This is a known issue with the API, which I rather doubt Google is too keen to fix. Quite simply, it is not in their corporate interests to serve the exact same results via the API as they do on their own properties. To do so would eliminate the primary reason people visit Google properties and, thus, cripple their ability to sell ads there.
That said, two things that I would note. First, in three years of using the API, I have never had a problem NOT finding the results that I need when using the API as it was designed to be used (i.e., as basic search functionality on my site). In other words, I don't do SEO with the API. And second, if you would like the problem fixed, you can star it on the issue tracker at the link below: http://code.google.com/p/google-ajax-apis/issues/detail?id=43 Please note, I do not work or speak for Google. So this is not intended to be an "official" word or anything. Just observations. Jeremy R. Geerdes Effective website design & development Des Moines, IA For more information or a project quote: http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.com [email protected] If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan Church! On Apr 27, 2010, at 9:04 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I guess anything important you might know is within the title. > If I use the Google Ajax WebSearch API with, for instance, "Dummy > Search" as phrase, my resultset is a different one than if I perform > the same phrase over google.com. > > How can that be? > > My querystring paramter options are exactly the same, language etc. > > Thanks in Advance & Kind Regards > > Andreas > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google AJAX APIs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en.
