SerpApi
SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all rich structured data for you. [1]
SerpApi is a real-time search results API that handles proxies, CAPTCHA solving, and structured parsing across Google and many other engines, including AI search results. The REST API uses API-key auth, an official MCP server, and eight SDKs. Pricing is published and self-serve: 250 searches/month free, paid plans from $25/month. It holds SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 with a published SLA. Used by Nvidia, Shopify, and Perplexity.
Scores
Pricing & procurement
- Pricing model
- Hybrid (base + usage) [2]
- Published pricing
- ✓ Yes [3]
- Free tier
- ✓ Yes [4]
- Free tier details
- Free plan: $0/month, 250 searches per month, 50 throughput per hour. Includes U.S. Legal Shield, ZeroTrace Mode, and Priority support. [5]
- Self-serve signup
- ✓ Yes [6]
- Requires sales call
- ✗ No [7]
- Enterprise plan
- ✓ Yes [8]
- Minimum commitment
- Month-to-month, cancel anytime for standard plans. Enterprise plan starts at $3,750/month. [9]
| Plan | Item | Per | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 250 searches | month | $0 | source |
| Starter | 1,000 searches | month | $25 | source |
| Developer | 5,000 searches | month | $75 | source |
| Production | 15,000 searches | month | $150 | source |
| Big Data | 30,000 searches | month | $275 | source |
Capabilities
- Supported actions
- google_search, google_light_search, google_ai_mode, google_ai_overview, google_ads, google_ads_transparency, google_autocomplete, google_events, google_finance, google_finance_markets, google_flights, google_flights_autocomplete, google_forums, google_hotels, google_hotels_autocomplete, google_hotels_photos, google_hotels_reviews, google_images, google_images_light, google_immersive_product, google_jobs, google_lens, google_local, google_local_services, google_maps, google_maps_autocomplete, google_maps_contributor_reviews, google_maps_directions, google_maps_photos, google_maps_posts, google_maps_reviews, google_news, google_news_light, google_patents, google_patents_details, google_play_books, google_play_games, google_play_movies, google_play_product, google_play_store, google_related_questions, google_reverse_image, google_scholar, google_scholar_author, google_scholar_case_law, google_shopping, google_shopping_light, google_short_videos, google_travel_explore, google_trends, google_trends_autocomplete, google_trends_trending_now, google_videos, google_videos_light, amazon_search, amazon_product, apple_app_store, apple_maps, apple_maps_places, apple_app_store_product, apple_app_store_reviews, baidu_search, baidu_news, bing_search, bing_copilot, bing_images, bing_maps, bing_news, bing_product, bing_reverse_image, bing_shopping, bing_videos, brave_ai_mode, duckduckgo_search, duckduckgo_light, duckduckgo_maps, duckduckgo_news, ebay_search, ebay_product, facebook_profile, home_depot_search, home_depot_product, home_depot_reviews, instagram_profile, naver_search, naver_ai_overview, opentable_reviews, tripadvisor_search, tripadvisor_place, tripadvisor_reviews, walmart_search, walmart_product, walmart_reviews, yahoo_search, yahoo_images, yahoo_shopping, yahoo_videos, yandex_search, yandex_images, yandex_videos, yelp_search, yelp_place, yelp_reviews, youtube_search, youtube_video, youtube_video_transcript, account_info, search_archive [10]
- Regions
- Global [11]
- Input types
- plain text, image URL [12]
- Output types
- JSON, HTML [13]
- Webhooks
- ✗ No [14]
- Sandbox / test mode
- ✗ No [15]
- SDK languages
- Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET [16]
- MCP server
- ✓ Yes [17]
Trust & compliance
- SOC 2
- SOC 2 Type II [18]
- HIPAA
- ✗ No [19]
- GDPR
- ✗ No [20]
- ISO 27001
- ✓ Yes [21]
- PCI DSS
- – Unknown [22]
- Published SLA
- ✓ Yes [23]
- Rate limits
- Free 50 searches/hour, Starter 200/hour, Developer 1,000/hour, Production 3,000/hour, Big Data 6,000/hour, Enterprise custom. 'The hourly throughput limit for plans with under 1 million searches per month is 20% of your plan volume.' 'For plans with 1 million or more searches per month, the hourly throughput is 100,000 + 1% of your plan volume.' [24]
- Known restrictions
- ZeroTrace Mode is only included in Free and Enterprise plans (not available in Starter, Developer, Production, or Big Data plans)., Full refunds within 7 days only if you have used less than 20% of your searches., You cannot exceed your search allowance without enabling Automatic Early Renewal or manually renewing., Search Archive results are available for up to 31 days after a search has been completed., The hourly throughput limit for plans with under 1 million searches per month is 20% of your plan volume. [25]
Developer surface
Integration
- API style
- rest
- Base URL
- https://serpapi.com/search
- Versioning
- none
- Stability
- ga
- Auth methods
- api_key
- Idempotency keys
- ✗ No
- Error format
- vendor-specific
Adoption & maturity
- Launched
- 2017-01-01
- Notable customers
- Nvidia, Shopify, Perplexity, Adobe, Samsung, KPMG, Ahrefs, Grubhub, AI21 Labs, United Nations, Thomson Reuters, Morgan Stanley, BrightLocal, Experian, Uber
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References
- ↑Description: serpapi.com
- ↑Pricing model: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Published pricing: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Free tier: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Free tier details: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Self-serve signup: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Requires sales call: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Enterprise plan: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Minimum commitment: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Supported actions: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Regions: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Input types: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Output types: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Webhooks: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Sandbox: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑SDK languages: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑MCP server: serpapi.com · github.com · serpapi.com
- ↑SOC 2: serpapi.com · ai-techpark.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑HIPAA: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑GDPR: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑ISO 27001: ai-techpark.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑PCI DSS: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Published SLA: serpapi.com · status.serpapi.com · status.serpapi.com
- ↑Rate limits: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
- ↑Known restrictions: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
Change history
- 2026-06-08 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.serpapi.com
- 2026-06-08 Rendering: (none) → static
- 2026-06-08 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
- 2026-06-08 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://serpapi.com/llms.txt
- 2026-06-07 Summary Md: (none) → SerpApi is a real-time search results API that handles proxies, CAPTCHA solving…
- 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET → Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
- 2026-06-07 Github Stars: (none) → 153
- 2026-06-07 Github Stars At: (none) → 2026-06-07T18:55:30.898Z
- 2026-06-07 Quickstart URL: (none) → https://serpapi.com/blog/getting-started-with-serpapi-the-web-search-api/
- 2026-06-07 Idempotency Supported: (none) → No
- 2026-06-07 Error Format: (none) → vendor-specific
- 2026-06-07 Requires Verification: (none) → No
- 2026-06-07 SLA URL: (none) → https://serpapi.com/legal
- 2026-06-07 Price Basis: (none) → month
- 2026-06-07 Free Tier Limit: (none) → 250 searches/month
- 2026-06-07 Launched At: (none) → 2017-01-01
- 2026-06-07 Notable Customers: (none) → Nvidia, Shopify, Perplexity, Adobe, Samsung, KPMG, Ahrefs, Grubhub, AI21 Labs, …
- 2026-06-07 Fields Not Found: (none) → ga_date
- 2026-06-07 SDK Languages: Python, Ruby, Node.js, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET → Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
- 2026-06-07 Starting Price Usd: (none) → 25
- 2026-06-07 Auth Methods: (none) → api_key
- 2026-06-07 API Style: (none) → rest
- 2026-06-07 Base URL: (none) → https://serpapi.com/search
- 2026-06-07 Versioning Scheme: (none) → none
- 2026-06-07 Stability: (none) → ga
- 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Python, Ruby, Node.js, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET → Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
- 2026-06-07 MCP URL: (none) → https://mcp.serpapi.com/
- 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: (none) → Python, Ruby, Node.js, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
- 2026-06-07 Capabilities: {"bulk":true,"realtime":true,"local_data":true,"ppc_ad_data":true,"multi_engine… → {"bulk":true,"realtime":true,"local_data":true,"ppc_ad_data":true,"multi_engine…