Major incident

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

Affected: API, Search API, Search API

Current status of SerpApi: Minor issues — live SerpApi status

Timeline

1. Oct 1, 2026, 09:15 UTC
   investigating
   We're seeing a sharp increase in error rates for our Google Search API. We're currently investigating the issue and will follow up with updates. https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4376
2. Oct 2, 2026, 01:35 UTC
   monitoring
   Performance has stabilized now and we continue to monitor this API.
3. Oct 2, 2026, 07:24 UTC
   investigating
   We're seeing elevated error rates and response times. We're investigating.
4. Oct 6, 2026, 09:08 UTC
   investigating
   The team continues their efforst on addressing the issue and finding solution as soon as possible.
5. Oct 7, 2026, 21:44 UTC
   investigating
   We are continuing to investigate this issue.
6. Oct 7, 2026, 21:46 UTC
   investigating
   We're continuing to work toward a solution. Since the issue now affects other APIs, the status can now be tracked here: https://status.serpapi.com/incidents/5pybr6gr3dq4 This is incident will be closed to prevent duplicate notifications. Thanks for your continued patience.
7. Oct 7, 2026, 21:48 UTC
   resolved
   Closed as duplicate

Updates as published by SerpApi (original).