/serp-api/ — ScrapingBee Google Search API
Fetch Google search results with device, geography and search-type controls.
SERP API. Official documentation · Checked · Review due .
documented capabilities
HTTP API- Authentication
- Send the API key as an Authorization Bearer token.[1]
- Request mode
- light_request defaults to true. Light mode omits the browser and may return less data; disabling it selects regular mode.[1]
- Search controls
- Select country, desktop/mobile device and search type. News search is not supported with mobile device selection.[1]
- HTML and pagination
- add_html can include page HTML. The pages parameter supports up to ten pages; the provider recommends at most three for reliability.[1]
Billing: Documentation distinguishes light requests at 10 credits from regular requests at 15 credits. Confirm the selected mode; credits are not USD.
Outputs: JSON, HTML
Documented for: Python Requests
[ official reference ][ provider discussion ][ JSON record ]
getting started
documentation reviewed- Choose the query, search type and light_request mode explicitly.
- Call the Google endpoint with Bearer authentication and inspect the returned data.
Requirements & limitations
- The general introduction quotes 15 credits while the light-mode section documents a default costing 10.
- Review pagination and mode charges before estimating a bulk workload.
We reviewed the linked documentation. No live service connection, checkout or performance test is claimed for this listing.
primary sources
1 references- ScrapingBee Google API documentationChecked 2026-09-27