Major incident

SerpApi: [Google Local API] Performance Degradation

Affected: Local API

Current status of SerpApi: Minor issues — live SerpApi status

Timeline

1. Sep 17, 2026, 22:05 UTC
   investigating
   We are currently investigating long response times for Google Local API searches. A Public Roadmap issue can be found here: https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4306
2. Sep 19, 2026, 23:18 UTC
   investigating
   We're continuing to investigate this issue.
3. Sep 26, 2026, 23:20 UTC
   monitoring
   Our team has deployed changes to address the performance degradation affecting Google Local API, and we are seeing success rates and response times return to normal. We are continuing to monitor closely.
4. Sep 27, 2026, 01:03 UTC
   resolved
   The issue affecting the Google Local API has been resolved. We’re very sorry for any disruption and appreciate your patience while we worked to resolve this issue.

Updates as published by SerpApi (original).