SerpApi incident

[Google Search] [Google Light Search API] Performance Degradation

Resolved after 24 days 11 hours, affecting Search API and Search API, on July 20, 2026.

identified Aug 04, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC

We've made improvements to Google Light Search API and the response times have decreased on our end to an average of 0.65s.

Started
Jul 20, 2026, 09:25 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 14, 2026, 08:52 AM UTC
Duration
24d 11h
Detected by Pingoru
Jul 20, 2026, 09:25 PM UTC

Affected components

Search APISearch API

Update timeline

  1. identified Jul 20, 2026, 09:25 PM UTC

    We're currently experiencing an increase in response times affecting our Google Light Search API. Our engineers are working to develope a solution.

  2. monitoring Jul 24, 2026, 05:44 AM UTC

    We're seeing a better response time at the moment, especially on the Google Light API

  3. identified Jul 25, 2026, 06:06 PM UTC

    While performance improvements have been stable for the Google Light Search API, we are still seeing longer response times for the Google Search API.

  4. identified Aug 03, 2026, 09:04 PM UTC

    Response times are increasing for Google Light Search API currently. Our engineers are working on a solution.

  5. identified Aug 04, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC

    We've made improvements to Google Light Search API and the response times have decreased on our end to an average of 0.65s.

  6. resolved Aug 14, 2026, 08:52 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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