SerpApi
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
Why people recommend it
“The unlock: SerpAPI. One clean API that returns real-time search data with a free tier that's actually usable.”
“When SerpApi helps developers and researchers do it, Google sues”
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“I built https://radar-de-precos.netlify.app using SerpApi”
Caveats and dissent
“Based on their published pricing the cheapest is over $9 per 1000 searches”
“And they are getting sued.”
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“"Why we’re taking legal action against SerpApi’s unlawful scraping"”
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Who recommends it in their own words
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“SerpApi is the leading API to scrape and parse search engine results.”
“SerpApi is the leading API to scrape and parse search engine results.”
“SerpApi employee here.”
“Here is our response”
The article forgot to mention that Goggle is suing us, SerpApi the main alternative. Our take: https://serpapi.com/blog/google-v-serpapi-motion-to-dismiss-why-were-in-the-right/
“SerpApi is the leading API to scrape and parse search engine results.”
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2025) 2 mentions
- Show HN: Directory 958 inspirational artisans, craftspeople, smiths, for post-AI 1 mention
- DeepSeek search and fetch – $0.75 per 1000 successful requests 1 mention
- Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2026) 1 mention
- ChatGPT Pro 500 1 mention
- Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2026) 1 mention
Also written as SerpAPI. Data: serpapi.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 12
“with some SerpAPI”
“Based on their published pricing the cheapest is over $9 per 1000 searches”
“For flights, SerpApi (to get Google Flights data) in combination with seats.aero pro.”
“a SERP gap analyzer built on SerpApi in ~2 hours”
“https://serpapi.com/blog/google-v-serpapi-motion-to-dismiss-why-were-in-the-right/”
“The unlock: SerpAPI. One clean API that returns real-time search data with a free tier that's actually usable.”
“Just bring your own SerpAPI key (free).”
“And they are getting sued.”
“When SerpApi helps developers and researchers do it, Google sues”
“"Why we’re taking legal action against SerpApi’s unlawful scraping"”
“I used Serp via API many moons ago.”
“I built https://radar-de-precos.netlify.app using SerpApi”