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Google SERP API
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The whole Google results page as clean JSON — AI Overviews, People Also Ask, local pack, top stories, shopping and more — from $0.25 per 1,000 searches.
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best coffee in austinClick a block
JSON returned for this blockAI Overview
"ai_overview": { "text": "Austin's best-rated cafés cluster around South Congress and East 6th; most open by 7 am and roast in house.", "sources": [ { "title": "Austin coffee guide 2026", "link": "https://atxcoffeeguide.com/best" }, { "title": "r/Austin: favourite coffee?", "link": "https://reddit.com/r/Austin/..." } ], "truncated": false }
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Each module comes back as its own field with titles, links, positions and the details inside it — from real phone and desktop sessions, for any country, language and location.
Web results01
organicposition, title, link, snippet, date, sitelinks, rich snippetsAI Overview02
ai_overviewanswer text, source cards, truncated flagPeople also ask03
people_also_askquestion, answer, source linkLocal pack04
local_resultsname, rating, reviews, address, hoursKnowledge panel05
knowledge_graphtitle, type, description, attributesFeatured snippet06
featured_snippetanswer, source title and linkTop stories07
top_storiestitle, source, date, link, thumbnailShopping08
shopping_resultstitle, price, merchant, rating, thumbnailVideos & images09
inline_videos / inline_imagestitle, link, source, thumbnail, durationDiscussions & forums10
discussions_and_forumstitle, forum, comments, date, linkSocial posts11
social_postsplatform, author, text, date, linkSports, flights & weather12
sports_results / flight_search / weatherscores, schedules, routes and forecastsPlus Google Maps, News, Images, Trends, shopping and social data — 44 endpoints on the same key. See every endpoint →
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Google Search
POST /google/searchAPI referenceTry:
JSON responseSample
A real Google result captured earlier, in the full format the API returns. Run a query to replace it with a live trial response.
{
"credits_charged": 1,
"elapsed_ms": 1891,
"knowledge_graph": {
"attributes": {
"CEO": "Elon Musk (Oct 2008–)",
"Founded": "July 1, 2003, San Carlos, CA",
"Founders": "Elon Musk, Martin Eberhard, JB Straubel, Marc Tarpenning, Ian Wright",
"Headquarters": "Austin, TX",
"Number of employees": "134,785 (2025)",
"Subsidiaries": "Tesla Robotaxi, Tesla Energy, Tesla Automation"
},
"description": "Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it designs, manufactures, and sells battery electric vehicles, stationary battery energy storage devices from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar shingles, and related products and services.",
"description_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.",
"description_source": "Wikipedia",
"title": "Tesla Inc",
"type": "NASDAQ: TSLA"
},
"organic": [
{
"display_link": "www.cnbc.com",
"display_url": "www.cnbc.com",
"link": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/18/meta-tesla-netflix-earnings-preview.html",
"position": 1,
"rank": 1,
"sitelinks": [
{
"display_url": "www.google.com",
"link": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgwEB6zswFYObUN2TrvpFoTt3NQYhJ_VX6QyKN9trB86nOGp3vc1whceM-AjJ-fDhpNfm3sOunHfkflUNarnoafcUiQuQrLoWouxl3o3IQ9XZP70iDsKJ-NcNwsl7o1Ue18TiWp7ojlDDOvSU7U44vIioP4aggIumTEpogDxyCplRU55TBg/disclaimer",
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/intl/en_us/googlefinance/disclaimer/?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiDzMbXicmXAxXCElkFHW_XJjcQ1AF6BAg8EAI",
"title": "Disclaimer",
"url": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgwEB6zswFYObUN2TrvpFoTt3NQYhJ_VX6QyKN9trB86nOGp3vc1whceM-AjJ-fDhpNfm3sOunHfkflUNarnoafcUiQuQrLoWouxl3o3IQ9XZP70iDsKJ-NcNwsl7o1Ue18TiWp7ojlDDOvSU7U44vIioP4aggIumTEpogDxyCplRU55TBg/disclaimer"
},
{
"display_url": "www.google.com",
"link": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgwEB6zswFYObUN2TrvpFoTt3NQYhJ_VX6QyKN9trB86nOGp3vc1whceM-AjJ-fDhpNfm3sOunHfkflUNarnoafcUiQuQrLoWouxl3o3IQ9XZP70iDsKJ-NcNwsl7o1Ue18TiWp7ojlDDOvSU7U44vIioP4aggIumTEpogDxyCplRU55TBg/add-investments",
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/finance/portfolio/watchlist?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiDzMbXicmXAxXCElkFHW_XJjcQnIcKegQIOxAJ",
"title": "Add investments",
"url": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgwEB6zswFYObUN2TrvpFoTt3NQYhJ_VX6QyKN9trB86nOGp3vc1whceM-AjJ-fDhpNfm3sOunHfkflUNarnoafcUiQuQrLoWouxl3o3IQ9XZP70iDsKJ-NcNwsl7o1Ue18TiWp7ojlDDOvSU7U44vIioP4aggIumTEpogDxyCplRU55TBg/add-investments"
},
{
"display_url": "www.google.com",
"link": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgwEB6zswFYObUN2TrvpFoTt3NQYhJ_VX6QyKN9trB86nOGp3vc1whceM-AjJ-fDhpNfm3sOunHfkflUNarnoafcUiQuQrLoWouxl3o3IQ9XZP70iDsKJ-NcNwsl7o1Ue18TiWp7ojlDDOvSU7U44vIioP4aggIumTEpogDxyCplRU55TBg/analyze-tesla-inc",
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/finance/quote/TSLA:NASDAQ?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiDzMbXicmXAxXCElkFHW_XJjcQ3ecFKAV6BAg3EAY",
"title": "Analyze Tesla Inc",
"url": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgwEB6zswFYObUN2TrvpFoTt3NQYhJ_VX6QyKN9trB86nOGp3vc1whceM-AjJ-fDhpNfm3sOunHfkflUNarnoafcUiQuQrLoWouxl3o3IQ9XZP70iDsKJ-NcNwsl7o1Ue18TiWp7ojlDDOvSU7U44vIioP4aggIumTEpogDxyCplRU55TBg/analyze-tesla-inc"
}
],
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgwEB6zswFYObUN2TrvpFoTt3NQYhJ_VX6QyKN9trB86nOGp3vc1whceM-AjJ-fDhpNfm3sOunHfkflUNarnoafcUiQuQrLoWouxl3o3IQ9XZP70iDsKJ-NcNwsl7o1Ue18TiWp7ojlDDOvSU7U44vIioP4aggIumTEpogDxyCplRU55TBg",
"title": "Meta Platforms and Tesla are among the companies set to report next week. What to expect",
"url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/18/meta-tesla-netflix-earnings-preview.html"
},
{
"date": "1 day ago",
"display_link": "https://finance.yahoo.com › quote › TSLA",
"display_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com › quote › TSLA",
"link": "https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSLA/",
"position": 2,
"published_at": "1 day ago",
"rank": 2,
"snippet": "Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) 28,957.36% Baseline. Close 354.72 Open 357.48 Bid 368.80. Range 354.47 - 369.58 52 Week Range 297.38 - 498.83 Volume 38,651, ...",
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAV0Q2uc-d8mt2At-khHuHwKGSqkS85kXL44B4zKALhwjD9ayR0ZKi73coj1vwyaB_xHPc6mZIBSmsgCMCwZPdOM6X-lRMbFvgVXSWrIOBV2Z_a9cMdu_s6q2pXMg",
"title": "Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Stock Price, News, Quote & History",
"url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSLA/"
},
{
"display_link": "https://robinhood.com › Stocks",
"display_url": "https://robinhood.com › Stocks",
"link": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/stocks/TSLA/",
"position": 3,
"rank": 3,
"snippet": "Tesla(TSLA) stock is priced at $352.46, giving the company a market capitalization of 1.45T. It carries a P/E multiple of 329.57.Read more",
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYwHrOzAVFdXXVy2WHCo2zyJ0zvAjoVAxjvBKIvXLNvbD6OCsjsP-8htxx9D8A1D-I8VqVoeHGSzvi6TbF7PKLC9S6QDjMf1pv9xpAYotE5ghRO2WpJx8iHq7gOL83EqskLIoHA",
"title": "Tesla: TSLA Stock Price Quote & News",
"url": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/stocks/TSLA/"
},
{
"display_link": "https://digital.fidelity.com › dashboard › summary",
"display_url": "https://digital.fidelity.com › dashboard › summary",
"link": "https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digital/research/quote/dashboard/summary?symbol=TSLA",
"position": 4,
"rank": 4,
"snippet": "Tesla (TSLA) is trading at 368.06 Open Price 357.5 Previous close 368.06. Index NASDAQ100,R1000,R3000,SP500",
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESkQEB6zswFb-ymy1HS3Xh0knUQK1be6f5_Eowhon8_aQ7_ySuUyWRlAab4azfRGqczuuNPmibG-tzLzN7L4F0s85H4ksfzjUYY2TEj8j1VdjjBK65X_vQGhIomtlEw8jss1FxxGJVCTfhJeBpydQ7Ezuwuk3n4nZsb2NLxY9LPIusRstMVrUxtKdpSf4kn-nx6y1c",
"title": "TSLA - TESLA INC | Stock Quotes from Fidelity Investments",
"url": "https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digital/research/quote/dashboard/summary?symbol=TSLA"
},
{
"display_link": "https://www.cnbc.com › quotes › TSLA",
"display_url": "https://www.cnbc.com › quotes › TSLA",
"link": "https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/TSLA",
"position": 5,
"rank": 5,
"snippet": "Tesla Inc TSLA:NASDAQ · Open370.28 · Day High370.49 · Day Low363.64 · Prev Close368.06 · 52 Week High498.83 · 52 Week High Date12/22/25 · 52 Week Low297.38 · 52 ...Read more",
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESWwHrOzAVo4AO4qr2Iq60j4OH2YbKg-TOOGMssl83NF71AsNIA53itxwKGja5AilksVbY9HbfLvjY3Rbi2UurKYIyJyf8ozBgzIa--MlEAPg5lJ6ezfla5Sl7ZDw",
"title": "TSLA: Tesla Inc - Stock Price, Quote and News",
"url": "https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/TSLA"
},
{
"display_link": "https://www.tradingview.com › ... › Motor Vehicles",
"display_url": "https://www.tradingview.com › ... › Motor Vehicles",
"link": "https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NASDAQ-TSLA/",
"position": 6,
"rank": 6,
"snippet": "The current price of TSLA is 368.06 USD — it has increased by 3.76% in the past 24 hours. TSLA stock has fallen by −3.80% TSLA price has a max estimate of 550. ...",
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESawHrOzAVchvcp21W18wx27C_wPhTYaxXLLwonMPNzDSAnKYzWqkq4O-WRNM1q5B6bAF7B0Z-Jlq3yrw2W4qE_thS4lSkzuxNgAjBWK9nZ4JFhKfpmd6mAMpCRk7f2fbix3jIwRp81UYUv72b",
"title": "TSLA Stock Price - Tesla, Inc.",
"url": "https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NASDAQ-TSLA/"
},
{
"display_link": "https://www.google.com › quote › TSLA:NASDAQ",
"display_url": "https://www.google.com › quote › TSLA:NASDAQ",
"link": "https://www.google.com/finance/quote/TSLA:NASDAQ",
"position": 7,
"rank": 7,
"snippet": "Tesla Inc (TSLA) Stock. Avg. vol. 35.25M Volume 538.84K … low $297.38 EPS $1.08 Beta 1.92 Shares outstanding 3.95B No. of employees 135K Mkt. cap 1.45T",
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/finance/quote/TSLA:NASDAQ",
"title": "Tesla Inc (TSLA) Stock Price & News - Google Finance",
"url": "https://www.google.com/finance/quote/TSLA:NASDAQ"
},
{
"display_link": "https://seekingalpha.com › symbol › TSLA",
"display_url": "https://seekingalpha.com › symbol › TSLA",
"link": "https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TSLA",
"position": 8,
"rank": 8,
"snippet": "Tesla, Inc. is currently listed on NASDAQ under TSLA. One share of TSLA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $354.72.",
"source_url": "https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXwHrOzAV1wVdOIkoPpUFdDyBhccUJG8KNL_oE0sHSKVPU-quqsjKd_lhrtRhteu3lsfw2-5APEA_rckH5iLsgatc2oyJfZH7X7dmo_ZWTGgF478c4QQ5jYlaetIg42St",
"title": "Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Stock Price, Quote, News & Analysis",
"url": "https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TSLA"
}
],
"page": 1,
"people_also_ask": [
{
"question": "Is Tesla a buy or sell today?"
},
{
"question": "How much will Tesla stock be worth in 5 years?"
},
{
"question": "How much is $10,000 invested in Tesla 10 years ago?"
},
{
"question": "Can Tesla stock reach $3000?"
}
],
"product_id": "google_web_search",
"query": "tesla stock",
"related_searches": [
"NASDAQ: NVDA",
"SHE: 002594",
"NASDAQ: AAPL",
"NYSE: TM",
"Elon Musk",
"Austin, Texas",
"San Carlos, California",
"Martin Eberhard"
],
"request_id": "r-sample-google-web-search",
"search_type": "search",
"status": 0
}Code
curl -X POST 'https://api.serpbase.dev/google/search' \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H 'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
--max-time 60 \
-d '{"q":"iPhone","hl":"en","gl":"us"}'FAQ
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