jprichardson / jprichardson/node-google
(READ THIS FIRST) - Correct Way to get Google Search Results
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Description
The proper way to get Google results is to use an API key. With this module, you'll quickly run into the Google captcha issue (Google will detect an unusual amount of traffic from an IP), without using an API key.
You want to query Google directly using an API key...
https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1?key=<YOUR_GOOGLE_SEARCH_API_KEY>&q=Node JS
Get your Google Search API Key here: https://developers.google.com/custom-search/json-api/v1/overview
This is wayyyy faster too, you get raw JSON results directly from their server in one HTTP call. No time wasted on parsing HTML and if Google changes their HTML structure you are not dead in the water. Also, one less NPM repo in your codebase, better security.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
This issue is an informational recommendation rather than a scoped change, and it names no repository file or test. Read the linked Google Custom Search JSON API documentation and inspect the module entry point to determine whether an API-key-based replacement is intended. The issue does not define a verifiable done condition.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, nodejs
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100