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Yahoo! BOSS (Build your Own Search Service) is an API to the Yahoo! search engine index.

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Alternatives to the Google Search API

If someone searches for a keyword on our website, we currently pull in Google's search results. We have done this using Google's standard search API with no real issues so far. However, we noticed that a number of searches weren't going through. So…
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Alternatives to Google's Deprecated Image Search API?

Since Google Image Search API has been deprecated does Google provide any alternative to the Yahoo Search Boss API? Is it possible to use the Google Custom Search API in a similar way to retrieve thumbnail images?
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Company doesn't want to use ASP.NET ajax...what can I do?

Developers and management tell me that they want to move away from using asp.net ajax because it is big and cumbersome. I kind of agree, but I don't want to do all the javascript heavy lifting myself. Eventually I also want to introduce jQuery. I'm…
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What is an appropriate way to datamine the total number of results of a keyword search?

newbie programmer and lurker here, hoping for some sensible advice. :) Using a combination of Python, BeautifulSoup, and the Bing API, I was able to find what I wanted with the following code: import urllib2 from BeautifulSoup import…
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How to get better suggestion(spelling) on Yahoo BOSS?

I have been using Yahoo BOSS for little time. It is an easy API for search but spelling suggestion support is really not that robust. Do folks around here have any idea of getting better spelling suggestion on BOSS.
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Google equivalent to Yahoo! Boss

There is a similar question here, but I think the answer is not correct. Yahoo! Boss gives me the access to its entire search index, whereas Google Custom Search API allows you to search sites which you yourself provide. So, I want to know if…
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Changing PHP code for Yahoo BOSS V1 to BOSS V2

I have a solid test page for Yahoo BOSS V1 that I need to make compatible with the V2 code which uses OAuth. Here is the V1 page: Yahoo BOSS v2 testing
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How can I pass parameters with callback functions to search APIs like Yahoo BOSS and BING?

I am using Yahoo BOSS and Bing APIs to provide search functionality to my site. Specificaly, I use their JSON response formats where I would pass a callback function to the search provider that would later be called back with the search results. My…
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Yahoo BOSS Search (Limited Web) : Valid AppID but requires registration

I had this BOSS API working for years, but since yesterday (I think), we don't get any new results , only this message: {"error":{"lang":"en-US","description":"Valid AppID but requires registration."}} Other people seem to have the same problem,…
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Is Yahoo! PlaceFinder an appropriate use case for OAuth?

I got frustrated yesterday and posted a flame question which was quickly (and appropriately) closed and deleted by my fellow SO cohorts. Yahoo! turned off its standard PlaceFinder API endpoint and replaced it with a paid service. That's…
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What's the difference between BOSS and the Yahoo Web Search API?

If I'm building a commercial search engine to display results from Yahoo! search, should I use BOSS or the Yahoo Web Search API? What's the difference?
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Yahoo Boss API (version 1) shut down for good?

It looks like the Yahoo Boss API terms of service has recently changed to an exclusive pay as you go model and that the "Key Terms ? Query Suggestions" has been discontinued altogether according to this Boss V2 Features Matrix Can someone confirm…
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YBOSS search API

I am using YBOSS V2 search API and it worked fine till a few days back. All of a sudden it is throwing below error Valid AppID but requires registration The URL is something like…
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looking for search engine service for drupal that wont include my data to public index

i tried drupal core search and its kinda disappointing, i used many moudles to improve it but its not good enough, and i dont wana install apachesolr , is there a search engine api / service (even that costs some 10-200$) that can index my site…
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Is there an ability to use wildcards (*) in the query parameters with the BOSS API?

I'm having trouble finding a definitive answer in the API documentation, or anywhere else online. Does anyone know if it's possible to include wildcards in the query parameters (either encoded or unencoded) when sending up a search web request? For…
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