SerpApi API key

Server-side Google Trends on the Tier 2 breakout band (SerpApi Starter plan supported). Optional YouTube overflow when Data API quota is tight.

Essential Required before the dashboard opens. Free vendor plans supported.

Settings field: SERPAPI_API_KEY · Expected format: Hex string from your SerpApi dashboard

Paste the key in Settings → BYOK, click Save keys, and wait for Connected (or Saved for keys that are not probed from the browser).

Used for

Server-side Google Trends on the Tier 2 breakout band (SerpApi Starter plan supported). Optional YouTube overflow when Data API quota is tight.

Pricing

SerpApi bills by successful searches per month. Cached, errored, and failed searches do not count.

  • Free: $0/month (250 searches/month)
  • Starter: $25/month (1,000 searches/month)
  • Developer: $75/month (5,000 searches/month)
  • Production: $150/month (15,000 searches/month)
  • Big Data: $275/month (30,000 searches/month)
  • Enterprise: Custom (Contact sales)

Official pricing: https://serpapi.com/pricing

Sign up

https://serpapi.com

How to get the key

  1. Create a SerpApi account.
  2. Open the dashboard and copy your API key.
  3. Paste it into Settings → BYOK and save.

Notes

Free plan includes a limited number of searches per month; paid plans raise limits.

Third-party API terms, quotas, and pricing change over time; confirm current limits on each provider's site before production use.