JSON API
An API that sends and receives data in JSON, a text format built from keys, values, lists and objects.
What it means
A JSON API returns its replies as JSON, a plain text format that most programming languages read with little code. A reply might hold a list of results, each with a title, link and position. Your program maps those keys to its own fields and skips the work of parsing HTML.
Most SERP and search APIs use JSON, so the choice rarely depends on format. The useful question is which fields come back and whether they are stable. Check the sample responses in the docs and keep a copy, so you notice when a vendor renames a key. Plan for missing fields, since a result may not include a snippet. Store the raw response for a sample of requests, so you can debug a parser without paying for the same call again.
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