# Yahoo Images Scraper (`searchapi/yahoo-images-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes Yahoo Images for any query. Extracts the full canonical images-vertical schema: image URL + thumbnail, title, alt, dimensions, filesize, source page, MIME type, color, animated/stock flags, license, language, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/searchapi/yahoo-images-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Search API](https://apify.com/searchapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 69.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 yahoo images scraper results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Yahoo Images Scraper

Scrapes Yahoo Images for a query and returns image, thumbnail, source-page, dimension, format, language, and search-context fields when Yahoo exposes them.

### What this Actor collects

The Actor creates one dataset item per Yahoo Images result, with aliases that make image and source URLs convenient for downstream consumers.

- Uses the input limits and filters below to control the crawl.
- Stores source-backed fields defined by the 41-field dataset schema.
- Optional media and source fields are populated only when Yahoo exposes them for the result.

### Use cases

- Visual research
- Image-source discovery
- Media and asset enrichment

### Input

Provide input in JSON. Fields marked required must be supplied; source-specific alternatives and constraints are described in the field text.

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | :---: | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | Yes | — | The image search query on Yahoo Images. |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | `50` | Maximum number of images to scrape. |
| `country` | string | No | `"lang_en"` | Yahoo language/country code (e.g. 'lang\_en', 'lang\_de'). |
| `language` | string | No | `"en"` | Yahoo language code (e.g. 'en', 'de', 'fr'). |
| `safeSearch` | string | No | `"moderate"` | Safety filter: `strict`, `moderate`, or `off`. |
| `size` | string | No | `""` | Optional size filter: `small`, `medium`, `large`, or `wallpaper`; empty means no filter. |
| `color` | string | No | `""` | Optional color filter: `colorOnly`, `blackAndWhite`, or `transparent`; empty means no filter. |
| `type` | string | No | `""` | Optional image-type filter: `photo`, `clipart`, or `linedrawing`; empty means no filter. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | No | — | Proxy settings. Residential proxies are recommended. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "query": "landscape",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "safeSearch": "moderate"
}
```

### Output

The default dataset contains one item per image result. Dimensions and source-page metadata are included only when present in Yahoo's result payload.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `position` | integer | Position |
| `title` | string | Title |
| `imageUrl` | string | Image URL |
| `thumbnailUrl` | string | Thumbnail URL |
| `width` | integer | Width |
| `height` | integer | Height |
| `sourceDomain` | string | Source Domain |
| `page` | integer | Page |
| `type` | string | Type |
| `description` | string | Description |
| `url` | string | URL |
| `link` | string | Link |
| `query` | string | Query (alias) |
| `searchQuery` | string | Query |
| `scrapedAt` | string | Scraped At |
| `altText` | string | Alt Text |

<details>
<summary>All 41 declared dataset fields</summary>

`position`, `page`, `title`, `altText`, `description`, `imageUrl`, `thumbnailUrl`, `previewImage`, `width`, `height`
`aspectRatio`, `fileFormat`, `fileSize`, `sizePixels`, `isAnimated`, `isStock`, `color`, `license`, `mimeType`, `language`
`hostPageUrl`, `sourceUrl`, `hostPageDomain`, `sourceDomain`, `pageUrl`, `domain`, `favicon`, `type`, `resultType`, `engineId`
`searchQuery`, `query`, `country`, `market`, `searchUrl`, `scrapedAt`, `searchMetadata`, `engineData`, `url`, `thumbnail`
`link`

</details>

#### Example dataset item

This compact example is a subset of one item in local Actor storage; every displayed value is unmodified.

```json
{
  "position": 1,
  "title": "[100+] Nature Landscape Pictures",
  "imageUrl": "https://wallpapers.com/images/hd/nature-landscape-pictures-hg4ndx87jp1rsvth.jpg",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.-g3I3zACwM9q5q8FSWcwqAHaE8?r=0&pid=Api&h=220&P=0",
  "width": 1600,
  "height": 1068,
  "sourceDomain": "wallpapers.com",
  "page": 1,
  "type": "image",
  "url": "https://wallpapers.com/images/hd/nature-landscape-pictures-hg4ndx87jp1rsvth.jpg",
  "searchQuery": "landscape",
  "altText": "[100+] Nature Landscape Pictures"
}
```

### Related Actors

- [Yahoo Finance Earnings Calendar Scraper](https://apify.com/searchapi/yahoo-finance-earnings-scraper)
- [Yahoo Finance Options Chain Scraper](https://apify.com/searchapi/yahoo-finance-options-scraper)
- [Yahoo Finance Stocks Scraper](https://apify.com/searchapi/yahoo-finance-stocks-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

The image search query on Yahoo Images.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of images to scrape.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Yahoo language/country code (e.g. 'lang\_en', 'lang\_de').

## `language` (type: `string`):

Yahoo language code (e.g. 'en', 'de', 'fr').

## `safeSearch` (type: `string`):

Safe search level for filtering adult images.

## `size` (type: `string`):

Filter by image size.

## `color` (type: `string`):

Filter by image color.

## `type` (type: `string`):

Filter by image type.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "nature landscape",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "country": "lang_en",
  "language": "en",
  "safeSearch": "moderate",
  "size": "",
  "color": "",
  "type": "",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Canonical dataset schema for yahoo-images-scraper

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "nature landscape",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "country": "lang_en",
    "language": "en",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("searchapi/yahoo-images-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "query": "nature landscape",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "country": "lang_en",
    "language": "en",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("searchapi/yahoo-images-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "nature landscape",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "country": "lang_en",
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call searchapi/yahoo-images-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=searchapi/yahoo-images-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/X7kdD2qKCvdgxOUIL/builds/usQehYDtjWts1sx53/openapi.json