Scrape-google-images NPM

Scrape Google Images

A TypeScript library for scraping images from Google Images using Puppeteer.

Installation

To use this library, you'll need Node.js installed on your machine. Then, you can install it via npm:

npm install scrape-google-images

Usage

import { scrapeImages } from 'scrape-google-images';

const query = 'cats';
const options = {
    limit: 10,
    imgSize: 'm',
    imgType: 'photo',
    imgColor: 'color',
    imgar: 'xw',
    fileType: 'jpg',
    safe: false,
    siteSearch: '',
    rights: '',
    metadata: true,
    imgData: false,
    engine: 'pupeeteer'
};

const images = await scrapeImages(query, options);

Options

The pick function accepts an optional options object with the following properties:

Option	Type	Default	Description
`limit`	`number`	`10`	Maximum number of images to retrieve. (max: 100)
`imgSize`	`string`	`''`	Filter images by size (e.g., `'l'`, `'m'`, `'i'`, `'qsvga'`, `'vga'`, `'svga'`, `'xga'`).
`imgType`	`string`	`''`	Filter images by type (e.g., `'clipart'`, `'face'`, `'lineart'`, `'stock'`, `'photo'`).
`imgColor`	`string`	`''`	Filter images by color (e.g., `'mono'`, `'gray'`, `'color'`, `'trans'`).
`imgar`	`string`	`''`	Filter images by aspect ratio (e.g., `'t'`, `'s'`, `'w'`, `'xw'`)
`fileType`	`string`	`''`	Filter images by file type (e.g., `'jpg'`, `'gif'`, `'png'`, `'bmp'`, `'svg'`, `'webp'`).
`safe`	`boolean`	`false`	Enable safe search filter.
`siteSearch`	`string`	`''`	Search for images from a specific website.
`rights`	`string`	`''`	Filter images by usage rights (e.g., `'cl'` for creative commons, `'ol'` for other).
`random`	`boolean`	`false`	Randomize the order of search results.
`metadata`	`boolean`	`true`	Include image metadata in the results.
`imgData`	`boolean`	`false`	Include base64 image data in the results.
`engine`	`string`	`pupeeteer`	Lib used to scrap Google Images Data. `pupeeteer` or `cheerio`

Result

The pick function returns a Promise that resolves to an array of PickResult objects, each containing the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
`src`	`string`	The URL of the image.
`imgData`	`string`	The base64 image data (if `imgData` is true).
`description`	`string`	The image description or alt text.
`source`	`string`	The URL of the source website.
`metadata`	`object`	The image metadata (if `metadata` is true).