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SerpApi MCP server for AI agents.
actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to SerpApi and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 122 SerpApi actions (122 reads and 0 writes) and holds the SerpApi credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces SerpApi's limits and records every call.
100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.
claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcpdo { action: "serpapi.amazon.search", intent: "check which SerpApi account is connected"}# Search with the SerpApi amazon engine · read · 1 upstream call- 122actionsin one signed file
- 122readlook, never change
- 0writecreate and update
- 0wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first
Set up
Connect SerpApi in three steps.
- 01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp - 02
Connect SerpApi.
API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
api_keySerpApi private API key (serpapi.com > Manage API Key)
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "serpapi" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you - 03
Make the first call. Check before a write.
Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes,
checkvalidates the call and prices it, for free.do { action: "serpapi.amazon.search" }# search with the serpapi amazon engine · read · 1 upstream call
SerpApi at a glance
- Sign-in
- API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
- You provide
api_key- Limits we pace to
- 1,000 calls an hour, per connection
- Built from
- SerpApi's documentation, read 23 October 2026mcp.serpapi.commcp.serpapi.comserpapi.com
- Service file
- Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
- Cached reads
- 1 of 122 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
- Shared entities
- 1, so ask can line SerpApi up with your other systems
- Data
- Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet
Capabilities
What an AI agent can do in SerpApi.
122 actions in 22 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.
- 122readlook, never change
- 0writecreate and update
- 0destructivewait for a confirmation
Google
6464 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Search with the SerpApi google local engine · Search with the SerpApi google engine · Search with the SerpApi google about this result engine · Search with the SerpApi google ads engine
Bing
99 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Search with the SerpApi bing engine · Search with the SerpApi bing copilot engine · Search with the SerpApi bing images engine · Search with the SerpApi bing maps engine
Apple
55 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Search with the SerpApi apple app store engine · Search with the SerpApi apple maps engine · Search with the SerpApi apple maps places engine · Search with the SerpApi apple product engine
Duckduckgo
44 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Search with the SerpApi duckduckgo engine · Search with the SerpApi duckduckgo light engine · Search with the SerpApi duckduckgo maps engine · Search with the SerpApi duckduckgo news engine
Walmart
44 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Search with the SerpApi walmart engine · Search with the SerpApi walmart product engine · Search with the SerpApi walmart product reviews engine · Search with the SerpApi walmart product sellers engine
Yahoo
44 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Search with the SerpApi yahoo engine · Search with the SerpApi yahoo images engine · Search with the SerpApi yahoo shopping engine · Search with the SerpApi yahoo videos engine
Youtube
44 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Search with the SerpApi youtube engine · Search with the SerpApi youtube channel engine · Search with the SerpApi youtube video engine · Search with the SerpApi youtube video transcript engine
Amazon
33 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Search with the SerpApi amazon engine · Search with the SerpApi amazon autocomplete engine · Search with the SerpApi amazon product engine
14 more areas · 25 actions
- Home 3
- Tripadvisor 3
- Yandex 3
- Yelp 3
- Baidu 2
- Ebay 2
- Naver 2
- Brave 1
- Engines 1
- Facebook 1
- Instagram 1
- Open 1
- Search 1
- Zillow 1
Top actions
The SerpApi API, shaped for agents.
The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems.
| Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in |
|---|---|---|---|
serpapi.google_local.searchSearch with the SerpApi google local engine | Run a live SerpApi `google_local` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.bing.searchSearch with the SerpApi bing engine | Run a live SerpApi `bing` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.ebay.searchSearch with the SerpApi ebay engine | Run a live SerpApi `ebay` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.yelp.searchSearch with the SerpApi yelp engine | Run a live SerpApi `yelp` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.baidu.searchSearch with the SerpApi baidu engine | Run a live SerpApi `baidu` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.naver.searchSearch with the SerpApi naver engine | Run a live SerpApi `naver` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.yahoo.searchSearch with the SerpApi yahoo engine | Run a live SerpApi `yahoo` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.amazon.searchSearch with the SerpApi amazon engine | Run a live SerpApi `amazon` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.google.searchSearch with the SerpApi google engine | Run a live SerpApi `google` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.yandex.searchSearch with the SerpApi yandex engine | Run a live SerpApi `yandex` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.zillow.searchSearch with the SerpApi zillow engine | Run a live SerpApi `zillow` search and return its structured JSON results. | read | this connector |
serpapi.engines.searchSearch with any SerpApi engine (raw parameters) | Run a live SerpApi search with any engine and a raw parameter object. | read | this connector |
Try it
Prompts to paste into Claude.
Each one names the SerpApi actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.
- Readread
List the companies in SerpApi and flag likely duplicates by name or domain.
calls
serpapi.google_local.search
Governance for SerpApi
Every write can wait for a yes.
None of SerpApi's actions is destructive. A key can still be held to reads, capped, and set so a person confirms every write.
A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.
account { op: "keys.create", name: "serpapi-agent", allowed_actions: ["serpapi.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes"}Cost
What SerpApi costs on actionlake.
Every SerpApi action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call SerpApi refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
- 1upstream call per actionall 122 SerpApi actions
- 122actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
- 1reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
- 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000
Action index
Every SerpApi action.
122 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.
Google64
serpapi.google.searchSearch with the SerpApi google enginereadserpapi.google_about_this_result.searchSearch with the SerpApi google about this result enginereadserpapi.google_ads.searchSearch with the SerpApi google ads enginereadserpapi.google_ads_transparency_center.searchSearch with the SerpApi google ads transparency center enginereadserpapi.google_ads_transparency_center_ad_details.searchSearch with the SerpApi google ads transparency center ad details enginereadserpapi.google_ai_mode.searchSearch with the SerpApi google ai mode enginereadserpapi.google_ai_overview.searchSearch with the SerpApi google ai overview enginereadserpapi.google_autocomplete.searchSearch with the SerpApi google autocomplete enginereadserpapi.google_events.searchSearch with the SerpApi google events enginereadserpapi.google_finance.searchSearch with the SerpApi google finance enginereadserpapi.google_finance_markets.searchSearch with the SerpApi google finance markets enginereadserpapi.google_flights.searchSearch with the SerpApi google flights enginereadserpapi.google_flights_autocomplete.searchSearch with the SerpApi google flights autocomplete enginereadserpapi.google_flights_deals.searchSearch with the SerpApi google flights deals enginereadserpapi.google_forums.searchSearch with the SerpApi google forums enginereadserpapi.google_hotels.searchSearch with the SerpApi google hotels enginereadserpapi.google_hotels_autocomplete.searchSearch with the SerpApi google hotels autocomplete enginereadserpapi.google_hotels_photos.searchSearch with the SerpApi google hotels photos enginereadserpapi.google_hotels_reviews.searchSearch with the SerpApi google hotels reviews enginereadserpapi.google_images.searchSearch with the SerpApi google images enginereadserpapi.google_images_light.searchSearch with the SerpApi google images light enginereadserpapi.google_images_related_content.searchSearch with the SerpApi google images related content enginereadserpapi.google_immersive_product.searchSearch with the SerpApi google immersive product enginereadserpapi.google_jobs.searchSearch with the SerpApi google jobs enginereadserpapi.google_jobs_listing.searchSearch with the SerpApi google jobs listing enginereadserpapi.google_lens.searchSearch with the SerpApi google lens enginereadserpapi.google_light.searchSearch with the SerpApi google light enginereadserpapi.google_local.searchSearch with the SerpApi google local enginereadserpapi.google_local_services.searchSearch with the SerpApi google local services enginereadserpapi.google_maps.searchSearch with the SerpApi google maps enginereadserpapi.google_maps_autocomplete.searchSearch with the SerpApi google maps autocomplete enginereadserpapi.google_maps_contributor_reviews.searchSearch with the SerpApi google maps contributor reviews enginereadserpapi.google_maps_directions.searchSearch with the SerpApi google maps directions enginereadserpapi.google_maps_photo_meta.searchSearch with the SerpApi google maps photo meta enginereadserpapi.google_maps_photos.searchSearch with the SerpApi google maps photos enginereadserpapi.google_maps_posts.searchSearch with the SerpApi google maps posts enginereadserpapi.google_maps_reviews.searchSearch with the SerpApi google maps reviews enginereadserpapi.google_news.searchSearch with the SerpApi google news enginereadserpapi.google_news_light.searchSearch with the SerpApi google news light enginereadserpapi.google_patents.searchSearch with the SerpApi google patents enginereadserpapi.google_patents_details.searchSearch with the SerpApi google patents details enginereadserpapi.google_play.searchSearch with the SerpApi google play enginereadserpapi.google_play_books.searchSearch with the SerpApi google play books enginereadserpapi.google_play_games.searchSearch with the SerpApi google play games enginereadserpapi.google_play_movies.searchSearch with the SerpApi google play movies enginereadserpapi.google_play_product.searchSearch with the SerpApi google play product enginereadserpapi.google_related_questions.searchSearch with the SerpApi google related questions enginereadserpapi.google_reverse_image.searchSearch with the SerpApi google reverse image enginereadserpapi.google_scholar.searchSearch with the SerpApi google scholar enginereadserpapi.google_scholar_author.searchSearch with the SerpApi google scholar author enginereadserpapi.google_scholar_case_law.searchSearch with the SerpApi google scholar case law enginereadserpapi.google_scholar_cite.searchSearch with the SerpApi google scholar cite enginereadserpapi.google_shopping.searchSearch with the SerpApi google shopping enginereadserpapi.google_shopping_filters.searchSearch with the SerpApi google shopping filters enginereadserpapi.google_shopping_light.searchSearch with the SerpApi google shopping light enginereadserpapi.google_short_videos.searchSearch with the SerpApi google short videos enginereadserpapi.google_sports.searchSearch with the SerpApi google sports enginereadserpapi.google_travel_explore.searchSearch with the SerpApi google travel explore enginereadserpapi.google_trends.searchSearch with the SerpApi google trends enginereadserpapi.google_trends_autocomplete.searchSearch with the SerpApi google trends autocomplete enginereadserpapi.google_trends_news.searchSearch with the SerpApi google trends news enginereadserpapi.google_trends_trending_now.searchSearch with the SerpApi google trends trending now enginereadserpapi.google_videos.searchSearch with the SerpApi google videos enginereadserpapi.google_videos_light.searchSearch with the SerpApi google videos light engineread
Bing9
serpapi.bing.searchSearch with the SerpApi bing enginereadserpapi.bing_copilot.searchSearch with the SerpApi bing copilot enginereadserpapi.bing_images.searchSearch with the SerpApi bing images enginereadserpapi.bing_maps.searchSearch with the SerpApi bing maps enginereadserpapi.bing_news.searchSearch with the SerpApi bing news enginereadserpapi.bing_product.searchSearch with the SerpApi bing product enginereadserpapi.bing_reverse_image.searchSearch with the SerpApi bing reverse image enginereadserpapi.bing_shopping.searchSearch with the SerpApi bing shopping enginereadserpapi.bing_videos.searchSearch with the SerpApi bing videos engineread
Apple5
serpapi.apple_app_store.searchSearch with the SerpApi apple app store enginereadserpapi.apple_maps.searchSearch with the SerpApi apple maps enginereadserpapi.apple_maps_places.searchSearch with the SerpApi apple maps places enginereadserpapi.apple_product.searchSearch with the SerpApi apple product enginereadserpapi.apple_reviews.searchSearch with the SerpApi apple reviews engineread
Duckduckgo4
serpapi.duckduckgo.searchSearch with the SerpApi duckduckgo enginereadserpapi.duckduckgo_light.searchSearch with the SerpApi duckduckgo light enginereadserpapi.duckduckgo_maps.searchSearch with the SerpApi duckduckgo maps enginereadserpapi.duckduckgo_news.searchSearch with the SerpApi duckduckgo news engineread
Walmart4
serpapi.walmart.searchSearch with the SerpApi walmart enginereadserpapi.walmart_product.searchSearch with the SerpApi walmart product enginereadserpapi.walmart_product_reviews.searchSearch with the SerpApi walmart product reviews enginereadserpapi.walmart_product_sellers.searchSearch with the SerpApi walmart product sellers engineread
Yahoo4
serpapi.yahoo.searchSearch with the SerpApi yahoo enginereadserpapi.yahoo_images.searchSearch with the SerpApi yahoo images enginereadserpapi.yahoo_shopping.searchSearch with the SerpApi yahoo shopping enginereadserpapi.yahoo_videos.searchSearch with the SerpApi yahoo videos engineread
Youtube4
serpapi.youtube.searchSearch with the SerpApi youtube enginereadserpapi.youtube_channel.searchSearch with the SerpApi youtube channel enginereadserpapi.youtube_video.searchSearch with the SerpApi youtube video enginereadserpapi.youtube_video_transcript.searchSearch with the SerpApi youtube video transcript engineread
Amazon3
serpapi.amazon.searchSearch with the SerpApi amazon enginereadserpapi.amazon_autocomplete.searchSearch with the SerpApi amazon autocomplete enginereadserpapi.amazon_product.searchSearch with the SerpApi amazon product engineread
Home3
serpapi.home_depot.searchSearch with the SerpApi home depot enginereadserpapi.home_depot_product.searchSearch with the SerpApi home depot product enginereadserpapi.home_depot_product_reviews.searchSearch with the SerpApi home depot product reviews engineread
Tripadvisor3
serpapi.tripadvisor.searchSearch with the SerpApi tripadvisor enginereadserpapi.tripadvisor_place.searchSearch with the SerpApi tripadvisor place enginereadserpapi.tripadvisor_reviews.searchSearch with the SerpApi tripadvisor reviews engineread
Yandex3
serpapi.yandex.searchSearch with the SerpApi yandex enginereadserpapi.yandex_images.searchSearch with the SerpApi yandex images enginereadserpapi.yandex_videos.searchSearch with the SerpApi yandex videos engineread
Yelp3
serpapi.yelp.searchSearch with the SerpApi yelp enginereadserpapi.yelp_place.searchSearch with the SerpApi yelp place enginereadserpapi.yelp_reviews.searchSearch with the SerpApi yelp reviews engineread
Baidu2
serpapi.baidu.searchSearch with the SerpApi baidu enginereadserpapi.baidu_news.searchSearch with the SerpApi baidu news engineread
Ebay2
serpapi.ebay.searchSearch with the SerpApi ebay enginereadserpapi.ebay_product.searchSearch with the SerpApi ebay product engineread
Naver2
serpapi.naver.searchSearch with the SerpApi naver enginereadserpapi.naver_ai_overview.searchSearch with the SerpApi naver ai overview engineread
Brave1
serpapi.brave_ai_mode.searchSearch with the SerpApi brave ai mode engineread
Engines1
serpapi.engines.searchSearch with any SerpApi engine (raw parameters)read
Facebook1
serpapi.facebook_profile.searchSearch with the SerpApi facebook profile engineread
Instagram1
serpapi.instagram_profile.searchSearch with the SerpApi instagram profile engineread
Open1
serpapi.open_table_reviews.searchSearch with the SerpApi open table reviews engineread
Search1
serpapi.search_index.searchSearch with the SerpApi search index engineread
Zillow1
serpapi.zillow.searchSearch with the SerpApi zillow engineread
Questions
The SerpApi MCP server, answered.
Is there a SerpApi MCP server for Claude?
Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 122 SerpApi actions across google, bing, apple and duckduckgo, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by SerpApi.
What do I need to connect SerpApi?
SerpApi private API key (serpapi.com > Manage API Key). The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "serpapi" } lists exactly what to paste.
Will an AI agent use up my SerpApi API limit?
actionlake paces every call to the limits in the SerpApi service file: 1,000 calls an hour per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (1 SerpApi actions can be), which never reaches SerpApi.
What does a SerpApi action cost?
One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (122 SerpApi actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls SerpApi refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
Does actionlake keep my SerpApi data, and where?
actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your SerpApi credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.
Which AI clients can use it?
Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.
Give your agent SerpApi today.
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