# Decodo, free, Free, POST /v1/task: SERP API

> Scrape, map, crawl, and search through one API, and pay based on request complexity.

Decodo's SERP API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 searches. It returns 1 of the 11 key fields we check: AI overview.
The cheapest of the 955 plans we rank by price is [Crawlora, $499 monthly, Enterprise, GET /bing/suggest](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/crawlora/499-monthly-enterprise-get-bing-suggest/llms.txt), at $0.10 per 1,000 searches.
[Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-google-search/llms.txt), [Scrapeless](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/scrapeless/top-up-basic-top-up-post-api-v1-scraper-request-google-search/llms.txt) and [HasData](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/hasdata/249-monthly-growth-3m-get-scrape-google-serp/llms.txt) are the best Google SERP API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-task
- [Best Google SERP API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-serp-api.txt)
- Get it: https://decodo.com/web-data-api/pricing
- Request: `POST https://data.decodo.com/v1/task`
- API key: with the plan, on https://decodo.com/web-data-api/pricing
- Its API docs: https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-google-ai-mode
- Sold by: Decodo (https://decodo.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-27

## In the answer

- Completeness: 9%
- AI overview: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 searches: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 100 other calls

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Scrape, map, crawl, and search through one API, and pay based on request complexity.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable limited license to access and use the System for personal, research and your own legitimate commercial purposes [...] certain content may not be recorded, reproduced, used, distributed or displayed without the written permission of the right holders and affected parties [...] you agree not to use the System to infringe any applicable laws or third party rights, including privacy and intellectual property rights and not to engage in any Prohibited Activities

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 5,000 requests a month
- Enough for: 5,000 calls a month

## Rate limit

- Per second: 10
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: by polling

## The call

- You send: target "google_ai_mode", query. Optional: parse, geo, markdown
- Method: POST
- Path: /v1/task

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 2 fields the plan's answer can hold

AI Mode references, AI Mode answer markdown

## Decodo's plans (9)

- [Decodo, free, Free, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-task/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 9% complete, live
- [Decodo, $19 monthly, $19, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/19-monthly-19-post-v1-task/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 9% complete, live
- [Decodo, $49 monthly, $49, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/49-monthly-49-post-v1-task/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 9% complete, live
- [Decodo, $99 monthly, $99, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/99-monthly-99-post-v1-task/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 9% complete, live
- [Decodo, $249 monthly, $249, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/249-monthly-249-post-v1-task/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 9% complete, live
- [Decodo, $499 monthly, $499, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/499-monthly-499-post-v1-task/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 9% complete, live
- [Decodo, $999 monthly, $999, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/999-monthly-999-post-v1-task/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 9% complete, live
- [Decodo, $1,499 monthly, $1,499, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/1499-monthly-1499-post-v1-task/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 9% complete, live
- [Decodo, contact us, Contact sales, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/contact-us-contact-sales-post-v1-task/llms.txt): 9% complete, live

## Decodo's calls (8)

- `POST /v1/scrape`, Bing Search: [Decodo, free, Free, POST /v1/scrape, Bing Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-scrape-5000-requests-a-month/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/scrape`, Bing URL: [Decodo, free, Free, POST /v1/scrape, Bing URL](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-scrape-bing-url/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/scrape`, Google Ads: [Decodo, free, Free, POST /v1/scrape, Google Ads](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-scrape-google-ads/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/task`: [Decodo, free, Free, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-task/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/scrape`, Google Lens: [Decodo, free, Free, POST /v1/scrape, Google Lens](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-scrape-google-lens/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/scrape`, Google Search: [Decodo, free, Free, POST /v1/scrape, Google Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-scrape-google-search/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/scrape`, Google URL: [Decodo, free, Free, POST /v1/scrape, Google URL](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-scrape-google-url/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/search`: [Decodo, free, Free, POST /v1/search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-search/llms.txt)

## Decodo's APIs (1)

- [Decodo: SERP API pricing, 9 plans, POST /v1/task](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/decodo/free-free-post-v1-task/llms.txt)

## Decodo: SERP API alternatives

- [Scrapeless, top-up, Basic, top-up, POST /api/v1/scraper/request, Google Local](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/scrapeless/top-up-basic-top-up-post-api-v1-scraper-request-google-local/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 27% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $5,000 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/5000-monthly/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [Serper, $50 pack, Starter, POST /search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serper/50-pack/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 36% complete, live
- [Crawleo, $100 monthly, Pro, GET /google-search, Google Search API](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/crawleo/100-monthly-pro-get-google-search-google-search-api/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 73% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-27.

- https://decodo.com/legal/license-agreement
- https://decodo.com/web-data-api/pricing
- https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-data-api-billing
- https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-data-api-introduction
- https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-google-ai-mode
- https://help.decodo.com/docs/web-scraping-api-google-templates