# serp.cheap, free, POST /v1/search, Search, full: SERP API

> a search that also scrapes each result page (content + screenshots)

serp.cheap's SERP API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 searches. It returns 5 of the 11 key fields we check: Organic results, Ads, Knowledge graph, People also ask, Related searches.
We rank 1,610 plans by price. [SerpScraper.dev's $499 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpscraper-dev/499-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 searches: $0.033.
[Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/scrappa/25-pack-basic-get-api-bing-search/llms.txt), [SerpKite](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpkite/300-pack-pro-post-v1-search-google-search/llms.txt) and [Talordata](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/talordata/300-pack/llms.txt) are the best SERP API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-search-search-full
- [Best SERP API in 2026: providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-serp-api.txt)
- Get it: https://serp.cheap?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.serp.cheap/v1/search`, Search, full
- API key: with the plan, on https://serp.cheap?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.serp.cheap/api/operations/search?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- Sold by: serp.cheap (https://serp.cheap?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-01

## In the answer

- Completeness: 45%
- Organic results: ✓
- Ads: ✓
- Knowledge graph: ✓
- People also ask: ✓
- Related searches: ✓

## Price

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

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Scrape · SEO Rank

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: a search that also scrapes each result page (content + screenshots)

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Terms 4: "Unless permitted by law or by the rights-holder, you agree not to: misrepresent the ownership or source of the data, remove or alter copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices, or falsify author attributions or legal notices. You are solely responsible for your storage, processing, redistribution, and commercialization of any data obtained through the Service." [...] AUP 2: "The Customer may not use the Service, the API, or the data obtained to: Pursue any unlawful purpose or to induce or take part in unlawful acts. Infringe third-party rights, including intellectual property, trademarks, trade secrets, privacy, and image rights. Access, collect, or store protected content without authorization, or content that is obscene, defamatory, that incites violence or hatred, or that exploits or threatens minors. Circumvent, or attempt to circumvent, limits, quotas, or restrictions of the API key or account (including creating multiple accounts to bypass limits or the free tier). Obtain the Service, or use it to obtain third-party services, with the intent to avoid payment. Reverse engineer [...] or attempt to derive the inner workings of the technology operating the Service. Introduce viruses, malware, or malicious code, carry out denial-of-service attacks, scanning, spoofing, or flooding. Interfere with the operation or availability of the Service for other customers. Access restricted areas, accounts, or resources without authorization ("hacking"). Collect personal data without a legal basis, or use the Service for surveillance, stalking, or harassment. Commit click/ad fraud, fake engagement, spam, or manipulation of results. Engage in terrorism, arms/drug trafficking, or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 600 credits
- Enough for: about 33 calls, once

## Rate limit

- Per second: 1
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: q, scrape.screenshot "true", scrape.top_n "3". Optional: gl, hl, tbs, page, freshness, scrape.render_js, scrape.wait_for, scrape.wait_ms, scrape.screenshot_width, scrape.screenshot_height
- Method: POST
- Path: /v1/search

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone 18 or over with legal capacity to contract, for professional or commercial use

## The 17 fields the plan's answer can hold

query, page number, knowledge graph, organic result position, organic result title, organic result link, organic result snippet, organic result date, organic result sitelinks, ads, people also ask, related searches, credits remaining, credits consumed, cached, organic result content, screenshot URL

## serp.cheap's plans (7)

- [serp.cheap, free, POST /v1/search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-search-search-full/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 45% complete
- [serp.cheap, top-up, Pay as you go, POST /v1/search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-v1-search-search-full/llms.txt): $2.25 per 1,000, 45% complete
- [serp.cheap, top-up from $500, Pay as you go, $500+ in credits, POST /v1/search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/top-up-from-500-pay-as-you-go-500-in-credits-post-v1-search-search-full/llms.txt): $1.80 per 1,000, 45% complete
- [serp.cheap, $35 monthly, Basic, POST /v1/search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/35-monthly-basic-post-v1-search-search-full/llms.txt): $2.10 per 1,000, 45% complete
- [serp.cheap, $130 monthly, Medium, POST /v1/search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/130-monthly-medium-post-v1-search-search-full/llms.txt): $1.95 per 1,000, 45% complete
- [serp.cheap, $300 monthly, Max, POST /v1/search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/300-monthly-max-post-v1-search-search-full/llms.txt): $1.80 per 1,000, 45% complete
- [serp.cheap, contact us, Enterprise, POST /v1/search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/contact-us-enterprise-post-v1-search-search-full/llms.txt): 45% complete

## serp.cheap's calls for this API (2)

- `POST /v1/search`, Search: [serp.cheap, free, POST /v1/search, Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-search-search/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/search`, Search, full: [serp.cheap, free, POST /v1/search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-search-search-full/llms.txt)

## serp.cheap's APIs (2)

- [serp.cheap: web scraping API pricing, 7 plans, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-scrape-scrape/llms.txt)
- [serp.cheap: web scraping API pricing, 7 plans, POST /v1/scrape, Scrape, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-scrape-scrape-full/llms.txt)
- [serp.cheap: SERP API pricing, 7 plans, POST /v1/search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serp-cheap/free-post-v1-search-search-full/llms.txt)

## serp.cheap: SERP API alternatives

- [cloro, $1,000 monthly, Business, POST /v1/monitor/google](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/cloro/1000-monthly-business-post-v1-monitor-google/llms.txt): $1.786 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $900 monthly, Octo 500K, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/900-monthly/llms.txt): $1.80 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [AnyAPI, pay as you go, Pay per call with x402 and MPP, POST /v1/run/google.search_100](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/anyapi/pay-as-you-go-pay-per-call-with-x402-and-mpp-post-v1-run-google-search-100/llms.txt): $1.80 per 1,000, 18% complete, live
- [SerpWow, $9,000 monthly, Infrastructure XL, GET /search, Google Search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpwow/9000-monthly-infrastructure-xl-get-search-google-search/llms.txt): $1.80 per 1,000, 100% 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 2026-11-01.

- https://docs.serp.cheap/api/operations/search?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- https://docs.serp.cheap/concepts/caching?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- https://docs.serp.cheap/concepts/parameters?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- https://docs.serp.cheap/concepts/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- https://docs.serp.cheap/concepts/rate-limits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- https://docs.serp.cheap/concepts/response?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- https://serp.cheap?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- https://serp.cheap/legal/aup?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing
- https://serp.cheap/legal/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=serp-api-pricing