Google Web search API (not custom search)

So google pulled the SOAP API back in 2006, and depreciated the REST API last year. Even though the REST api still works fine, I was wondering if anyone here knows an alternative for the web search. I am not talking about Custom se开发者_如何学Carch API (that thing is horrible with a 100 queries/day limit).

Also, I am currently using the REST api for a custom application. I have noticed mixed (and very unreliable) results if I pass search operators such as inurl: or site: with my queries. Does anyone know if these even work with the REST Api?

The search parameters do work for Googles deprecated REST API. But search results often do not equal the ones from a regular Google search. Most likely because the two do not (and never will) use the same data index.

• YAHOOs BOSS could be a (non-free) alternative
• Microsoft does offer a simple and free restful API for BING