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brave.com
brave.com › search › api
Brave Search API | Brave
The Brave Search API can replace several competing options that may have smaller indexes (Tavily or Exa), higher latencies (SerpAPI or Serper), or more limited access (Google and Bing). It can also serve as a complement to localized API options like Baidu, Naver, Yahoo, and Yandex.
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Google
developers.google.com › custom-search › v1 › overview
Custom Search JSON API | Google for Developers
To use the API, you need a configured Programmable Search Engine and an API key. The API offers 100 free queries per day, with additional queries available for a fee. API usage can be monitored through the Cloud Platform Console's API Dashboard or Google Cloud's Operations suite for more advanced ...
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How do I get web search results using an api? - Google Search Community
Google Search Help · Sign in · Google Help · Help Center · Community · Google Search · Privacy Policy · Terms of Service · Submit feedback · Send feedback on... This help content & information · General Help Center experience · Next · Help Center · More on support.google.com
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Google Custom Search API is closing. Need affordable Open Web Search alternative for 60k req/month
You can have a look at exasearch, it might be a good alternative More on reddit.com
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Is Google’s Custom Search API being discontinued?
It suddenly works today!! Anybody know why? More on reddit.com
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Why are Programmable Search Engine, Custom Search API and actual Google results so vastly different?
Serp uses a VPN to do the searches from another country so they can pass the cheap queries onto you. So you'll get different rankings More on reddit.com
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What data does the Google Search API provide?
Our Google Search API provides a wealth of data including organic search results, paid search results, knowledge graph entries, local map listings, featured snippets, and related search queries. It captures real-time search engine results pages as seen by users.
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searchapi.io
searchapi.io
Google Search API for real-time SERP scraping
How do I integrate the Google Search API with my application?
Integration is straightforward. Refer to our Google Search API documentation for request examples.
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searchapi.io
searchapi.io
Google Search API for real-time SERP scraping
Can I use the Google Search API for keyword rank tracking?
Absolutely. The Google Search API is designed to help you monitor keyword rankings and their positions on the search results page. You can track keywords for specific locations, devices, and languages.
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searchapi.io
searchapi.io
Google Search API for real-time SERP scraping
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SerpApi
serpapi.com
SerpApi: Google Search API
SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all rich structured data for you.
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SearchApi
searchapi.io
Google Search API for real-time SERP scraping
Our Google Search API provides a wealth of data including organic search results, paid search results, knowledge graph entries, local map listings, featured snippets, and related search queries.
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Google Support
support.google.com › websearch › thread › 135474043 › how-do-i-get-web-search-results-using-an-api
How do I get web search results using an api? - Google Search Community
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Medium
medium.com › @TerryFrederick › google-search-api-everything-you-need-to-know-fd1e24cfca45
Google Search API: Everything You Need To Know | Medium
October 10, 2023 - Beyond limiting the domains, the API also offers the flexibility of prioritizing or excluding specific keywords, ensuring that the search results always align with the business’s goals or the application’s purpose. It’s not just about crafting the description of a search query; it’s about defining the essence of the search itself. Google’s Programmable Search Engine serves as a testament to this ideology.
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Serper
serper.dev
Serper - The World's Fastest and Cheapest Google Search API
Industry-leading SERP API, delivering lightning-fast Google search results in 1-2 seconds, at an unbeatable price starting at $0.30 per 1,000 queries.
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SerpApi
serpapi.com › home › google search api
Google Search Engine Results API - SerpApi
Scrape Google search results in JSON format automatically using custom parameters. Search for keywords by location, date and more with SerpApi.
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Google Cloud
console.cloud.google.com › apis › library › customsearch.googleapis.com
Custom Search API – APIs and services – Google Cloud console
With this API, you can use RESTful requests to get either web search or image search results in JSON format. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Apify
apify.com › api › google-search-api
Google Search API · Apify
The Google Search API returns structured JSON data with organic results, paid ads, AI overviews, People Also Ask sections, related queries, review ratings, and business contact information including email addresses and LinkedIn profiles.
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Google
developers.google.com › programmable search engine › use rest to invoke the api
Use REST to Invoke the API | Programmable Search Engine | Google for Developers
August 28, 2025 - As a result, the API provides a single URI that acts as the service endpoint. You can retrieve results for a particular search by sending an HTTP GET request to its URI. You pass in the details of the search request as query parameters.
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GitHub
github.com › luminati-io › google-search-api
GitHub - luminati-io/google-search-api: Two methods to collect real Google SERP data—a free scraper for basic use and the enterprise-grade Bright Data API for high-volume demands.
Bright Data's Google Search API provides real-user search results from Google using customizable search parameters.
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Google
developers.google.com › webmaster-tools
Search Console API | Google for Developers
The Search Console API provides programmatic access to the most popular reports and actions in your Search Console account.
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SearchApi
searchapi.io › docs › google
Google Search Scraper API
Represents general entities in Google's Knowledge Graph. Find details on Wikidata. Example: kgmid=/g/11f555cn8l refers to TikTok. ... The default parameter desktop defines the search on a desktop device. The mobile parameter defines the search on a mobile device. The tablet parameter defines the search on a tablet device. ... This parameter is used to specify the canonical location of the search. For exact targeting or to see all available options, check out the Locations API.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/googlecloud › google custom search api is closing. need affordable open web search alternative for 60k req/month
r/googlecloud on Reddit: Google Custom Search API is closing. Need affordable Open Web Search alternative for 60k req/month
January 28, 2026 -

I run Product at a startup doing screening across the web (open search). We need to screen user profiles against the entire open web (not just a specific list of domains) to find negative news.

The Situation:

  • Current Tool: Google Custom Search JSON API (closing/deprecated).

  • Volume: ~40k requests/month, growing to 60k+ soon.

  • Requirement: Must be "Open Web" search (global index), not restricted to limited domains otherwise we can use Vertex Search AI (which they want users to migrate).

  • Constraint: Needs to be cost-effective (ideally around the old ~$5 per 1,000 queries range) to support our "unlimited search" model for clients.

Since the major players (Google/Bing) are exiting the public raw-search API market or pushing expensive enterprise/AI tiers, what are the reliable, low-cost alternatives for raw SERP data at this volume?

Thanks.

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Google AI
ai.google.dev › gemini api › grounding with google search
Grounding with Google Search | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers
2 weeks ago - Google Search: If needed, the model automatically generates one or multiple search queries and executes them. Search Results Processing: The model processes the search results, synthesizes the information, and formulates a response. Grounded Response: The API returns a final, user-friendly response that is grounded in the search results.
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Bright Data
brightdata.com › products › serp-api › google-search
Google Search API - Free Trial
December 18, 2023 - Bright Data Google Search API automatically scrapes public data from Google’ search engine. Google is constantly changing it’s SERP structure and algorithms.
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GitHub
github.com › abenassi › Google-Search-API
GitHub - abenassi/Google-Search-API: Python based api for searching google web, images, calc, and currency conversion. · GitHub
Google Search API is a python based library for searching various functionalities of google. It uses screen scraping to retrieve the results, and thus is unreliable if the way google's web pages are returned change in the future.
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SERPHouse
serphouse.com › blog › google-search-api-guide-for-developers
Google Search API: What Every Developer Should Know
March 18, 2026 - Think again. Google Search API opens a straight pipeline for structured search data, without the need to scrape or manually browse the search results. For developers working in SEO, data analytics, digital marketing, or even machine learning, this API is not just helpful – it is foundational.