Google Images (via Apify) MCP server

Google Images Scraper & API: full-size image URLs

Google Images Scraper is an Apify Actor that returns Google Images results for any search: the full-size image URL, width, height and file size, thumbnail, title, source page and site, with filters for size, color, type, time and Creative Commons license, 100 images per search in seconds, at $0.25 per 1,000 images.

Price: $0.25 per 1,000 images ($0.20 on Gold and above) · Run it: https://apify.com/automationnation/google-images-scraper · Guide: https://retracn.github.io/automationnation-actors/google-images-scraper/

Quick facts

• One row per image: full-size URL, width, height, file size, thumbnail, title, page URL and site.
• Filters: size, color, type (photo, clip art, line drawing, face, animated), time and usage rights.
• 100 images per search in seconds, plain HTTP.
• Monitoring: with Only new results on, a scheduled run returns only images earlier runs didn't, e.g. to spot your products or logo on new sites.
• Price: $0.25 per 1,000 images; the free $5 monthly credit covers 20,000 images.

Example input

{
  "queries": [
    "modern kitchen"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 100
}

Run it from code

REST API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automationnation~google-images-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"queries": ["modern kitchen"], "maxResultsPerQuery": 100}'

Python — see examples/python_example.py

# pip install apify-client
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("automationnation/google-images-scraper").call(run_input={
  "queries": [
    "modern kitchen"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 100
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("title"), item.get("imageUrl"), item.get("imageWidth"), item.get("pageUrl"))

JavaScript — see examples/node_example.mjs

// npm install apify-client
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('automationnation/google-images-scraper').call({
  "queries": [
    "modern kitchen"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 100
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
for (const item of items) console.log(item.title, item.imageUrl, item.imageWidth, item.pageUrl);

Use it with AI agents (MCP)

Hosted MCP server URL (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other clients with remote MCP support):

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=automationnation/google-images-scraper

Local config for Claude Desktop / Cursor — mcp/claudedesktopconfig.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-images-scraper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server",
        "--tools",
        "automationnation/google-images-scraper"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is there a Google Images API? Google's Custom Search JSON API is closed to new customers and retires on 1 January 2027, and it returned only 10 images per request. Google Images Scraper on Apify returns up to 100 images per search as data, pay per image.

Can I filter for Creative Commons images? Yes: set Usage rights to Creative Commons. Always check the license on the source page.

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