# \[Google Search API\]\[Google Light API\] Performance Degradation

- Provider: [SerpApi](https://down.guide/providers/serpapi)
- Confidence: Confirmed
- Impact: Partial outage
- lasted 10h 22m
- started 2026-09-21 16:29 UTC
- Search API, Search API
- id: DWN-b71ade6097
- Official page: https://stspg.io/rgcv50t9k5m4

## Updates from SerpApi
### 2026-09-21 16:29 UTC: investigating
We are currently investigating elevated response times and decreased success rates for the Google Search and Google Light API 
You can view the Public Roadmap issue here:
https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4329

### 2026-09-22 00:32 UTC: monitoring
Google Search API response times seem to have recovered. We'll continue monitoring for stability.
We're still investigating longer response times for Google Light Search API.

### 2026-09-22 02:50 UTC: monitoring
Google Search API response times have fully recovered, and Google Light Search API performance is steadily recovering.

### 2026-09-22 02:51 UTC: resolved
This incident has been resolved.

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