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Collect search results from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Yahoo, and Naver without managing proxies, CAPTCHAs, or parsing. Choose Markdown, raw HTML or parsed JSON.
Need faster response times? Use Fast SERP API for up to 10x faster results. Quick SERP returns top 10 results in ~2x the speed, or Instant SERP delivers sub-1-second responses with full SERP data.
You only pay for successful requests.

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Quickstart

A minimal request with cURL. Replace <BRIGHT_DATA_API_KEY> and zone with your values: 
curl -X POST https://api.brightdata.com/request \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <BRIGHT_DATA_API_KEY>" \
  -d '{
    "zone": "YOUR_SERP_API_ZONE",
    "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=pizza&hl=en&gl=us",
    "format": "raw"
  }'
Prefer Markdown output? Set “data_format”: “markdown” to receive Markdown SERP structure.
Prefer JSON output? Set query parameter “brd_json=1” to receive JSON SERP structure.

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Node.js example

Python example

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Before you start

  1. Sign in: https://brightdata.com/cp/start
  2. Create a SERP API zone: https://brightdata.com/cp/zones
  3. Get your API key: /api-reference/authentication
New to Bright Data? See the step-by-step guide: /scraping-automation/serp-api/quickstart

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What you’ll get (parsed JSON preview)

A compact look at the parsed structure you can expect: 
{
  "engine": "google",
  "query": "pizza",
  "results": [
    { 
      "type": "organic", 
      "position": 1, 
      "title": "Best Pizza Near Me", 
      "url": "https://example.com" 
    }
  ]
}
See the full schema and examples: /scraping-automation/serp-api/parsed-json-results/parsing-search-results

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Supported engines and parameters

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When to use asynchronous requests

Use async for large volumes, slower pages, or long-running queries. This improves reliability and throughput.
Targeting non-SERP pages? Use the Unlocker API: /scraping-automation/web-unlocker

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Troubleshooting quick hits

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Next steps

Send your first request

SERP Pricing & Billing

Query parameters (Google)

Parsed JSON results

Asynchronous requests

Quick Start

FAQs