SerpApi

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Regulated or enterprise workloads - compliance attestations and an enterprise plan; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt)

Pricing model

Hybrid (base + usage) [2]serpapi.com/pricing“All plans ; Developer$75 / monthGet Started, 5,000, 1,000 ; Production$150 / monthGet Started, 15,000, 3,000 ; Big Data$275 / monthGet Started, 30,000, 6,000”serpapi.com/blog/breakdown-of-serpapis-subscriptions/“Our Enterprise plans start at $3,750 per month and include 100,000 successful searches (or 50,000 successful Ludicrous Speed searches) per month”serpapi.com/enterprise“We charge $7.50 ($15.00 with Ludicrous Speed, or $30.00 with Ludicrous Speed Max) per 1,000 on-demand searches.”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]serpapi.com“Simple Pricing ; Starter · 25 · 1,000 ; Developer · 75 · 5,000 ; Production · 150 · 15,000 ; Big Data · 275 · 30,000”serpapi.com/pricing“All plans ; Developer$75 / monthGet Started, 5,000, 1,000 ; Production$150 / monthGet Started, 15,000, 3,000 ; Big Data$275 / monthGet Started, 30,000, 6,000”serpapi.com/enterprise“We charge $7.50 ($15.00 with Ludicrous Speed, or $30.00 with Ludicrous Speed Max) per 1,000 on-demand searches.”

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]serpapi.com“Simple Pricing ; Starter · 25 · 1,000 ; Developer · 75 · 5,000 ; Production · 150 · 15,000 ; Big Data · 275 · 30,000”serpapi.com/pricing“All plans ; Developer$75 / monthGet Started, 5,000, 1,000 ; Production$150 / monthGet Started, 15,000, 3,000 ; Big Data$275 / monthGet Started, 30,000, 6,000”

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]serpapi.com“Simple Pricing ; Starter · 25 · 1,000 ; Developer · 75 · 5,000 ; Production · 150 · 15,000 ; Big Data · 275 · 30,000”serpapi.com/pricing“All plans ; Developer$75 / monthGet Started, 5,000, 1,000 ; Production$150 / monthGet Started, 15,000, 3,000 ; Big Data$275 / monthGet Started, 30,000, 6,000”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [6]serpapi.com/playground“Test SerpApi's Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, Bing, Walmart, eBay, Baidu, Yandex and more APIs for free in the interactive playground!”serpapi.com/pricing“All plans ; Developer$75 / monthGet Started, 5,000, 1,000 ; Production$150 / monthGet Started, 15,000, 3,000 ; Big Data$275 / monthGet Started, 30,000, 6,000”serpapi.com/blog/getting-started-with-serpapi-the-web-search-api/“We support dozens of search engine APIs. 's Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, Bing, Walmart, eBay, Baidu, Yandex and more APIs for free in”

Requires sales call

✗ No [7]serpapi.com/pricing“All plans ; Developer$75 / monthGet Started, 5,000, 1,000 ; Production$150 / monthGet Started, 15,000, 3,000 ; Big Data$275 / monthGet Started, 30,000, 6,000”serpapi.com/playground“Test SerpApi's Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, Bing, Walmart, eBay, Baidu, Yandex and more APIs for free in the interactive playground!”

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [8]serpapi.com/enterprise“We charge $7.50 ($15.00 with Ludicrous Speed, or $30.00 with Ludicrous Speed Max) per 1,000 on-demand searches.”serpapi.com/blog/breakdown-of-serpapis-subscriptions/“Our Enterprise plans start at $3,750 per month and include 100,000 successful searches (or 50,000 successful Ludicrous Speed searches) per month”

Minimum commitment

Month-to-month, cancel anytime for standard plans. Enterprise plan starts at $3,750/month. [9]serpapi.com/blog/breakdown-of-serpapis-subscriptions/“Our Enterprise plans start at $3,750 per month and include 100,000 successful searches (or 50,000 successful Ludicrous Speed searches) per month”serpapi.com/pricing“All plans ; Developer$75 / monthGet Started, 5,000, 1,000 ; Production$150 / monthGet Started, 15,000, 3,000 ; Big Data$275 / monthGet Started, 30,000, 6,000”serpapi.com/enterprise“We charge $7.50 ($15.00 with Ludicrous Speed, or $30.00 with Ludicrous Speed Max) per 1,000 on-demand searches.”

• 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]serpapi.com/search-api“HTML output is useful to debug JSON results or support features not supported yet by SerpApi. HTML output gives you the raw HTML results”serpapi.com/bing-search-api“Scrape Bing search results in JSON format automatically using custom parameters.”serpapi.com/search-archive-apiserpapi.com/google-images-api“Parameter defines from where you want the search to originate.”serpapi.com/search-engine-apisserpapi.com/youtube-search-api“Scrape YouTube search engine video results with SerpApi's YouTube Search Engine Results API. Video titles, links, thumbnails, channels and more.”serpapi.com/account-api“Monitor SerpApi Account usage and information with the Account API. Searches used, searches remaining, throughput rate, account email and more.”serpapi.com/google-reverse-image“Use Google's Reverse Image Search via API with SerpApi's Google Reverse image API. Search with image URL to get links with matching image.”

Regions

Global [11]serpapi.comserpapi.com/blog/getting-started-with-serpapi-the-web-search-api/“We support dozens of search engine APIs. 's Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, Bing, Walmart, eBay, Baidu, Yandex and more APIs for free in”serpapi.com/search-engine-apis

Input types

plain text, image URL [12]serpapi.com/search-api“HTML output is useful to debug JSON results or support features not supported yet by SerpApi. HTML output gives you the raw HTML results”serpapi.com/blog/building-an-image-based-search-app-with-google-lens-api/“This API allows us to scrape results from the Google Lens page when performing an image search. You can get a knowledge graph, visual matches, text, and other”serpapi.com/google-reverse-image“Use Google's Reverse Image Search via API with SerpApi's Google Reverse image API. Search with image URL to get links with matching image.”serpapi.com/yandex-images-api“Parameter defines the URL for an image to perform the reverse image search.”

Output types

JSON, HTML [13]serpapi.com/search-api“HTML output is useful to debug JSON results or support features not supported yet by SerpApi. HTML output gives you the raw HTML results”serpapi.com/google-about-this-result“Parameter defines the final output you want. It can be set to json (default) to get a structured JSON of the results, or html to get the raw html retrieved.”

Webhooks

✗ No [14]serpapi.com/search-api“HTML output is useful to debug JSON results or support features not supported yet by SerpApi. HTML output gives you the raw HTML results”serpapi.com/account-api“Monitor SerpApi Account usage and information with the Account API. Searches used, searches remaining, throughput rate, account email and more.”serpapi.com/search-engine-apis

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [15]serpapi.com/playground“Test SerpApi's Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, Bing, Walmart, eBay, Baidu, Yandex and more APIs for free in the interactive playground!”serpapi.com/search-api“HTML output is useful to debug JSON results or support features not supported yet by SerpApi. HTML output gives you the raw HTML results”

SDK languages

Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET [16]serpapi.com/integrations“Easy integration. SerpApi provides APIs and integrations for multiple programming languages and AI tools, including Model Context Protocol (MCP).”serpapi.com/blog/serpapi-vs-exa-ai“Client Libraries/SDKs, ✓ 10+ languages (Python, Node.js, Ruby, PHP, Java, Go, Rust, .NET, Swift, C++)”serpapi.com/integrations/ruby“Easy integration with Ruby. SerpApi provides APIs and integrations for multiple programming languages and AI tools, including Model Context Protocol (MCP).”serpapi.com/blog/serpapis-easy-integration-and-our-supported-language-libraries-curl-ruby-python-node-js-net-java-go-google-sheets/“Test SerpApi's Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, Bing, Walmart, Ebay, Baidu, Yandex and more APIs for free in the interactive playground!”serpapi.com/integrations/python“SerpApi SDK for Python and Django. SerpApi supports Google, Google Maps, Google Shopping, Baidu, Yandex, Yahoo, eBay, App Stores, and more.”

MCP server

✓ Yes [17]serpapi.com/blog/introducing-serpapis-mcp-server/“This server lets any MCP-compatible AI model client call SerpApi's search tools without writing any custom code or dealing with complicated SDKs”github.com/serpapi/serpapi-mcp“A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with SerpApi for comprehensive search engine results and data extraction.”serpapi.com/integrations/mcp“Easy integration with MCP. SerpApi provides APIs and integrations for multiple programming languages and AI tools, including Model Context Protocol (MCP).”

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type II [18]serpapi.com/security“Your data is safe with us. SerpApi handles the data of multiple Fortune 500 companies. We follow the best security, privacy, and compliance practices.”ai-techpark.com/serpapi-achieves-soc-2-type-2-soc-3-and-iso-27001-certification/“The status of SerpApi's SOC 2® Type 2 and SOC 3® reports, and the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, is available on SerpApi's website.”serpapi.com/faq“What is SerpApi's compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2? SerpApi, LLC is SOC 2 and SOC 3 certified.”serpapi.com/zero-trace-mode“ZeroTrace mode can make it easier to comply with regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA) and certifications (SOC 2 Type 1, SOC 2 Type 2, and ISO 27001).”

HIPAA

✗ No [19]serpapi.com/security“Your data is safe with us. SerpApi handles the data of multiple Fortune 500 companies. We follow the best security, privacy, and compliance practices.”serpapi.com/zero-trace-mode“ZeroTrace mode can make it easier to comply with regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA) and certifications (SOC 2 Type 1, SOC 2 Type 2, and ISO 27001).”

GDPR

✗ No [20]serpapi.com/security“Your data is safe with us. SerpApi handles the data of multiple Fortune 500 companies. We follow the best security, privacy, and compliance practices.”serpapi.com/zero-trace-mode“ZeroTrace mode can make it easier to comply with regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA) and certifications (SOC 2 Type 1, SOC 2 Type 2, and ISO 27001).”serpapi.com/faq“What is SerpApi's compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2? SerpApi, LLC is SOC 2 and SOC 3 certified.”serpapi.com/blog/how-serpapis-zero-trace-keeps-your-data-invisible-to-trackers/“SerpApi follows GDPR, SOC-II, and ISO-related requirements.”

ISO 27001

✓ Yes [21]ai-techpark.com/serpapi-achieves-soc-2-type-2-soc-3-and-iso-27001-certification/“The status of SerpApi's SOC 2® Type 2 and SOC 3® reports, and the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, is available on SerpApi's website.”serpapi.com/security“Your data is safe with us. SerpApi handles the data of multiple Fortune 500 companies. We follow the best security, privacy, and compliance practices.”serpapi.com/zero-trace-mode“ZeroTrace mode can make it easier to comply with regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA) and certifications (SOC 2 Type 1, SOC 2 Type 2, and ISO 27001).”

PCI DSS

– Unknown [22]serpapi.com/security“Your data is safe with us. SerpApi handles the data of multiple Fortune 500 companies. We follow the best security, privacy, and compliance practices.”serpapi.com/faq“What is SerpApi's compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2? SerpApi, LLC is SOC 2 and SOC 3 certified.”

Published SLA

✓ Yes [23]serpapi.com/enterprise“We charge $7.50 ($15.00 with Ludicrous Speed, or $30.00 with Ludicrous Speed Max) per 1,000 on-demand searches.”status.serpapi.comstatus.serpapi.com/uptime

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]serpapi.com/faqserpapi.com/pricing“All plans ; Developer$75 / monthGet Started, 5,000, 1,000 ; Production$150 / monthGet Started, 15,000, 3,000 ; Big Data$275 / monthGet Started, 30,000, 6,000”

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]serpapi.com/pricing“All plans ; Developer$75 / monthGet Started, 5,000, 1,000 ; Production$150 / monthGet Started, 15,000, 3,000 ; Big Data$275 / monthGet Started, 30,000, 6,000”serpapi.com/search-archive-apiserpapi.com/zero-trace-mode“ZeroTrace mode can make it easier to comply with regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA) and certifications (SOC 2 Type 1, SOC 2 Type 2, and ISO 27001).”serpapi.com/faq

• llms.txt
• Status page

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

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★

• Quickstart
• MCP server

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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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
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11. ↑Regions: serpapi.com · serpapi.com · serpapi.com
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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
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1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 45 → 55
2. 2026-06-15 Has Structured Data: (none) → No
3. 2026-06-15 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-09 Scoring Methodology: Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi… → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
5. 2026-06-09 Best For: Prototypes and side projects — free to start, no sales call, Regulated or enter… → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Regulated or enter…
6. 2026-06-09 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 10
7. 2026-06-09 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 85
8. 2026-06-09 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 45
9. 2026-06-09 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
10. 2026-06-09 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects — free to start, no sales call, Regulated or enter…
11. 2026-06-09 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
12. 2026-06-09 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 60
13. 2026-06-09 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
14. 2026-06-08 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://serpapi.com/llms.txt
15. 2026-06-08 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.serpapi.com
16. 2026-06-08 Rendering: (none) → static
17. 2026-06-08 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
18. 2026-06-07 Summary Md: (none) → SerpApi is a real-time search results API that handles proxies, CAPTCHA solving…
19. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET → Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
20. 2026-06-07 Github Stars: (none) → 153
21. 2026-06-07 Github Stars At: (none) → 2026-06-07T18:55:30.898Z
22. 2026-06-07 SDK Languages: Python, Ruby, Node.js, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET → Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
23. 2026-06-07 API Style: (none) → rest
24. 2026-06-07 Auth Methods: (none) → api_key
25. 2026-06-07 Fields Not Found: (none) → ga_date
26. 2026-06-07 Notable Customers: (none) → Nvidia, Shopify, Perplexity, Adobe, Samsung, KPMG, Ahrefs, Grubhub, AI21 Labs, …
27. 2026-06-07 Launched At: (none) → 2017-01-01
28. 2026-06-07 Free Tier Limit: (none) → 250 searches/month
29. 2026-06-07 Price Basis: (none) → month
30. 2026-06-07 Starting Price Usd: (none) → 25
31. 2026-06-07 SLA URL: (none) → https://serpapi.com/legal
32. 2026-06-07 Requires Verification: (none) → No
33. 2026-06-07 Error Format: (none) → vendor-specific
34. 2026-06-07 Idempotency Supported: (none) → No
35. 2026-06-07 Quickstart URL: (none) → https://serpapi.com/blog/getting-started-with-serpapi-the-web-search-api/
36. 2026-06-07 MCP URL: (none) → https://mcp.serpapi.com/
37. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: Python, Ruby, Node.js, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET → Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
38. 2026-06-07 Stability: (none) → ga
39. 2026-06-07 Versioning Scheme: (none) → none
40. 2026-06-07 Base URL: (none) → https://serpapi.com/search
41. 2026-06-07 SDK Packages: (none) → Python, Ruby, Node.js, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET
42. 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…

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