SerpApi incident

[Google Scholar API] Elevated Response Times

Resolved after 4 days, affecting Scholar API, on September 17, 2026.

resolved Sep 21, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC

Response times have stayed low. This incident is resolved. Please feel free to reach out if you are still facing high response times or errors with Google Scholar API.

Started
Sep 17, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 21, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC
Duration
4d
Detected by Pingoru
Sep 17, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC

Affected components

Scholar API

Update timeline

  1. investigating Sep 17, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC

    We're currently seeing longer response times for Google Scholar API queries. You can find the Public Roadmap issue for this here: https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4309

  2. investigating Sep 19, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC

    We're continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. monitoring Sep 20, 2026, 08:32 PM UTC

    We’ve deployed a fix and are seeing response times decrease. We’ll continue to monitor closely to ensure performance remains stable. If you continue to experience high response times with the Google Scholar API, please reach out to us at [email protected].

  4. resolved Sep 21, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC

    Response times have stayed low. This incident is resolved. Please feel free to reach out if you are still facing high response times or errors with Google Scholar API.

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