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 (50 credits on signup, no credit card required) and scale to paid plans when you need higher volume.