# SerpApi MCP Server

SerpApi MCP exposes search engine results to AI assistants through SerpApi, supporting live research and structured search data retrieval.

Canonical URL: https://a2a-mcp.org/entry/serpapi-mcp

Language: en

Category: MCP Servers

Updated: 2026-09-14

## About

SerpApi MCP exposes search engine results to AI assistants through SerpApi, supporting live research and structured search data retrieval.

## Key Features

- Search supported engines such as Google, Bing and YouTube.
- Inspect engine-specific parameters through MCP resources.

## Use Cases

Find current web information and retrieve sources for an agent research task.

## Limitations

Search availability and usage limits follow the SerpApi account; this is a SerpApi integration rather than a Google-operated server.

## Sources

- Project documentation: https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-mcp
- Setup reference: https://serpapi.com/blog/introducing-serpapis-mcp-server/

## MCP Setup

### Access requirements

- SerpApi account and API key.

### Client setup

#### VS Code

Transport: `http`

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "serpapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.serpapi.com/YOUR_SERPAPI_API_KEY/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

- Replace the API-key placeholder and save in .vscode/mcp.json.

The hosted URL contains your credential; keep the completed URL private.

Setup docs: https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-mcp

## Tags

- MCP
- search
- research

## Also known as

- SerpApi

## Alternatives

- Jina AI MCP Server
- Parallel MCP Servers

## Sources

- [Project website](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-mcp)
- [Project documentation](https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-mcp)
- [Setup reference](https://serpapi.com/blog/introducing-serpapis-mcp-server/)

Last checked: 2026-09-14