I don't know that you can configure it to return exactly the same results as google.com. However, you can configure it to search the whole web rather than specific sites you may provide. It's in the settings after you've completed the initial setup. That's probably as close as you're going to get.
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 May 14, 2012, at 7:18 AM, Enissay wrote: > Hey, thanks for you answer again :) > > I was proceeding the way you said, but it seems that there is a > required parameter cx/cref "for a search engine created with the > Google Custom Search page"... > So the question is: how to configure my custom search page to give > exactly the same results as google.com... I already tried some > settings but there still huge difference between both results ! > > On May 14, 2:07 pm, Jeremy Geerdes <[email protected]> wrote: >> To use the Custom Search API, you're going to need to first set up a Custom >> Search Engine. Then you'll need to register your project with the APIs >> Console athttp://code.google.com/apis/console. Then you'll need to use the >> console to activate the Custom Search API and obtain an API key. Finally, >> you can use the documentation >> (https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/using_rest) to familiarize >> yourself with and utilize the API. >> >> You will notice in the documentation that, among the API-specific query >> parameters, there is a fileType argument that you can use to specify pdf. >> >> 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 May 14, 2012, at 5:26 AM, Enissay wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Thanks for this explanation... I also noticed the difference between >>> the estimatedResultCount returned using the ajax api, and the results >>> returned by a standard Google search... >> >>> I would like then to use the new api to correct this, however I still >>> cannot figure out how to do this query with the new api: >>> https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/search/video?v=1.0&q=wifite... >> >>> On May 7, 5:28 am, Jeremy Geerdes <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Actually, the deprecated Web Search API does not have a hard limit on the >>>> number of queries you can submit. Rather, it utilizes a number of dynamic >>>> throttling mechanisms which are designed to thwart automated queries (e.g., >>>> robots, crawlers, etc.). These throttling mechanisms have been >>>> progressively tightened since the announcement of the APIs' deprecation, >>>> and I think it reasonable to expect that process will continue as the >>>> deprecation period continues. >> >>>> Beyond these throttling mechanisms, the API has been limited in two primary >>>> ways. First, it will only return a maximum of 64 results in most cases (100 >>>> in the event of a paid business CSE). In addition, the results which the >>>> API returns are not congruent with those returned by a standard Google >>>> search. Namely, generally speaking, a rather significant number of >>>> individual results are dropped from the result set which is actually >>>> returned. >> >>>> Each of these are limits on the API. >> >>>> jg >> >>>> On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 10:07 PM, AJOY BABY <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Yes you cam perform only 100 queries per day. For getting more results you >>>>> need to pay >> >>>>> On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Lucky <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>> is there any limit for the google deprecated web-search api? >> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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 >> >>>> -- >>>> Jeremy R. 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