SerpApi incident

[Google Light Search API] Empty search results with the start pagination parameter

Resolved after 18 days 18 hours, affecting Search API, on July 13, 2026.

monitoring Jul 13, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC

Our team has deployed fixes for an issue impacting multiple APIs. Success rates and response times are recovering. We are closely monitoring the platform to ensure stability. Some requests may still see elevated latency as systems fully recover.

Started
Jul 13, 2026, 09:32 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 01, 2026, 03:39 PM UTC
Duration
18d 18h
Detected by Pingoru
Jul 13, 2026, 09:32 PM UTC

Affected components

Search API

Update timeline

  1. investigating Jul 13, 2026, 09:32 PM UTC

    We’re investigating an issue affecting the Google Light Search API in which some paginated searches using search operators may return empty results. Our team is actively working to identify the cause and restore normal functionality. Read more here: https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4023 We’ll provide another update as more information becomes available.

  2. monitoring Jul 13, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC

    Our team has deployed fixes for an issue impacting multiple APIs. Success rates and response times are recovering. We are closely monitoring the platform to ensure stability. Some requests may still see elevated latency as systems fully recover.

  3. resolved Aug 01, 2026, 03:39 PM UTC

    The issue has been resolved for a few weeks now.

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