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Real-time forum discussions in structured JSON.- Only pay for successful searches
- Precise targeting by location
- 99.9% success rate with smart retries
curl --get https://www.searchapi.org/api/v1/search \
-d engine="google_forums" \
-d q="OpenAI"
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Get JSON results in seconds
Extract discussion threads across Reddit, Stack Exchange, vendor communities, and niche forums.
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},
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"q": "OpenAI",
"device": "desktop",
"google_domain": "google.com",
"hl": "en",
"gl": "us"
},
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"title": "OpenAI just killed half the “AI agent builder” startups ...",
"link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/1o2h2vk/openai_just_killed_half_the_ai_agent_builder/",
"source": "Reddit · r/productivity",
"domain": "www.reddit.com",
"displayed_link": "100+ comments · 1 day ago",
"snippet": "This week OpenAI launched their own agentic builder, which is one of the cases he mentioned. My opinion is that once OpenAi hits a very hard ...",
"snippet_highlighted_words": ["OpenAI", "OpenAi"],
"sitelinks": {
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"title": "AMD just handed OpenAI 10% of their company for ...",
"link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialInteligence/comments/1o2t5gl/amd_just_handed_openai_10_of_their_company_for/",
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"title": "OpenAI just quietly killed half of the Automation Startup's",
"link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialInteligence/comments/1nzzpsw/openai_just_quietly_killed_half_of_the_automation/",
"answer_count": 334,
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"title": "OpenAI just shared the Top30 customers who've used 1T+ ...",
"link": "https://community.openai.com/t/openai-just-shared-the-top30-customers-whove-used-1t-tokens/1361452",
"source": "OpenAI Developer Community",
"domain": "community.openai.com",
"displayed_link": "https://community.openai.com › openai-just-shared-the-...",
"snippet": "OpenAI just shared the Top30 customers who've used 1T+ tokens? ... OpenAI dumped a big ol' list of top API user names (not companies, but ...",
"snippet_highlighted_words": ["OpenAI", "OpenAI"],
"date": "4 days ago",
"favicon": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABwAAAAcCAMAAABF0y+mAAAANlBMVEVHcEwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAR2LVAAAAEnRSTlMAMl9AAyD0/9sPtcR1T4fnm6c/PlxQAAAAx0lEQVR4AcXRQW7FIBAE0QIGGjAGfP/LJiiShdBXdlHetqZXwz9zPvCZxaQshegKnIo8UKWkyzhcDVxKAazqaE1mVQ3uArmzsTREEMQsdUJic1VEGEzN1Zu2FoWtpWqVh1v70uef6MBpOMiT1z0wFTcAxlSlyN5oinRdGSA5ZIybV09GueTBK5yRpAZu5DFWpKhsUSHrXlvSivlhkwJemhDXUhe7PoACjzpF5+dGdtBU18HDaerbAzbFB4WYpf2bhxKNXxh/7gtSKwah2Mje2wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
},
{
"position": 3,
"title": "Why is my OpenAI account not moving to Tier 2 ...",
"link": "https://community.openai.com/t/why-is-my-openai-account-not-moving-to-tier-2-automatically-rewritten/1361978",
"source": "OpenAI Developer Community",
"domain": "community.openai.com",
"displayed_link": "https://community.openai.com › why-is-my-openai-acc...",
"snippet": "In that case, you'll need to contact OpenAI Support via help.openai.com and ask them to manually review and push your account to Tier 2.",
"snippet_highlighted_words": ["OpenAI", "openai"],
"date": "7 hours ago",
"favicon": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABwAAAAcCAMAAABF0y+mAAAANlBMVEVHcEwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAR2LVAAAAEnRSTlMAMl9AAyD0/9sPtcR1T4fnm6c/PlxQAAAAx0lEQVR4AcXRQW7FIBAE0QIGGjAGfP/LJiiShdBXdlHetqZXwz9zPvCZxaQshegKnIo8UKWkyzhcDVxKAazqaE1mVQ3uArmzsTREEMQsdUJic1VEGEzN1Zu2FoWtpWqVh1v70uef6MBpOMiT1z0wFTcAxlSlyN5oinRdGSA5ZIybV09GueTBK5yRpAZu5DFWpKhsUSHrXlvSivlhkwJemhDXUhe7PoACjzpF5+dGdtBU18HDaerbAzbFB4WYpf2bhxKNXxh/7gtSKwah2Mje2wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
},
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"position": 4,
"title": "Why can't openai just inform users of updates, the changes ...",
"link": "https://community.openai.com/t/why-cant-openai-just-inform-users-of-updates-the-changes-and-provide-the-solutions-11-october-update/1361987",
"source": "OpenAI Developer Community",
"domain": "community.openai.com",
"displayed_link": "https://community.openai.com › ChatGPT › Bugs",
"snippet": "Why the hell can't OpenAI just inform users when they're about to change something major? I woke up and suddenly the model selector was gone ...",
"snippet_highlighted_words": [
"Why the hell can't OpenAI just inform users"
],
"date": "5 hours ago",
"favicon": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABwAAAAcCAMAAABF0y+mAAAANlBMVEVHcEwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAR2LVAAAAEnRSTlMAMl9AAyD0/9sPtcR1T4fnm6c/PlxQAAAAx0lEQVR4AcXRQW7FIBAE0QIGGjAGfP/LJiiShdBXdlHetqZXwz9zPvCZxaQshegKnIo8UKWkyzhcDVxKAazqaE1mVQ3uArmzsTREEMQsdUJic1VEGEzN1Zu2FoWtpWqVh1v70uef6MBpOMiT1z0wFTcAxlSlyN5oinRdGSA5ZIybV09GueTBK5yRpAZu5DFWpKhsUSHrXlvSivlhkwJemhDXUhe7PoACjzpF5+dGdtBU18HDaerbAzbFB4WYpf2bhxKNXxh/7gtSKwah2Mje2wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
},
{
"position": 5,
"title": "DevDay [2025] is here! First look at the shipments inside!",
"link": "https://community.openai.com/t/devday-2025-is-here-first-look-at-the-shipments-inside/1361200",
"source": "OpenAI Developer Community",
"domain": "community.openai.com",
"displayed_link": "https://community.openai.com › devday-2025-is-here-f...",
"snippet": "The agent builder is live on the platform: Build a chat agent workflow with custom logic and tools using a visual interface. Link to the docs.",
"date": "5 days ago",
"rich_snippet": {
"detected_extensions": {
"top_answer": "Livestream starts in less than 10 mins"
}
},
"favicon": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABwAAAAcCAMAAABF0y+mAAAANlBMVEVHcEwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAR2LVAAAAEnRSTlMAMl9AAyD0/9sPtcR1T4fnm6c/PlxQAAAAx0lEQVR4AcXRQW7FIBAE0QIGGjAGfP/LJiiShdBXdlHetqZXwz9zPvCZxaQshegKnIo8UKWkyzhcDVxKAazqaE1mVQ3uArmzsTREEMQsdUJic1VEGEzN1Zu2FoWtpWqVh1v70uef6MBpOMiT1z0wFTcAxlSlyN5oinRdGSA5ZIybV09GueTBK5yRpAZu5DFWpKhsUSHrXlvSivlhkwJemhDXUhe7PoACjzpF5+dGdtBU18HDaerbAzbFB4WYpf2bhxKNXxh/7gtSKwah2Mje2wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
},
{
"position": 6,
"title": "Common misconceptions about OpenAI",
"link": "https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3S4nyoNEEuvNsbXt8/common-misconceptions-about-openai",
"source": "LessWrong",
"domain": "www.lesswrong.com",
"displayed_link": "https://www.lesswrong.com › posts › common-misconc...",
"snippet": "I have recently encountered a number of people with misconceptions about OpenAI. Some common impressions are accurate, and others are not.",
"snippet_highlighted_words": ["misconceptions about OpenAI"],
"date": "Aug 25, 2022",
"favicon": "data:image/png;base64,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"
},
{
"position": 7,
"title": "Open AI an unprecedented future - ChatGPT",
"link": "https://community.openai.com/t/open-ai-an-unprecedented-future/1278358",
"source": "OpenAI Developer Community",
"domain": "community.openai.com",
"displayed_link": "https://community.openai.com › open-ai-an-unprecede...",
"snippet": "The topic here is currently about limitless prompts, and answers without any definite prior miscalculation from the AI, as well as suggesting to make the ...",
"snippet_highlighted_words": ["limitless prompts, and answers"],
"date": "Jun 4, 2025",
"favicon": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABwAAAAcCAMAAABF0y+mAAAANlBMVEVHcEwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAR2LVAAAAEnRSTlMAMl9AAyD0/9sPtcR1T4fnm6c/PlxQAAAAx0lEQVR4AcXRQW7FIBAE0QIGGjAGfP/LJiiShdBXdlHetqZXwz9zPvCZxaQshegKnIo8UKWkyzhcDVxKAazqaE1mVQ3uArmzsTREEMQsdUJic1VEGEzN1Zu2FoWtpWqVh1v70uef6MBpOMiT1z0wFTcAxlSlyN5oinRdGSA5ZIybV09GueTBK5yRpAZu5DFWpKhsUSHrXlvSivlhkwJemhDXUhe7PoACjzpF5+dGdtBU18HDaerbAzbFB4WYpf2bhxKNXxh/7gtSKwah2Mje2wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
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"position": 8,
"title": "What are your thoughts on OpenAI's new 'open' AI models?",
"link": "https://www.quora.com/What-are-your-thoughts-on-OpenAIs-new-open-AI-models",
"source": "Quora",
"domain": "www.quora.com",
"displayed_link": "2 answers · 2 months ago",
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"link": "https://community.n8n.io/t/use-native-internal-web-search-tool-supported-by-openai-models/141465",
"source": "n8n Community",
"domain": "community.n8n.io",
"displayed_link": "https://community.n8n.io › use-native-internal-web-sear...",
"snippet": "OpenAI's simple web search tool is enough. There's no need to connect to any third-party APIs and it's probably also cheaper and less complex.",
"snippet_highlighted_words": ["OpenAI's simple web search tool"],
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"domain": "moodle.org",
"displayed_link": "https://moodle.org › mod › forum › discuss",
"snippet": "I am using Moodle 4.5.3 (Build: 20250317) I generated the OpenAI API key using my personal account on OpenAI I am getting an error, any idea how to fix, any ...",
"snippet_highlighted_words": ["OpenAI", "OpenAI"],
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{
"query": "Amd openai",
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},
{
"query": "Open ai patagonia",
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}
}
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import requests
url = "https://www.searchapi.org/api/v1/search"
params = {
"engine": "google_forums",
"q": "OpenAI"
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
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Normalized forum data
Rich forum SERP data in a single response.
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Thread Title & Link
- Direct URL to the discussion with source domain.
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Snippet & Highlights
- Contextual summary and highlighted phrases.
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Sitelinks
- Related or nested links with dates and answer/comment counts.
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Favicon & Source
- Brand icon and community name.
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- Filter by last hour, day, week, month, or year.
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- Control content safety and exact match behavior.
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