The Programmable Search Element offers a straightforward way to add Programmable Search to your website. Until now, the only version of the Search Element available to most customers has been the free ads-supported version.
Today we’re happy to announce a new ads-free configuration of the Search Element using the Programmable Search Element Paid API. By enabling this API and linking it to your search engine, you can opt to pay on a per-query basis ($5 per 1000 queries) instead of showing ads. No code changes on your website are necessary to switch from a free ads-supported Search Element to the paid ads-free version. You can switch back to the free ads-supported version of the Search Element at any time.
Setting a Paid Element key in the Control Panel:
Search Element results, ads-free:
Click here to learn more and get started with the Programmable Search Element Paid API.
Note that this does not affect the existing Custom Search JSON API, which continues to offer a programmatic ads-free way to access search results without using the Search Element. Click here to see a comparison of all Programmable Search offerings.
