SerpApi for JavaScript/TypeScript

Scrape and parse search engine results using SerpApi. Get search results from Google, Bing, Baidu, Yandex, Yahoo, Home Depot, eBay and more.

Quick start

Node.js

Ensure you're running at least Node.js v16.14.

npm install serpapi

import { getJson } from "serpapi";
const response = await getJson("google", {
  api_key: API_KEY, // Get your API_KEY from https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key
  q: "coffee",
  location: "Austin, Texas",
});
console.log(response);

Deno

Import directly from deno.land. Usage is otherwise the same as above.

import { getJson } from "https://deno.land/x/serpapi/mod.ts";

Features

• TypeScript types such as supported parameters and function argument types.
• Works out-of-the-box with Node.js and Deno.
• Promises and async/await support.
• Callbacks support.
• (Planned) Pagination support.
• (Planned) More examples.
• (Planned) More error classes.

Configuration

You can declare a global api_key and timeout value by modifying the config object. timeout is defined in milliseconds and defaults to 60 seconds.

All functions, other than getLocations, accepts an optional api_key and timeout that will take precedence over the values defined in config.

getLocations doesn't require an API key.

import { config, getJson } from "serpapi";

config.api_key = API_KEY;
config.timeout = 60000;

await getJson("google", { q: "coffee" }); // uses the API key defined in the config
await getJson("google", { api_key: API_KEY_2, q: "coffee" }); // API_KEY_2 will be used

Functions

Table of Contents

• getJson
  • Parameters
  • Examples
• getHtml
  • Parameters
  • Examples
• getJsonBySearchId
  • Parameters
  • Examples
• getHtmlBySearchId
  • Parameters
  • Examples
• getAccount
  • Parameters
  • Examples
• getLocations
  • Parameters
  • Examples

getJson

Get a JSON response based on search parameters.

• Accepts an optional callback.

Parameters

• engine string engine name
• parameters object search query parameters for the engine
• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

// async/await
const json = await getJson("google", { api_key: API_KEY, q: "coffee" });

// callback
getJson("google", { api_key: API_KEY, q: "coffee" }, console.log);

getHtml

Get a HTML response based on search parameters.

• Accepts an optional callback.
• Responds with a JSON string if the search request hasn't completed.

Parameters

• engine string engine name
• parameters object search query parameters for the engine
• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

// async/await
const html = await getHtml("google", { api_key: API_KEY, q: "coffee" });

// callback
getHtml("google", { api_key: API_KEY, q: "coffee" }, console.log);

getJsonBySearchId

Get a JSON response given a search ID.

• This search ID can be obtained from the search_metadata.id key in the response.
• Typically used together with the async parameter.
• Accepts an optional callback.

Parameters

• searchId string search ID

• parameters object (optional, default {})

  • parameters.api_key string? API key
  • parameters.timeout number? timeout in milliseconds

• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

const response = await getJson("google", {
  api_key: API_KEY,
  async: true,
  q: "coffee",
});
const { id } = response.search_metadata;
await delay(1000); // wait for the request to be processed.

// async/await
const json = await getJsonBySearchId(id, { api_key: API_KEY });

// callback
getJsonBySearchId(id, { api_key: API_KEY }, console.log);

getHtmlBySearchId

Get a HTML response given a search ID.

• This search ID can be obtained from the search_metadata.id key in the response.
• Typically used together with the async parameter.
• Accepts an optional callback.
• Responds with a JSON if the search request hasn't completed.

Parameters

• searchId string search ID

• parameters object (optional, default {})

  • parameters.api_key string? API key
  • parameters.timeout number? timeout in milliseconds

• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

const response = await getJson("google", {
  api_key: API_KEY,
  async: true,
  q: "coffee",
});
const { id } = response.search_metadata;
await delay(1000); // wait for the request to be processed.

// async/await
const html = await getHtmlBySearchId(id, { api_key: API_KEY });

// callback
getHtmlBySearchId(id, { api_key: API_KEY }, console.log);

getAccount

Get account information of an API key. https://serpapi.com/account-api

Parameters

• parameters object (optional, default {})

  • parameters.api_key string? API key
  • parameters.timeout number? timeout in milliseconds

• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

// async/await
const info = await getAccount({ api_key: API_KEY });

// callback
getAccount({ api_key: API_KEY }, console.log);

getLocations

Get supported locations. Does not require an API key. https://serpapi.com/locations-api

Parameters

• parameters object (optional, default {})

  • parameters.q string? query for a location
  • parameters.limit number? limit on number of locations returned
  • parameters.timeout number? timeout in milliseconds

• callback fn? optional callback

Examples

// async/await
const locations = await getLocations({ limit: 3 });

// callback
getLocations({ limit: 3 }, console.log);