Google API Questions

When does the 1,000 limit reset? How to use the API for country Googles?

[rustybrick]

I have two questions about the Google API. I built an application (that will remain nameless due to the TOC here) and my customers want features that I am not sure if i can offer.

The application tracks positions of keywords based on
URLs.

Q 1. There has been interest in not only searching google.com but also
search other versions of google (i.e. google.au, google.de, etc.).

Is there a way to do this? The API seems to only connect to the US centric server. Does anyone have experience with this?

Q 2. Each Google API key gives you a 1,000 daily limit. It seems that the day does not refresh at midnight (ny time or ca time). Does anyone know when is a new day for the Google API?

Thank you.

[Marc_P]

Yes, inquiring minds want to know ;-)

[rustybrick]

anyone have an idea?

[Mohamed_E]

You asked for a guess, don't complain if this is wrong ;)

From the wdsl file:

 <!-- Endpoint for Google Web APIs -->
 <service name="GoogleSearchService">
 <port name="GoogleSearchPort" binding="typens:GoogleSearchBinding">
 <soap:address location="http://api.google.com/search/beta2"/>
 </port>
 </service>

It seems highly unlikely that you could munge this to make your request go elsewhere. Remember, this is a beta!

As for when the day starts and ends, I would have guessed midnight California time, but you seem to have evidence against it. Did you test midnight UTC?

[rustybrick]

Thanks for your effort.

We tried in the past to change "http://api.google.com/search/beta2" to [api.google.uk...] or the like. Doesn't work.

there is also no documentation on this anywhere.

thanks anayway.