Google Patents API

Using Google Patents API you can scrape Google Patentn results without worrying about proxy rotation and data parsing. Our API is fast and reliable. Each successful request will cost you 5 API credits

You have to send a GET request to http://api.scrapingdog.com/google_patent with the below-given parameters.

Google Patent API pricing is available here.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
api_key required	Type: String Your personal API key. Available on your dashboard
query required	Type: String The parameter specifies the query you wish to search for. You can separate multiple search terms using a semicolon (;). For advanced search syntax, please refer to the "About Google Patents" section. Example for a single search term: (Coffee) OR (Tea) Example for multiple search terms (separated by a semicolon ;): (Coffee) OR (Tea);(A47J)
page	Type - String Default Value - 0 This is the page number of Google searches. Its value can be 0 for the first page, 1 for the second page, and so on.
num	Type - String Default Value - 10 Number of results you want to scrape. Its value could be anything between 1 and 100.
sort	Type - String The parameter specifies the sorting method. By default, the results are sorted by Relevance. The supported sorting options are: new: Newest old: Oldest For patent results, sorting is based on the filing date, while for scholar results, sorting is done by the publication date for both "new" and "old" values.
clustered	Type - String The parameter determines how the results should be grouped. The available option is: true: Classification
dups	Type - String The parameter defines the deduplication method, which can either be by Family (default) or by Publication. The available value is: language: Publication
patents	Type - String This parameter determines whether Google Patents results are included. (Default is true)
scholar	Type - String This parameter determines whether Google Scholar results are included. (Default is false)
before	Type - String This parameter specifies the maximum date for the results. The format should be type:YYYYMMDD, where 'type' can be one of the following: priority, filing, or publication. Example: priority:20221231 publication:20230101
after	Type - String This parameter sets the minimum date for the results. The format should be type:YYYYMMDD, where 'type' can be one of the following: priority, filing, or publication. Example: priority:20221231 publication:20230101
inventor	Type - String This parameter specifies the inventors of the patents. Separate multiple inventors with a comma (,).
assignee	Type - String This parameter specifies the assignees of the patents. Separate multiple assignees with a comma (,).
country	Type - String This parameter filters patent results by country. Separate multiple country codes with a comma (,). Example: WO,US. A list of supported country codes is available.
language	Type - String This parameter filters patent results by language. Separate multiple languages with a comma (,). Supported languages include: ENGLISH, GERMAN, CHINESE, FRENCH, SPANISH, ARABIC, JAPANESE, KOREAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, ITALIAN, DUTCH, SWEDISH, FINNISH, NORWEGIAN, DANISH. Example: ENGLISH,GERMAN.
status	Type - String This parameter filters patent results by their status. Supported values include: GRANT - Grant APPLICATION - Application
type	Type - String This parameter filters patent results by their type. Supported values include: PATENT - Patent DESIGN - Design
litigation	Type - String This parameter filters patent results based on their litigation status. Supported values include: YES - Has Related Litigation NO - No Known Litigation

API Example

cURL

curl "https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_patents?query=seat+belt&api_key=APIKEY"

Python

import requests

api_key = "5eaa61a6e562fc52fe763tr516e4653"
url = "https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_patents/"

params = {
    "api_key": api_key,
    "query": "seat+belt"
}

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

if response.status_code == 200:
    data = response.json()
    print(data)
else:
    print(f"Request failed with status code: {response.status_code}")

Node JS

const axios = require('axios');

const api_key = '5eaa61a6e562fc52fe763tr516e4653';
const url = 'https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_patents/';

const params = {
  api_key: api_key,
  query: 'seat+belt'
};

axios
  .get(url, { params: params })
  .then(function (response) {
    if (response.status === 200) {
      const data = response.data;
      console.log(data)
    } else {
      console.log('Request failed with status code: ' + response.status);
    }
  })
  .catch(function (error) {
    console.error('Error making the request: ' + error.message);
  });

PHP

<?php

// Set the API key and request parameters
$api_key = '5eaa61a6e562fc52fe763tr516e4653';
$query = 'seat+belt';

// Set the API endpoint
$url = 'https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_patents/?api_key=' . $api_key . '&query=' . $query;

// Initialize cURL session
$ch = curl_init($url);

// Set cURL options
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

// Execute the cURL request
$response = curl_exec($ch);

// Check if the request was successful
if ($response === false) {
    echo 'cURL error: ' . curl_error($ch);
} else {
    // Process the response data as needed
    echo $response;
}

// Close the cURL session
curl_close($ch);

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

# Set the API key and request parameters
api_key = '5eaa61a6e562fc52fe763tr516e4653'
query = 'seat+belt'

# Construct the API endpoint URL
url = URI.parse("https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_patents/?api_key=#{api_key}&query=#{query}")

# Create an HTTP GET request
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)

# Create an HTTP client
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true # Enable SSL (https)

# Send the request and get the response
response = http.request(request)

# Check if the request was successful
if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
  puts response.body # Process the response data as needed
else
  puts "HTTP request failed with code: #{response.code}, message: #{response.message}"
end

Java

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            // Set the API key and request parameters
            String apiKey = "5eaa61a6e562fc52fe763tr516e4653";
            String query = "seat+belt";

            // Construct the API endpoint URL
            String apiUrl = "https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_patents/?api_key=" + apiKey
                    + "&query=" + query

            // Create a URL object from the API URL string
            URL url = new URL(apiUrl);

            // Open a connection to the URL
            HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();

            // Set the request method to GET
            connection.setRequestMethod("GET");

            // Get the response code
            int responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();

            if (responseCode == 200) {
                // Read the response from the connection
                BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));
                String inputLine;
                StringBuilder response = new StringBuilder();

                while ((inputLine = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                    response.append(inputLine);
                }
                reader.close();

                // Process the response data as needed
                System.out.println(response.toString());
            } else {
                System.out.println("HTTP request failed with response code: " + responseCode);
            }

            // Close the connection
            connection.disconnect();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Response

{
    "organic_results": [
        {
            "position": 1,
            "rank": 0,
            "patent_id": "patent/CN101318498B/en",
            "scrapingdog_link": "https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_patents/details?api_key=678931085a43300f9f0181ef&id=patent/CN101318498B/en",
            "title": "Four point seat belt system",
            "snippet": "A four-point seat belt system for restraining a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat is disclosed. Two shoulder belts are provided which are buckled together with a pair of lap belts. The convergence of the shoulder belts created at the buckles defines a V-shaped configuration which aids in occupant …",
            "priority_date": "2007-06-04",
            "filing_date": "2008-06-04",
            "grant_date": "2013-03-20",
            "publication_date": "2013-03-20",
            "inventor": "斯蒂芬·威廉·路哈那",
            "assignee": "福特全球技术公司",
            "publication_number": "CN101318498B",
            "language": "en",
            "thumbnail": "54/b9/9b/c6f095a8237174/S2008101086926E00011.png",
            "pdf": "3c/27/d5/08220e6315bf97/CN101318498B.pdf",
            "figures": [
                {
                    "thumbnail": "08/e4/e2/428ad6c738786f/S2008101086926E00011.png",
                    "full": "c7/ba/17/e75caf681dea72/S2008101086926E00011.png"
                },
                {
                    "thumbnail": "8b/60/db/e9ebc43d4f209f/S2008101086926E00021.png",
                    "full": "a0/9f/2e/56eb667bc25e22/S2008101086926E00021.png"
                },
                {
                    "thumbnail": "4e/44/72/f38107c17086aa/S2008101086926E00031.png",
                    "full": "b5/07/99/6707e4ef33adec/S2008101086926E00031.png"
                },
                {
                    "thumbnail": "f5/7d/42/3b822014e087a2/S2008101086926E00041.png",
                    "full": "f3/d4/e1/d306586a4428d8/S2008101086926E00041.png"
                },
                {
                    "thumbnail": "c4/2d/f3/0a44d6be177562/S2008101086926E00051.png",
                    "full": "3b/86/87/3cd58d95f52b5b/S2008101086926E00051.png"
                },
                {
                    "thumbnail": "3a/60/da/1f190ef9d8ba96/S2008101086926E00061.png",
                    "full": "dc/f2/ed/95a3826552800b/S2008101086926E00061.png"
                }
            ],
            "country_status": {
                "EP": "ACTIVE",
                "US": "ACTIVE",
                "CN": "ACTIVE"
            }
        },
        {
            "position": 2,
            "rank": 1,
            "patent_id": "patent/US7520532B2/en",
            "scrapingdog_link": "https://api.scrapingdog.com/google_patents/details?api_key=678931085a43300f9f0181ef&id=patent/US7520532B2/en",
            "title": "Seat belt arrangement for child occupants of a vehicle",
            "snippet": "a webbing path adapter having a passageway for receiving a seat belt webbing, the webbing path adapter having a pin for connecting the webbing path adapter to any one of a plurality of holes on the load-bearing plate through the aligned holes in the movable lock plate and the upholstered part of …",
            "priority_date": "2006-10-30",
            "filing_date": "2007-03-14",
            "grant_date": "2009-04-21",
            "publication_date": "2009-04-21",
            "inventor": "John Bell",
            "assignee": "Key Safety Systems, Inc.",
            "publication_number": "US7520532B2",
            "language": "en",
            "thumbnail": "fb/d5/db/6f393e4dfdf8da/US07520532-20090421-D00000.png",
            "pdf": "11/ff/b6/666c564a6c7f25/US7520532.pdf",
            "figures": [
                {
                    "thumbnail": "f7/94/6d/322452a67a5080/US07520532-20090421-D00000.png",
                    "full": "ce/d3/34/0fd69e878ebfe0/US07520532-20090421-D00000.png"
                },
                {
                    "thumbnail": "74/88/64/eb7444db4c9fb5/US07520532-20090421-D00001.png",
                    "full": "1e/db/ab/410a9853ddf863/US07520532-20090421-D00001.png"
                },
                {
                    "thumbnail": "e1/b2/9b/9eb22a97b3a5ff/US07520532-20090421-D00002.png",
                    "full": "c7/89/0c/e83c53d1192612/US07520532-20090421-D00002.png"
                },
                {
                    "thumbnail": "45/99/c8/bc2c59e647cb66/US07520532-20090421-D00003.png",
                    "full": "08/1e/d2/cb392f4fe2a850/US07520532-20090421-D00003.png"
                },
                {
                    "thumbnail": "6c/14/40/9743ec72fd8897/US07520532-20090421-D00004.png",
                    "full": "34/42/02/10330de9dbfe03/US07520532-20090421-D00004.png"
                },
                {
                    "thumbnail": "cb/17/c7/1bbac735791a18/US07520532-20090421-D00005.png",
                    "full": "f8/9d/5f/eebb6f5c05a987/US07520532-20090421-D00005.png"
                }
            ],
            "country_status": {
                "WO": "ACTIVE",
                "EP": "ACTIVE",
                "US": "ACTIVE",
                "DE": "ACTIVE"
            }
        },
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