SerpApi incident

Performance degradation across many Google APIs

Resolved after 1 day 16 hours, affecting API and Search API and 1 more, on August 7, 2026.

monitoring Aug 08, 2026, 09:06 PM UTC

Hi there, Our engineering team has deployed an additional fix, and performance has improved. We're continuing to monitor the situation closely before considering the issue fully resolved. We sincerely apologize for the disruption and appreciate your patience while we work to ensure stability.

Started
Aug 07, 2026, 08:57 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 09, 2026, 01:26 PM UTC
Duration
1d 16h
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 07, 2026, 08:57 PM UTC

Affected components

APISearch APIAds Transparency APIImages Light APIAI Mode APINews Light APIAI Overview APIShopping Light APIAutocomplete APIVideos Light API

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 07, 2026, 08:57 PM UTC

    We’re currently experiencing an outage affecting multiple APIs. A large number of requests are failing or timing out. Our engineering team is actively investigating and treating this as our top priority. https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4129

  2. monitoring Aug 08, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC

    Our team has released a fix, and success rates and response times have returned to expected levels for most Google APIs. A few services are still recovering, and you may experience increased response times as performance returns to normal. We continue to monitor the issue.

  3. investigating Aug 08, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC

    We're seeing increased response times again. We're investigating.

  4. monitoring Aug 08, 2026, 09:06 PM UTC

    Hi there, Our engineering team has deployed an additional fix, and performance has improved. We're continuing to monitor the situation closely before considering the issue fully resolved. We sincerely apologize for the disruption and appreciate your patience while we work to ensure stability.

  5. resolved Aug 09, 2026, 01:26 PM UTC

    This is resolved. Thank you for your patience while we worked on this.

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