# \[Google Search API\] The "Site:" Operator is Ignored

- Provider: [SerpApi](https://down.guide/serpapi)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Partial outage
- ongoing for 2d 21h
- started 2026-11-03 20:45 UTC
- Search API
- id: DWN-e1b0ec56bf
- Official page: https://stspg.io/hg13xq8387kj

## Updates from SerpApi
### 2026-11-03 20:45 UTC: investigating
We are currently investigating confirmed reports that our Google Search API is consistently returning results from domains outside those specified by the \`site:\` operator.

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