Google Search URLs contain parameters that allow users to modify the behavior and results of the search. Here's a quick reference for some of the most commonly used parameters:
1. q (Query)
Description: Specifies the search query.
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools
2. gl (Geolocation)
Description: Sets the country for the search results.
Values: Two-letter country code (e.g., US, UA, IN).
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&gl=UA
3. hl (Language)
Description: Specifies the interface language.
Values: Language code (e.g., en, fr, uk).
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&hl=en
4. tbs (Time-based Search)
Description: Filters results by time.
Values:
qdr:h: Last hour
qdr:d: Last day
qdr:w: Last week
qdr:m: Last month
qdr:y: Last year
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&tbs=qdr:m
5. tbm (Search Type)
Description: Specifies the type of search results.
Values:
nws: News
isch: Images
vid: Videos
shop: Shopping
bks: Books
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&tbm=isch
6. start (Pagination)
Description: Specifies the starting point of results.
Values: Integer values (e.g., 0, 10, 20 for pages).
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&start=10
7. num (Number of Results)
Description: Limits the number of results per page.
Values: Integer values (e.g., 10, 20, 50).
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&num=20
8. as_q (Advanced Query)
Description: Adds an additional search term to refine results.
Example: https://www.google.com/search?as_q=seo+tools
9. as_epq (Exact Phrase)
Description: Searches for an exact phrase.
Example: https://www.google.com/search?as_epq=seo+tools
10. as_oq (Any of These Words)
Description: Includes results containing any of the listed words.
Example: https://www.google.com/search?as_oq=seo+tools+analytics
11. as_eq (Exclude Words)
Description: Excludes results containing specified words.
Example: https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=free
12. as_sitesearch (Site Search)
Description: Restricts results to a specific domain.
Example: https://www.google.com/search?as_sitesearch=wikipedia.org
13. safe (SafeSearch)
Description: Enables or disables SafeSearch.
Values:
active: Enable SafeSearch
off: Disable SafeSearch
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&safe=active
14. cr (Region Code)
Description: Filters results by region.
Values: countryXX (e.g., countryUS, countryUA)
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&cr=countryUA
15. source
Description: Specifies the source of the search query.
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&source=hp
16. uule (Encoded Location)
Description: Provides an encoded version of the user location to influence search results.
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&uule=w+CAIQICIUUG9ydGxhbmQsIE9yZWdvbiwgVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcw==
17. ie (Input Encoding)
Description: Specifies the character encoding of the input query.
Values: utf-8 (default), latin1, etc.
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&ie=utf-8
18. oe (Output Encoding)
Description: Specifies the character encoding for the output.
Values: utf-8 (default), latin1, etc.
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+tools&oe=utf-8
Usage Tips
Combine multiple parameters to refine search results.
Use & to separate parameters.