Google Patents Detail

If you already know that you want to use Google Patents Detail, this page is the one you should read. It shows the required input, the filters you can apply, how pagination works, and what localization controls are available.

At a Glance

Field	Value
Name	Google Patents Detail
Scraper	`google_patents_detail`
Engine	`google_patents_detail`
Website	Google
Website URL	patents.google.com
Output Format	`json`
Version	`1.0.0`
Parameter Count	`1`
Parameter Groups	Search Query (1)

Request Example

This is the real request body used to validate google_patents_detail during this docs refresh. For /v1/serp, the engine field should be the engine's scraper value.

curl -X POST "https://run.xcrawl.com/v1/serp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"engine":"google_patents_detail","q":"US7654321B2"}'

Response Example

The JSON below comes from the same live response. Long strings, data URLs, and large arrays were shortened so the example stays readable.

{
  "search_metadata": {
    "cached": true,
    "created_at": "2026-03-26 08:18:26 UTC",
    "id": "01KMMKJ8Q7HX4DSZ8K9NNMPA4W",
    "json_endpoint": "https://serp.xcrawl.com/01KMMKJ8Q7HX4DSZ8K9NNMPA4W.json",
    "processed_at": "2026-03-26 08:18:26 UTC",
    "raw_html_file": "https://serp.xcrawl.com/01KMMKJ8Q7HX4DSZ8K9NNMPA4W.html",
    "status": "completed",
    "total_time_taken": 4
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "google_patents_detail",
    "q": "US7654321B2"
  },
  "total_credits_used": 1,
  "abstract": "A fluid sampling system retrieves a formation fluid sample from a formation surrounding a wellbore extending along a wellbore axis, wherein the formation has a virgin fluid and a contaminated fluid therein. The system in... [truncated, 753 chars]",
  "application_number": "US11/616,583",
  "assignees": [
    "Schlumberger Technology Corp"
  ],
  "child_applications": [
    {
      "application_number": "US12/558,060",
      "filing_date": "Formation fluid sampling apparatus and methods",
      "primary_language": "en",
      "priority_date": "2009-09-11",
      "relation_type": "Continuation",
      "representative_publication": "US7841406B2",
      "title": "2006-12-27"
    }
  ],
  "claims": [
    "1. A fluid sampling system for retrieving a formation fluid sample from a formation surrounding a wellbore extending along a wellbore axis, the formation having a virgin fluid and a contaminated fluid therein, comprising... [truncated, 2853 chars]",
    "1. A fluid sampling system for retrieving a formation fluid sample from a formation surrounding a wellbore extending along a wellbore axis, the formation having a virgin fluid and a contaminated fluid therein, comprising... [truncated, 2853 chars]",
    "2. The fluid sampling system of claim 1 , in which the inlet packer has an oval-shaped outer periphery.",
    "3. The fluid sampling system of claim 1 , in which the sample inlet assembly has a diameter, and wherein the first and second guard inlet assemblies are longitudinally spaced from the sample inlet assembly by a distance ... [truncated, 272 chars]",
    "4. The fluid sampling system of claim 1 , in which at least one of the first and the second guard inlet assemblies has a diameter, and wherein the at least one of the first and the second guard inlet assembly is longitud... [truncated, 331 chars]",
    "... 27 more items omitted"
  ],
  "country": "United States",
  "family_id": "38352912",
  "filing_date": "2006-12-27",
  "images": [
    "https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/db/6c/ed/a9d1769cea4042/US07654321-20100202-D00000.png",
    "https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/58/39/ba/b963417b9f6c46/US07654321-20100202-D00001.png",
    "https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/59/39/05/9c75bfb86082f2/US07654321-20100202-D00002.png",
    "https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6a/4a/ac/bf5c850a1f6887/US07654321-20100202-D00003.png",
    "https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/72/d2/20/aac877dff01ce9/US07654321-20100202-D00004.png",
    "... 4 more items omitted"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Alexander F. Zazovsky"
    },
    {
      "_note": "5 more items omitted"
    }
  ],
  "legal_events": [
    {
      "attributes": [
        {
          "label": "Free format text",
          "value": "Owner name : SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, TEXAS Free format text : ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:ZAZOVSKY, ALEXANDER F.;LONGFIELD, COLIN;POP, JULIAN J.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:019251/0082;SIGNING DATES... [truncated, 492 chars]"
        }
      ],
      "code": "AS",
      "date": "2007-05-04",
      "title": "Assignment"
    },
    {
      "_note": "4 more items omitted"
    }
  ],
  "pdf": "https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/dc/68/ab/9e6e3b053916fe/US7654321.pdf",
  "prior_art_date": "2006-12-27",
  "prior_art_keywords": [
    "inlet",
    "guard",
    "sample",
    "fluid",
    "extension mechanism"
  ],
  "priority_date": "2006-12-27",
  "publication_date": "2010-02-02",
  "publication_number": "US7654321B2",
  "similar_documents": [
    {
      "is_patent": true,
      "patent_id": "patent/US7654321B2/en",
      "primary_language": "en",
      "publication_date": "2010-02-02",
      "publication_number": "US7654321B2",
      "serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?engine=google_patents_details&patent_id=patent%2FUS7654321B2%2Fen",
      "title": "Formation fluid sampling apparatus and methods"
    },
    {
      "_note": "13 more items omitted"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Formation fluid sampling apparatus and methods",
  "type": "patent"
}

Required Parameters

If you are sending your first request with this engine, start here. Requiredness is based on properties.<field>.must, not the top-level required array.

Field	Type	Group	Description
`q`	`string`	Search Query	The keyword or phrase you want this search engine to look up.

Available Parameters

The sections below follow the same parameter groups as the backend, but the field descriptions have been rewritten into shorter, user-facing wording so they are easier to scan.

Search Query

Field	Type	Required	Description
`q`	`string`	Yes	The keyword or phrase you want this search engine to look up.

SERP

Engines