Google Search Results (SERP) Scraper

Introduction

Our Google Search Results (SERP) Scraper is a cost-effective, high-speed Apify Actor designed to retrieve real-time Google Search results. With an affordable pricing model of $1 per 1,000 searches (up to 100 results per search), it outperforms competitors by being cheaper and faster.

Compared to other actors, this scraper offers:

• The lowest cost per search among all tested solutions.
• Faster execution times (2 seconds per search).
• Per-search pricing, ensuring cost efficiency for all users.

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Why Choose This Actor?

Feature	This Actor	Other Actors
Cost per 1M searches	$1,000	$2,907 - $1,000,000
Billing Model	$1 per 1,000 searches (up to 100 results per search)	$3.50+ per 1,000 searches or per listing fees
Speed	2 seconds per search	6 - 280 seconds
Supported Countries	Multiple (US, CA, etc.)	Limited
Pricing Type	Fixed-price	Varies

Unlike traditional per-listing pricing (charging $3.50 per 1,000 results or higher), this actor charges only $1 per 1,000 searches (which can have up to 100 results each), making it the cheapest option available.

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Head-to-Head Cost & Performance Comparison

To ensure fairness, we ran the same query for "Nike" (100 results) across all platforms. For rental actors, average resource consumption was calculated based on Apify's pricing model, considering compute units, storage, request queue operations, and proxy fees where applicable. For "per listing" pricing models, it was assumed 100 listings are returned per search.

It's worth noting that not all "results" are the same. While we consider a result the entire search (which can have to up 100 listings), others charge per listing in the search. Put differently, they are charging for every single of the 100 listings in the search result, while we charge once for the entire results.

Below is the cost breakdown for each competitor:

Actor	Cost per 1M Searches	Price	Billing Model	Duration (s)	Formula
scraperlink/google-search-results-serp-scraper (This Actor)	$1,000	$1.00 / 1,000 results	Per Search	2.0	Fixed: ($1.00 per 1K searches * 1M searches)
devisty/google-search	$3,422	$7/month + Actor usage fees	Compute-Based	25.0	((0.0009 CU * 1M * $0.40) + (100M dataset writes * $0.40))
apify/google-search-scraper	$3,500	$3.50 / 1,000 results	Per Search	7.0	Fixed: ($3.50 per 1K searches * 1M searches)
serping/fast-google-search-results-scraper	$3,500	$3.50 / 1,000 results	Per Search	9.0	Fixed: ($3.50 per 1K searches * 1M searches)
epctex/google-search-scraper	$2,907	$20/month rental + Actor fees	Compute-Based	6.0	((0.0002 CU * 1M * $0.40) + (1M KV reads * $0.40))
hooli/easy-google-scraper	$100,000	$1.00 / 1,000 results	Per Listing	16.0	Fixed: ($1.00 per 1K results * 1M searches * 100 listings)
quaking_pail/google-serp-scraper	$1,000,000	$10.00 / 1,000 results	Per Listing	280.0	Fixed: ($10.00 per 1K results * 1M searches * 100 listings)

Actors That Failed to Generate Valid Results
The following actors failed to return valid results in our tests:

• caprolok/google-scraper
• glavier/google-web-search
• parse/google-search

This highlights the importance of using reliable, tested solutions like this actor.

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How It Works

This actor makes API calls to retrieve Google Search results based on your query and stores them in Apify's dataset.

1. Provide a keyword (e.g., "Nike shoes").
2. Set additional parameters (limit, page number, location, etc.).
3. Receive structured search results in JSON format.

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Required	Default	Type	Description
keyword	Yes	N/A	String	Search term (e.g., "Elon Musk" or "Adidas site:youtube.com")
limit	No	"10"	Number	Results per page (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100)
page	No	"1"	Number	Page number (overrides start)
start	No	N/A	Number	Custom starting index (ignored if page is used)
country	No	"US"	String	Automatically sets proxy_location and gl
gl	No	N/A	String	Country for localized results (ISO 3166 A-2)
hl	No	N/A	String	Google UI language (e.g., "en", "fr", "zh-CN")
tbs	No	N/A	String	Time-based filter (e.g., "qdr:d" or "cdr:1,cd_min:01/01/2023,cd_max:01/31/2023")
lr	No	N/A	String	Language restriction (e.g., "lang_en", "lang_fr")
cr	No	N/A	String	Country restriction (e.g., "countryUS", "countryCA")
proxy_location	No	"us"	String	Proxy location (us, ca, etc.)

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Usage Examples

Basic Search

{ "keyword": "Nike" }

Paginated Search

{ "keyword": "Nike", "page": 2 }

Location-Based Search

{ "keyword": "Nike", "country": "CA" }

Use GL and HL for Localized Results

{ "keyword": "Nike", "gl": "FR", "hl": "fr" }

Custom Result Limit

{ "keyword": "Nike", "limit": 50 }

Time-Based Filter (TBS)

{ "keyword": "Nike", "tbs": "qdr:w" }

Custom Date Range

{ "keyword": "Nike", "tbs": "cdr:1,cd_min:01/01/2023,cd_max:01/31/2023" }

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Output Format

The actor returns results in JSON format:

1{
2  "query": "Nike",
3  "results": [
4    {
5      "position": 1,
6      "title": "Nike Official Site",
7      "url": "https://www.nike.com",
8      "description": "Shop the latest Nike products."
9    },
10    ...
11  ],
12  "next_page": 2,
13  "next_start": 10
14}

To fetch the next page, simply update the page parameter.

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Error Handling

If an invalid query or unsupported location is provided, the actor returns an error message:

{ "error": "Invalid location. Supported locations: US, CA." }

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Conclusion

• Most cost-effective Google Search Scraper available.
• Per search pricing ($1 per 1,000 searches) instead of high per-listing fees.
• Fastest execution time (2 seconds per search).
• Supports multiple countries.
• Fixed pricing, while competitors charge varied, higher fees.
• Fully customizable with pagination, location filtering, and more.

Start using our Google Search Results (SERP) Scraper today and experience the best combination of speed, affordability, and accuracy!