SerpApi MCP Server

Added to Onei Oct 7, 2026

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MIT

Summary

Official SerpApi MCP server: real-time Google, Bing, YouTube and other search results as structured JSON or token-saving markdown.

Features

Google, Bing, YouTube, eBay and many more engines
Per-engine parameter schemas as MCP resources
JSON, compact JSON or markdown output
Interactive table and dashboard tools
Hosted remote server plus self-hosting

Installation

Set up this MCP server in your favorite AI agent — copy a ready-made configuration below.

Any MCP-compatible agent

Most agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, and more) read a standard mcpServers configuration.

Open your agent's MCP configuration file.
Merge the snippet below into it.
Restart the agent — the "SerpApi MCP Server" tools will be available.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpapi-mcp-server": {
      "command": "claude",
      "args": [
        "mcp",
        "add",
        "--transport",
        "http",
        "serpapi",
        "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add the server with a single CLI command.

claude mcp add serpapi-mcp-server -- claude mcp add --transport http serpapi https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp --header Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY

Claude Desktop

Add the server to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpapi-mcp-server": {
      "command": "claude",
      "args": [
        "mcp",
        "add",
        "--transport",
        "http",
        "serpapi",
        "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code with the hosted server

{
  "command": "claude",
  "args": [
    "mcp",
    "add",
    "--transport",
    "http",
    "serpapi",
    "https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp",
    "--header",
    "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY"
  ]
}

Description

The SerpApi MCP server lets an agent run live searches across many engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, eBay and more) through SerpApi and get back structured results. It handles location-based weather and stock data surfaced in search results, and ships per-engine parameter schemas as MCP resources so the model knows what each engine accepts.

Responses default to JSON, with a compact mode, or markdown, which SerpApi says cuts token usage by about 50% on average and by more than 90% for complex nested responses. Optional MCP Apps tools render results as an interactive table or dashboard in hosts that support it.

Good to know

Hosted at mcp.serpapi.com; authenticate with your SerpApi key as a Bearer header or in the URL path. Self-hosting with uv is also supported.
Claude Desktop can install it from a one-click .mcpb bundle.
Requires a SerpApi account and API key; MIT licensed.

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