Google Lens
Visual matches, image identification and text in images
Identify images and find visually similar pages online.
Your information
Country for results, as a name or two-letter code, for example United States or GB.
Direct public link to the picture, for example https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Cat03.jpg.
Maximum number of visual matches to return, for example 20 (up to 60).
Example results
- Best Guess
- a fluffy, cream-colored Golden Retriever puppy resting on a mossy log
- Detected Text
- Not provided
- Visual Matches
Visual Matches Thumbnail Image Link Title Price Currency Page Link Website Name Puppy - Wikipedia——WikipediaTrain your own image classifier with Inception in TensorFlow——Google ResearchImage Recognition in Ruby Tensorflow | by Arafat Khan | Medium——MediumHappy National Puppy Day with cute puppy pictures——Facebooktester——Instagram
About Google Lens
Google Lens (Lens) identifies a picture and returns visual matches using a direct public image link.
Search by image can also return text shown in Lens results; country can shape results, and max results sets the requested match count.
Built by Fous from lens.google.com and google.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Google Lens.
Actions
Search by image
1 credit per runIdentify a picture from its public image link and find visual matches on Google Lens. Text recognition is returned only when publicly shown in Lens results; some matches may not show a price.
Uses Google Lens and google.com.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Countrycountry | Text | Optional | Country for results, as a name or two-letter code, for example United States or GB.Example: United Kingdom |
Image URLimage_url | Text | Required | Direct public link to the picture, for example https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Cat03.jpg.Example: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Golde33443.jpg |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum number of visual matches to return, for example 20 (up to 60).Example: 5 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Best Guessbest_guess | Text | Google’s best available identification of the picture.Example: a fluffy, cream-colored Golden Retriever puppy resting on a mossy log |
Detected Textdetected_text | Text | Text Google Lens reads in the picture, if shown. |
Visual Matchesvisual_matches | List | |
Pricevisual_matches[].price | Number | |
Titlevisual_matches[].title | Text | Example: Puppy - Wikipedia |
Currencyvisual_matches[].currency | Text | |
Page Linkvisual_matches[].page_link | Text | Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppy |
Website Namevisual_matches[].website_name | Text | Example: Wikipedia |
Thumbnail Image Linkvisual_matches[].thumbnail_image_link | Text | Example: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQC7kGMj-B6Mgyjglz97WPDdqC… |
Example result
For Country: United Kingdom, Image URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Golde33443.jpg, Max Results: 5
{
"best_guess": "a fluffy, cream-colored Golden Retriever puppy resting on a mossy log",
"detected_text": null,
"visual_matches": [
{
"price": null,
"title": "Puppy - Wikipedia",
"currency": null,
"page_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppy",
"website_name": "Wikipedia",
"thumbnail_image_link": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQC7kGMj-B6Mgyjglz97WPDdqC4-rR5EL8m4tRX2-mmR44ANFNe"
},
{
"price": null,
"title": "Train your own image classifier with Inception in TensorFlow",
"currency": null,
"page_link": "https://research.google/blog/train-your-own-image-classifier-with-inception-in-tensorflow/",
"website_name": "Google Research",
"thumbnail_image_link": "https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS0u2zE1-X0IpysPYas7rtnnHYGUTu76_kSxNt5qb-b2YtNkeJu"
},
{
"price": null,
"title": "Image Recognition in Ruby Tensorflow | by Arafat Khan | Medium",
"currency": null,
"page_link": "https://medium.com/@Arafatkatze/image-recognition-in-ruby-tensorflow-df5d5c05389b",
"website_name": "Medium",
"thumbnail_image_link": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTFbGi0GbXf1l-EyPpu_yXXa_wctOmDUn_6vLWiD-M0IHK8rN5g"
}
]
}For developers
Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"api": "@google-lens",
"visibility": "public",
"operation": "search_by_image",
"version": 1,
"input": {
"country": "United Kingdom",
"image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Golde33443.jpg",
"max_results": 5
},
"response": {
"format": "json"
}
}'What you can do with it
- Identify products or objects in publicly linked pictures
- Find visually similar images and their source websites
- Review prices shown for visual matches
- Extract text shown in image search results
Questions
Is Fous affiliated with Google Lens?
No. Fous is not affiliated with Google Lens. This workflow reads the public lens.google.com website and returns its data.
How much does it cost?
Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.
Do I need a Google Lens account?
No. You only need a Fous account.
How current is the data?
Fous gets the data from lens.google.com when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.
What does this picture show?
Search by image returns Google’s best available identification of the picture.
Which websites show visually similar pictures?
Search by image returns visual matches with their titles, page links, website names, and thumbnail image links.
What text appears in the picture?
Search by image returns detected text when it is shown in Lens results.