Yandex image search skill via Apify
claude-skill-yandex-image-search-api
An agent skill: full-size image URLs from Yandex Images via an Apify actor, with color, size and site filters
Medium risk
We rate an entry medium when the tool runs code, makes network calls or reads project files. Check what exactly it does before installing.
Why this level
- Usage is billed through a third-party Apify account and grows with the number of pages requested
Install
In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add plugins/claude-skill-yandex-image-search-apiDetects the agents on your machine, checks the risk and pins the version.
Other ways to install
Run one by one in the Claude Code chat
/plugin marketplace add johnisanerd/claude-skill-yandex-image-search-api
/plugin install apify-yandex-image-search-api@claude-skill-yandex-image-search-apiInstall the skill with npx skills add johnisanerd/claude-skill-yandex-image-search-api, log in with apify login or set APIFY_TOKEN, then ask the agent to find images on a topic.
Other ways from the author
npx skills add johnisanerd/claude-skill-yandex-image-search-apiInstall command from the README; requires an Apify account and APIFY_TOKEN.
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
The skill calls the Apify actor johnvc/Scrape-Yandex in its images-vertical mode. One text query returns structured results: the original full-size image URL, the source page, a thumbnail and the domain, with filters by type, color, orientation, file format, exact size, site and recency. It is built for collecting image datasets and sourcing pictures from Russian-language sites. A companion skill for regular Yandex web search installs separately the same way.
Who it is for. For those collecting image datasets or sourcing full-size pictures from Russian-language sites without an official Yandex key.
Good fit when
- You need full-size image URLs, not just thumbnails
- You need filtering by color, orientation, exact size or a specific site
- You are collecting an image dataset from Russian-language sources
Not a fit when
- You need reverse image search by picture rather than by text: the author has a separate Reverse Image Search actor for that
- You need the official Yandex Search API guarantees, not a third-party scraper
Example request
Find 20 square high-resolution images of a winter forest from Russian-language sitesLimitations
It runs through a third-party paid Apify actor, not the official Yandex Images API. An Apify account and an APIFY_TOKEN are required. Billing is a small per-run fee plus a per-page fee.
How to disable. Delete the apify-yandex-image-search-api folder from your agent's skills directory.
Security check
- Usage is billed through a third-party Apify account and grows with the number of pages requested
README in short
The README describes the skill as a wrapper around the images vertical of the same Apify Yandex Search Scraper actor, shows install via npx skills add or copying the apify-yandex-image-search-api folder, and links to the companion web-search skill.
SKILL.md
--- name: apify-yandex-image-search-api description: Search the Yandex Images vertical and get full-size image URLs as structured JSON with the Apify Yandex Search Scraper Actor (johnvc/Scrape-Yandex). One text query returns image results with the original full-size image URL, hosting page link, thumbnail, and source, filtered by image type, color, orientation, file type, exact size, site, and recency. author: John Cole author_url: https://github.com/johnisanerd license: MIT --- # Yandex Image Search API: Full-Size Image URLs as JSON A Yandex image search API built on the Yandex Images vertical. One text query returns structured image results: the original full-size image URL, the page hosting it, a thumbnail, and the source, with filters for type, color, orientation, file type, exact dimensions, site, and recency. ## When to use this skill - The user wants a Yandex image search API or Yandex images API. - They want to search Yandex Images programmatically and get full-size image URLs rather than thumbnails. - They are collecting an image dataset for research, ML, or content work. ## Prerequisites - Apify account. - Authentication via apify login, or an APIFY_TOKEN environment variable.
FAQ
Does it only return thumbnails?
No, every result includes the original full-size image URL, not just a preview.
Do I need a Yandex key?
No, the skill goes through a third-party Apify actor; no Yandex key is needed, but an Apify token is.
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