# GET /customsearch/v1/siterestrict stops working

Calls to GET /customsearch/v1/siterestrict on Google Custom Search JSON API stopped working on January 8, 2025.

- API: Google Custom Search JSON API (customsearch.googleapis.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: January 8, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /customsearch/v1/siterestrict`
- Source: [Announcement](https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/site_restricted_api)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/google-custom-search-json-api/breaking-changes/get-customsearch-v1-siterestrict-stops-working/

## What to use instead

Move the site-restricted search to Vertex AI Search on Google Cloud.

Vertex AI Search is another Google Cloud product, with its own setup and pricing.

## Google Custom Search JSON API's words

> The Custom Search Site Restricted JSON API will cease to serve traffic on January 8, 2025, requiring customers to transition to Google Cloud's Vertex AI Search.