SerpApi Search API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: SerpApi Account Search API
  description: SerpApi is a real-time API to access search engine results. A single /search endpoint accepts an `engine` parameter to target Google, Bing, YouTube, and other supported engines.
  version: '1.0'
  x-generated-from: https://serpapi.com
  x-generated-by: claude-crawl-2026-05-08
servers:
- url: https://serpapi.com
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Search
paths:
  /search:
    get:
      summary: Run a search across a supported engine
      description: Runs a real-time search against the engine specified by the `engine` query parameter. Supports Google, Bing, YouTube, and many other engines. Engine-specific parameters are documented in the SerpApi engine reference.
      operationId: runSearch
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: engine
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Search engine identifier (e.g. google, bing, youtube).
      - in: query
        name: q
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Search query (used by most engines except YouTube).
      - in: query
        name: search_query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Search query used by the YouTube engine.
      - in: query
        name: api_key
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: SerpApi private key (may also be supplied via the apiKey security scheme).
      - in: query
        name: location
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Geographic origin for the search.
      - in: query
        name: gl
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Two-letter country code.
      - in: query
        name: hl
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Two-letter language code.
      - in: query
        name: device
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - desktop
          - tablet
          - mobile
        description: Device type to emulate.
      - in: query
        name: no_cache
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: Force fresh (uncached) results.
      - in: query
        name: async
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: Submit asynchronously and retrieve results later.
      - in: query
        name: output
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - json
          - html
        description: Response format.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericResponse'
        default:
          description: Error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /searches/{search_id}:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve a previously submitted asynchronous search
      description: Retrieves the JSON results for an asynchronous search by its `search_id`. The `search_id` is returned by /search when `async=true`.
      operationId: getSearch
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: search_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Identifier of the asynchronous search.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search result payload
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericResponse'
        default:
          description: Error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: true
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
    GenericResponse:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: true
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key