What do you need for custom search JSON API?
Custom Search JSON API requires the use of an API key. An API key is a way to identify your client to Google. After you have an API key, your application can append the query parameter key=yourAPIKey to all request URLs. The API key is safe for embedding in URLs, it doesn’t need any encoding.
How to override values set in config.json?
You can override values that are set in config.json in: config._env_.js or config._env_.json, where env is the value of NODE_ENV (typically development or production ); so, for example config.production.json. Important: The additional files can override the top-level keys with value-types (strings, numbers) only.
How to define server side settings in config.json?
Define application server-side settings in /server/config.json. For example here are the default settings: The following table describes the properties you can configure. When an authenticated user is denied access because of an ACL, by default the application returns HTTP error status code 401 unauthorized.
How to configure JSON serializer settings on action?
At action level you may always use a custom JsonSerializerSettings instance while using Json method: You may create a new IControllerConfiguration attribute which customizes the JsonFormatter: I needed to return a 404 status error code alongside a json object with error details.
What is the result of a custom search query?
The result of a search query to the Custom Search JSON API is a JSON object that includes three types of data: Metadata describing the requested search (and, possibly, related search requests) See the Response data section of Using REST for more details.
How to create your own custom search engine?
If you have not already created a Custom Search Engine, you can start by visiting the Custom Search Engine control panel. Follow the tutorial to learn more about different configuration options. After you have created a Custom Search Engine, visit the help center to learn how to locate your Search engine ID.