Reverse Image Search Results

Find where an image appears online with a Google reverse image search. Call the Reverse Image Search Results API via REST or MCP to automate SEO research.

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POST · https://api.nexscope.ai/seo/reverseImageResultsMCP · nexscope_seo_reverse_image_results

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Search Results (SERP)

What this API does

Find where an image appears online with a Google reverse image search. The request accepts imageUrl, language, limit, market. Its documented result includes associatedKeyword, imageUrl, inputImageUrl, kind, rankAbsolute, rankGroup, title, url. Generation runs as a task: retain the task ID and retrieve the completed result before using the output.

Reverse Image Search Results API use cases

Investigate Reverse Image Search Results

To investigate reverse image search results, a search marketer submits imageUrl and language to Reverse Image Search Results. The returned associatedKeyword, imageUrl, inputImageUrl help investigate the requested operation.

Collect Reverse Image Search Results evidence

A search marketer uses Reverse Image Search Results with imageUrl and language to collect reverse image search results evidence. The returned associatedKeyword, imageUrl, inputImageUrl help compare evidence for the requested scope.

Review Reverse Image Search Results results

For this workflow, a search marketer calls Reverse Image Search Results with imageUrl and language to review reverse image search results results. The result helps review the returned facts with the team.

Reverse Image Search Results API FAQ

What does the Reverse Image Search Results API return?

Find where an image appears online with a Google reverse image search. The documented output includes associatedKeyword, imageUrl, inputImageUrl, kind, rankAbsolute, rankGroup, title, url. It corresponds to the supplied imageUrl, language, limit, market. The initial response can contain a task ID and status; the completed task result contains the generated output. Example values illustrate the response shape, rather than live account results.

How many credits does the Reverse Image Search Results API cost?

The current documented cost is Recent 10 credits / call. This is the same cost shown at the top of this page. If a range or estimate is displayed, the final charge depends on the request. Review your available credits and the pricing page before calling the API, and check API usage records for the actual charge.

How do I call the Reverse Image Search Results API from my app or an MCP client?

Send a POST request to https://api.nexscope.ai/seo/reverseImageResults with your API key as a Bearer token and the JSON inputs shown in API integration. In a compatible MCP client such as Claude or Cursor, connect Nexscope and call nexscope_seo_reverse_image_results. Use the MCP arguments shown in the MCP guide, or switch Online test to MCP to review its request before adding it to your app.

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Endpoint

https://api.nexscope.ai/seo/reverseImageResults

MCP method

nexscope_seo_reverse_image_results

Step 1 of 3 · Authenticate

Authentication

All run endpoints require a user API key. Send it as a bearer token in the Authorization header.

Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Missing or invalid API keys return an authentication error. Manage keys from .

Step 2 of 3 · Send a request

POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/seo/reverseImageResults

Run an API

Send a JSON request body using the parameters described below.

Example request

Replace YOUR_API_KEY, then run this command in your terminal.

curl -X POST 'https://api.nexscope.ai/seo/reverseImageResults' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "imageUrl": "https://www.nexscope.ai/favicon.ico",
  "language": "en",
  "limit": 10,
  "market": "US"
}'

Step 3 of 3 · Inspect the result

Check the response

Read code for the request status and data for the result. Open the parameter and response reference for the full field definitions.

HTTP status codes

Code	Description
200	HTTP request completed. Check JSON code; only 0 indicates business success or acceptance.
400	Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401	API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xx	API execution or upstream service failed.

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All categories/ Search Results (SERP)

POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/seo/reverseImageResults

Run this API

Send a JSON request to execute this API and receive the documented response payload.

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Endpoint

Method	`POST`
Path	`https://api.nexscope.ai/seo/reverseImageResults`
Auth	`Bearer API key`
Content-Type	`application/json`

Request parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`imageUrl`	`string`	required	Public ASCII HTTPS URL without query, fragment, credentials, IP literal or non-default port Maximum length: 2048
`language`	`string`	optional	Language value used by this API operation. Constant: en Default: en
`limit`	`integer`	optional	Limit value used by this API operation. Default: 10 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 20
`market`	`string`	optional	Market value used by this API operation. Constant: US Default: US

Code example

{
  "imageUrl": "https://www.nexscope.ai/favicon.ico",
  "language": "en",
  "limit": 10,
  "market": "US"
}

Response example

Example response envelope from the documented SEO API contract.

{
  "code": 0,
  "cost": "-1",
  "data": {
    "callId": "synthetic-call",
    "completedAt": null,
    "coverage": {
      "missing": [
        {
          "field": "synthetic",
          "reason": "UPSTREAM_FIELD_MISSING"
        }
      ],
      "status": "PARTIAL"
    },
    "requestedAt": "123",
    "result": {
      "associatedKeyword": "synthetic",
      "imageUrl": "synthetic",
      "inputImageUrl": "synthetic",
      "items": [],
      "languageFilter": "synthetic",
      "marketScope": "synthetic",
      "missing": [
        {
          "field": "synthetic",
          "reason": "synthetic"
        }
      ],
      "requestedLimit": 1,
      "returnedCount": 1,
      "sample": {
        "checkUrl": "synthetic",
        "observedAt": 9007199254740992,
        "observedTypes": [
          "synthetic"
        ]
      },
      "sourceKind": "synthetic",
      "sourceProduct": "synthetic",
      "truncated": false
    },
    "schemaVersion": "synthetic",
    "source": "synthetic",
    "status": "PARTIAL",
    "usage": {
      "billingStatus": "UNAPPROVED",
      "chargedCredits": "0"
    }
  },
  "msg": null,
  "time": "2026-01-01 00:00:00",
  "traceId": "synthetic-trace",
  "ts": "9007199254740993"
}

Response fields

Name	Type	Required	Description
`code`	`integer`	required	0 is a successful envelope; inspect data.status separately. Allowed: 0, 42008, 42009
`cost`	`string`	required	Elapsed processing milliseconds; not price. -1 for non-web context.
`data`	`object`	required	Data value used by this API operation.
`data.callId`	`string \| null`	optional	Call id value used by this API operation.
`data.completedAt`	`string \| integer \| null`	optional	Completed at value used by this API operation.
`data.coverage`	`object`	optional	Coverage value used by this API operation.
`data.coverage.missing`	`array`	optional	Missing value used by this API operation.
`data.coverage.missing[]`	`object`	required	Item in data coverage missing.
`data.coverage.missing[].field`	`string`	optional	Field value used by this API operation.
`data.coverage.missing[].reason`	`string`	optional	Reason value used by this API operation.
`data.coverage.status`	`string`	optional	Status value used by this API operation.
`data.requestedAt`	`string \| integer \| null`	optional	Requested at value used by this API operation.
`data.result`	`object \| null`	required	Result value used by this API operation.
`data.result.associatedKeyword`	`string \| null`	required	Associated keyword value used by this API operation.
`data.result.imageUrl`	`string`	required	Image url value used by this API operation.
`data.result.inputImageUrl`	`string`	required	Input image url value used by this API operation.
`data.result.items`	`array`	required	Items value used by this API operation. Maximum items: 20
`data.result.items[]`	`any`	required	Item in data result items.
`data.result.languageFilter`	`string`	required	Language filter value used by this API operation. Constant: en
`data.result.marketScope`	`string`	required	Market scope value used by this API operation. Constant: US
`data.result.missing`	`array`	required	Missing value used by this API operation.
`data.result.missing[]`	`object`	required	Item in data result missing.
`data.result.missing[].field`	`string`	required	Field value used by this API operation.
`data.result.missing[].reason`	`string`	required	Reason value used by this API operation. Allowed: UPSTREAM_FIELD_MISSING, UPSTREAM_FIELD_INVALID, DUPLICATE_UPSTREAM_ITEM, UPSTREAM_ITEM_MISSING
`data.result.requestedLimit`	`integer`	required	Requested limit value used by this API operation. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 20
`data.result.returnedCount`	`integer`	required	Returned count value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 20
`data.result.sample`	`any`	required	Sample value used by this API operation.
`data.result.sourceKind`	`string`	required	Source kind value used by this API operation. Constant: google_reverse_image_sample
`data.result.sourceProduct`	`string`	required	Source product value used by this API operation. Constant: serp
`data.result.truncated`	`boolean`	required	Truncated value used by this API operation.
`data.schemaVersion`	`string \| null`	optional	Schema version value used by this API operation.
`data.source`	`string \| null`	optional	Source value used by this API operation.
`data.status`	`string`	optional	Status value used by this API operation. Allowed: SUCCESS, PARTIAL, EMPTY, PROCESSING, UNKNOWN, FAILED
`data.usage`	`object \| null`	optional	Usage value used by this API operation.
`data.usage.billingStatus`	`string \| null`	optional	Billing status value used by this API operation.
`data.usage.chargedCredits`	`string \| integer \| null`	optional	Charged credits value used by this API operation.
`msg`	`string \| null`	required	Available upstream msg/errmsg/message is preferred for success and failure; Chinese is translated to English. Missing successful message is null. Platform-only errors and task states use platform English. Message text never determines success or retry.
`time`	`string`	required	yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
`traceId`	`string \| null`	required	Trace id value used by this API operation.
`ts`	`string`	required	Epoch milliseconds; global long serializer.

One of option 1 — requires kind, url, title, rankGroup, rankAbsolute, missing

Name	Type	Required	Description
`data.result.items[]`	`object`	required	Item in data result items.
`data.result.items[].kind`	`string`	required	Kind value used by this API operation. Constant: PAGE
`data.result.items[].missing`	`array`	required	Missing value used by this API operation.
`data.result.items[].missing[]`	`object`	required	Item in data result items[] missing.
`data.result.items[].missing[].field`	`string`	required	Field value used by this API operation.
`data.result.items[].missing[].reason`	`string`	required	Reason value used by this API operation. Allowed: UPSTREAM_FIELD_MISSING, UPSTREAM_FIELD_INVALID, DUPLICATE_UPSTREAM_ITEM, UPSTREAM_ITEM_MISSING
`data.result.items[].rankAbsolute`	`integer \| null`	required	Rank absolute value used by this API operation. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 9007199254740991
`data.result.items[].rankGroup`	`integer \| null`	required	Rank group value used by this API operation. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 9007199254740991
`data.result.items[].title`	`string \| null`	required	Title value used by this API operation.
`data.result.items[].url`	`string`	required	Url value used by this API operation.

One of option 2 — requires kind, pageUrl, imageUrl, alt, parentRankGroup, parentRankAbsolute, missing

Name	Type	Required	Description
`data.result.items[]`	`object`	required	Item in data result items.
`data.result.items[].alt`	`string \| null`	required	Alt value used by this API operation.
`data.result.items[].imageUrl`	`string \| null`	required	Image url value used by this API operation.
`data.result.items[].kind`	`string`	required	Kind value used by this API operation. Constant: IMAGE
`data.result.items[].missing`	`array`	required	Missing value used by this API operation.
`data.result.items[].missing[]`	`object`	required	Item in data result items[] missing.
`data.result.items[].missing[].field`	`string`	required	Field value used by this API operation.
`data.result.items[].missing[].reason`	`string`	required	Reason value used by this API operation. Allowed: UPSTREAM_FIELD_MISSING, UPSTREAM_FIELD_INVALID, DUPLICATE_UPSTREAM_ITEM, UPSTREAM_ITEM_MISSING
`data.result.items[].pageUrl`	`string`	required	Page url value used by this API operation.
`data.result.items[].parentRankAbsolute`	`integer \| null`	required	Parent rank absolute value used by this API operation. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 9007199254740991
`data.result.items[].parentRankGroup`	`integer \| null`	required	Parent rank group value used by this API operation. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 9007199254740991

Any of option 1

Name	Type	Required	Description
`data.result.sample`	`null`	required	Sample value used by this API operation.

Any of option 2 — requires observedAt, checkUrl, observedTypes

Name	Type	Required	Description
`data.result.sample`	`object`	required	Sample value used by this API operation.
`data.result.sample.checkUrl`	`string \| null`	required	Check url value used by this API operation.
`data.result.sample.observedAt`	`integer \| null`	required	Observed at value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0
`data.result.sample.observedTypes`	`array`	required	Observed types value used by this API operation.
`data.result.sample.observedTypes[]`	`string`	required	Item in data result sample observedTypes.

Accepted processing response

code 0 confirms acceptance. Use data.callId to query the same request; processing is not completion.

Name	Type	Required	Description
`code`	`integer`	required	0 is a successful envelope; inspect data.status separately. Constant: 0
`cost`	`string`	required	Elapsed processing milliseconds; not price. -1 for non-web context.
`data`	`object`	required	Data value used by this API operation.
`data.callId`	`string \| null`	required	Call id value used by this API operation.
`data.reason`	`string`	required	Reason value used by this API operation. Constant: IN_PROGRESS
`data.retryable`	`boolean`	optional	Retryable value used by this API operation.
`data.status`	`string`	required	Status value used by this API operation. Constant: PROCESSING
`data.taskId`	`string \| null`	optional	Task id value used by this API operation.
`msg`	`string \| null`	required	Available upstream msg/errmsg/message is preferred for success and failure; Chinese is translated to English. Missing successful message is null. Platform-only errors and task states use platform English. Message text never determines success or retry.
`time`	`string`	required	yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
`traceId`	`string \| null`	required	Trace id value used by this API operation.
`ts`	`string`	required	Epoch milliseconds; global long serializer.

Error response

Name	Type	Required	Description
`code`	`integer`	required	0 is a successful envelope; inspect data.status separately.
`cost`	`string`	required	Elapsed processing milliseconds; not price. -1 for non-web context.
`data`	`object`	required	Data value used by this API operation.
`data.callId`	`string \| null`	required	Call id value used by this API operation.
`data.reason`	`string \| null`	required	Reason value used by this API operation.
`data.retryable`	`boolean`	optional	Retryable value used by this API operation.
`data.status`	`string \| null`	required	Status value used by this API operation.
`data.taskId`	`string \| null`	optional	Task id value used by this API operation.
`msg`	`string \| null`	required	Available upstream msg/errmsg/message is preferred for success and failure; Chinese is translated to English. Missing successful message is null. Platform-only errors and task states use platform English. Message text never determines success or retry.
`time`	`string`	required	yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
`traceId`	`string \| null`	required	Trace id value used by this API operation.
`ts`	`string`	required	Epoch milliseconds; global long serializer.

Retrieve a processing result

A response with PROCESSING and a callId means the result is still being prepared. Use the result query below with the returned identifier. This lookup reads the stored result and does not spend credits.

curl -X GET https://api.nexscope.ai/seo/reverseImageResults/calls/{callId} \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Responses

Code	Description
200	HTTP request completed. Check JSON code; only 0 indicates business success or acceptance.
400	Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401	API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xx	API execution or upstream service failed.

Data source, freshness, and limitations

Source, freshness, coverage, rate limits, and estimation notes are not specified in this API definition unless they appear in the request or response field documentation above. Do not assume official marketplace data or real-time freshness when it is not explicitly documented.

Step 1 of 2 · Connect your MCP client

MCP

V2 recommended

Connect remote agents through the standard MCP 2025-11-25 Streamable HTTP endpoint. Use OAuth 2.1 Authorization Code with PKCE, or an API key for compatibility.

POST https://api.nexscope.ai/mcp
MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-11-25
Content-Type: application/json

Authentication

OAuth clients request the mcp:tools scope. The endpoint's 401 response advertises protected-resource metadata for authorization discovery.

Step 2 of 2 · Call the tool

Call a tool

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "tool-call-1",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nexscope_seo_reverse_image_results",
    "arguments": {
      "imageUrl": "https://www.nexscope.ai/favicon.ico",
      "language": "en",
      "limit": 10,
      "market": "US"
    }
  }
}

Legacy MCP v1

Existing API-key clients can continue using the compatibility endpoint. New integrations should use MCP v2.

GET / POST /mcp/legacy

Online test

Execute the current API with your API key and JSON payload. Online tests use this site's configured API environment; the Endpoint and copyable examples use the public integration address.

Uses your signed-in Nexscope session

SEO API Lab

Reverse Image Search Results

Find where an image appears online with a Google reverse image search. Call the Reverse Image Search Results API via REST or MCP to automate SEO research.

Live request

Estimated 10 credits / callAPI usage records

Image URL

Public ASCII HTTPS URL without query, fragment, credentials, IP literal or non-default port

Up to 2048 characters

Language

Value sent as the “language” request parameter.

Limit

Value sent as the “limit” request parameter.

1–20

Market

Value sent as the “market” request parameter.

Live calls may use Data credits.

Processing result

If a request is still processing, use the returned identifier to retrieve its stored result. The tester recognizes the identifier automatically, and result queries do not spend credits.

Live response

Results

Your live result will appear here.

Complete the request fields above and run the API. No sample response is substituted.

Test with an API key or MCP

Estimated 10 credits / callAPI usage records

Try it

Send a real request with the same contract shown in the reference.

Endpoint

/seo/reverseImageResults

Processing result endpoint

https://api.nexscope.ai/seo/reverseImageResults/calls/{resultId}

MCP method

nexscope_seo_reverse_image_results

API key*

JSON payload*

cURL

curl -X POST \
  https://api.nexscope.ai/seo/reverseImageResults \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "imageUrl": "https://www.nexscope.ai/favicon.ico", "language": "en", "limit": 10, "market": "US" }'

Response

No response yet. Run the request to see the response here.

Processing result

Use the identifier returned by Run request. The tester selects the correct result query automatically, and result queries do not spend credits.

Result identifier

Result response

No task result yet. Query the task to see the generated output here.

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