Observed arrival · 2026-09-29
cse-compat keeps a retiring search API’s contract
An open-source Cloudflare Worker translates requests to other search providers while returning the response format expected by Google Custom Search JSON API clients.
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- Developers maintaining Google Custom Search integrations
- Worth noticing
- The page reports 37/37 conformance tests passing, covering pagination windows, error envelopes, zero-result behavior, and the 100-result cap.
Field notes
The migration example changes the `SEARCH_BASE` value while leaving the client’s familiar result-field access intact. The page says operators supply their own Brave or Serper key and can deploy with Wrangler; its public demo key is limited to 10 requests per minute per visitor. The managed offering is presented as a waitlist, not as an already available service.
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