SerpApi incident
[Google Search API][Google Light API] Performance Degradation
Resolved after 10 hours 21 minutes, affecting Search API and Search API, on September 21, 2026.
Google Search API response times have fully recovered, and Google Light Search API performance is steadily recovering.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Sep 21, 2026, 04:29 PM UTC
We are currently investigating elevated response times and decreased success rates for the Google Search and Google Light API You can view the Public Roadmap issue here: https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4329
- monitoring Sep 22, 2026, 12:32 AM UTC
Google Search API response times seem to have recovered. We'll continue monitoring for stability. We're still investigating longer response times for Google Light Search API.
- monitoring Sep 22, 2026, 02:50 AM UTC
Google Search API response times have fully recovered, and Google Light Search API performance is steadily recovering.
- resolved Sep 22, 2026, 02:51 AM UTC
This incident has been resolved.
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