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

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Updates from SerpApi 6

1. identifiedJul 20, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC

   We're currently experiencing an increase in response times affecting our Google Light Search API. Our engineers are working to develope a solution.

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2. monitoringJul 24, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC

   We're seeing a better response time at the moment, especially on the Google Light API

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3. identifiedJul 25, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC

   While performance improvements have been stable for the Google Light Search API, we are still seeing longer response times for the Google Search API.

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4. identifiedAug 3, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC

   Response times are increasing for Google Light Search API currently. Our engineers are working on a solution.

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5. identifiedAug 4, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC

   We've made improvements to Google Light Search API and the response times have decreased on our end to an average of 0.65s.

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6. resolvedAug 14, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

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Corrections

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