The Google SERP API for
Real-Time Search Data
Turn any Google query into clean, structured JSON. DataBlue's Google SERP API returns real-time Google search results — organic listings, ads, People Also Ask, the knowledge graph and more — without proxies, CAPTCHAs, or a single line of HTML parsing. Transparent endpoint weights, plan-based concurrency, and 1,000 one-time signup credits to test real searches.
Google Results, Without the Scraping.
A Google SERP API takes a search query and hands back the search engine results page as structured data instead of raw HTML. That sounds simple until you try to do it yourself. Google actively defends its results against automation: rotating proxies, headless browsers, CAPTCHA challenges, and a layout that quietly changes every few weeks. A scraper that worked on Monday can silently break by Friday, and you only find out when your rankings dashboard goes blank.
DataBlue's Google search API removes all of that. You send a query, we fetch the live results page through a managed proxy and rendering layer, parse every block on it, and return clean JSON — organic results, ads, featured snippets, People Also Ask, the knowledge graph, the local pack and more, each in its own named field. There's no proxy pool to babysit, no parser to keep patching against Google's next redesign, and no CAPTCHA-solving budget to manage. You get the data; we carry the maintenance.
Because the results are scraped at request time rather than served from a cache, what you receive is exactly what a real searcher would see right now — the same ten blue links, the same ad placements, the same People Also Ask box. That freshness is the whole point of a real-time SERP API: rank tracking, competitive monitoring, and AI retrieval are only as good as the moment the data was captured.
From Query to Structured Data.
One REST call to the Google SERP endpoint returns the whole results page, parsed. SDK examples stay separate for the scrape, crawl, search, and extract workflows they support.
# REST curl -G "https://api.datablue.dev/v1/data/google/serp" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer wh_..." \ --data-urlencode "query=best running shoes" \ --data-urlencode "country=us" \ --data-urlencode "language=en" \ --data-urlencode "advanced=true"
{
"organic": [
{ "position": 1,
"title": "The 12 Best...",
"link": "https://..." }
],
"people_also_ask": [...],
"ads": [...],
"knowledge_graph": {...},
"related_searches": [...]
}Every Block on the Page,
as Typed JSON.
Modern Google results are far more than ten links. DataBlue parses each SERP feature into its own field, so you can read exactly what you need.
Organic results
Titles, URLs, snippets, sitelinks and positions for every ranked page.
Ads
Top and bottom paid placements with advertiser, display URL, and copy.
Featured snippets
The answer box Google pulls above the organic results.
People Also Ask
The expandable related-questions block, with answers and sources.
Knowledge graph
Entity panels — companies, people, places — with their attributes.
Local pack
The map-backed three-pack with ratings, addresses, and phone numbers.
Shopping
Product listings with prices, merchants, ratings, and thumbnails.
Related searches
The suggested follow-up queries at the foot of the page.
News & Top Stories
Fresh articles with source, headline, and timestamp.
Images & Videos
Visual results with source links and thumbnails.
Built for Production, Priced for Scale.
Plenty of SERP APIs can hand you a JSON blob. What sets DataBlue apart is how the details add up over thousands of queries a day. Pricing is the obvious one: visible endpoint weights before each run, with no hidden multiplier for autoparse, JavaScript rendering, or geotargeting. Monthly plan credits reset each billing period; top-up credits do not expire and remain available for overflow.
On the technical side, every request is scraped live for real-time accuracy, with plan-based concurrency instead of opaque hourly caps. You can target 100+ countrieswith full control over location, language, country, and device, so the SERP you read matches what a local user actually sees. Proxy rotation, headless rendering, and CAPTCHA handling all happen inside the API — and if a request doesn't return data, it doesn't cost you a credit.
And because DataBlue was built for the AI era, the output is LLM-ready by default. You get clean JSON and optional markdown that drops straight into a RAG pipeline, plus a native MCP server so agents like Claude and Cursor can search Google directly — no glue code, no separate orchestration layer to maintain.
What Teams Build With It.
From rank tracking to AI agents, a real-time Google search API is the data layer under a surprising amount of software.
Rank tracking & SEO
Monitor keyword positions across countries and devices, watch competitors move, and feed clean position data straight into your dashboards — no scraper maintenance.
AI agents & RAG
Give LLMs and autonomous agents live web context. The JSON drops straight into a retrieval pipeline, and the MCP server lets tools like Claude and Cursor search Google directly.
Lead generation
Find businesses, extract local-pack details, and enrich prospect lists with real, current data instead of stale databases bought by the row.
Price & competitor monitoring
Track Shopping listings, ad copy, and where rivals rank so you can react to pricing and positioning the moment it changes.
Market & trend research
Sample what real users see at scale — questions, entities, and sources — to map demand and surface emerging topics in a space.
Brand & reputation monitoring
Watch what shows up for your brand terms — owned results, news, reviews, and the knowledge panel — and catch issues early.
Your First Search in 60 Seconds.
No sales call, no contract, no proxy setup. Sign up, grab a key, and your first Google SERP is one request away.
Create a Free Account
Sign up and get an API key instantly, with 1,000 one-time signup credits to test real searches and no credit card required. Keys use the wh_ prefix and do not expire.
Send Your First Query
Call /v1/data/google/serp with a Bearer token. Add location, country, language, and device parameters to target the market you need.
Read the JSON
Pull organic, ads, people_also_ask, and the rest straight off the response — no HTML parsing, no proxies, no maintenance. Ship it.
Google SERP weights are visible before you run.
Start free with 1,000 one-time signup credits. Plans and endpoint weights come from the live catalog, so SERP Lite, Advanced, and other modes stay transparent as the admin catalog changes. No hidden premium multipliers, clear monthly plan resets, and top-up credits that remain available until you use them.
Google SERP API Questions.
What is a Google SERP API?
A Google SERP API is a service that returns Google search engine results pages (SERPs) as structured data — usually JSON — instead of raw HTML. Rather than building scrapers, rotating proxies, and solving CAPTCHAs yourself, you send a query to the API and get back the organic results, ads, featured snippets, People Also Ask, the knowledge graph and more, already parsed into named fields. DataBlue's Google SERP API does exactly that, with results scraped live at request time and transparent endpoint weights shown before you run.
How do I get Google search results in JSON?
Send a GET request to /v1/data/google/serp with your query and API key, and the response comes back as clean JSON. You read results straight off fields like organic and people_also_ask. There's no HTML to parse, no BeautifulSoup, and no proxy management on your side; the API handles fetching, rendering, and parsing the page for you.
Is it legal to scrape Google search results?
Scraping publicly available search results is widely used for SEO, research, and competitive analysis, and courts in several jurisdictions have treated the scraping of public data as permissible. That said, legality depends on what you collect, where you operate, and how you use the data, and none of this is legal advice. DataBlue handles the technical side — proxies, rendering, and retries — so you can focus on the data, but you remain responsible for using it in line with the laws and terms that apply to you.
How much does a Google SERP API cost?
DataBlue uses endpoint-specific Google SERP weights with no hidden premium multipliers for autoparse, JavaScript rendering, or geotargeting. Plans and endpoint weights come from the live catalog, so the effective rate is visible before you run. Monthly plan credits reset each billing period, while top-up credits do not expire.
Is there a free Google SERP API?
Yes. DataBlue's free tier includes 1,000 one-time signup credits with no credit card required. Paid plan credits reset each billing period, and top-up credits do not expire, so you can build a proof of concept or diff the JSON against your existing pipeline before you pay anything.
What search data can I extract?
Organic results, paid ads, featured snippets, People Also Ask, the knowledge graph, the local pack, related searches, and rich verticals like Shopping, Images, Videos, News, and Top Stories. Everything Google renders on the page is mapped to typed JSON fields, so you can pull exactly the blocks you need and ignore the rest.
How fast and how fresh are the results?
Results are scraped live from Google at request time, not served from a stale cache, so what you get reflects the current SERP. Plan-based concurrency is visible before you run large rank-tracking or monitoring jobs.
How reliable is the SERP API?
DataBlue publishes service status and plan terms separately from endpoint docs. Requests are handled through a managed proxy and rendering layer with retries, and a request that doesn't return data does not charge credits.
Can I target specific countries, languages, and devices?
Yes. You can set location, language (hl), country (gl), device, and the Google domain on every request, so you see the SERP exactly as a real user in that market would. That makes it straightforward to track rankings or watch competitors across 100+ countries from a single API, without managing a proxy pool yourself.
How is this different from Google's official Custom Search API?
Google's official Custom Search JSON API is built for searching your own site and returns a limited, filtered slice of results with low daily quotas and per-query fees. A dedicated Google SERP API like DataBlue returns the full, real-world results page — ads, People Also Ask, knowledge graph, local pack and all — at production scale, with location targeting and pricing designed for high-volume workloads.
Start Scraping Google in JSON.
Grab a free key, send your first query, and read real-time Google search results as clean JSON with 1,000 one-time signup credits and no card required.