SerpApi for JavaScript/TypeScript

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Scrape and parse search engine results using SerpApi. Get search results from Google, Bing, Baidu, Yandex, Yahoo, Home Depot, eBay and more.

Coming from google-search-results-nodejs? Check out the migration document to find out how to upgrade.

Quick start

Node.js

• Supports Node.js 7.10.1 and newer.
• Refer to this example for help.

npm install serpapi
# or if you prefer yarn
yarn add serpapi

const { getJson } = require("serpapi");
getJson({
  engine: "google",
  api_key: API_KEY, // Get your API_KEY from https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key
  q: "coffee",
  location: "Austin, Texas",
}, (json) => {
  console.log(json["organic_results"]);
});

Node.js with ES Modules (ESM) and top-level await

• If you prefer using the import syntax and top-level await, you need to use at least Node.js 14.8.0.
• Refer to this example for help.

You will need to add "type": "module" to your package.json:

{
  "type": "module",
  // rest of package.json
}

import { getJson } from "serpapi";
const response = await getJson({
  engine: "google",
  api_key: API_KEY, // Get your API_KEY from https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key
  q: "coffee",
  location: "Austin, Texas",
});
console.log(response);

Deno

• Import directly from deno.land.
• Usage is otherwise the same as above.
• Refer to this example for help.

import { getJson } from "https://deno.land/x/serpapi/mod.ts";
const response = await getJson({
  engine: "google",
  api_key: API_KEY, // Get your API_KEY from https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key
  q: "coffee",
  location: "Austin, Texas",
});
console.log(response);

Features

• TypeScript support.
• Works out-of-the-box with Node.js and Deno.
• Promises and async/await support.
• Callbacks support.
• Examples in JavaScript/TypeScript on Node.js/Deno using ESM/CommonJS, and more.

Configuration

You can declare a global api_key and timeout value by modifying the config object. timeout is defined in milliseconds and defaults to 60 seconds.

All functions, other than getLocations, accepts an optional api_key and timeout that will take precedence over the values defined in config.

getLocations doesn't require an API key.

import { config, getJson } from "serpapi";

config.api_key = API_KEY;
config.timeout = 60000;

await getJson({ engine: "google", q: "coffee" }); // uses the API key defined in the config
await getJson({ engine: "google", api_key: API_KEY_2, q: "coffee" }); // API_KEY_2 will be used

Using a Proxy

Note: SerpApi handles proxies on its end you do not need to supply your own proxy to avoid blocks or CAPTCHAs. This option is only for users who need to route all outbound requests through a corporate or network proxy.

You can route requests through your own proxy by passing requestOptions with an HttpsProxyAgent instance. This can be done either globally through the config object or per-request in the parameters.

First, install the required package:

npm install https-proxy-agent
# or if you prefer yarn
yarn add https-proxy-agent

Then use it in your code:

import { config, getJson } from "serpapi";
import { HttpsProxyAgent } from "https-proxy-agent";

// Global configuration
config.requestOptions = {
  agent: new HttpsProxyAgent("http://proxy-server:port"),
};

// Or per-request configuration
await getJson({
  engine: "google",
  q: "coffee",
  requestOptions: {
    agent: new HttpsProxyAgent("http://proxy-server:port"),
  },
});

Pagination

Built-in pagination is not supported. Please refer to our pagination examples for a manual approach:

• Pagination example (Node.js >= 7)
• Pagination example (Node.js >= 14)
• Pagination example (Deno)

Functions

Table of Contents

• getJson
  • Parameters
  • Examples
• getHtml
  • Parameters
  • Examples
• getJsonBySearchId
  • Parameters
  • Examples
• getHtmlBySearchId
  • Parameters
  • Examples
• getAccount
  • Parameters
  • Examples
• getLocations
  • Parameters
  • Examples

getJson

Get a JSON response based on search parameters.

Parameters

• parameters object search query parameters for the engine
• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

// single call (async/await)
const json = await getJson({ engine: "google", api_key: API_KEY, q: "coffee" });

// single call (callback)
getJson({ engine: "google", api_key: API_KEY, q: "coffee" }, console.log);

getHtml

Get a HTML response based on search parameters.

• Accepts an optional callback.
• Responds with a JSON string if the search request hasn't completed.

Parameters

• parameters object search query parameters for the engine
• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

// async/await
const html = await getHtml({ engine: "google", api_key: API_KEY, q: "coffee" });

// callback
getHtml({ engine: "google", api_key: API_KEY, q: "coffee" }, console.log);

getJsonBySearchId

Get a JSON response given a search ID.

• This search ID can be obtained from the search_metadata.id key in the response.
• Typically used together with the async parameter.
• Accepts an optional callback.

Parameters

• searchId string search ID

• parameters object (optional, default {})

  • parameters.api_key string? API key
  • parameters.timeout number? timeout in milliseconds

• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

const response = await getJson({
  engine: "google",
  api_key: API_KEY,
  async: true,
  q: "coffee",
});
const { id } = response.search_metadata;
await delay(1000); // wait for the request to be processed.

// async/await
const json = await getJsonBySearchId(id, { api_key: API_KEY });

// callback
getJsonBySearchId(id, { api_key: API_KEY }, console.log);

getHtmlBySearchId

Get a HTML response given a search ID.

• This search ID can be obtained from the search_metadata.id key in the response.
• Typically used together with the async parameter.
• Accepts an optional callback.
• Responds with a JSON if the search request hasn't completed.

Parameters

• searchId string search ID

• parameters object (optional, default {})

  • parameters.api_key string? API key
  • parameters.timeout number? timeout in milliseconds

• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

const response = await getJson({
  engine: "google",
  api_key: API_KEY,
  async: true,
  q: "coffee",
});
const { id } = response.search_metadata;
await delay(1000); // wait for the request to be processed.

// async/await
const html = await getHtmlBySearchId(id, { api_key: API_KEY });

// callback
getHtmlBySearchId(id, { api_key: API_KEY }, console.log);

getAccount

Get account information of an API key. https://serpapi.com/account-api

Parameters

• parameters object (optional, default {})

  • parameters.api_key string? API key
  • parameters.timeout number? timeout in milliseconds

• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

// async/await
const info = await getAccount({ api_key: API_KEY });

// callback
getAccount({ api_key: API_KEY }, console.log);

getLocations

Get supported locations. Does not require an API key. https://serpapi.com/locations-api

Parameters

• parameters object (optional, default {})

  • parameters.q string? query for a location
  • parameters.limit number? limit on number of locations returned
  • parameters.timeout number? timeout in milliseconds

• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

// async/await
const locations = await getLocations({ limit: 3 });

// callback
getLocations({ limit: 3 }, console.log);