# Serpent API

> Serpent API is a developer-first search intelligence API. Web requests across supported engines start from $0.03 per 1,000 at the Scale tier, plus AI visibility checks across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity labels. Pay-as-you-go pricing, 10 shared free calls on eligible endpoints, no credit card required.

## Core pages

- [Homepage](https://apiserpent.com/) : Product overview, tiered pricing, the "cheapest Google SERP API" positioning
- [Pricing](https://apiserpent.com/pricing) : Full per-endpoint pricing across Default, Growth, Scale tiers — a one-time $100 deposit locks Growth pricing forever, a one-time $500 deposit locks Scale pricing forever
- [Documentation](https://apiserpent.com/docs) : Complete REST API reference with cURL, Python, and Node examples
- [Playground](https://apiserpent.com/playground) : Live API tester for SERP, AI Ranking, and Social Media endpoints
- [Features](https://apiserpent.com/features) : Engine matrix, supported countries, rich SERP features (AI Overviews, PAA, featured snippets)

## SERP product pages

- [SERP API overview](https://apiserpent.com/serp-api) : All five engines in one API
- [Google SERP API](https://apiserpent.com/google-serp-api) : Google Web with AI Overviews, Featured Snippets, PAA, related searches
- [Bing SERP API](https://apiserpent.com/bing-serp-api) : Bing Web, News, Images, Videos with PAA + Shopping PLAs
- [Yahoo SERP API](https://apiserpent.com/yahoo-serp-api) : Yahoo Web in 112 countries with Shopping PLAs
- [DuckDuckGo API](https://apiserpent.com/duckduckgo-serp-api) : DDG search results across 112 country codes
- [Brave Search API](https://apiserpent.com/brave-search-api) : Brave's independent index — Web, News, Images, Videos with AI digest as aiOverview
- [News API](https://apiserpent.com/news-api) : Structured news results from supported engines
- [Image Search API](https://apiserpent.com/image-search-api) : Image search with size, color, type filters
- [Video Search API](https://apiserpent.com/video-search-api) : Yahoo and DuckDuckGo Videos with embed URLs
- [Shopping API](https://apiserpent.com/shopping-api) : Four-engine product search (google · yahoo · ddg · brave) — announced, not yet released; the page describes the planned response fields
- [Google Shopping API](https://apiserpent.com/google-shopping-api) : Google Shopping product listings — coming soon, no endpoint yet
- [Yahoo Shopping API](https://apiserpent.com/yahoo-shopping-api) : Yahoo Shopping product listings — coming soon, no endpoint yet
- [DuckDuckGo Shopping API](https://apiserpent.com/ddg-shopping-api) : DuckDuckGo product listings — coming soon, no endpoint yet
- [Brave Shopping API](https://apiserpent.com/brave-shopping-api) : Brave product listings — coming soon, no endpoint yet

Note on Shopping: the Shopping API is announced but not yet released. There is no live `/api/shopping` endpoint, it has no published price, and the shopping guides in the blog list below describe the planned interface rather than a callable one.

## AI Ranking pages

- [AI Ranking API overview](https://apiserpent.com/ai-rank-api) : Citation tracking across all four major public AI engine labels
- [Claude Citations](https://apiserpent.com/claude-ai-rank) : Track Claude citations
- [ChatGPT Citations](https://apiserpent.com/chatgpt-ai-rank) : Track ChatGPT citations
- [Gemini Citations](https://apiserpent.com/gemini-ai-rank) : Track Gemini citations
- [Perplexity Citations](https://apiserpent.com/perplexity-ai-rank) : Track Perplexity citations

## Social media APIs

- [YouTube API](https://apiserpent.com/youtube-api) : Search videos, channels, playlists without Google quota
- [Instagram API](https://apiserpent.com/instagram-api) : Profile scraper — bio, followers, engagement, recent posts
- [LinkedIn API](https://apiserpent.com/linkedin-api) : Company firmographics, job postings, and public profile data via one REST endpoint

## Local business data

- [Google Maps API](https://apiserpent.com/google-maps-api) : Ranked place search (up to 100), one rich place record, and paged reviews as normalized JSON

## Top 2026 blog posts

- [Google Maps API: Getting Started in 15 Minutes](https://apiserpent.com/blog/google-maps-api-getting-started) : API key, Quick search, place detail, and paged reviews with cURL, Python, and Node examples
- [Google Maps API Pricing in 2026: Every Provider, Same Unit](https://apiserpent.com/blog/google-maps-api-pricing-comparison) : Cost per 1,000 places across the official Places API, Apify, Outscraper, DataForSEO, SerpApi, and Serpent
- [Bing Search API in Python: A 2026 Tutorial](https://apiserpent.com/blog/bing-search-api-python-tutorial) : Pull Bing results with engine=bing and an X-API-Key header
- [DuckDuckGo Search API Guide: What the SERP Includes (and What It Doesn't)](https://apiserpent.com/blog/duckduckgo-search-api-guide) : DDG result contents, the missing Shopping endpoint, when to pick DDG over Google
- [Brave Search vs Google SERP Data: Independent Index, Real Differences](https://apiserpent.com/blog/brave-search-vs-google-serp-data) : Overlap and divergence between Brave's own index and Google's
- [Image Search API for Visual Monitoring: Brands, Competitors, Products](https://apiserpent.com/blog/image-search-api-reverse-image-monitoring) : Track brand, competitor, and product visuals across five engines
- [Video SERP Monitoring: Track Your Video Presence Across Engines](https://apiserpent.com/blog/video-search-api-competitor-monitoring) : Monitor brand and competitor video visibility over time
- [Video Search API in Python: Fetch Video Results as JSON](https://apiserpent.com/blog/video-search-api-python-tutorial) : requests/httpx code for the /api/videos endpoint
- [Pixel Position vs. Rank Position: Measuring SERP Layout, Not Just Rank](https://apiserpent.com/blog/pixel-position-vs-serp-features) : Where results actually render, not just rank
- [Local Rank Tracking in Python: Track a Keyword in a Place](https://apiserpent.com/blog/local-rank-tracking-python-tutorial) : Read the position field and build a local rank tracker in code
- [Yahoo Shopping API: Product Data from PLA Results](https://apiserpent.com/blog/yahoo-shopping-api-guide) : Titles, prices, merchants, URLs, ratings from /api/shopping
- [Shopping Price Monitoring: A Playbook for Google + Yahoo Product SERPs](https://apiserpent.com/blog/shopping-price-monitoring-playbook) : Normalize prices, detect drops, build a monitoring loop
- [DuckDuckGo Shopping API: What Product Data It Returns](https://apiserpent.com/blog/duckduckgo-shopping-api-guide) : Card fields for engine=ddg and a working Node.js example
- [Scrape DuckDuckGo Shopping Prices in Python](https://apiserpent.com/blog/scrape-duckduckgo-shopping-python) : engine=ddg price scraping, normalization, SQLite storage
- [Best DuckDuckGo Shopping API in 2026](https://apiserpent.com/blog/best-duckduckgo-shopping-api) : DDG product-data API options vs Serpent's engine=ddg
- [Brave Shopping API: What Product Data It Returns](https://apiserpent.com/blog/brave-shopping-api-guide) : Card fields for engine=brave and a working Node.js example
- [How to Scrape Brave Shopping Prices in Python](https://apiserpent.com/blog/scrape-brave-shopping-python) : engine=brave price scraping, normalization, alerting
- [Best Brave Shopping API in 2026](https://apiserpent.com/blog/best-brave-shopping-api) : Brave product-data API options vs Serpent's engine=brave
- [Best Yahoo Shopping API in 2026: Providers Tested](https://apiserpent.com/blog/best-yahoo-shopping-api) : Yahoo product-data API options vs Serpent's default engine=yahoo
- [AEO vs SEO Playbook](https://apiserpent.com/blog/geo-vs-aeo-vs-seo-google-ai-search-guide) : Definitions, side-by-side comparison, 12-step AEO checklist
- [ChatGPT Atlas SEO Guide](https://apiserpent.com/blog/chatgpt-atlas-seo-guide) : OAI-SearchBot crawler, schema priorities, citation tracking
- [llms.txt Explained](https://apiserpent.com/blog/llms-txt-guide) : Setup guide for the new standard for AI crawlers
- [Build an AI Citation Tracker (Python)](https://apiserpent.com/blog/ai-citation-tracker-python) : Step-by-step weekly diff reports
- [15 Google AI Mode Ranking Factors](https://apiserpent.com/blog/google-ai-mode-ranking-factors) : 2026 data-backed listicle
- [Programmatic SEO with SERP API](https://apiserpent.com/blog/programmatic-seo-serp-api) : 10,000 ranking pages
- [Search Everywhere Optimization](https://apiserpent.com/blog/search-everywhere-optimization) : Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Quora 2026
- [SERP API for AI Coding Agents](https://apiserpent.com/blog/serp-api-ai-coding-agents) : 7 use cases for Cursor, Cline, Codex
- [RAG Real-Time Search Tutorial](https://apiserpent.com/blog/rag-real-time-search-tutorial) : LangChain + LlamaIndex code samples
- [Brand SERP Monitoring 2026](https://apiserpent.com/blog/brand-serp-monitoring-2026) : 4 engines + 4 LLMs in one dashboard
- [The Cheapest SERP API in 2026](https://apiserpent.com/blog/serp-api-pricing-comparison) : Industry pricing comparison
- [Proxycurl Alternative for LinkedIn Data](https://apiserpent.com/blog/proxycurl-alternative-linkedin-api) : Neutral comparison and clean migration path after Proxycurl's 2025 shutdown
- [Scrape LinkedIn Company Data via API](https://apiserpent.com/blog/scrape-linkedin-company-data-api) : Firmographics — industry, headcount, HQ, founded year — in one GET request
- [Best Google Maps & Local Business APIs in 2026](https://apiserpent.com/blog/best-google-maps-local-business-api) : Buyer's guide comparing local-business data providers
- [Scrape Google Maps Data with Python and an API](https://apiserpent.com/blog/scrape-google-maps-data-python-api) : Query places, enrich details, and pull reviews with Python
- [Google Maps to Verified Email Lead Pipeline](https://apiserpent.com/blog/google-maps-email-lead-pipeline) : From ranked places to a verified-email prospect list
- [Google Maps Place Details API: Field Coverage Audit](https://apiserpent.com/blog/google-maps-place-details-api) : Which fields survive the public place view, honest-null included
- [Google Maps Reviews API in Python](https://apiserpent.com/blog/google-maps-reviews-api-python) : Paginated review pulls with reviewer metadata in Python

## Account

- [Sign in](https://apiserpent.com/login) : Google sign-in, 10 free searches included
- [Refund Policy](https://apiserpent.com/refund) : 30-day refund window for unused credits

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