too.",
              "time_published": null,
              "timestamp": "2022-01-13 17:07:51 +00:00",
              "rectangle": {
                "x": 180,
                "y": 729,
                "width": 652,
                "height": 178
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "top_stories",
              "rank_group": 2,
              "rank_absolute": 4,
              "position": "left",
              "xpath": "/html[1]/body[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[10]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/g-section-with-header[2]",
              "title": "News about Android",
              "items": [
                {
                  "type": "top_stories_element",
                  "source": "Ars Technica",
                  "domain": "arstechnica.com",
                  "title": "After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful",
                  "date": "2 days ago",
                  "amp_version": false,
                  "timestamp": "2022-01-11 18:07:51 +00:00",
                  "url": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/after-ruining-android-messaging-google-says-imessage-is-too-powerful/"
                },
                {
                  "type": "top_stories_element",
                  "source": "How-To Geek",
                  "domain": "www.howtogeek.com",
                  "title": "Watch Out for Wordle Scams on iPhone and Android",
                  "date": "1 day ago",
                  "amp_version": false,
                  "timestamp": "2022-01-12 18:07:51 +00:00",
                  "url": "https://www.howtogeek.com/779288/watch-out-for-wordle-scams-on-iphone-and-android/"
                },
                {
                  "type": "top_stories_element",
                  "source": "Android Police",
                  "domain": "www.androidpolice.com",
                  "title": "Apple’s leaked take on the punch-hole camera would make it stand out from \nthe Android crowd once again",
                  "date": "4 hours ago",
                  "amp_version": false,
                  "timestamp": "2022-01-13 14:07:51 +00:00",
                  "url": "https://www.androidpolice.com/apples-leaked-take-on-the-punch-hole-camera-would-make-it-stand-out-from-the-android-crowd-once-again/"
                }
              ],
              "rectangle": {
                "x": 180,
                "y": 923,
                "width": 652,
                "height": 325
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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
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
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://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%20rank%20tracker%20api&hl=en&gl=GB&uule=w+CAIQIFISCXXeIa8LoNhHEZkq1d1aOpZS
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,radius” format
the maximum number of decimal digits for “latitude” and “longitude”: 7
the minimum value for “radius”: 199.9 (mm)
the maximum value for “radius”: 199999 (mm)
example:
53.476225,-2.243572,200
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
os string device operating system
optional field
note that this API provides results for desktop only
choose from the following values: windows, macos
default value: windows
calculate_rectangles boolean calcualte pixel rankings for SERP elements in advanced results
optional field
pixel ranking refers to the distance between the result snippet and top left corner of the screen;
Visit Help Center to learn more>>
by default, the parameter is set to false
Note: if set to true, the charge per task will be multiplied by 2
browser_screen_width integer browser screen width
optional field
you can set a custom browser screen width to calculate pixel rankings for a particular device;
by default, the parameter is set to 1920;
Note: to use this parameter, set calculate_rectangles to true
browser_screen_height integer browser screen height
optional field
you can set a custom browser screen height to calculate pixel rankings for a particular device;
by default, the parameter is set to 1080;
Note: to use this parameter, set calculate_rectangles to true
browser_screen_resolution_ratio integer browser screen resolution ratio
optional field
you can set a custom browser screen resolution ratio to calculate pixel rankings for a particular device;
by default, the parameter is set to 1;
Note: to use this parameter, set calculate_rectangles to true
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_param string additional parameters of the search query
optional field
Get the list of available parameters and additional details here.

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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 accurate results
            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:
top_stories, news_search
            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 News’ SERP element
                type string type of element = ‘news_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
                xpath string the XPath of the element
                domain string domain name of the result in SERP
                title string title of the result in SERP
                url string URL of the result in SERP
                image_url string URL of the image
the URL leading to the image on the original resource or DataForSEO storage (in case the original source is not available)
                snippet string snippet of the result in SERP
                time_published string indicates the time the news article was published
                timestamp string date and time when the news was published
in the format “year-month-date:minutes:UTC_difference_hours:UTC_difference_minutes”
example:
2019-11-15 12:57:46 +00:00
                rectangle object rectangle parameters
contains cartesian coordinates and pixel dimensions of the result’s snippet in SERP
equals null if calculate_rectangles in the POST request is not set to true
                    x float x-axis coordinate
x-axis coordinate of the top-left corner of the result’s snippet, where top-left corner of the screen is the origin
                    y float y-axis coordinate
y-axis coordinate of the top-left corner of the result’s snippet, where top-left corner of the screen is the origin
                    width float width of the element in pixels
                    height float height of the element in pixels
            ‘Top Stories’ SERP element
                type string type of element = ‘top_stories’
                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
                position string the alignment of the element in SERP
can take the following values:
left
                xpath string the XPath of the element
                title string title of the result in SERP
                items array additional items present in the element
if there are none, equals null
                    type string type of element = ‘top_stories_element
                    source string name of the news source
                    domain string domain name of the news source
                    title string news title
                    date string time of publishing
the approximate time when the news article appeared online
example:
"23 hours ago"
                    amp_version boolean amp version available
indicates whether the AMP version of the webpage is available
                    timestamp string date and time when the news was published
in the format “year-month-date:minutes:UTC_difference_hours:UTC_difference_minutes”
example:
2019-11-15 12:57:46 +00:00
                    url string URL of the result in SERP
                rectangle object rectangle parameters
contains cartesian coordinates and pixel dimensions of the result’s snippet in SERP
equals null if calculate_rectangles in the POST request is not set to true
                    x float x-axis coordinate
x-axis coordinate of the top-left corner of the result’s snippet, where top-left corner of the screen is the origin
                    y float y-axis coordinate
y-axis coordinate of the top-left corner of the result’s snippet, where top-left corner of the screen is the origin
                    width float width of the element in pixels
                    height float height of the element in pixels

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