Engineering manualAcquisition and cost
SerpAPI search/page alternative
serpapi · catalogued only · billing serp_searches
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | serpapi |
| Module | base |
| Runnable today | No — catalogued only, no adapter that can bind a quantity |
| API path | Not a single fixed path |
| Billing kind | serp_searches |
| 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.
searches*selected_plan_price/search_allowance
Rates
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
searches_per_successful_request | 1 |
cached_searches | 0 |
failed_searches | 0 |
Minimum charge: {"successful_uncached_searches":1}
Provider limits: {}
Rate verification: verified_published.
Caveat: Successful empty results still count. Every subsequent page is another search. Identical eligible cached queries within one hour consume no search credits.
Dated sources
https://serpapi.com/pricing(read 2026-09-07)https://serpapi.com/search-api(read 2026-09-07)https://serpapi.com/enterprise(read 2026-09-07)
Notes from the catalogue
- Successful empty results still count. Every subsequent page is another search. Identical eligible cached queries within one hour consume no search credits.