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Scrapeless pricing and alternatives: SERP API, POST /api/v1/scraper/request, Google Scholar

Scrapeless's sitellms.txtBest SERP API in 2026
18% complete: 2 of the 11 key fields we checkSee the 11 fields
$0.00per 1,000 searchesThe cheapest of the 862 plans we rank by price is Crawlora, $499 monthly, Enterprise, GET /bing/suggest, at $0.10 per 1,000 searches.Litescrape, SearchApi and ScrapingBee are the best SERP API providers in our benchmark.
Plan: Basic one of Scrapeless's 12 plans
Call: POST /api/v1/scraper/request, Google Scholar one of Scrapeless's 4 calls
API: SERP API Scrapeless's only API

About this item

  • Live. The call reads the search engine's results when you make it.
  • 2 of the 11 key fields we check. Organic results, Related searches.
  • Nothing to pay.
  • One call. You send input.q to POST /api/v1/scraper/request. You set actor to "scraper.google.scholar" and the Content-Type header to "application/json". The call returns the answer when the provider is quick. When the provider is slow, the call returns a job. You fetch the answer once the job is done.
  • Who can get it: new users: the free trial credit can be used once per user. Keep data: no limit. Use data: with conditions.

Scrapeless: SERP API alternatives

We list other providers' plans closest to this plan in price per 1,000 searches. Each plan in the table gives live data.

This planScrapeless, free, Basic, POST /api/v1/scraper/request, Google ScholarSearchApi, freeScrapingBee, free, trial, GET /api/v1/google, Google Search API, regular requestSERPHouse, free, Free, POST /google-webSerply, free, to start, GET /v1/search/
$ per 1,000 searches$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Completeness18%100%82%91%82%
Billingfreefreefreefreefree
Pay$0$0$0$0$0
Enough fornot published100 callsabout 66 calls400 calls2,500 calls
Freshnesslivelivelivelivelive
Who can get itnew users: the free trial credit can be used once per useranyoneany natural person aged at least 18 years old with full and complete legal capacity acting in the scope of their professional activity or being the legal representative of a legal entity empowered to enter into legally binding commitmentsanyone with an account, one trial account per user: a work email gets the 4,000 API credits for 1 month, renewed monthly, a personal email for 7 days with no renewalanyone

Every SERP API provider we score, ranked

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.

  1. apidocs.scrapeless.com/api-13922772.md
  2. apidocs.scrapeless.com/doc-842638.md
  3. backend.scrapeless.com/app/api/v1/public/pricing/actors
  4. backend.scrapeless.com/app/api/v1/public/pricing/subscriptions
  5. docs.scrapeless.com/en/docs/scraping-api/introduction/
  6. docs.scrapeless.com/en/docs/scraping-api/results-and-polling/
  7. scrapeless.com
  8. scrapeless.com/en/legal/acceptable-use-policy
  9. scrapeless.com/en/legal/terms
  10. scrapeless.com/en/pricing
  11. scrapeless.com/en/product/google-search-api

Product details

The key fields this plan's answer can hold, then each filled column in its row on the sheet.

  • Organic results
  • Ads, not in the answer
  • Featured snippet, not in the answer
  • AI overview, not in the answer
  • Knowledge graph, not in the answer
  • People also ask, not in the answer
  • Local pack, not in the answer
  • Related searches
  • News, not in the answer
  • Images and videos, not in the answer
  • Shopping, not in the answer
Price
$ per 1,000 searches$0.00
Billingfree
Aggregators
Aggregatorsnone
Charges
Also pays forfrom the same budget: Google Images · Google Local · Google Videos · Google Shopping · Amazon Scraper · ChatGPT Scraper · Perplexity Scraper · Gemini Scraper · Copilot Scraper · Google AI Mode Scraper · Google AI Overview Scraper · Grok Scraper · Web Unlocker · Agent Browser · Google Search
Not found
$ per 1,000$0.00
In their words
Their pitchScrapeless Google Search API is built to be the fastest and cheapest way to access structured Google search results at scale.
Data
Freshnesslive
Keep datano limit
Use dataThe Scrapeless platform, technology and network (together, the "Services") may be used only for lawful and legitimate purposes, and are subject to the Scrapeless Terms & Conditions. [...] Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, the following: Collecting non-public information, meaning data located behind a login, a registration wall or a paywall. DDoS attacks of any kind, or any other activity that compromises the security of third-party systems. Spam: bulk distribution of emails, message board, IRC or comment postings, and images. Ad fraud or click fraud. Impersonation or spoofing for fraudulent purposes. Creating fake accounts or fake content. Use of automated ticket purchasing programs (ticket bots). Sweepstakes, lotteries or gambling. Fake engagement, including likes, comments and shares. Farming or trading of in-game items or virtual currency. Reselling proxies or the Services without the prior written consent of Scrapeless. Use of streaming-related domains, including video, music or image streaming. Trading in cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies or NFTs. Search engine optimisation (SEO) manipulation of any kind, such as generating artificial clicks in search results. Improper posting on classified, second-hand and resale websites, such as Craigslist. Completing surveys for the purpose of obtaining a benefit or anything of value. Circumventing the authentication or security measures of any host, network or account. Accessing, collecting or processing sensitive or special categories of data, including health data and children's data. Any activity that violates applicable laws or regulations, or the rights of any third party.
Plan
Pay$0
Rate limit
Concurrent1,000
Batch1
Speed
Answerin the call or by polling
The call
You sendactor "scraper.google.scholar", input.q, Content-Type header "application/json". Optional: input.cites, input.as_ylo, input.as_yhi, input.scisbd, input.cluster, input.hl, input.lr, input.start, input.num, input.as_sdt, input.safe, input.filter, input.as_vis, input.as_rr
MethodPOST
Path/api/v1/scraper/request
About the plan
PlanBasic
Who can get itnew users: the free trial credit can be used once per user
The 16 fields the plan's answer can hold

total results, time taken, query displayed, scholar article position, scholar article title, scholar article link, scholar article snippet, scholar article publication info, scholar article full text URL, scholar article cited by count, scholar article cited by URL, scholar article versions count, scholar article versions URL, organic result ID, related searches, pagination

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