n8n-nodes-google-lens-api
v0.1.1
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Google Lens API for n8n: reverse image search from any image URL. Get visually similar results, shoppable product matches with prices, or every page carrying the exact image, as structured items. Apify-backed community node, pay-per-result, usable as an A
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Google Lens API for n8n
An n8n community node for the Google Lens API on Apify. reverse image search from any image URL. Get visually similar results, shoppable product matches with prices, or every page carrying the exact image, as structured items. Apify-backed community node, pay-per-result, usable as an AI agent tool.
This is the Apify-backed node: no proxies, browsers or maintenance on your side, billed per result on your Apify account, and it works as an AI Agent tool.
Install
- In n8n, open Settings then Community Nodes.
- Choose Install a community node and enter
n8n-nodes-google-lens-api. - Confirm and restart when prompted. The Google Lens node then appears in the node picker.
Self-hosted n8n only; n8n Cloud does not load community nodes.
Credentials
The node needs an Apify API token.
- Create a free account at apify.com.
- In the Apify Console, open Settings then API & Integrations and copy your token.
- In n8n, create an Apify API key connection credential and paste the token.
Operations
- Search: Look up an image URL and return matching results, one item per match.
Output modes
- Simplified (default): a compact, LLM-friendly subset of fields. Forced automatically when the node runs as an AI Agent tool, to save context.
- Raw: every field the API produces.
- Selected Fields: pick exactly the fields you want.
Output fields
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resultType | Result Type |
| searchType | Search Type |
| queryImage | Query Image |
| position | Position |
| title | Title |
| source | Source |
| url | URL |
| thumbnail | Thumbnail |
| image | Image |
| imageWidth | Image Width |
| imageHeight | Image Height |
| date | Date |
| price | Price |
| currency | Currency |
| inStock | In Stock |
| rating | Rating |
| reviewCount | Review Count |
Full field semantics are documented on the Actor page.
Example workflows
- Stolen image sweep: loop your portfolio's image URLs through Search with Exact Matches and collect every page using them into a takedown sheet.
- Product matcher: feed product photos in and get shoppable matches with prices for competitive research.
Pricing
Runs bill to your Apify account per result, with a free tier to start. Current rates are on the Actor page.
Links
- Actor: https://apify.com/johnvc/google-lens-api?fpr=9n7kx3
- Apify + n8n docs: https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/n8n
- Issues: https://github.com/johnisanerd/n8n-nodes-google-lens-api/issues
License
MIT
