---
title: "Google Forums API: Search | Perceptlayer"
description: "Search from Google Forums as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/google-forums/search
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [Google Forums](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/google-forums) / Search

# Google Forums: Search

Search from Google Forums as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/google-forums/search`

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | Required | Up to 2,000 characters |
| `hl` | string | Optional | Up to 2 characters |
| `gl` | string | Optional | Up to 2 characters |
| `google_domain` | string | Optional | Up to 50 characters |
| `start` | integer | Optional | Any |
| `page` | integer | Optional | Any |
| `num` | integer | Optional | Any |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/google-forums/search?query=best+mechanical+keyboard" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/google-forums?try=search#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.