Google Custom Search API returns 0 results for an indexed URL

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I'm using the Google Custom Search JSON API to check whether a specific URL is indexed. However, even though I can find the page in Google manually, the API returns totalResults: 0

Here’s the URL I’m checking: https://diario24horas.com/madrid/consigue-un-cabello-liso-y-saludable-con-un-alisado-permanente-organico-en-dim-salon/

And this is the request I'm sending:

GET https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1?q=site:https://diario24horas.com/madrid/consigue-un-cabello-liso-y-saludable-con-un-alisado-permanente-organico-en-dim-salon/&key=API_KEY&cx=MY_cx

I get this response:

{
  "searchInformation": {
    "totalResults": "0"
  }
}

a solution for my problem

Andy · Accepted Answer · 2025-05-13 13:36:36Z

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Is your engine configured to search the full web? CSE only provides a subset of the full web indexed by Google

https://support.google.com/programmable-search/answer/70392

answered May 13 at 13:36

Andy

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