Connect SerpAPI to Claude Code via MCP

What is SerpAPI?

SerpAPI is a real-time search engine results API. It handles proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving, browser rendering, and HTML parsing — and returns clean, structured JSON from any search engine. You call the API, you get structured data. No scraper maintenance needed.

Setup Guide

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpapi": {
      "url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/YOUR_API_KEY/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Supported Search Engines

SerpAPI supports 50+ engines. Here are the most useful ones for AI workflows:

Use Cases

SerpAPI vs Apify — When to Use Which

Use SerpAPI when you need fast, structured search data (SEO, research, monitoring). Use Apify when you need to scrape specific websites or build custom crawlers. Both work as MCP servers in Claude Code — you can use them together.

SerpAPI Pricing