SerpAPI Google Search Workflow

Overview

Turn a search question into a bounded, reproducible Google Search request and normalize only the result sections the application actually needs.

Prerequisites

• A business question, permitted query class, geography, language, device, and freshness target
• An authenticated official client behind a server-side gateway
• A search/page budget and fixtures for expected optional sections

Tool Discipline

Use Read, Glob, and Grep to inspect call sites and result consumers, WebFetch to verify current Google parameters and schemas, and Write or Edit for request builders, normalizers, tests, and redacted receipts.

Current Contract

Google Search uses engine=google and q. Locale and device inputs include location, hl, gl, and device; pagination commonly uses start. JSON sections such as organic_results, answer_box, knowledge_graph, related_questions, and local results are query-dependent and optional.