Bright Data SERP API uses per‑1,000 successful requests pricing. Failed/errored requests are not billed. Parsing and unlocking are included—no bandwidth fees.
  • Billing unit: per successful request (per 1,000)
  • Parsing/unlocking included (no bandwidth fees)
  • Async: “send request” billed; “collect/retrieve” free
  • One Request for num: ~100 results in one response; billed once (no pagination tax)
Bright Data SERP API price tiers and volume discounts

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Pay per success

With Bright Data, only successful responses are billed.
  • Unit: per 1,000 successful requests
  • Included: parsing (JSON/Markdown/HTML), proxy management, unlocking/CAPTCHA handling
  • No bandwidth fees
    If a request is retried behind the scenes, you’re not charged extra, only the successful response is billed.

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Async billing

Use asynchronous mode for long‑running jobs or large batches.
  • Billed: the initial “send request” call
  • Not billed: the follow‑up “collect/retrieve” call

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See: Asynchronous Requests

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One Request for num (100 results, 1 request)

You set the results you want with num and we return them in a single response, even if we need to fetch extra pages behind the scenes to deliver it. No pagination tax; billed as one successful request.
  • We fetch additional pages server‑side if needed (e.g., 10×10).
  • We merge and de‑duplicate results before returning the response.
  • You get one clean, ordered list.
Test the Bright Data SERP API request with ~100 results in a minute

Postman Example

Use it with num=100: 
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&num=100",
    "format": "json"
  }'
Limits & expectations: In rare cases fewer than 100 items may be returned if the source pages don’t contain enough results. Billing remains one successful request.

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Simple billing comparison (per query)

With Bright Data, num is billed once.
Many pagination‑priced APIs treat each 10‑result page as a new billable request.
numnumber of resultsPages (others)Billing (others)Bright Data billing
101011× request1× request
202022× requests1× request
303033× requests1× request
100401010× requests1× request

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When evaluating vendors, check whether they treat each page as a new billable request. Bright Data does not: we combine pages server‑side and bill one successful request for the full response.

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What’s included in the unit price

  • Structured outputs: JSON, Markdown, or raw HTML
  • Proxy management & unlocking (incl. CAPTCHA handling)
  • Automatic retries and best header/device logic
  • City/ZIP geotargeting; desktop and mobile user agents

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FAQs

Do I pay more for 100 results?
No. We combine pages server‑side and count it as one successful request. Are retries or async “collect” billed?
Retries are included. In async mode, “collect/retrieve” is not billed—only the “send request” is billed. Is parsing included?
Yes—JSON/Markdown/HTML are included in the unit price. Do you charge bandwidth fees?
No, pricing is per successful request only.

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See also