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.com · Agent JSON · Last verified 2026-06-06 · Source confidence: high

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.

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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]
Published prices
PlanItemPerAmountSource
Free250 searchesmonth$0source
Starter1,000 searchesmonth$25source
Developer5,000 searchesmonth$75source
Production15,000 searchesmonth$150source
Big Data30,000 searchesmonth$275source

Capabilities

  • AI Overview tracking
  • Local / geo data
  • Multiple search engines
  • PPC / ad data
  • Bulk / batch
  • Real-time
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

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

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

SDKs

  • Python serpapi · repo · updated 2026-03 · 153
  • Node.js serpapi · repo · updated 2026-04 · 84
  • Ruby serpapi · repo · updated 2026-03 · 23
  • Go github.com/serpapi/serpapi-golang · repo · updated 2026-01 · 15
  • PHP serpapi/google-search-results-php · repo · updated 2025-12 · 69
  • Java com.github.serpapi:google-search-results-java · repo · updated 2026-04 · 4
  • Rust serpapi · repo · updated 2025-12 · 7
  • .NET google-search-results-dotnet · repo · updated 2023-06 · 13

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

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  1. Description: serpapi.com
  2. Pricing model: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  3. Published pricing: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  4. Free tier: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  5. Free tier details: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  6. Self-serve signup: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  7. Requires sales call: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  8. Enterprise plan: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  9. Minimum commitment: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  10. Supported actions: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  11. Regions: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  12. Input types: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  13. Output types: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  14. Webhooks: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  15. Sandbox: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  16. SDK languages: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  17. MCP server: serpapi.com · github.com · serpapi.com
  18. SOC 2: serpapi.com · ai-techpark.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  19. HIPAA: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  20. GDPR: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  21. ISO 27001: ai-techpark.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  22. PCI DSS: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  23. Published SLA: serpapi.com · status.serpapi.com · status.serpapi.com
  24. Rate limits: serpapi.com · serpapi.com
  25. Known restrictions: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com

Change history

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  1. 2026-06-08 Status Page URL: (none)https://status.serpapi.com
  2. 2026-06-08 Rendering: (none)static
  3. 2026-06-08 Llms Txt Present: (none)Yes
  4. 2026-06-08 Llms Txt URL: (none)https://serpapi.com/llms.txt
  5. 2026-06-07 Summary Md: (none)SerpApi is a real-time search results API that handles proxies, CAPTCHA solving…
  6. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NETPython, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
  7. 2026-06-07 Github Stars: (none)153
  8. 2026-06-07 Github Stars At: (none)2026-06-07T18:55:30.898Z
  9. 2026-06-07 Quickstart URL: (none)https://serpapi.com/blog/getting-started-with-serpapi-the-web-search-api/
  10. 2026-06-07 Idempotency Supported: (none)No
  11. 2026-06-07 Error Format: (none)vendor-specific
  12. 2026-06-07 Requires Verification: (none)No
  13. 2026-06-07 SLA URL: (none)https://serpapi.com/legal
  14. 2026-06-07 Price Basis: (none)month
  15. 2026-06-07 Free Tier Limit: (none)250 searches/month
  16. 2026-06-07 Launched At: (none)2017-01-01
  17. 2026-06-07 Notable Customers: (none)Nvidia, Shopify, Perplexity, Adobe, Samsung, KPMG, Ahrefs, Grubhub, AI21 Labs, …
  18. 2026-06-07 Fields Not Found: (none)ga_date
  19. 2026-06-07 SDK Languages: Python, Ruby, Node.js, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NETPython, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
  20. 2026-06-07 Starting Price Usd: (none)25
  21. 2026-06-07 Auth Methods: (none)api_key
  22. 2026-06-07 API Style: (none)rest
  23. 2026-06-07 Base URL: (none)https://serpapi.com/search
  24. 2026-06-07 Versioning Scheme: (none)none
  25. 2026-06-07 Stability: (none)ga
  26. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Python, Ruby, Node.js, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NETPython, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
  27. 2026-06-07 MCP URL: (none)https://mcp.serpapi.com/
  28. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: (none)Python, Ruby, Node.js, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
  29. 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…