How to display Google search on your site

The Google AJAX Search API lets you embed Google Search in your personal web pages. A single AJAX Search API key is valid within a single directory on your web server, including any subdirectories. Signing up the URL http://www.mygooglesearchssite.com/mysite, for example, will create a key usable within all URLs in the http://www.mygooglesearchssite.com/mysite/ directory. See the API documentation for more information. You must have a Google Account to obtain a Google API key, and your API key is tied directly to your Google Account. You can generate multiple API keys for your account if you have multiple web sites.

Here are some highlights from the terms of use for those of you who aren't lawyers (but be sure to read the entire document):

* Your web site must be freely accessible to end users.
* Google will upgrade this API periodically, and you must update your site to use new versions of the API as they become available. The Google AJAX Search API team will post notifications of updates on the Google AJAX Search API Blog. If we make a change that isn't backwards-compatible, we will give you at least a reasonable amount of time to make the transition; during this period both versions of the API will be supported. Please transition your code as soon as possible to avoid interruptions in your service.


Sign-up for Google AJAX search API