Thanks! I'm also curios about the usage limits of a deprecated API. It is really surprising to me that Google just ditched image search API without any replacement. (Bing API is a serious competition this regard.)
On Dec 13, 1:42 pm, Jeremy Geerdes <[email protected]> wrote: > The bad news is that there is currently no announced successor to the Image > Search API. The good news is that the Image Search API will continue to work, > per the API's deprecation policy. That policy basically states that Google > will maintain (which basically means they'll keep it running but not actively > develop new features) for a period of 3 years after the deprecation > announcement. (Please note that there is a caveat to this: Google can > terminate the deprecated service at any time if it unilaterally determines > that it is unreasonable to continue offering and/or supporting it. The > utilized this loophole with the Translate API, which was shut down 6 months > after the deprecation announcement. But they don't really even have to > announce the shutdown before they do it.) Since the Image Search API's > deprecation was announced in May 2011, you can generally expect that it will > continue to function in some form until May 2014. > > In other words, you can continue to use the Image Search API. > > I would also point out that the dev team has noted that they are considering > implementing the CSE's new image search functionality through the Custom > Search API. I think that is probably our best bet for a successor to the > Image Search API. > > Jeremy R. Geerdes > Generally Cool Guy > Des Moines, IA > > For more information or a project quote: > [email protected] > > If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan > Church! > > On Dec 13, 2011, at 4:41 AM, C Gábor wrote: > > > > > > > > > Since Google image search API is deprecated how on earth is it > > possible to perform image search via Goole APIs? By image search I > > mean image search only. > > > Google custom search can enable image search on an additional, > > optional tab. This is by no means equivalent. > > How can you perform image search only, i.e. display image search > > results by default (and no web search results)? > > > Neither the current custom search nor the JSON search API > > documentation enables you to perform image searches! > > > Thanks for any idea, > > Gábor > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > To view this message on the web, visit > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en_US > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] To view this message on the web, visit http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en_US For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en?hl=en
