{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "serpapi", "name": "SerpApi", "vendor": "SerpApi", "vendorUrl": "https://serpapi.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "search", "summary": "Scrapes live results pages from Google, Bing, Baidu, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Amazon, YouTube and about 20 other engines and returns them as parsed JSON or markdown.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serpapi", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serpapi.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serpapi.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/serpapi.json", "dns": "serpapi.grade.anchorterminal.com", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://serpapi.com/search", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "serpapi" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "serpapi" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "google-search-results" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "API key as the `api_key` query parameter on every request. The hosted MCP takes `Authorization: Bearer \u003ckey\u003e` or the key in the URL path (`/\u003ckey\u003e/mcp`) for clients that can't set headers.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free plan 250 searches a month (50 an hour). Starter $25 a month for 1,000 searches, Developer $75 for 5,000, Production $150 for 15,000, Big Data $275 for 30,000, Searcher $725 for 100,000, then Cloud tiers from $3,750 for 1M. Only successful searches count, cached and failed ones are free, and a response with 100 results is still one search. Ludicrous Speed doubles the price, Ludicrous Speed Max quadruples it (https://serpapi.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$25 / 1k req", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in llms.txt, pricing or integrations pages (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 3, "popularity": { "githubStars": 175, "npmWeekly": 168618, "pypiWeekly": 104227, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://serpapi.com/search-api", "llmsTxt": "https://serpapi.com/llms.txt", "registryName": "io.github.serpapi/serpapi-mcp", "capabilities": [ "web.search", "search.serp", "search.news", "search.images" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "python", "typescript", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 63.5, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 510, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1486, "categoryRank": 16, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 88, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 30, "reliability": 65, "schema": 67, "security": 40, "transparency": 84 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-02" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Over 100 engines behind one GET URL, with `json_restrictor` field selection and `output=md`. The status page posted an outage across all APIs on 10 September and a degradation of the main Google APIs from 6 October that was still open on 2 November.", "bestFor": "An agent that needs what a specific engine shows (Google verticals, Maps, Shopping, Flights, Scholar, YouTube, Amazon) parsed to JSON.", "strengths": [ "Over 100 engines behind one GET URL, with `json_restrictor` field selection and `output=md`", "Failed, errored and cached searches aren't billed, and the cache lasts 1 hour", "Terms promise a 99.95% SLA on all plans", "SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 listed on the security page, 31-day data retention stated in the terms", "Hosted MCP server in the official registry, with read-only tool annotations" ], "weaknesses": [ "35 incidents on the status page between 4 August and 2 November 2026, including an outage across all APIs on 10 September", "REST auth is the `api_key` query parameter, with no header option documented", "No OpenAPI spec, and the MCP `search` tool takes a free-form `params` object", "Monthly plans only, from $25 for 1,000 searches, with no pay-per-call or machine payment", "No prompt-injection guidance for the snippets it returns" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use the MCP with `Authorization: Bearer`, not the key-in-path URL the README leads with", "Read `serpapi://engines/\u003cengine\u003e` before calling a new engine, since `params` isn't typed", "Add `json_restrictor` or `output=md` to cut tokens, and `mode: compact` on the MCP", "A 429 means either the hourly limit or an empty balance. Check the account before retrying", "Repeat a search within the hour and the cached copy is free. Set `no_cache=true` only when freshness matters" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 63.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 88, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 30, "reliability": 65, "schema": 67, "security": 40, "transparency": 70 }, "provenanceScore": 98, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-02", "maintenance": "2026-11-02", "payments": "2026-11-02", "reliability": "2026-11-02", "schema": "2026-11-02", "security": "2026-11-02", "transparency": "2026-11-02" }, "last": "2026-11-02", "lastMoved": "2026-11-02", "oldest": "2026-11-02", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "http": "curl -G https://serpapi.com/search --data-urlencode \"q=coffee\" -d engine=google -d api_key=$SERPAPI_API_KEY", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http serpapi https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer $SERPAPI_API_KEY\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "serpapi": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${SERPAPI_API_KEY}" }, "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/web.search", "tool": "https://letme.dev/serpapi" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Starter plan, per 1,000 searches", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 25, "note": "1,000 searches for $25 a month" }, { "item": "Starter plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 25, "note": "1,000 searches" }, { "item": "Developer plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 75, "note": "5,000 searches" }, { "item": "Production plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 150, "note": "15,000 searches, includes Legal Shield" }, { "item": "Big Data plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 275, "note": "30,000 searches" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "SerpApi, LLC", "domain": "serpapi.com", "domainRegistered": "2016-07-27", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://serpapi.com/legal", "privacy": "https://serpapi.com/legal", "statusPage": "https://status.serpapi.com", "changelog": "https://serpapi.com/release-notes", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "Terms and privacy policy share one page. The entity is a Texas LLC at 1632 S 1st St, Austin" ], "score": 98 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serpapi.json", "live": { "slug": "serpapi", "probe": { "target": "https://serpapi.com/search", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:53.834078478Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 192, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 127, "p95ms24h": 210, "samples24h": 239, "samples30d": 7910, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-11", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-12", "probes": 247, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-13", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-16", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 256, "ok": 256 }, { "date": "2026-10-19", "probes": 255, "ok": 255 }, { "date": "2026-10-20", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-21", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-22", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-23", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-24", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-10-25", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-26", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-27", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-28", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-29", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-30", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-31", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-11-01", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-11-02", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-11-03", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-11-04", "probes": 246, "ok": 246 }, { "date": "2026-11-05", "probes": 185, "ok": 185 }, { "date": "2026-11-06", "probes": 241, "ok": 241 }, { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 187, "ok": 187 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.serpapi.com", "indicator": "minor", "summary": "Partially Degraded Service", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T18:22:00.685940591Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.serpapi/serpapi-mcp", "version": "2.2.0", "seenAt": "2026-11-07T18:16:28.95801333Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "serpapi", "version": "2.2.1", "seenAt": "2026-11-07T00:04:52.187916313Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "google-search-results", "version": "2.4.2", "released": "2023-03-10", "seenAt": "2026-11-07T00:04:52.786371506Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "serpapi", "version": "1.2.0", "released": "2026-10-30", "seenAt": "2026-11-07T00:04:52.581829374Z" } ], "npmWeekly": 157770, "pypiWeekly": 111267, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://serpapi.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:01:55.994757327Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://serpapi.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:33:54.117469983Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "serpapi.com", "registered": "2016-07-27", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/serpapi.com", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01T14:27:22.977220583Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://serpapi.com/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:19:41.886949784Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-07T14:19:41.886949784Z", "fingerprint": "4c04e1177e9e" }, { "url": "https://serpapi.com/ebay-search-api", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:19:35.829778138Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-30T05:48:12.692533267Z", "fingerprint": "321bdf216d0c" }, { "url": "https://serpapi.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:19:40.387016376Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "30dfa765089d" }, { "url": "https://serpapi.com/legal", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:19:37.855693364Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-07T14:19:37.855693364Z", "fingerprint": "a7a9d55bdb87" } ], "mcpTools": { "url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T01:47:41.410957591Z", "status": "ok", "protocol": "2026-07-28", "tools": [ { "name": "search_dashboard", "title": "SerpApi search (dashboard)", "description": "Interactive dashboard variant of `search`: returns summary metrics, a source breakdown chart, and a results table with a click-to-expand detail panel, all rendered in the conversation. Same params as `search`. Use for a richer visual overview of a query's results. Automatically selects an engine-specific dashboard when available (e.g. google_flights gets price intelligence charting).", "inputSchema": { "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "params": { "anyOf": [ { "additionalProperties": true, "type": "object" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": null } }, "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "destructiveHint": false, "idempotentHint": false, "openWorldHint": true, "readOnlyHint": true, "title": "SerpApi search (dashboard)" } }, { "name": "search_table", "title": "SerpApi search (table)", "description": "Interactive UI variant of `search`: returns organic results as a sortable, searchable table rendered in the conversation. Same params as `search`. Use when the host supports MCP Apps and the user wants to browse results visually rather than read JSON.", "inputSchema": { "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "params": { "anyOf": [ { "additionalProperties": true, "type": "object" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": null } }, "type": "object" }, "annotations": { "destructiveHint": false, "idempotentHint": false, "openWorldHint": true, "readOnlyHint": true, "title": "SerpApi search (table)" } }, { "name": "extract", "title": "SerpApi extract", "description": "Extract content from a public http(s) URL, discover site URLs, or crawl pages.\n\nAPI options go in params: url is required; params.mode is scrape (default), map, or crawl. See serpapi://engines/extract for all options.\n\nTop-level mode controls the response:\n- complete (default): full JSON.\n- compact: native Markdown by default.\n\nparams.output selects the format and overrides either default:\n- \"md\": return native Markdown unchanged in either response mode.\n- \"json\": return JSON, with filtering determined by the response mode.\n\nCompact JSON removes metadata. For scrape responses containing markdown, it also keeps only markdown and any error field. include_markdown=false or an explicit json_restrictor skips this extra filtering. Map/crawl and responses without markdown keep their remaining fields. Use complete with output=\"json\" for full JSON.\n\nCrawl max_pages defaults to 10 (maximum 100). Each successfully extracted, uncached page consumes one credit.\n\nExamples:\nFull scrape JSON: {\"params\":{\"url\":\"https://example.com\"},\"mode\":\"complete\"}\nScrape Markdown: {\"params\":{\"url\":\"https://example.com\"},\"mode\":\"compact\"}\nMap URLs as JSON: {\"params\":{\"url\":\"https://example.com\",\"mode\":\"map\"},\"mode\":\"complete\"}\nCrawl pages as Markdown: {\"params\":{\"url\":\"https://example.com\",\"mode\":\"crawl\",\"max_pages\":2},\"mode\":\"compact\"}\n", "inputSchema": { "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "mode": { "default": "complete", "type": "string" }, "params": { "anyOf": [ { "additionalProperties": true, "type": "object" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": null } }, "type": "object" }, "outputSchema": { "properties": { "result": { "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "result" ], "type": "object", "x-fastmcp-wrap-result": true }, "annotations": { "destructiveHint": false, "idempotentHint": false, "openWorldHint": true, "readOnlyHint": true, "title": "SerpApi extract" } }, { "name": "search", "title": "SerpApi search", "description": "Universal search tool supporting all SerpApi engines and result types.\n\n When to use:\n - Any query needing live, structured SERP data: web results, news, product listings, job postings, local businesses, flight/hotel prices, video results, images, stock/weather cards, knowledge graph entities.\n \n Engine discovery via MCP resources:\n - serpapi://engines lists all engines supported by this tool.\n - serpapi://engines/\u003cengine\u003e provides engine-specific parameters and supported options.\n - Example: serpapi://engines/google_news\n\n Input schema:\n params: JSON object containing SerpApi engine parameters.\n Common parameters:\n - q: Search query. Required for most engines.\n - engine: SerpApi engine name. Defaults to \"google_light\".\n - location: Optional geographic location for localized results.\n - output: Optional response format. Omit for JSON (default), or set to \"md\" for Markdown.\n \n Engine-specific parameters are available via MCP resources:\n - serpapi://engines lists all supported engines.\n - serpapi://engines/\u003cengine\u003e provides parameters and options for one engine.\n \n mode: Response mode. Defaults to \"complete\".\n - \"complete\": Return the full SerpApi response.\n - \"compact\": Remove metadata fields from JSON responses. Markdown is returned unchanged.\n \n Output schema:\n structuredContent.result contains the response string: serialized JSON or unchanged Markdown.\n The same string is included in text content. Tool failures preserve this wrapper and set isError to true.\n\n Guided search:\n Searches can request missing engine parameters from supporting clients using the engine catalog and engine-specific rules.\n Flights collect airports and dates, hotels collect the destination and stay dates, and directions collect missing endpoints.\n Other clients receive a missing-parameter error. Cancellation does not run a search.\n\n Examples:\n Weather: {\"params\": {\"q\": \"weather in London\", \"engine\": \"google\"}, \"mode\": \"complete\"}\n Stock: {\"params\": {\"q\": \"AAPL stock\", \"engine\": \"google\"}, \"mode\": \"complete\"}\n General: {\"params\": {\"q\": \"coffee shops\", \"engine\": \"google_light\", \"location\": \"Austin, TX\"}, \"mode\": \"complete\"}\n Compact: {\"params\": {\"q\": \"news\"}, \"mode\": \"compact\"}\n Markdown: {\"params\": {\"q\": \"news\", \"output\": \"md\"}}\n\n Supported engines include (not limited to):\n - google\n - google_light\n - google_flights\n - google_hotels\n - google_images\n - google_news\n - google_local\n - google_shopping\n - google_jobs\n - bing\n - yahoo\n - duckduckgo\n - youtube_search\n - baidu\n - ebay\n ", "inputSchema": { "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "mode": { "default": "complete", "description": "Response mode (default: \"complete\")\n- \"complete\": Returns the full response\n- \"compact\": Removes metadata fields from JSON responses; Markdown is unchanged", "type": "string" }, "params": { "anyOf": [ { "additionalProperties": true, "type": "object" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": null, "description": "Dictionary of SerpApi engine-specific parameters. Common parameters include:\n- q: Search query (required for most engines)\n- engine: Search engine to use (default: \"google_light\")\n- location: Geographic location filter\n- output: Response format; omit for JSON or set to \"md\" for Markdown" } }, "type": "object" }, "outputSchema": { "properties": { "result": { "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "result" ], "type": "object", "x-fastmcp-wrap-result": true }, "annotations": { "destructiveHint": false, "idempotentHint": false, "openWorldHint": true, "readOnlyHint": true, "title": "SerpApi search" } } ], "schemaTokens": 1917, "changedAt": "2026-11-07T01:47:41.410957591Z", "check": { "checker": "anchor-check/1.0", "totalTokens": 1917, "counts": { "error": 0, "note": 1, "warn": 4 }, "findings": [ { "rule": "TC07", "severity": "warn", "tool": "search", "message": "the description is about 720 tokens", "fix": "Keep the description to what a model needs to choose and call the tool; move the manual to a resource or the docs." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "extract", "message": "none of its 2 parameters has a description", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "search_dashboard", "message": "its one parameter, params, has no description", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "search_table", "message": "its one parameter, params, has no description", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC24", "severity": "note", "message": "2 of 4 tools have no outputSchema", "fix": "Declare outputSchema for tools that return structured data, and return structuredContent that matches it." } ] } }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T18:22:00.685940591Z" } }, "answer": "SerpApi scores 63.5 (B) on agent readiness against SERPHouse's 42.4 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. SERPHouse leads on payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "serphouse", "name": "SERPHouse", "vendor": "Patoliya Infotech LLP", "vendorUrl": "https://www.serphouse.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "search", "summary": "SERPHouse is a SERP API from Patoliya Infotech LLP in India that returns parsed Google, Bing and Yahoo results as JSON, live or scheduled, with a Scraper API for page HTML or Markdown and a hosted MCP server.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serphouse", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serphouse.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serphouse.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/serphouse.json", "dns": "serphouse.grade.anchorterminal.com", "repo": "https://github.com/SERPHouse/serphouse-mcp", "transports": [ "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.serphouse.com/YOUR_API_KEY/mcp", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "serphouse-mcp" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "One API key per account, shown on the dashboard after a browser signup and email confirmation. Sent as `Authorization: Bearer` or as `api_token` in the query string. The hosted MCP server takes the key in its URL path. One account per user. No scopes or rotation found.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Basic $29.99 a month for 400,000 credits ($0.75 per 1,000 SERP requests) and Regular $49.99 for 800,000 ($0.62). Autocomplete $0.37 and $0.31, Top 100 Google $7.50 and $6.25 per 1,000. Custom plans by email. Free trial 4,000 credits for 7 days, no card. Credits don't roll over.", "priceSummary": "$0.75 / 1k req", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the pricing page, the docs, llms.txt or the MCP source (checked 2026-11-06). An empty balance returns 402 'Insufficient credits'.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 23, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-06" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.serphouse.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://www.serphouse.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "search.serp", "web.search", "search.news", "search.images", "web.fetch" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "paid", "no-card", "free-tier", "mcp", "remote-mcp", "llms-txt", "python", "india" ], "lastRelease": "2026-07-06", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 42.4, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1265, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1486, "categoryRank": 23, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 23, "payments": 40, "reliability": 40, "schema": 66, "security": 11, "transparency": 50 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-06" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "SERPHouse returns parsed Google, Bing and Yahoo results at published prices from $0.62 per 1,000 requests, with a 23-tool MCP server and a 4,000-credit trial without a card. The hosted MCP puts the key in its URL, there is no status page, changelog or security contact, and the terms keep search history indefinitely.", "bestFor": "Low-cost Google, Bing and Yahoo result parsing for SEO and rank tracking, with many Google verticals.", "strengths": [ "Published prices per 1,000 requests, $0.75 on Basic and $0.62 on Regular, with failed requests not charged", "Google web, news, images, shopping, jobs, videos, forums, local and autocomplete, plus Bing and Yahoo, in one API", "Hosted and stdio MCP server with 23 tools, typed Zod inputs and routing advice between tools, MIT licensed", "llms.txt and Markdown copies of the docs pages, with a status code table and per-engine examples", "Free trial of 4,000 credits for 7 days with no card" ], "weaknesses": [ "The hosted MCP server takes the API key only in its URL path, and the REST API also accepts `api_token` in the query string", "No status page, changelog, security.txt, disclosure policy or certification found", "Terms keep search history indefinitely and advise users in the European Economic Area not to use the service", "The pricing page states a 99.99% uptime SLA and the docs 99.95%, with no SLA terms or credits found", "The home page sends readers to a playground 'on the Oxylabs dashboard', with no relationship to Oxylabs found" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the key as `Authorization: Bearer`, not as `api_token` in the URL", "Treat a 200 with `\"status\": \"error\"` and 'Please try again' as a failure and retry later", "Pass `loc` or `loc_id` for Google and Bing tools other than `serphouse_search`; find IDs with `serphouse_location_search`", "Use `serphouse_search` for plain lookups and `serphouse_serp_google_advanced` only when ranks beyond the top 10 are needed, at ten times the price", "Keep under 60 requests a minute on self-serve plans" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 42.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 23, "payments": 40, "reliability": 40, "schema": 66, "security": 11, "transparency": 39 }, "provenanceScore": 61, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-06", "maintenance": "2026-11-06", "payments": "2026-11-06", "reliability": "2026-11-06", "schema": "2026-11-06", "security": "2026-11-06", "transparency": "2026-11-06" }, "last": "2026-11-06", "oldest": "2026-11-06", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "npx serphouse-mcp", "http": "curl -X POST https://api.serphouse.com/serp/live \\\n -H 'accept: application/json' \\\n -H 'authorization: Bearer API_TOKEN' \\\n -H 'content-type: application/json' \\\n -d '{\"data\": {\"domain\": \"google.com\", \"lang\": \"en\", \"q\": \"Coffee\", \"loc\": \"Texas,United States\", \"device\": \"desktop\", \"serp_type\": \"web\"}}'", "config": { "mcpServers": { "serphouse": { "url": "https://mcp.serphouse.com/YOUR_SERPHouse_API_KEY/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/search.serp", "tool": "https://letme.dev/serphouse" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "SERP request, Basic", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 0.75, "note": "$29.99 a month for 400,000 credits" }, { "item": "SERP request, Regular", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 0.62, "note": "$49.99 a month for 800,000 credits" }, { "item": "Autocomplete request, Basic", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 0.37, "note": "$0.31 on Regular" }, { "item": "Top 100 Google SERP, Basic", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 7.5, "note": "$6.25 on Regular" }, { "item": "Basic plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 29.99, "note": "400,000 credits, no rollover" }, { "item": "Regular plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 49.99, "note": "800,000 credits, no rollover" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Patoliya Infotech LLP", "domain": "serphouse.com", "domainRegistered": "2019-08-20", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.serphouse.com/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.serphouse.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-11-06", "notes": [ "The terms name Patoliya Infotech LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated in India, under Indian law with courts in Surat. The contact page gives an address in Utran, Surat, Gujarat.", "No effective or updated date was found on the terms or the privacy policy.", "www.serphouse.com/robots.txt allows all agents except /data/.", "The trial terms forbid 'scraping at scale or performing automated bulk data extraction' with trial credits. No clause on automated access to the website was found.", "/.well-known/security.txt answers 404. No status page is linked, and status.serphouse.com did not answer.", "RDAP gives serphouse.com a registration date of 20 August 2019; the about page says SERPHouse started in September 2019." ], "score": 61 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serphouse.json", "live": { "slug": "serphouse", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.serphouse.com/YOUR_API_KEY/mcp", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:53.888566191Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 400, "lastMs": 246, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 234, "p95ms24h": 348, "samples24h": 200, "samples30d": 200, "days": [ { "date": "2026-11-06", "probes": 13, "ok": 13 }, { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 187, "ok": 187 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "SERPHouse/serphouse-mcp", "version": "1.1.0", "released": "2026-07-06", "seenAt": "2026-11-07T00:04:55.526969474Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "serphouse-mcp", "version": "1.1.0", "seenAt": "2026-11-07T00:04:54.741719814Z" } ], "githubStars": 10, "npmWeekly": 11, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://serphouse.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:59:39.38860304Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://www.serphouse.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:33:54.600324581Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.serphouse.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:34:21.531839335Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "85f9c0a9e291" }, { "url": "https://www.serphouse.com/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:34:24.703890347Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "171892dff54e" } ], "mcpTools": { "url": "https://mcp.serphouse.com/YOUR_SERPHouse_API_KEY/mcp", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T01:47:41.660458875Z", "status": "ok", "protocol": "2025-11-25", "tools": [ { "name": "serphouse_domain_list", "title": "Serphouse Domain List", "description": "List supported search domains. Call this before Yahoo searches — yahoo.com is not valid; use regional domains like uk.yahoo.com from this list.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": {}, "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_language_list", "title": "Serphouse Language List", "description": "Get supported language codes for google, bing, or yahoo.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "type": { "description": "Search engine language catalog to fetch.", "enum": [ "google", "bing", "yahoo" ], "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "type" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_location_search", "title": "Serphouse Location Search", "description": "Search Serphouse location ids and location strings for Google or Bing targeting.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "q": { "description": "Location search term, for example texas or london.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "type": { "default": "google", "enum": [ "google", "bing" ], "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_account_info", "title": "Serphouse Account Info", "description": "Get Serphouse account plan and credit usage.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": {}, "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_search", "title": "Serphouse Search", "description": "Default web search for agents — fast lightweight Google organic results via POST /web-search-lite. Only q is required; gl defaults to US. Use serphouse_google_web only when you need device, gfilter, or num_result. Use serphouse_serp_google_advanced for SEO rankings beyond top 10.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "description": "Optional date filter: YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-MM-DD or one of h, d, w, m, y. Omit for general searches — lite results may be empty when this is set.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "gl": { "description": "Two-letter ISO country code, e.g. US, IN, GB. Used when loc is omitted.", "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$", "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Location name, e.g. Austin,Texas,United States. Provide loc or gl, not both.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "verbatim": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" } ] } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_web_lite", "title": "Serphouse Google Web Search (Lite)", "description": "Alias of serphouse_search — fast lightweight Google organic results via POST /web-search-lite. Prefer serphouse_search for general agent queries.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "description": "Optional date filter: YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-MM-DD or one of h, d, w, m, y. Omit for general searches — lite results may be empty when this is set.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "gl": { "description": "Two-letter ISO country code, e.g. US, IN, GB. Used when loc is omitted.", "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$", "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Location name, e.g. Austin,Texas,United States. Provide loc or gl, not both.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "verbatim": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" } ] } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_web", "title": "Serphouse Google Web Search (Full)", "description": "Full Google web search via POST /google-web with device, gfilter, and num_result. Requires loc or loc_id. For general queries use serphouse_search instead.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "description": "Date range as YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-MM-DD or one of h, d, w, m, y.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "device": { "default": "desktop", "enum": [ "desktop", "mobile" ], "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "gfilter": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" } ] }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "num_result": { "maximum": 10, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "verbatim": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" } ] } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_image", "title": "Serphouse Google Image Search", "description": "Run a realtime Google image search via POST /google-image.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_news", "title": "Serphouse Google News Search", "description": "Run a realtime Google news search via POST /google-news.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "device": { "default": "desktop", "enum": [ "desktop", "mobile" ], "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_shop", "title": "Serphouse Google Shop Search", "description": "Run a realtime Google shopping search via POST /google-shop.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_bing_web", "title": "Serphouse Bing Web Search", "description": "Run a realtime Bing web search via POST /bing-web.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "device": { "default": "desktop", "enum": [ "desktop", "mobile" ], "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en-US", "description": "Language code, for example en-US or fr-FR.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_bing_image", "title": "Serphouse Bing Image Search", "description": "Run a realtime Bing image search via POST /bing-image.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "lang": { "default": "en-US", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_bing_news", "title": "Serphouse Bing News Search", "description": "Run a realtime Bing news search via POST /bing-news.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "device": { "default": "desktop", "enum": [ "desktop", "mobile" ], "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en-US", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_yahoo_web", "title": "Serphouse Yahoo Web Search", "description": "Run a realtime Yahoo web search via POST /yahoo-web.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "device": { "default": "desktop", "enum": [ "desktop", "mobile" ], "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "uk.yahoo.com", "description": "Regional Yahoo domain from serphouse_domain_list, for example uk.yahoo.com or fr.yahoo.com. Do not use yahoo.com.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "lang_en", "description": "Yahoo language code, for example lang_en or lang_fr.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_yahoo_image", "title": "Serphouse Yahoo Image Search", "description": "Run a realtime Yahoo image search via POST /yahoo-image.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "domain": { "default": "uk.yahoo.com", "description": "Regional Yahoo domain from serphouse_domain_list, for example uk.yahoo.com or fr.yahoo.com. Do not use yahoo.com.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "lang_en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_yahoo_news", "title": "Serphouse Yahoo News Search", "description": "Run a realtime Yahoo news search via POST /yahoo-news.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "device": { "default": "desktop", "enum": [ "desktop", "mobile" ], "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "uk.yahoo.com", "description": "Regional Yahoo domain from serphouse_domain_list, for example uk.yahoo.com or fr.yahoo.com. Do not use yahoo.com.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "lang_en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "no_trace": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" }, { "const": "true", "type": "string" }, { "const": "false", "type": "string" }, { "const": true, "type": "boolean" }, { "const": false, "type": "boolean" } ], "description": "Enterprise only. Enables NoTrace mode when set to 1 or true." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_serp_google_advanced", "title": "Serphouse Google Advanced SERP", "description": "SEO ranking checks: fetch up to 100 Google results in one request. Use max_pages 1–10 (~10 results per page). For general web search use serphouse_search; use this when rank position beyond the top 10 is needed.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "description": "Date range as YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-MM-DD or one of h, d, w, m, y.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "device": { "default": "desktop", "enum": [ "desktop", "mobile" ], "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "gfilter": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" } ] }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "max_pages": { "default": 10, "maximum": 10, "minimum": 1, "type": "integer" }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "serp_type": { "default": "web", "enum": [ "web", "news", "image", "shop" ], "type": "string" }, "verbatim": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" } ] } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_jobs", "title": "Serphouse Google Jobs", "description": "Run a realtime Google Jobs search.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "q": { "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_autocomplete", "title": "Serphouse Google Autocomplete", "description": "Get realtime localized Google autocomplete suggestions.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "client": { "default": "chrome", "enum": [ "chrome", "chrome-omni", "home_page", "safari", "firefox", "youtube" ], "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Location name used to localize suggestions.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "q": { "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q", "loc" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_videos", "title": "Serphouse Google Videos", "description": "Run a realtime Google Videos search with optional video filters.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "description": "Date range as YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-MM-DD or one of h, d, w, m, y.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "device": { "default": "desktop", "enum": [ "desktop", "mobile" ], "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "video_captions": { "const": "captioned", "type": "string" }, "video_duration": { "enum": [ "short", "medium", "long" ], "type": "string" }, "video_quality": { "const": "high", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_short_videos", "title": "Serphouse Google Short Videos", "description": "Run a realtime Google Short Videos search.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "description": "Date range as YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-MM-DD or one of h, d, w, m, y.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "device": { "default": "desktop", "enum": [ "desktop", "mobile" ], "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "video_captions": { "const": "captioned", "type": "string" }, "video_quality": { "const": "high", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_forums", "title": "Serphouse Google Forums", "description": "Run a realtime Google Forums search for discussions and community results.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "date_range": { "description": "Date range as YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-MM-DD or one of h, d, w, m, y.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "device": { "default": "desktop", "enum": [ "desktop", "mobile" ], "type": "string" }, "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "description": "Search phrase to query.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "verbatim": { "anyOf": [ { "const": 0, "type": "number" }, { "const": 1, "type": "number" }, { "const": "0", "type": "string" }, { "const": "1", "type": "string" } ] } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } }, { "name": "serphouse_google_local", "title": "Serphouse Google Local", "description": "Run a realtime Google Local search for local business results.", "inputSchema": { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": { "domain": { "default": "google.com", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "lang": { "default": "en", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc": { "description": "Required unless loc_id is provided. Location name, for example Austin,Texas,United States. Provide exactly one of loc or loc_id.", "minLength": 1, "type": "string" }, "loc_id": { "anyOf": [ { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, { "minLength": 1, "pattern": "^\\d+$", "type": "string" } ], "description": "Required unless loc is provided. Serphouse location id from serphouse_location_search. Provide exactly one of loc_id or loc." }, "page": { "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 9007199254740991, "type": "integer" }, "q": { "minLength": 1, "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" } } ], "schemaTokens": 6824, "changedAt": "2026-11-07T01:47:41.660458875Z", "check": { "checker": "anchor-check/1.0", "totalTokens": 6824, "counts": { "error": 0, "note": 1, "warn": 43 }, "findings": [ { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_bing_image", "message": "2 parameters without a description: lang, page", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_bing_news", "message": "3 parameters without a description: device, lang, page", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_bing_web", "message": "3 parameters without a description: date_range, device, page", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_autocomplete", "message": "3 parameters without a description: client, lang, q", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_forums", "message": "5 parameters without a description: device, domain, lang, page, verbatim", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_image", "message": "4 parameters without a description: date_range, domain, lang, page", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_jobs", "message": "4 parameters without a description: date_range, domain, lang, q", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_local", "message": "4 parameters without a description: domain, lang, page, q", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_news", "message": "5 parameters without a description: date_range, device, domain, lang, page", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_shop", "message": "3 parameters without a description: domain, lang, page", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_short_videos", "message": "6 parameters without a description: device, domain, lang, page, video_captions, video_quality", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_videos", "message": "7 parameters without a description: device, domain, lang, page, video_captions, video_duration and 1 more", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_web", "message": "7 parameters without a description: device, domain, gfilter, lang, num_result, page and 1 more", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_web_lite", "message": "4 parameters without a description: domain, lang, page, verbatim", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_location_search", "message": "1 parameter without a description: type", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_search", "message": "4 parameters without a description: domain, lang, page, verbatim", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_serp_google_advanced", "message": "8 parameters without a description: device, domain, gfilter, lang, max_pages, page and 2 more", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_yahoo_image", "message": "2 parameters without a description: lang, page", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_yahoo_news", "message": "3 parameters without a description: device, lang, page", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC11", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_yahoo_web", "message": "2 parameters without a description: device, page", "fix": "Describe each one: format, units, an example, and what happens when it's left out." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_account_info", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Its name starts with \"info\"; if it only reads, set readOnlyHint: true so harnesses can run it without asking." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_bing_image", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_bing_news", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_bing_web", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_domain_list", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Its name starts with \"list\"; if it only reads, set readOnlyHint: true so harnesses can run it without asking." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_autocomplete", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_forums", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_image", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_jobs", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_local", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_news", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_shop", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_short_videos", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_videos", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_web", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_google_web_lite", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_language_list", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Its name starts with \"list\"; if it only reads, set readOnlyHint: true so harnesses can run it without asking." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_location_search", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Its name starts with \"search\"; if it only reads, set readOnlyHint: true so harnesses can run it without asking." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_search", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Its name starts with \"search\"; if it only reads, set readOnlyHint: true so harnesses can run it without asking." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_serp_google_advanced", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_yahoo_image", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_yahoo_news", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC16", "severity": "warn", "tool": "serphouse_yahoo_web", "message": "no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint", "fix": "Set readOnlyHint: true if it only reads; otherwise set destructiveHint and idempotentHint." }, { "rule": "TC24", "severity": "note", "message": "23 of 23 tools have no outputSchema", "fix": "Declare outputSchema for tools that return structured data, and return structuredContent that matches it." } ] } }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T18:20:53.888566191Z" } }, "edges": [ { "by": 59, "category": "maintenance", "leads": "serpapi", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "reasons": { "a": "Release notes carry dated entries almost daily, the latest on 2 November 2026, and serpapi-python 1.2.0 shipped on 30 October (30). Since 4 August, serpapi-python 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 and 1.2.0, MCP server 1.0.3 and 2.0.0, and serpapi-cli 0.3.0, 0.4.0 and 0.5.0, besides the release notes (20). Release notes run several entries a week and the MCP repo merged a fix on 27 October. Open issues weren't read, since GitHub's pages refuse our reader (12). The MCP server is in the official registry as io.github.serpapi/serpapi-mcp and the Python SDK and CLI are current, but the JavaScript SDK's last release is still 2.2.1 of 26 July 2025 (12). The MCP, Python and CLI repositories run tests in CI; pass state not read (8).", "b": "Read for a closed service, with its repositories read as code. No changelog or dated API change was found. The newest release is MCP server 1.1.0 on 6 July 2026, 123 days before 6 November, and the last commit in its repository was on 22 July (10). No release or dated change in the 90 days from 8 August; the about page's 2026 entry (Forums, Place Details and Scraper APIs) is undated (0). No changelog; support by email. Issues weren't read, since the GitHub API refused us for its rate limit (5 of 25). Not in the official MCP registry, though the repository's server.json names io.github.SERPHouse/serphouse-mcp. Node.js SDK last changed 24 June 2026, PHP SDK 10 May 2024, and no Python SDK repository was found under the SERPHouse organisation (5 of 15). The MCP repository has an npm publish workflow and no tests (3 of 10). 10 + 0 + 5 + 5 + 3 = 23." }, "scores": { "a": 82, "b": 23 } }, { "by": 34, "category": "transparency", "leads": "serpapi", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "reasons": { "a": "The API is closed under one terms-and-privacy page, and the MCP server is MIT (18). The legal page and the security page agree that search data is deleted after 31 days, ZeroTrace mode (an enterprise parameter) stores nothing, and a DPA is available on request (26). Deprecations show up as dated release notes, such as eBay's Sold and Completed filters on 28 September 2026, but there's no notice policy, and the terms allow termination without notice (8). Named subprocessors (AWS, Cloudflare, Wasabi, Stripe, Intercom and others) and US hosting with Standard Contractual Clauses (18).", "b": "Closed service under terms naming Patoliya Infotech LLP in India, and the MCP server is MIT (18 of 30). The terms give retention periods (JSON results up to 6 months, HTML up to 1 month, search history indefinitely) and say personal data sits on DigitalOcean in India, and they advise EEA users not to use the service. The privacy policy is generic and neither document carries a date (15 of 30). No deprecation policy, and the terms allow products to be discontinued without notice (0 of 20). DigitalOcean in India named for account data; no sub-processor list (6 of 20). 18 + 15 + 0 + 6 = 39." }, "scores": { "a": 84, "b": 50 } }, { "by": 29, "category": "security", "leads": "serpapi", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "reasons": { "a": "One account key with no scopes found (10), documented as the `api_key` query parameter on every REST call, and the MCP README leads with the key in the URL path. The hosted MCP also accepts `Authorization: Bearer` (minus 10). Search is read-only and the MCP tool carries read-only annotations, but there's no least-privilege key (15). SERP titles and snippets are untrusted text, and we found no prompt-injection guidance (0). The Search Archive API returns any search from the last 31 days, and the security page says audit logs cover all critical parts of the service (10). The security page lists SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 as acquired and GDPR and ISO 42001 as in progress, and security@serpapi.com takes reports. serpapi.com/security.txt is valid (expires 1 January 2027), though the /.well-known/ path answers with the HTML security page. No bug bounty or public advisories found (15).", "b": "One key per account, one account per user, no scopes or rotation found (10). The REST API documents `api_token` in the query string and the hosted MCP server takes the key only in its URL path, less 10 (0 of 30). Searches only read, with no read-only or restricted key (8 of 20). Results are third-party snippets and AI Overview text, with no prompt-injection guidance (0). An account tool shows plan and credit usage; no per-call log was found (3 of 15). No security.txt (404), disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found (0 of 20). 0 + 8 + 0 + 3 + 0 = 11." }, "scores": { "a": 40, "b": 11 } }, { "by": 25, "category": "reliability", "leads": "serpapi", "name": "Reliability", "reasons": { "a": "Atlassian Statuspage at status.serpapi.com, with per-API components and incident history on its history pages and Atom feed (20). Between 4 August and 2 November the history lists 35 incidents active in the window. Two were wide failures that also list the general API component, each over an hour. From 7 to 9 August an outage across 37 Google and Google Light APIs, including Search, left 'a large number of requests' failing or timing out. On 10 September the vendor posted a 'service outage across all of our APIs', with degradation until 17 September. From 6 October a degradation of 15 Google and Google Light APIs, including Search, which the vendor called a 'partial service outage affecting multiple APIs', was still open on 2 November. Like the single-engine incidents, it hit part of the product and counts as minor. Two majors (5). Hourly throughput published per plan, 50 an hour free to 640,000 on Cloud 54M (15). 429 is documented as either the hourly limit or an empty search balance, with no Retry-After or backoff guidance found (5). The terms (updated 27 August 2026) promise a 99.95% SLA on all plans with credits up to 100% (10). GA (10). 20 + 5 + 15 + 5 + 10 + 10 = 65.", "b": "Read with the hosted lines. No status page is linked from the site or docs, and status.serphouse.com did not answer on 6 November 2026 (0). No readable incident history (5). Rate limits published, 60 requests a minute and 60 concurrent on every self-serve plan (15). 429 is documented as 'slow down', and a 200 can carry `\"status\": \"error\"` with 'Please try again', with no Retry-After or backoff guidance. Failed requests aren't charged (5 of 15). The pricing page lists a 99.99% uptime SLA on Basic and Regular and the docs a 99.95% one, but no SLA terms or credits were found in the terms (5 of 10). Generally available (10). 0 + 5 + 15 + 5 + 5 + 10 = 40." }, "scores": { "a": 65, "b": 40 } }, { "by": 24, "category": "ergonomics", "leads": "serpapi", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "reasons": { "a": "`json_restrictor` selects fields, `output=md` returns Markdown (the MCP README claims 50 per cent fewer tokens on average) and the MCP `compact` mode drops metadata. One core MCP tool plus two opt-in UI tools (22). `start`, `num`, location, language and engine-specific filters, plus `async` with the Search Archive API (20). Documented status codes and `search_metadata.status` values, though one 429 covers both the hourly limit and an empty balance (14). Searches are read-only, failed and cached searches aren't billed, and the MCP tool sets readOnlyHint true and destructiveHint false (18). Only `q` is required for most engines. llms.txt lists libraries in 11 languages, though the JavaScript one hasn't had a release since July 2025 (14).", "b": "23 MCP tools with no toolsets or filtering (15 of 25). `num_result`, `max_pages`, paging, device, location, language, date and video filters (16 of 20). Status codes are tabulated, but a 200 can also mean an error and the body carries only 'Please try again' (10 of 20). Searches only read and failed requests aren't charged, but the MCP tools carry no readOnlyHint or other annotations (10 of 20). `serphouse_search` needs only `q` and defaults to the US; most other tools need `loc` or `loc_id`. Official Node.js, PHP and Python SDKs are documented (13 of 15). 15 + 16 + 10 + 10 + 13 = 64." }, "scores": { "a": 88, "b": 64 } }, { "by": 10, "category": "payments", "leads": "serphouse", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "reasons": { "a": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the pricing page or llms.txt (0). Monthly plans are public with search counts, but there's no pay-per-search option (10). Free plan of 250 searches a month, no card (20). An account needs a browser signup (0).", "b": "No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Per-1,000 prices for SERP, autocomplete and top-100 requests published without login (20). Free trial of 4,000 credits for 7 days, 'No Credit Card Required' (20). A person signs up in a browser and confirms an email (0). 0 + 20 + 20 + 0 = 40." }, "scores": { "a": 30, "b": 40 } } ], "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "SerpApi", "b": "Patoliya Infotech LLP", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://serpapi.com/search", "b": "https://mcp.serphouse.com/YOUR_API_KEY/mcp", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio", "b": "Streamable HTTP, stdio", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "$25 per 1,000 requests", "b": "not published", "name": "Price for web search" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "3", "b": "23", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "io.github.serpapi/serpapi-mcp", "b": "not listed", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-10-30", "b": "2026-07-06", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-08-27", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-27", "b": "no date given", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "175 stars, 169k npm/wk, 104k PyPI/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3.5/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "SerpApi scores 63.5 (B) on agent readiness against SERPHouse's 42.4 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. SERPHouse leads on payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, SerpApi or SERPHouse?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do SerpApi and SERPHouse need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. SerpApi has a hosted endpoint at https://serpapi.com/search and SERPHouse at https://mcp.serphouse.com/YOUR_API_KEY/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call SerpApi and SERPHouse without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 65 against 40", "Agent ergonomics, 88 against 64", "Security \u0026 auth, 40 against 11", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 82 against 23", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 84 against 50" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent that needs what a specific engine shows (Google verticals, Maps, Shopping, Flights, Scholar, YouTube, Amazon) parsed to JSON.", "slug": "serpapi", "watchFor": "35 incidents on the status page between 4 August and 2 November 2026, including an outage across all APIs on 10 September" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 30" ], "also": [ "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "Low-cost Google, Bing and Yahoo result parsing for SEO and rank tracking, with many Google verticals.", "slug": "serphouse", 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fetch-reference-server-vs-serphouse" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/newscatcher-vs-serpapi.json", "title": "NewsCatcher vs SerpApi", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/newscatcher-vs-serpapi" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/newscatcher-vs-serphouse.json", "title": "NewsCatcher vs SERPHouse", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/newscatcher-vs-serphouse" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/serphouse-vs-serpkite.json", "title": "SERPHouse vs SerpKite", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/serphouse-vs-serpkite" } ], "panel": null, "scores": [ { "by": 25, "edge": "serpapi", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "serpapi": 65, "serphouse": 40, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 1, "edge": "serpapi", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "serpapi": 67, "serphouse": 66, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 24, "edge": "serpapi", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "serpapi": 88, "serphouse": 64, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 29, "edge": "serpapi", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "serpapi": 40, "serphouse": 11, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "serphouse", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "serpapi": 30, "serphouse": 40, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 59, "edge": "serpapi", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "serpapi": 82, "serphouse": 23, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 34, "edge": "serpapi", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "serpapi": 84, "serphouse": 50, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "SerpApi scores 63.5 (B) on agent readiness against SERPHouse's 42.4 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. SERPHouse leads on payments \u0026 pricing. Both do web search.", "tasks": null, "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "serpapi": "Over 100 engines behind one GET URL, with `json_restrictor` field selection and `output=md`. The status page posted an outage across all APIs on 10 September and a degradation of the main Google APIs from 6 October that was still open on 2 November.", "serphouse": "SERPHouse returns parsed Google, Bing and Yahoo results at published prices from $0.62 per 1,000 requests, with a 23-tool MCP server and a 4,000-credit trial without a card. The hosted MCP puts the key in its URL, there is no status page, changelog or security contact, and the terms keep search history indefinitely." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/serpapi-vs-serphouse", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/serpapi-vs-serphouse.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/serpapi-vs-serphouse.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/serpapi-vs-serphouse.min.md" }, "markdown": "SerpApi scores 63.5 (B) on agent readiness against SERPHouse's 42.4 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. SERPHouse leads on payments \u0026 pricing. Both do web search.\n\n- SerpApi: grade B, 63.5/100, rank #510 of 1486. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serpapi.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/serpapi.json\n- SERPHouse: grade E, 42.4/100, rank #1265 of 1486. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serphouse.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/serphouse.json\n- Best web search APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/search/index.md\n- All 308 search comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/search/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### SerpApi (B)\n\nGood for: An agent that needs what a specific engine shows (Google verticals, Maps, Shopping, Flights, Scholar, YouTube, Amazon) parsed to JSON.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 65 against 40\n- Agent ergonomics, 88 against 64\n- Security \u0026 auth, 40 against 11\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 82 against 23\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 84 against 50\n\nWatch for: 35 incidents on the status page between 4 August and 2 November 2026, including an outage across all APIs on 10 September\n\n### SERPHouse (E)\n\nGood for: Low-cost Google, Bing and Yahoo result parsing for SEO and rank tracking, with many Google verticals.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 30\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: The hosted MCP server takes the API key only in its URL path, and the REST API also accepts `api_token` in the query string\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: SerpApi +59\n\n- SerpApi (82): Release notes carry dated entries almost daily, the latest on 2 November 2026, and serpapi-python 1.2.0 shipped on 30 October (30). Since 4 August, serpapi-python 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 and 1.2.0, MCP server 1.0.3 and 2.0.0, and serpapi-cli 0.3.0, 0.4.0 and 0.5.0, besides the release notes (20). Release notes run several entries a week and the MCP repo merged a fix on 27 October. Open issues weren't read, since GitHub's pages refuse our reader (12). The MCP server is in the official registry as io.github.serpapi/serpapi-mcp and the Python SDK and CLI are current, but the JavaScript SDK's last release is still 2.2.1 of 26 July 2025 (12). The MCP, Python and CLI repositories run tests in CI; pass state not read (8).\n- SERPHouse (23): Read for a closed service, with its repositories read as code. No changelog or dated API change was found. The newest release is MCP server 1.1.0 on 6 July 2026, 123 days before 6 November, and the last commit in its repository was on 22 July (10). No release or dated change in the 90 days from 8 August; the about page's 2026 entry (Forums, Place Details and Scraper APIs) is undated (0). No changelog; support by email. Issues weren't read, since the GitHub API refused us for its rate limit (5 of 25). Not in the official MCP registry, though the repository's server.json names io.github.SERPHouse/serphouse-mcp. Node.js SDK last changed 24 June 2026, PHP SDK 10 May 2024, and no Python SDK repository was found under the SERPHouse organisation (5 of 15). The MCP repository has an npm publish workflow and no tests (3 of 10). 10 + 0 + 5 + 5 + 3 = 23.\n\n### Transparency \u0026 trust: SerpApi +34\n\n- SerpApi (84): The API is closed under one terms-and-privacy page, and the MCP server is MIT (18). The legal page and the security page agree that search data is deleted after 31 days, ZeroTrace mode (an enterprise parameter) stores nothing, and a DPA is available on request (26). Deprecations show up as dated release notes, such as eBay's Sold and Completed filters on 28 September 2026, but there's no notice policy, and the terms allow termination without notice (8). Named subprocessors (AWS, Cloudflare, Wasabi, Stripe, Intercom and others) and US hosting with Standard Contractual Clauses (18).\n- SERPHouse (50): Closed service under terms naming Patoliya Infotech LLP in India, and the MCP server is MIT (18 of 30). The terms give retention periods (JSON results up to 6 months, HTML up to 1 month, search history indefinitely) and say personal data sits on DigitalOcean in India, and they advise EEA users not to use the service. The privacy policy is generic and neither document carries a date (15 of 30). No deprecation policy, and the terms allow products to be discontinued without notice (0 of 20). DigitalOcean in India named for account data; no sub-processor list (6 of 20). 18 + 15 + 0 + 6 = 39.\n\n### Security \u0026 auth: SerpApi +29\n\n- SerpApi (40): One account key with no scopes found (10), documented as the `api_key` query parameter on every REST call, and the MCP README leads with the key in the URL path. The hosted MCP also accepts `Authorization: Bearer` (minus 10). Search is read-only and the MCP tool carries read-only annotations, but there's no least-privilege key (15). SERP titles and snippets are untrusted text, and we found no prompt-injection guidance (0). The Search Archive API returns any search from the last 31 days, and the security page says audit logs cover all critical parts of the service (10). The security page lists SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 as acquired and GDPR and ISO 42001 as in progress, and security@serpapi.com takes reports. serpapi.com/security.txt is valid (expires 1 January 2027), though the /.well-known/ path answers with the HTML security page. No bug bounty or public advisories found (15).\n- SERPHouse (11): One key per account, one account per user, no scopes or rotation found (10). The REST API documents `api_token` in the query string and the hosted MCP server takes the key only in its URL path, less 10 (0 of 30). Searches only read, with no read-only or restricted key (8 of 20). Results are third-party snippets and AI Overview text, with no prompt-injection guidance (0). An account tool shows plan and credit usage; no per-call log was found (3 of 15). No security.txt (404), disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found (0 of 20). 0 + 8 + 0 + 3 + 0 = 11.\n\n### Reliability: SerpApi +25\n\n- SerpApi (65): Atlassian Statuspage at status.serpapi.com, with per-API components and incident history on its history pages and Atom feed (20). Between 4 August and 2 November the history lists 35 incidents active in the window. Two were wide failures that also list the general API component, each over an hour. From 7 to 9 August an outage across 37 Google and Google Light APIs, including Search, left 'a large number of requests' failing or timing out. On 10 September the vendor posted a 'service outage across all of our APIs', with degradation until 17 September. From 6 October a degradation of 15 Google and Google Light APIs, including Search, which the vendor called a 'partial service outage affecting multiple APIs', was still open on 2 November. Like the single-engine incidents, it hit part of the product and counts as minor. Two majors (5). Hourly throughput published per plan, 50 an hour free to 640,000 on Cloud 54M (15). 429 is documented as either the hourly limit or an empty search balance, with no Retry-After or backoff guidance found (5). The terms (updated 27 August 2026) promise a 99.95% SLA on all plans with credits up to 100% (10). GA (10). 20 + 5 + 15 + 5 + 10 + 10 = 65.\n- SERPHouse (40): Read with the hosted lines. No status page is linked from the site or docs, and status.serphouse.com did not answer on 6 November 2026 (0). No readable incident history (5). Rate limits published, 60 requests a minute and 60 concurrent on every self-serve plan (15). 429 is documented as 'slow down', and a 200 can carry `\"status\": \"error\"` with 'Please try again', with no Retry-After or backoff guidance. Failed requests aren't charged (5 of 15). The pricing page lists a 99.99% uptime SLA on Basic and Regular and the docs a 99.95% one, but no SLA terms or credits were found in the terms (5 of 10). Generally available (10). 0 + 5 + 15 + 5 + 5 + 10 = 40.\n\n### Agent ergonomics: SerpApi +24\n\n- SerpApi (88): `json_restrictor` selects fields, `output=md` returns Markdown (the MCP README claims 50 per cent fewer tokens on average) and the MCP `compact` mode drops metadata. One core MCP tool plus two opt-in UI tools (22). `start`, `num`, location, language and engine-specific filters, plus `async` with the Search Archive API (20). Documented status codes and `search_metadata.status` values, though one 429 covers both the hourly limit and an empty balance (14). Searches are read-only, failed and cached searches aren't billed, and the MCP tool sets readOnlyHint true and destructiveHint false (18). Only `q` is required for most engines. llms.txt lists libraries in 11 languages, though the JavaScript one hasn't had a release since July 2025 (14).\n- SERPHouse (64): 23 MCP tools with no toolsets or filtering (15 of 25). `num_result`, `max_pages`, paging, device, location, language, date and video filters (16 of 20). Status codes are tabulated, but a 200 can also mean an error and the body carries only 'Please try again' (10 of 20). Searches only read and failed requests aren't charged, but the MCP tools carry no readOnlyHint or other annotations (10 of 20). `serphouse_search` needs only `q` and defaults to the US; most other tools need `loc` or `loc_id`. Official Node.js, PHP and Python SDKs are documented (13 of 15). 15 + 16 + 10 + 10 + 13 = 64.\n\n### Payments \u0026 pricing: SERPHouse +10\n\n- SerpApi (30): No x402, MPP or L402 on the pricing page or llms.txt (0). Monthly plans are public with search counts, but there's no pay-per-search option (10). Free plan of 250 searches a month, no card (20). An account needs a browser signup (0).\n- SERPHouse (40): No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Per-1,000 prices for SERP, autocomplete and top-100 requests published without login (20). Free trial of 4,000 credits for 7 days, 'No Credit Card Required' (20). A person signs up in a browser and confirms an email (0). 0 + 20 + 20 + 0 = 40.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | SerpApi | SERPHouse | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 65 | 40 | SerpApi +25 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 67 | 66 | SerpApi +1 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 88 | 64 | SerpApi +24 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 40 | 11 | SerpApi +29 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 40 | SERPHouse +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 23 | SerpApi +59 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 84 | 50 | SerpApi +34 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **63.5 · B** | **42.4 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | SerpApi | SERPHouse |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | SerpApi | Patoliya Infotech LLP |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://serpapi.com/search` | `https://mcp.serphouse.com/YOUR_API_KEY/mcp` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| Price for web search | $25 per 1,000 requests | not published |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Tools exposed | 3 | 23 |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `io.github.serpapi/serpapi-mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-30 | 2026-07-06 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-27 | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-27 | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 175 stars, 169k npm/wk, 104k PyPI/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |\n\n## How the scores have moved\n\n### SerpApi\n\n- +1.0 on 2 November 2026: correction\n- -0.1 on 8 October 2026: checklist\n\n### SERPHouse\n\nNo score change since it was listed.\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**SerpApi.** Over 100 engines behind one GET URL, with `json_restrictor` field selection and `output=md`. The status page posted an outage across all APIs on 10 September and a degradation of the main Google APIs from 6 October that was still open on 2 November.\n\n**SERPHouse.** SERPHouse returns parsed Google, Bing and Yahoo results at published prices from $0.62 per 1,000 requests, with a 23-tool MCP server and a 4,000-credit trial without a card. The hosted MCP puts the key in its URL, there is no status page, changelog or security contact, and the terms keep search history indefinitely.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### SerpApi\n\n1. Use the MCP with `Authorization: Bearer`, not the key-in-path URL the README leads with\n2. Read `serpapi://engines/\u003cengine\u003e` before calling a new engine, since `params` isn't typed\n3. Add `json_restrictor` or `output=md` to cut tokens, and `mode: compact` on the MCP\n4. A 429 means either the hourly limit or an empty balance. Check the account before retrying\n5. Repeat a search within the hour and the cached copy is free. Set `no_cache=true` only when freshness matters\n\n### SERPHouse\n\n1. Send the key as `Authorization: Bearer`, not as `api_token` in the URL\n2. Treat a 200 with `\"status\": \"error\"` and 'Please try again' as a failure and retry later\n3. Pass `loc` or `loc_id` for Google and Bing tools other than `serphouse_search`; find IDs with `serphouse_location_search`\n4. Use `serphouse_search` for plain lookups and `serphouse_serp_google_advanced` only when ranks beyond the top 10 are needed, at ten times the price\n5. Keep under 60 requests a minute on self-serve plans\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, SerpApi or SERPHouse?\n\nSerpApi scores 63.5 (B) on agent readiness against SERPHouse's 42.4 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. SERPHouse leads on payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Do SerpApi and SERPHouse need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call SerpApi and SERPHouse without installing anything?\n\nYes. SerpApi has a hosted endpoint at https://serpapi.com/search and SERPHouse at https://mcp.serphouse.com/YOUR_API_KEY/mcp.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/serpapi-vs-serphouse.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/serpapi-vs-serphouse.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"serpapi\", \"b\": \"serphouse\"}`. 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