[Google Search API][Google Light Search API] Elevated Response Times

What to do

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

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• Confirm your retries, queues and scheduled jobs caught up after the 10d 1h it lasted.

  Anything that failed between 2026-08-31 17:14 UTC and 2026-09-10 18:53 UTC may need a replay.

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Updates from SerpApi 3

1. investigatingAug 31, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC

   We are currently investigating an increase in response times affecting the Google Search API and Google Light Search API, starting around 9:00 UTC this morning. Since 14:00 UTC we have been seeing signs of improvement.

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2. investigatingSep 10, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC

   We are continuing to investigate this issue.

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3. resolvedSep 10, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC

   We will be closing this issue, as we have opened more specific incidents with additional information: - Google News Result Timeouts: https://status.serpapi.com/incidents/6chb6clhbgw4 - Advanced Search Operator Timeouts: https://status.serpapi.com/incidents/pts4x92phsq8 Thank you for your patience while we work to resolve these outstanding issues.

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Corrections

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