ActionSerpAPIUpdated September 2026

How do I run a SerpAPI search?

Short answer: You can serpapi search in SerpAPI by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the SerpAPI SerpAPI Search action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

SerpAPI Search in SerpAPI — start free All 2 SerpAPI actions

SerpAPI Search in SerpAPI — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Query q	string	Required	Query (required)
Engine engine	options	Optional	Engine. Options: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo …
Country gl	string	Optional	Country
Num Results num	string	Optional	Num Results

Sample request

{
  "q": "{{trigger.q}}",
  "engine": "{{trigger.engine}}",
  "gl": "{{trigger.gl}}",
  "num": "{{trigger.num}}"
}

Returns

{
  "organic_results": [
    {
      "link": "https://x.com",
      "title": "T",
      "snippet": "..."
    }
  ]
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for SerpAPI Search.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → SerpAPI

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → SerpAPI

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about SerpAPI Search.

What does the SerpAPI Search action do in SerpAPI?

Runs a search query against Google, Bing, Yahoo, DDG, Yandex, Baidu, or specialty verticals (Maps, Shopping, News, Scholar). Returns structured SERP data — organic results, knowledge graph, people-also-ask, ads.

What inputs does SerpAPI Search require?

Required: Query. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if SerpAPI returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message SerpAPI returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does SerpAPI Search support batch operations?

Run SerpAPI Search inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within SerpAPI's rate limits.

More actions

Other SerpAPI actions.

Action

SerpAPI Get Account Info

Returns remaining quota in the current billing cycle. Pre-flight on bulk search workflows to avoid mid-batch quota exhaustion.

SerpAPI Search in SerpAPI — start free