Help people find what they need on your website
Add a customisable search box to your web pages and show fast, relevant results powered by Google Search.
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Why choose programmable search engine
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High-quality search results
Because it’s powered by Google’s core search technology that’s constantly improving, you always get fast, relevant results.
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Customisable functionality
You program your search engine, so you decide what content it searches and how it looks.
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Easy to use
Integrate your search engine on your website quickly.
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Make it yours
Choose sites to include
Decide if you want users to search only your website, or include other sites on the web.
Match the design to your site
Choose from several pre-built themes, or design your own search results page from scratch.
Get it for free or a low price
Pay nothing – and even earn revenue – by showing relevant ads with AdSense, or pay a low price for an ad-free experience.
More resources
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Developer documentation
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Help Centre
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Blog
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Community
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Earn money from your website with AdSense
Use AdSense to monetise search results pages from relevant ads on your site.
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Search your organisation’s internal content with cloud
Designed for enterprise, Cloud Search helps your employees quickly, easily and securely find information across your business.
Ready to create your programmable search engine?