Engineering manualAcquisition and cost
Search-operator surcharge
dataforseo · catalogued only · billing organic_addon
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | dataforseo |
| Module | base |
| Runnable today | No — catalogued only, no adapter that can bind a quantity |
| API path | Not a single fixed path |
| Billing kind | organic_addon |
| Price status | Known — a published or measured rate is recorded |
| Availability | Not selectable in selected reports; capability retained for review |
| Query contract | Not contracted — this item is not executable, so it has no frozen acquisition parameters |
| Catalogue research date | 2026-09-07 |
Billing formula
What the provider charges for one request of this item. Provider cost is not the customer price and is not an account balance movement; the three are different numbers and this is the first of them.
K=5 if a qualifying operator is present, otherwise K=1
Rates
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
operator_multiplier | 5 |
Provider limits: {}
Rate verification: verified_published.
Caveat: Not 5 raised to the number of operators. Combined deep/AI modifiers require endpoint-specific reconciliation.
Dated sources
https://dataforseo.com/help-center/serp-api-cost-explained(read 2026-09-07)
Notes from the catalogue
- Not 5 raised to the number of operators. Combined deep/AI modifiers require endpoint-specific reconciliation.
- Add-on only, requires included one-page organic spot checks. Capped to that row’s active request count. Operator surcharge adds 4× base so the task total is 5×, not 5 to the number of operators.