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

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

# Google Patents: Search

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

GET `/v1/google-patents/search`

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `q` | string | Required | Up to 500 characters |
| `page` | integer | Optional | Any |
| `num` | integer | Optional | Any |
| `sort` | string | Optional | new, old |
| `before` | string | Optional | Any |
| `after` | string | Optional | Any |
| `country` | string | Optional | Any |
| `language` | string | Optional | Any |
| `status` | string | Optional | GRANT, APPLICATION |
| `type` | string | Optional | PATENT, DESIGN |
| `inventor` | string | Optional | Any |
| `assignee` | string | Optional | Any |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/google-patents/search?q=machine+learning" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

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