An explanation about the "new" image search parameters?

[derDay]

@luetage
ok, but how can I test it? I though copy'n'paste the pictureURL in the adressbar and put the shortcut first shows me the results? I feel dumb

[Pathduck]

@derday

I have:
Nick: ti
URL: https://tineye.com/search?url=%s
Image Search URL: https://tineye.com/search?url={google:imageURL}

This works both as regular search with:
ti https://vivaldi.com/wp-content/themes/vivaldicom-theme/img/press/icons/viv_icon.png

And also just right-click any image > search for image - no need for making a separate engine

[derDay]

@pathduck
ok, works in my test profile but not with my main profile. probably a cookie or JS problem at my side, thank you

[Pathduck]

@derday Maybe a picture is better as explanation

And

[derDay]

@pathduck
I edited my post because I had a writing error in my URL (seems, that this have to be a valid URL)

[luetage]

@pathduck I get the feeling this wasn’t communicated all too well.

[Pathduck]

@luetage What wasn't?

[Catweazle]

In my stable version I use a multisearch (customizable, by default IQDB, Bing, Yandex, DDG) for images (FOSS) and with which I've seen, that the best image search engine, better than Google, Bing or TinEye, is Yandex, which not only shows the most and most relevant results, but in a side panel other similar images.

The extension is this one one, because OpenSource, it may serve for the needed source.

[guigirl]

@pathduck This. He even told you.

@luetage said in An explanation about the "new" image search parameters?:

this wasn’t communicated all too well

So presumably the missing info is: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/this

Ah, time for my next pill now...

[luetage]

@pathduck The default image search controlling the context menu action.

[Pathduck]

@luetage Yes, true - and that's what this topic was hoping to clear up a bit

Not that I had any real hope of anyone from the V team jumping in with documentation of these parameters. So I figured I just make it into a "working document" showing my trial+error experiment to add TinEye.

Documentation for users on adding search engines types has basically been non-existent as well of course, apart from a most excellent user-created collection - so this is basically down to users helping users at the moment.

And even then, figuring out how a SE works so it can be added requires knowledge of HTTP and using the Devtools, so nothing that can be expected a non-technical user to do anyway.

[luetage]

@pathduck Oh wait, the collection is not so excellent. I submitted the best engine and it was never added to OP

[luetage]

This works for Yandex, same as Tineye:

https://yandex.com/images/search?rpt=imageview&url={google:imageURL}

[LongLife]

@pathduck Thanks for this. I was trying to figure it out, looking in network log (Inspect) but I couldn't figure s#it

I'm using ImgOps for image search, I would recommend it:

It will bring you to a page where you can choose which image search engine to use or you can do one of many different operations...

If anyone wants to try it out here is the
Image search URL: https://imgops.com/start?url={google:imageURL}

edit: added "s" to http

[Catweazle]

@longlife , nice, added to the Web Panel

[Pathduck]

If anyone can figure out how to make Google Lens work with the new image search you will get

Far as I've got is figuring out the GET url:

https://lens.google.com/search?p=ASQ0Rg02DJVfM5PhYnA-Qug_RVrQBoaaaPK4ps_U4C-3Sn8uP8mgBbdOFO93j6RJMOo3c4Kygr5DsXqJthzg09AfoZgzK8o4voCoDcx2GprmqDheUnCXZnO4yDgBAXANoyCNLZRcxz-lY8YPFfq_kQuVJeODseMIQXvu9vDzDJB_grK2p-_rnwGaaPM5oO30mnic7Kn4m1BYWv0O0KVcEjoTKeuo_TJMIQ4kR6f-lSosPX8%3D#lns=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsIkVrY0tKREkwWVRZeE1UaGlMV1k1TldFdE5ESmhOQzA0WldNMUxUWmpaR0UxWmpJNFltSTFPQklmYnpWUVFrVjZXR1ZPUm5kak5FaEZlRmhpTFdJNVpVUmlNa2RKTTBGU1p3PT0iXQ==

That definitely looks like Base64, but not been able to use either {google:imageThumbnailBase64} or {google:imageThumbnail}.

Looks like it also does a POST before redirecting to the above URL:
https://lens.google.com/upload?ep=ccm&s=&st=1649594215472

I guess someone will need to know the Chromium source code to figure this one out... Google is certainly not making this easier, you can't even access the upload page without first searching for an image, unless you "hack" it by using:
https://lens.google.com/search?p

Edit: Also moving this to Tips & Tricks where it belongs, it's not a support issue.

[Stagger_Lee]

I do not have this Image Search URL field ??
Did not check Snapshot installation.

[Stagger_Lee]

Works now. Some mess inside "chrome://settings/searchEngines". Deleted wrong default Google search, had two of them.

This Google Lens thing is better than function before. One extra mouse click though.

[Stagger_Lee]

@Pathduck said in An explanation about the "new" image search parameters?:

If anyone can figure out how to make Google Lens work with the new image search you will get

Far as I've got is figuring out the GET url:

https://lens.google.com/search?p=ASQ0Rg02DJVfM5PhYnA-Qug_RVrQBoaaaPK4ps_U4C-3Sn8uP8mgBbdOFO93j6RJMOo3c4Kygr5DsXqJthzg09AfoZgzK8o4voCoDcx2GprmqDheUnCXZnO4yDgBAXANoyCNLZRcxz-lY8YPFfq_kQuVJeODseMIQXvu9vDzDJB_grK2p-_rnwGaaPM5oO30mnic7Kn4m1BYWv0O0KVcEjoTKeuo_TJMIQ4kR6f-lSosPX8%3D#lns=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsIkVrY0tKREkwWVRZeE1UaGlMV1k1TldFdE5ESmhOQzA0WldNMUxUWmpaR0UxWmpJNFltSTFPQklmYnpWUVFrVjZXR1ZPUm5kak5FaEZlRmhpTFdJNVpVUmlNa2RKTTBGU1p3PT0iXQ==

That definitely looks like Base64, but not been able to use either {google:imageThumbnailBase64} or {google:imageThumbnail}.

Looks like it also does a POST before redirecting to the above URL:
https://lens.google.com/upload?ep=ccm&s=&st=1649594215472

I guess someone will need to know the Chromium source code to figure this one out... Google is certainly not making this easier, you can't even access the upload page without first searching for an image, unless you "hack" it by using:
https://lens.google.com/search?p

Edit: Also moving this to Tips & Tricks where it belongs, it's not a support issue.

No matter I try I cannot get it to work in latest Snapshot.

[Stagger_Lee]

Now it does not work on 2 Stable and 1 Snapshot installation thanks to the Sync search engine function.
Like chasing own tail when you do not know what priority it takes and from what installation it overwrites backup.

• Did reset Chrome settings
• Deleted sync
• Synced again

Hope it stays this way.