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Compared with SerpApi

SerpApi Alternative

Fewer engines, billed per completed search.

Google, Bing, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo: live · Baidu and Ecosia: opening soon · not GA

SerpApi is the default choice in this category: more engines, a playground and many integrations. This page is for one kind of reader: you do not need all those engines, and you want failed requests to cost nothing.

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Baidu and Ecosia endpoints opening soon.

Before: query-string GET · After: JSON POST
# before (SerpApi-style GET, query-string engine)
# after:
curl -X POST https://kieapi.com/v1/serp/google/organic -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q":"coffee grinder","country":"US","hl":"en"}'   # → SerpOrganicResponse.organic[]

Where SerpApi wins

  • Engine breadth: SerpApi lists more engines, including Yandex (serpapi.com).
  • More Google verticals, such as Scholar and Maps.
  • An interactive playground, a Postman collection and integrations.
  • JSON, HTML and Markdown output options.

If you need any of those, SerpApi is likely the better fit.

Request translation

GET /search?engine=google&q=…

Here: POST /v1/serp/google/organic with {"q": "…"}

engine=bing (query string)

Here: POST /v1/serp/bing/organic (engine in the path)

api_key in the query string

Here: Authorization: Bearer <api_key> header

gl / hl parameters

Here: country / hl fields (hl on Google and Ecosia only)

Line-by-line comparison

Engine breadth

SerpApi: Broader, includes Yandex

SpideyData SERP: Organic on six engines

Verticals

SerpApi: Many Google verticals (Scholar, Maps…)

SpideyData SERP: Google News and Images only

Try it interactively

SerpApi: Playground

SpideyData SERP: No playground

Output

SerpApi: JSON / HTML / Markdown

SpideyData SERP: Structured JSON only

Async

SerpApi: Async requests (see their blog)

SpideyData SERP: Google /tasks with polling

Billing unit

SerpApi: Monthly plans of searches (see their pricing)

SpideyData SERP: Charged per successful search at 2 Credits (display rate); failed searches are not charged

Launch status

SerpApi: Established commercial product

SpideyData SERP: Per engine; see the status section below

Launch status for this page

Check engine availability before choosing an endpoint. Google also supports News, Images and asynchronous tasks.

  • GoogleLiveGoogle is callable today with a Bearer API key.
  • BingLiveBing is callable today with a Bearer API key.
  • YahooLiveYahoo is callable today with a Bearer API key.
  • DuckDuckGoLiveDuckDuckGo is callable today with a Bearer API key.
  • BaiduOpening soonBaidu endpoints opening soon: until they open, requests return 503 service_unavailable and are not charged.
  • EcosiaOpening soonEcosia endpoints opening soon: until they open, requests return 503 service_unavailable and are not charged.

SERP searches are charged per successful search at a display rate of 2 Credits per search; failed searches are not charged. Polling task status is free. The current rate is on Pricing.

What this is not

  • No Yandex.
  • No playground.
  • No HTML or Markdown output.
  • We publish only our own price.

Frequently asked questions

Is SpideyData cheaper than SerpApi?

We publish only our own price: 2 Credits per completed search, and failed requests are not charged. See SerpApi's pricing page for theirs.

Does SpideyData support Yandex?

No. The engines are Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Baidu and Ecosia.

Is there a playground?

Not today.

Can I return HTML like SerpApi?

No. Structured JSON only.

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