Google Refine By API
For some searches, Google search includes a "Refine by" block. SerpApi is able to scrape, extract and make sense of this information.
API Examples
JSON structure overview
{
...
"refine_by_%category%": [
{
"link": "String - Link to item",
"title": "String - Displayed title",
"thumbnail": "String - Displayed thumbnail of item",
},
],
...
}
Results for: 4k tv
{
...
"refine_by_brand": [
{
"link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&q=samsung+4k+tv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjl9uvRmJfmAhXkMn0KHR57Dj0Q_sUBKAAwIHoECBMQAg",
"title": "Samsung",
"thumbnail": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDun_UXwqti_nu1ETshL-XGMp3X86POayPFfVOJHnp7hvmohgRyf1Wtx8-_llKoewJcgUZhUKqS-kPVBsPvdtexVClLnIUdG7ADJNxDetoBRNGXnKTEV9owA"
},
{
"link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&q=lg+4k+tv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjl9uvRmJfmAhXkMn0KHR57Dj0Q_sUBKAEwIHoECBMQAw",
"title": "LG",
"thumbnail": "https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcSgIo_cBrEbRuapbpCnN5lu66zyM8Yr6rvS6xfk7iIExqJSx13vpQgXi0OvOSCWslUdox5mZl26Xu5QUDpsGJxkKG0YZaVwu_QHYq2oH0tzf4LHwx3OlXlPTg"
},
{
"link": "https://www.google.com/search?gl=us&hl=en&q=sony+4k+tv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjl9uvRmJfmAhXkMn0KHR57Dj0Q_sUBKAIwIHoECBMQBA",
"title": "Sony",
"thumbnail": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcRXa5XcW3uRgtmt7lrq25V5_oExB2NtVvDH3z2mKA5ZcH5G0nliTraVfAUhocTxPdwr4wNbQNFXlmAlQ5f9druNMKTkKIw7NjO5mJDjUU_SayxCDe49324a"
},
...
...
]
...
}
Results for: ps4 in Japan
For non-english searches the result key would be "refine_by_item_types".
{
...
"refine_by_item_types": [
{
"link": "https://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&gl=jp&q=ps4+rpg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk19GjmrLmAhXMrVkKHexZBUgQ_sUBKAAwFnoECAwQAg",
"title": "RPG",
"thumbnail": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ8iQT6rK4XQZgCLbuQ7l0EjwV7dTrXU-cevk93eFmBaRZQfSm1d5nKE2upC6_6lXAUGqts6fnuWX5izhMS5cyKbji8vIDZ0iulOSkrYGLRAxIdLWWM9yK4"
},
{
"link": "https://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&gl=jp&q=ps4+%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk19GjmrLmAhXMrVkKHexZBUgQ_sUBKAEwFnoECAwQAw",
"title": "アクションゲーム",
"thumbnail": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcTa-k7KjSvBaM0U4VoNJqscbGSw0yUewNR0HxVXxpTo8FgKeYNaI2kwhWlt2fyHqwu0gSPu9yZ9ksrSgc2KiLehY8uoGQFKRoiRxcdg-sQWt7fjWAuH1VZbz0c"
},
{
"link": "https://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&gl=jp&q=ps4+%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk19GjmrLmAhXMrVkKHexZBUgQ_sUBKAIwFnoECAwQBA",
"title": "レースゲーム",
"thumbnail": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcSFohK8834FD1hx7UO2XSz83Pyy6n6ynumnkY4LVrOyScyUuYeh4RKYLKptuQHKJSr7upOl87a2aUupDy4srQiNcfKh7fRwQX0WDaLhSqeXiPRkZ47_Dp6Q5A"
},
...
]
...
}
Results for: spring dresses on top of the page in mobile
{
...
"refine_by_item_types": [
{
"title": "Women",
"link": "https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=women+spring+dresses&gl=us&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijuYv32M_4AhWefTABHYpADGgQip4GKAB6BAgDEAM",
"thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/62bab7407708440c7b3fdb5c/images/6f5c96310e228bebc14efee40bac51af1c95b088591996c51fb73644598f78e62c6e83ab66f6f466.webp"
},
{
"title": "Girls",
"link": "https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=girls+spring+dresses&gl=us&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijuYv32M_4AhWefTABHYpADGgQip4GKAF6BAgDEAQ",
"thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/62bab7407708440c7b3fdb5c/images/6f5c96310e228bebc14efee40bac51af7fe0a105f0e6fdeebb9b92aaeb5eef1c1899bf1c745eb0f3.webp"
},
{
"title": "Maxi",
"link": "https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=maxi+spring+dresses&gl=us&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijuYv32M_4AhWefTABHYpADGgQip4GKAJ6BAgDEAU",
"thumbnail": "https://serpapi.com/searches/62bab7407708440c7b3fdb5c/images/6f5c96310e228bebc14efee40bac51af60731257df4c859e93ea2fcd0d7c1a8e14d698ef4e5bd84b.webp"
},
...
]
...
}