# Simplescraper, free: SERP API

> When you need Google's results for a search term as data, the useful format is the ranked list itself: each result's position, title, address and snippet, ready for code, a spreadsheet or an AI agent.

Simplescraper'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, Featured snippet, Knowledge graph, People also ask, Related searches.
We rank 1,597 plans by price. [Infatica's $400 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/infatica/400-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 searches: $0.10.
[Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-google-search/llms.txt), [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/scrappa/250-pack-professional-get-api-bing-search/llms.txt) and [SerpKite](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpkite/300-pack-pro-post-v1-search-google-search/llms.txt) are the best SERP API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/simplescraper/free
- [Best SERP API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-serp-api.txt)
- Get it: https://simplescraper.io/pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.simplescraper.io/v1/search`
- API key: with the plan, on https://simplescraper.io/pricing
- Its API docs: https://simplescraper.io/docs/google-search-api#post-v1search
- Sold by: Simplescraper (https://simplescraper.io)
- Checked: 2026-10-31

## In the answer

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

## Price

- $ per 1,000 searches: $0.00
- Per: page of 10
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Most per search: 100
- Also pays for: from the same budget: Extract API v1 · Screenshot API · Run recipe API · Smart Extract

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: When you need Google's results for a search term as data, the useful format is the ranked list itself: each result's position, title, address and snippet, ready for code, a spreadsheet or an AI agent.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You agree not to use the Service for any purposes that are illegal or promote illegal activities. This includes, but is not limited to, actions that: Violate any applicable laws or regulations. Encourage or facilitate any form of unlawful behaviour. Infringe upon the rights of others, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights. [...] You agree not to use the Service to: Commit or facilitate any illegal activities. Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity. Engage in any activity that could result in legal action against you or SimpleScraper. [...] It is your responsibility to ensure your use of the Service adheres to all relevant laws and regulations.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 100 credits
- Enough for: 50 pages

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: no limit
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: query, Content-Type header "application/json" on POST. Optional: country, language, limit, date_range, include
- Method: POST
- Path: /search

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone not located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo and not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties

## The 19 fields the plan's answer can hold

search ID, query, search status, datetime, search parameters, number of organic results, pages requested, pages fetched, organic result position, organic page, organic result title, organic result link, organic result snippet, organic result date, organic result sitelinks, answer box, knowledge graph, people also ask, related searches

## Simplescraper's plans (4)

- [Simplescraper, free](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/simplescraper/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 45% complete, live
- [Simplescraper, $70 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/simplescraper/70-monthly/llms.txt): $9.333 per 1,000, 45% complete, live
- [Simplescraper, $150 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/simplescraper/150-monthly/llms.txt): $7.50 per 1,000, 45% complete, live
- [Simplescraper, $249 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/simplescraper/249-monthly/llms.txt): $4.98 per 1,000, 45% complete, live

## Simplescraper's calls for this API (1)

- `POST /search`: [Simplescraper, free](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/simplescraper/free/llms.txt)

## Simplescraper's APIs (2)

- [Simplescraper: SERP API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/simplescraper/free/llms.txt)
- [Simplescraper: web scraping API pricing, 4 plans, POST /extract](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/simplescraper/free/llms.txt)
- [Simplescraper: web scraping API pricing, 4 plans, POST /smart-extract](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/simplescraper/free-post-smart-extract/llms.txt)

## Simplescraper: SERP API alternatives

- [Serpstack, $99.99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpstack/99-99-monthly/llms.txt): $4.9995 per 1,000, 64% complete, live
- [SearchApi, $500 monthly, BigData Plan, Enhanced speed, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searchapi/500-monthly-bigdata-plan-enhanced-speed/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [SocQ, top-up from $5](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/socq/top-up-from-5/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 9% complete, live
- [lobstr.io, $500 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/lobstr-io/500-monthly/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 36% 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 2026-10-31.

- https://simplescraper.io
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/api-guide
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/credits
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/data-retention
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/faq
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/google-search-api
- https://simplescraper.io/docs/terms-and-conditions
- https://simplescraper.io/pricing