SerpApi Python Library & Package

Integrate search data into your AI workflow, RAG / fine-tuning, or Python application using this official wrapper for SerpApi.

SerpApi supports Google, Google Maps, Google Shopping, Baidu, Yandex, Yahoo, eBay, App Stores, and more.

Query a vast range of data at scale, including web search results, flight schedules, stock market data, news headlines, and more.

Installation

To install the serpapi package, simply run the following command:

$ pip install serpapi

Please note that this package is separate from the legacy serpapi module, which is available on PyPi as google-search-results. This package is maintained by SerpApi, and is the recommended way to access the SerpApi service from Python.

Simple Usage

Let's start by searching for Coffee on Google:

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("SERPAPI_KEY"))
results = client.search({
  "engine": "google",
  "q": "coffee"
})

print(results)

The results variable now contains a SerpResults object, which acts just like a standard dictionary, with some convenient functions added on top.

This example runs a search for "coffee" on Google. It then returns the results as a regular Python Hash. See the playground to generate your own code.

The SerpApi key can be obtained from serpapi.com/signup.

Environment variables are a secure, safe, and easy way to manage secrets. Set export SERPAPI_KEY=<secret_serpapi_key> in your shell. Python accesses these variables from os.environ["SERPAPI_KEY"].

Error handling

Unsuccessful requests raise serpapi.HTTPError or serpapi.TimeoutError exceptions. The returned status code will reflect the sort of error that occurred, please refer to Status and Error Codes Documentation for more details.

import os
import serpapi

# A default timeout can be set here.
client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"), timeout=10)

try:
    results = client.search({
        'engine': 'google',
        'q': 'coffee',
    })
except serpapi.HTTPError as e:
    if e.status_code == 401: # Invalid API key
        print(e.error) # "Invalid API key. Your API key should be here: https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key"
    elif e.status_code == 400: # Missing required parameter
        pass
    elif e.status_code == 429: # Exceeds the hourly throughput limit OR account run out of searches
        pass
except serpapi.TimeoutError as e:
    # Handle timeout
    print(f"The request timed out: {e}")

Documentation

Documentation is available on Read the Docs.

Change history is available on GitHub.

Basic Examples in Python

Search Bing

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'bing',
    'q': 'coffee'
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/bing-search-api

Search Baidu

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'baidu',
    'q': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/baidu-search-api

Search Yahoo

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'yahoo',
    'p': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/yahoo-search-api

Search YouTube

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'youtube',
    'search_query': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/youtube-search-api

Search Walmart

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'walmart',
    'query': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/walmart-search-api

Search eBay

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'ebay',
    '_nkw': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/ebay-search-api

Search Naver

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'naver',
    'query': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/naver-search-api

Search Home Depot

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'home_depot',
    'q': 'table',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/home-depot-search-api

Search Apple App Store

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'apple_app_store',
    'term': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/apple-app-store

Search DuckDuckGo

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'duckduckgo',
    'q': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/duckduckgo-search-api

Search Google

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google',
    'q': 'coffee'
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/search-api

Search Google Scholar

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google_scholar',
    'q': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/google-scholar-api

Search Google Autocomplete

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google_autocomplete',
    'q': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/google-autocomplete-api

Search Google Immersive Product

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google_immersive_product',
    'page_token': 'eyJlaSI6Im5ZVmxaOXVVTDY2X3A4NFBqTnZELUFjIiwicHJvZHVjdGlkIjoiIiwiY2F0YWxvZ2lkIjoiNTE1NDU2NTc1NTc5MzcxMDY3NSIsImhlYWRsaW5lT2ZmZXJEb2NpZCI6IjI1MDkyMjcwMDUzMjk2NzQwODMiLCJpbWFnZURvY2lkIjoiMTYzOTg5MjU0MDcwMDU4MDA1NTQiLCJyZHMiOiJQQ18zNDg4MDE0MTg3ODgxNzc5NjU0fFBST0RfUENfMzQ4ODAxNDE4Nzg4MTc3OTY1NCIsInF1ZXJ5IjoibGcrdHYiLCJncGNpZCI6IjM0ODgwMTQxODc4ODE3Nzk2NTQiLCJtaWQiOiI1NzY0NjI3ODM3Nzc5MTUzMTMiLCJwdnQiOiJoZyIsInV1bGUiOm51bGx9=',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/google-immersive-product-api

Search Google Reverse Image

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google_reverse_image',
    'image_url': 'https://i.imgur.com/5bGzZi7.jpg',
    'max_results': '1',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/google-reverse-image

Search Google Lens by image URL or upload

Google Lens accepts either a publicly accessible image URL or an uploaded image. To search by URL, pass the URL directly:

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("SERPAPI_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    "engine": "google_lens",
    "url": "https://i.imgur.com/HBrB8p0.png",
})

To search a local image, upload it first and pass its temporary image_id to Google Lens:

upload = client.upload_image("/path/to/image.png")
results = client.search({
    "engine": "google_lens",
    "image_id": upload["image_id"],
})

Uploaded images can be JPG/JPEG, PNG, or WebP files up to 500 KB. The returned image_id expires after 10 minutes.

• API Documentation: Google Lens image uploads, Image API

Search Google Events

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google_events',
    'q': 'Events in Austin',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/google-events-api

Search Google Local Services

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google_local_services',
    'q': 'electrician',
    'data_cid': '6745062158417646970',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/google-local-services-api

Search Google Maps

import os
import serpapi


client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google_maps',
    'q': 'pizza',
    'll': '@40.7455096,-74.0083012,15.1z',
    'type': 'search',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/google-maps-api

Search Google Jobs

import os
import serpapi


client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google_jobs',
    'q': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/google-jobs-api

Search Google Play

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google_play',
    'q': 'kite',
    'store': 'apps',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/google-play-api

Search Google Images

import os
import serpapi

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.getenv("API_KEY"))
results = client.search({
    'engine': 'google_images',
    'tbm': 'isch',
    'q': 'coffee',
})

• API Documentation: serpapi.com/google-images-api

License

MIT License.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub. Once dependencies are installed, you can run the tests with pytest.

Publishing a new release

1. Update the version in serpapi/__version__.py.
2. Push a tag — the release pipeline runs automatically:

   git tag v1.2.3
   git push origin v1.2.3
   

   This triggers the release workflow, which tests, builds, and publishes to PyPI, then smoke-tests the published package.

Required secret: API_KEY (used in smoke-test live search).