# Yandex Images Scraper (`searchapi/yandex-image-scraper`) Actor

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

- **URL**: https://apify.com/searchapi/yandex-image-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Search API](https://apify.com/searchapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 52.4% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.99 / 1,000 yandex image 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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Yandex Images Scraper

Scrapes Yandex Images for a query and returns image, thumbnail, source-page, dimension, format, and search-context fields when available.

### What this Actor collects

The Actor creates one dataset item per Yandex Images result and keeps the source URL separate from the full image URL.

- Uses the input limits and filters below to control the crawl.
- Stores source-backed fields defined by the 37-field dataset schema.
- Optional media and source fields are populated only when Yandex 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 to look up on Yandex Images. |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | `20` | Maximum number of image results to scrape. |
| `country` | string | No | `""` | Country code for localized results (e.g. 'us', 'ru'). |
| `language` | string | No | `"en"` | Language code for search results (e.g. 'en', 'ru'). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | No | — | Proxy settings for the scraper. Residential proxies are recommended. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "query": "cat",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "country": "ru",
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

### Output

The default dataset contains one item per image result. Dimensions are declared as strings in this Actor's dataset schema, matching the source representation.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `position` | integer | Position |
| `title` | string | Title |
| `imageUrl` | string | Image URL |
| `thumbnail` | string | Thumbnail |
| `sourceDomain` | string | Source Domain |
| `width` | string | Width |
| `height` | string | Height |
| `searchQuery` | string | Search Query |
| `scrapedAt` | string | Scraped At |
| `type` | string | Type |
| `url` | string | URL |
| `link` | string | Link |
| `query` | string | Query |
| `resultType` | string | Result Type |
| `page` | integer | Page |
| `titleHtml` | string | Title HTML |

<details>
<summary>All 37 declared dataset fields</summary>

`position`, `title`, `imageUrl`, `thumbnail`, `sourceDomain`, `width`, `height`, `searchQuery`, `scrapedAt`, `type`
`resultType`, `page`, `titleHtml`, `alt`, `thumbnailUrl`, `thumbnailWidth`, `thumbnailHeight`, `filesize`, `sourceUrl`, `sourceHost`
`sourceTitle`, `favicon`, `link`, `url`, `mimeType`, `format`, `color`, `isAnimated`, `license`, `tags`
`category`, `language`, `searchUrl`, `searchMetadata`, `query`, `country`, `region`

</details>

#### Example dataset item

No static output record is embedded because the current local storage has no trustworthy item. Run the Actor with the example input to create source-backed output; the Actor does not fabricate a sample record.

### Related Actors

- [Yandex AI Overview Scraper](https://apify.com/searchapi/yandex-ai-overview-scraper)
- [Yandex Maps Scraper](https://apify.com/searchapi/yandex-maps-scraper)
- [Yandex News Scraper](https://apify.com/searchapi/yandex-news-scraper)

# Actor input Schema

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

The image search query to look up on Yandex Images.

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

Maximum number of image results to scrape.

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

Country code for localized results (e.g. 'us', 'ru').

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

Language code for search results (e.g. 'en', 'ru').

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

Proxy settings for the scraper. Residential proxies recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "country": "",
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Canonical v2 schema for Yandex Images results.

# 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": "artificial intelligence",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "language": "en",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("searchapi/yandex-image-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": "artificial intelligence",
    "maxItems": 20,
    "language": "en",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("searchapi/yandex-image-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": "artificial intelligence",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call searchapi/yandex-image-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/GA4ZolJFtKdd5tIxS/builds/TtnZkfflfDLR7yro6/openapi.json