diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82e6c67..7eab515 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@ Contact BotFather on Telegram (https://telegram.me/botfather) via private messag
 
 This token is used to authenticate requests to the bot API.
 
-### Run docker container
-Automated build on Docker Hub is available.
-
-```
-docker run -i --name googleimagebot stanislavb/telegram-googleimagebot 110201543:AAHdqTcvCH1vGWJxfSeofSAs0K5PALDsaw
-```
+### Insert your API key and Custom Search ID
+edit the api.py and copy your API key and Custom Search ID into the variables on top and build the container or start it without docker
 
 ### Build docker image by yourself
 Handy instructions are in the Makefile.
@@ -23,3 +19,21 @@ Handy instructions are in the Makefile.
 make build
 TOKEN=110201543:AAHdqTcvCH1vGWJxfSeofSAs0K5PALDsaw make run
 ```
+
+### Without docker
+
+start the bot.py with your Token:
+
+```
+$ bot.py 110201543:AAHdqTcvCH1vGWJxfSeofSAs0K5PALDsaw
+```
+
+### Usage
+
+Add the bot to a telegram group or write a message to him with
+
+```
+/img query
+```
+
+The Google Custom Search API is limited to 100 search queries per day.
diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
index f1ded9a..4bcf69b 100644
--- a/api.py
+++ b/api.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import random
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
+ApiKey = '' # insert your Google-API key here
+CustomSearch = '' #insert your cx ID here
 
 # Surpress warnings 'Unverified HTTPS request is being made"
 requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()
@@ -45,8 +47,12 @@ def request(self, method, endpoint, **kwargs):
         content = super(TelegramAPI, self).request(method, endpoint, **kwargs)
         if not content['ok']:
             logger.error('API returned error: {}'.format(content['description']))
-        return content['result']
-
+        try:
+            return content['items']
+        except KeyError as e:
+            logger.error('Invalid or no search result')
+            return None
+        
     def get_me(self):
         return self.get('getMe')
 
@@ -63,15 +69,15 @@ def send_photo(self, chat_id, photo, **kwargs):
 class GoogleImagesAPI(API):
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.url = 'https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/search/'
+        self.url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch/'
 
     def request(self, method, endpoint, **kwargs):
         content = super(GoogleImagesAPI, self).request(method, endpoint, **kwargs)
-        return content['responseData']['results']
+        return content['items']
 
     def images(self, query, results=8):
         assert 1 <= results <= 8
-        return self.get('images', v='1.0', rsz=results, q=query)
+        return self.get('v1', key=ApiKey, cx=CustomSearch, num=results, q=query, alt='json', searchType='image')
 
     def random_image(self, query, results=8):
         results = self.images(query, results)
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index a021f94..8cb26fe 100755
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def __init__(self, token):
 
         # Define valid commands
         self.commands = {
-            'image': self.image
+            'img': self.image
         }
 
     def image(self, text):
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def image(self, text):
         if image is None:
             found = "nothing"
         else:
-            found = image['url']
+            found = image['link']
         returntext = ('Searched for {}, found {}'.format(text, found))
         return returntext
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def respond(self, message):
 
     bot = TelegramBot(token=args.token)
     offset = args.offset if args.offset else 0
-    wait = args.wait if args.wait else 15
+    wait = args.wait if args.wait else 5
     while True:
         logger.info('Waiting {} seconds'.format(wait))
         time.sleep(wait)