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

What to do

• Check whether you use SerpApi API, Search API, Search API. Check your stack

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Updates from SerpApi 7

1. investigatingOct 1, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC

   We're seeing a sharp increase in error rates for our Google Search API. We're currently investigating the issue and will follow up with updates. https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4376

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2. monitoringOct 2, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC

   Performance has stabilized now and we continue to monitor this API.

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3. investigatingOct 2, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC

   We're seeing elevated error rates and response times. We're investigating.

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4. investigatingOct 6, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC

   The team continues their efforst on addressing the issue and finding solution as soon as possible.

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5. investigatingOct 7, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC

   We are continuing to investigate this issue.

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6. investigatingOct 7, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC

   We're continuing to work toward a solution. Since the issue now affects other APIs, the status can now be tracked here: https://status.serpapi.com/incidents/5pybr6gr3dq4 This is incident will be closed to prevent duplicate notifications. Thanks for your continued patience.

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7. resolvedOct 7, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC

   Closed as duplicate

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Corrections

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