Scavio for Google CSE High-Volume Migration

The Problem

Google Custom Search Engine API is shutting down for all users by January 1, 2027. Teams running 60K+ queries/month need to migrate to an alternative without downtime, while mapping response formats and maintaining query parity.

How Scavio Helps

• Drop-in REST endpoint replacement with similar response schema
• No Google Cloud project or Vertex AI setup required
• Flat per-query pricing ($0.005) vs complex cloud billing
• 250 free credits for migration testing without commitment
• Response field mapping from CSE 'items' to 'organic_results' takes hours, not weeks

Relevant Platforms

Quick Start: Python Example

Here is a quick example searching Google for "A SaaS company running 60K CSE queries/month maps their integration: CSE's 'items[].title' becomes 'organic_results[].title', 'items[].link' becomes 'organic_results[].link', 'items[].snippet' becomes 'organic_results[].snippet'. They run 500 parallel test queries on Scavio's free tier to validate parity. Migration deployed in one sprint. Monthly cost: $300 at $0.005/query vs unknown Vertex AI Search enterprise pricing.":

import requests

API_KEY = "your_scavio_api_key"

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search",
    headers={
        "x-api-key": API_KEY,
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={"query": query},
)

data = response.json()
for result in data.get("organic_results", [])[:5]:
    print(f"{result['position']}. {result['title']}")
    print(f"   {result['link']}\n")

Built for Engineering teams running high-volume Google CSE implementations, SaaS products with embedded site search, agencies managing client search integrations

Scavio handles the search infrastructure — proxies, CAPTCHAs, rate limits, and anti-bot detection — so you can focus on building your google cse high-volume migration solution. The API returns structured JSON that is ready for processing, analysis, or feeding into AI agents.

Start with the free tier (250 credits/month, no credit card required) and scale to paid plans when you need higher volume.