openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: SerpApi 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: []
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'
  /account:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve account information
      description: Returns information about the SerpApi account associated with the API key.
      operationId: getAccount
      tags:
        - Account
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Account information
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericResponse'
        default:
          description: Error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
  schemas:
    GenericResponse:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: true
    Error:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: true
      properties:
        error:
          type: string