Yahoo Image Search
Retrieve Yahoo Image Search results and related image suggestions based on a query. Useful for visual keyword research, image SEO analysis, creative trend discovery, competitor monitoring, and understanding visual user
intent.
If you already know that you want to use Yahoo Image Search, 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 | Yahoo Image Search |
| Scraper | yahoo_images |
| Engine | yahoo_images |
| Website | Yahoo |
| Website URL | Yahoo.com |
| Output Format | json |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Parameter Count | 10 |
| Parameter Groups | Pagination (1), Search Query (1), Advanced Filters (7), Request Controls (1) |
Request Example
This is the real request body used to validate yahoo_images 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":"yahoo_images","b":1,"q":"openai logo"}'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": {
"created_at": "2026-03-26 08:33:07 UTC",
"id": "01KMMMCV5VFAFK0VDY3HJVPZQ1",
"json_endpoint": "https://serp.xcrawl.com/01KMMMCV5VFAFK0VDY3HJVPZQ1.json",
"processed_at": "2026-03-26 08:33:07 UTC",
"raw_html_file": "https://serp.xcrawl.com/01KMMMCV5VFAFK0VDY3HJVPZQ1.html",
"status": "completed",
"total_time_taken": 12
},
"search_parameters": {
"b": 1,
"engine": "yahoo_images",
"q": "openai logo"
},
"total_credits_used": 1,
"images_results": [
{
"link": "https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=Awrg3R4878RpRgIA9daJzbkF;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny?p=openai+logo&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Flogos-world.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F08%2FOpenAI-Logo.jp... [truncated, 221 chars]",
"original": "https://logos-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/OpenAI-Logo.jpg",
"position": 1,
"size": "3840x2160",
"source": "https://logos-world.net/openai-logo/",
"thumbnail": "https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.Yn879D-SbFfIJB4W9wgAFwHaEK?pid=Api&h=220&P=0",
"title": "OpenAI Logo, symbol, meaning, history, PNG, brand"
},
{
"_note": "31 more items omitted"
}
],
"related_searches": [
{
"link": "https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=Awrg3R4878RpRgIACdeJzbkF;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3JlbC1lYXN0?&p=Openai+Logo+Word+Art&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Ai%2Cm%3Ars-algo-rel",
"name": "openai logo Word Art",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?device=desktop&engine=yahoo_images&p=Openai+Logo+Word+Art"
},
{
"_note": "9 more items omitted"
}
],
"suggested_searches": [
{
"link": "https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=Awrg3R4878RpRgIA5taJzbkF;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3JlbA--?&p=Openai+Logo+Transparent&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Ai%2Cm%3Ars-top%2Cct%3Abing%2Crgn%3Atop%2Cpos%3A1",
"name": "openai logo Transparent",
"serpapi_link": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?device=desktop&engine=yahoo_images&p=Openai+Logo+Transparent"
},
{
"_note": "14 more items omitted"
}
]
}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 |
|---|---|---|---|
b | number | Pagination | Result offset used for Yahoo-style pagination. |
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.
Pagination
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
b | number | Yes | Result offset used for Yahoo-style pagination. |
Additional Constraints
b:Default:1
Search Query
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | Yes | The keyword or phrase you want this search engine to look up. |
Advanced Filters
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
imga | string | No | Layout. |
imgc | string | No | Color. |
imgf | string | No | People. |
imgl | string | No | Usage Rights. |
imgt | string | No | Time. |
imgsz | string | No | Filter images by size or minimum resolution. |
imgty | string | No | Image Type. |
Additional Constraints
imga:Options: 3 options. Examples:square,wide,tallimgc:Options: 14 options. Examples:color,bw,red,orange,yellowimgf:Options: 3 options. Examples:face,portrait,nonportraitimgl:Options: 6 options. Examples:cc,pd,fsu,fsuc,fmsuimgt:Options: 4 options. Examples:day,week,month,yearimgsz:Options: 4 options. Examples:small,medium,large,wallpaperimgty:Options: 5 options. Examples:photo,clipart,linedrawing,gif,transparent
Request Controls
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
device | string | No | Device type used when requesting results, such as desktop or tablet. |
Additional Constraints
device:Options: 1 options. Examples:desktop
