# CrawlerData

> CrawlerData is a Google Search (SERP) data API. One request returns structured JSON: organic results, Google's AI Overview with the pages it cites, People Also Ask, related searches, News, Images, Local and Autocomplete, plus Google Shopping products and every seller's price. Desktop or mobile, 100 countries, city-level targeting, real destination links. 1 credit per request; failed requests are not charged. Prepaid credit packs, no subscription.

## Quick start

- Endpoint: `POST https://api.crawlerdata.com/v1/jobs` with header `Authorization: Bearer <API key>`.
- Body: `{"endpoint": "google-search", "params": {"query": "...", "country": "us"}, "queue": "live"}`. `queue: "live"` returns the result in the same response.
- Create an API key at https://app.crawlerdata.com (new accounts with a verified work email get 50 free credits).
- Full API documentation: https://app.crawlerdata.com/docs
- OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://api.crawlerdata.com/openapi.json

## Endpoints

- [Google Search API](https://crawlerdata.com/apis/google-search-api): organic results, ads, AI Overview with sources, People Also Ask, local pack, top stories, knowledge panel, related searches. Endpoint name `google-search`.
- [Google News API](https://crawlerdata.com/apis/google-news-api): `google-news`.
- [Google Images API](https://crawlerdata.com/apis/google-images-api): `google-images`.
- [Google Local API](https://crawlerdata.com/apis/google-local-api): `google-local`.
- [Google Autocomplete API](https://crawlerdata.com/apis/google-autocomplete-api): `google-autocomplete`.
- [Google Shopping API](https://crawlerdata.com/apis/google-shopping-api): `google-shopping-search`.
- [Google Shopping Sellers API](https://crawlerdata.com/apis/google-shopping-sellers-api): every seller for a product in one request, sorted by total price (1 credit per 10 sellers). `google-shopping-product`.
- [Google Shopping Product API](https://crawlerdata.com/apis/google-shopping-product-api): product details. `google-shopping-product-info`.

## For AI agents and tools

- Remote MCP server: `https://api.crawlerdata.com/mcp` (API key or OAuth sign-in). Setup: https://crawlerdata.com/integrations/mcp
- [n8n](https://crawlerdata.com/integrations/n8n), [LangChain](https://crawlerdata.com/integrations/langchain), [Python](https://crawlerdata.com/integrations/python), [Node.js](https://crawlerdata.com/integrations/nodejs)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://crawlerdata.com/integrations/vercel-ai-sdk): Google Search with AI Overview and sources as AI SDK tools (`npm install crawlerdata-ai-sdk`)
- SerpApi-compatible endpoint (drop-in for `engine=google`, `google_shopping`, `google_news`, `google_images`, `google_local`, `google_autocomplete`): `GET https://api.crawlerdata.com/search.json`. Guide: https://crawlerdata.com/serpapi-compatible-api
- Google Custom Search JSON API drop-in (change the base URL and the key; `cx` is ignored): `GET https://api.crawlerdata.com/customsearch/v1`. Migration guide: https://crawlerdata.com/compare/google-custom-search-api
- Raw Google HTML: add `"output": "html"` to the params of a `google-search` job (live or async, webhooks work) and download the page with `GET https://api.crawlerdata.com/v1/jobs/{id}/html`, or use `GET https://api.crawlerdata.com/search.json?output=html`. `wait_for_ai_overview: true` waits for the AI Overview to render. 1 credit per page, pages kept 7 days. Guide: https://crawlerdata.com/serpapi-compatible-api
- Open WebUI external web search provider: `POST https://api.crawlerdata.com/v1/openwebui/search` with a JSON body of query and count, and a Bearer key.
- Code examples (Python, Node, curl, n8n, Open WebUI tool, Dify plugin): https://github.com/CrawlerData/crawlerdata-examples

## Pricing

- 1 credit per request on every endpoint (Shopping sellers: 1 credit per 10 sellers returned). Credits are valid for 6 months.
- Packs: Starter $50 for 50,000 credits, Standard $375 for 500,000, Scale $1,250 for 2,500,000, Ultimate $3,750 for 12,500,000.
- Details: https://crawlerdata.com/pricing

## Free tools (no sign-up)

- [AI Overview checker](https://crawlerdata.com/tools/ai-overview-checker): whether Google shows an AI Overview for a keyword, what it says and which sources it cites.
- [Google results by city](https://crawlerdata.com/tools/google-results-by-city): the Google results page as seen from a given city.

## Guides and comparisons

- [Blog](https://crawlerdata.com/blog)
- [Google Custom Search JSON API alternative](https://crawlerdata.com/compare/google-custom-search-api) (the API closes to new customers and ends January 1, 2027)
- [Comparisons with other SERP APIs](https://crawlerdata.com/compare)

## Optional

- [Terms](https://crawlerdata.com/legal/terms), [Privacy](https://crawlerdata.com/legal/privacy)
- Contact: contact@crawlerdata.com