SerpApi MCP Server

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SerpApi is answering right now. Last checked 15 min ago. It exposes 3 tools. Last commit 27 Oct 2026.

Official SerpApi MCP server for Google, Bing, and other search engines.

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 84%

91 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

182 of 182 checks

Tools

read from the server

373 ms

Response time

average over 24h

183

Stars

last commit 27 Oct 2026

What changed 4

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 9 September 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

22 Sep a tool description was rewritten search

22 Sep a tool changed the parameters it asks for search

22 Sep a tool changed version

9 Sep a tool changed version

What the code does

We read the source, 5 d ago · tools taken from the live server · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command mcpb/build.py:82

    return subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, **kwargs)  # type: ignore[call-overload]

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 15 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add serpapi-mcp --transport http https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.serpapi-mcp]
url = "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpapi-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "serpapi-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This server publishes 1 more address. The block above uses the one we reach during checks; the full list is under Endpoints below, and the author may intend a particular one for your client.

Available tools 3

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

dashboard

search_dashboard

Interactive dashboard variant of `search`: returns summary metrics, a source breakdown chart, and a results table with a click-to-expand detail panel, all rendered in the conversation. Same params as `search`. Use for a richer visual overview of a query's results. Automatically selects an engine-specific dashboard when available (e.g. google_flights gets price intelligence charting).

search

Universal search tool supporting all SerpApi engines and result types. When to use: - Any query needing live, structured SERP data: web results, news, product listings, job postings, local businesses, flight/hotel prices, video results, images, stock/weather cards, knowledge graph entities. Engine discovery via MCP resources: - serpapi://engines lists all engines supported by this tool. - serpapi://engines/<engine> provides engine-specific parameters and supported options. - Example: serpapi://engines/google_news Input schema: params: JSON object containing SerpApi engine parameters. Common parameters: - q: Search query. Required for most engines. - engine: SerpApi engine name. Defaults to "google_light". - location: Optional geographic location for localized results. - output: Optional response format. Omit for JSON (default), or set to "md" for Markdown. Engine-specific parameters are available via MCP resources: - serpapi://engines lists all supported engines. - serpapi://engines/<engine> provides parameters and options for one engine. mode: Response mode. Defaults to "complete". - "complete": Return the full SerpApi response. - "compact": Remove metadata fields from JSON responses. Markdown is returned unchanged. Output schema: structuredContent.result contains the response string: serialized JSON or unchanged Markdown. The same string is included in text content. Tool failures preserve this wrapper and set isError to true. Guided search: Searches can request missing engine parameters from supporting clients using the engine catalog and engine-specific rules. Flights collect airports and dates, hotels collect the destination and stay dates, and directions collect missing endpoints. Other clients receive a missing-parameter error. Cancellation does not run a search. Examples: Weather: {"params": {"q": "weather in London", "engine": "google"}, "mode": "complete"} Stock: {"params": {"q": "AAPL stock", "engine": "google"}, "mode": "complete"} General: {"params": {"q": "coffee shops", "engine": "google_light", "location": "Austin, TX"}, "mode": "complete"} Compact: {"params": {"q": "news"}, "mode": "compact"} Markdown: {"params": {"q": "news", "output": "md"}} Supported engines include (not limited to): - google - google_light - google_flights - google_hotels - google_images - google_news - google_local - google_shopping - google_jobs - bing - yahoo - duckduckgo - youtube_search - baidu - ebay

table

search_table

Interactive UI variant of `search`: returns organic results as a sortable, searchable table rendered in the conversation. Same params as `search`. Use when the host supports MCP Apps and the user wants to browse results visually rather than read JSON.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp	streamable-http	answering	413 ms	15 min ago
https://mcp.serpapi.com/{SERPAPI_API_KEY}/mcp	streamable-http	answering	355 ms	15 min ago

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SerpApi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can SerpApi do?

It exposes 3 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: search, search_dashboard, search_table. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is SerpApi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 182 of 182 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 373 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect SerpApi?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does SerpApi need an API key?

No. SerpApi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 3 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is SerpApi?

It answers our handshake in 373 ms on average, which is faster than 36% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is SerpApi open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 183 stars on GitHub and 4 open issues. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at mcp.serpapi.com, which runs on its operator's own terms.