SerpShot Python SDK

Official Python client for the SerpShot API - Get real-time Google search results programmatically.

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Key Features

• ⚡ Lightning Fast - Get results in 1-2 seconds with optimized infrastructure
• 🌍 Global Coverage - Support for 200+ countries and regions
• 🔒 Reliable & Secure - 99.9% uptime SLA with enterprise-grade security
• 🚀 Developer Friendly - Sync/async support, full type hints, intuitive API
• 🔄 Batch Queries - Process up to 100 queries in a single request
• 🛡️ Smart Retries - Built-in retry logic handles network issues automatically

Installation

Using pip

pip install serpshot

Using uv

uv add serpshot

Get Your API Key

Free to use, just register to get your API key.

Quick Start

from serpshot import SerpShot

with SerpShot(api_key="your-api-key") as client:
    response = client.search("Python programming")
    for result in response.results:
        print(f"{result.title}: {result.link}")

Set SERPSHOT_API_KEY env var to skip passing the key explicitly:

with SerpShot() as client:
    response = client.search("Python programming")

Async:

import asyncio
from serpshot import AsyncSerpShot

async def main():
    async with AsyncSerpShot() as client:
        response = await client.search("Python programming")

asyncio.run(main())

MCP Integration

SerpShot includes a built-in MCP server, letting AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) call Google Search directly as a tool.

Install MCP extra

pip install 'serpshot[mcp]'
# or
uv add 'serpshot[mcp]'

Configuration

Add the following to your MCP client's config (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpshot": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "serpshot.mcp"],
      "env": { "SERPSHOT_API_KEY": "your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Or with uvx (no install required):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "serpshot": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "serpshot[mcp]", "serpshot-mcp"],
      "env": { "SERPSHOT_API_KEY": "your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Available MCP Tools

Tool	Description
google_search	Search Google — returns organic results, supports query, num, gl, hl
google_image_search	Search Google Images — returns image results with thumbnails and source URLs

API Reference

SerpShot(api_key, base_url, timeout, max_retries)

Parameter	Default	Description
api_key	env var	SerpShot API key, falls back to SERPSHOT_API_KEY
base_url	None	Custom API endpoint
timeout	30.0	Request timeout in seconds
max_retries	3	Maximum retry attempts

Use AsyncSerpShot for async usage — same interface, all methods are awaitable.

search(query, ...)

Parameter	Default	Description
query	required	Search string or list of strings (max 100)
num	10	Results per page (1–100)
page	1	Page number
gl	"us"	Country code
hl	"en"	Interface language
lr	—	Content language restriction
location	—	Location for local search

Returns SearchResponse, or list[SearchResponse] when query is a list.

image_search(query, ...)

Same parameters as search() except lr and location are not supported.

get_available_credits()

with SerpShot() as client:
    print(client.get_available_credits())

Response Models

SearchResponse

Field	Type	Description
query	str	Original query
total_results	str	Estimated total (e.g. "About 12,300,000 results")
search_time	str	Execution time in seconds
results	list	list[SearchResult] or list[ImageResult]
credits_used	int	Credits consumed

SearchResult: title, link, snippet, position

ImageResult: title, link, thumbnail, source, source_link, width, height, position

Examples

Batch Search

with SerpShot() as client:
    responses = client.search(["Python", "JavaScript", "Rust"], num=10)
    for r in responses:
        print(f"{r.query}: {r.results[0].title}")

Error Handling

from serpshot import SerpShot, AuthenticationError, RateLimitError, InsufficientCreditsError, APIError, NetworkError

try:
    with SerpShot() as client:
        response = client.search("test query")
except AuthenticationError:
    print("Invalid API key")
except RateLimitError as e:
    print(f"Rate limited, retry after {e.retry_after}s")
except InsufficientCreditsError as e:
    print(f"Need {e.credits_required} credits")
except (APIError, NetworkError) as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")

The SDK handles rate limiting automatically with exponential backoff. Track credit usage via response.credits_used.

Development

git clone https://github.com/downdawn/serpshot-python.git
cd serpshot-python
uv sync --dev
pytest

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Support

• 📧 support@serpshot.com
• 📖 Documentation
• 🐛 Issues
• 🔑 Get API Key