Yahoo Images Scraper API

Scrapingdog's Yahoo Images API turns any Yahoo image search into clean JSON — full-size image URLs, real pixel dimensions, thumbnails and source pages.

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GET / yahoo/images
{
  "query": "coffee",
  "total_time_taken": 1.68,
  "images_results": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "title": "Coffee beans close-up 23920415 Stock Photo at Vecteezy",
      "original": "https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/023/920/415/large_2x/coffee-beans-close-up-photo.jpg",
      "original_width": 1470,
      "original_height": 980,
      "thumbnail": "https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.pQ8cQ0yQ0m7gkE1cQe0FVgHaE7?r=0&pid=Api&h=220&P=0",
      "source": "www.vecteezy.com",
      "link": "https://www.vecteezy.com/photo/23920415-coffee-beans-close-up"
    }
  ]
}

How It Works Behind the API

</> Get
import requests

url = "https://api.scrapingdog.com/yahoo/images"

params = {
    "api_key": "APIKEY",
    "query": "coffee",
    "image_size": "large"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.json())

Yahoo Images API Response (Structured JSON Data)

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  • Image Result

    ranktitlesourcelink

  • Full-Size Image

    originaloriginal_widthoriginal_height

  • Thumbnail

    thumbnail

  • Request Meta

    querytotal_time_taken

Yahoo Images API Features That Make Scraping Easy

  • Rotating Proxy Network

    A built-in rotating proxy network changes IP addresses for every request, so Yahoo never sees a pattern worth blocking.

  • Automatic CAPTCHA Handling

    CAPTCHAs and anti-bot checks are solved on our side. You send a query and get results.

  • Full-Size Image URLs

    Every result carries a direct link to the original image on its host, not just the thumbnail Yahoo displays.

  • Real Pixel Dimensions

    original_width and original_height come back with each result, so you can filter by true size rather than guessing from a label.

  • Filter Before You Fetch

    Narrow by type, size and dominant colour, and route through a country, so you pull only the images you actually want.

  • Raw HTML On Demand

    Return the raw Yahoo HTML instead of the parsed JSON, or get both in a single response when you want to check our parsing.

What you can build with a Yahoo Images API

  • Image Datasets for AI

    Collect labelled image URLs with real dimensions to train or evaluate vision models.

  • Brand & Logo Monitoring

    Track where a brand, product or logo shows up in image search and which sites host it.

  • Visual Rank Tracking

    Follow which images rank for a term over time, and which domains keep the top slots.

  • Reverse Sourcing

    Trace an image back to the page that published it using the link on every result.

  • Creative Research

    Study the imagery competitors use for a keyword before commissioning your own.

  • Content Pipelines

    Feed image discovery into editorial and e-commerce tooling without maintaining a scraper.

Built for teams of every size and background

  • AI & ML Teams
  • SEO Specialists
  • Brand Protection Teams
  • Market Researchers
  • Content Teams
  • Data Engineers
  • Media Monitoring Teams
  • Product Managers
  • Agencies
  • Developers

Get Started with Our Yahoo Images API in Minutes

  1. 1

    Create free account

    Sign up and get free credits to start testing the Yahoo Images API.

  2. 2

    Get Your API Key

    Grab your API key from the dashboard to authenticate every call to /yahoo/images.

  3. 3

    Send Your First Request

    Call /yahoo/images with a query, adding filters like image_size or image_color to narrow it.

  4. 4

    Receive Structured Data

    Get an images_results array, each entry carrying its full-size URL and real dimensions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • A JSON object with an images_results array. Each entry carries the rank, title, a direct URL to the full-size image, its real pixel width and height, Yahoo’s thumbnail, the hosting domain and the page the image appears on.

  • Yes. Filter by image_type (photo, clipart, gif, transparent), image_size, and image_color, and pass a country to route the request through that market. Full details are in the documentation.

  • Each successful request costs 5 API credits. Failed requests are never charged.

  • Each API request consumes a certain number of credits based on the dedicated API you're using. The number of credits required per request can vary depending on the specific API you're using.

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