[Google Search API] Searches with advanced operators time out intermittently

Incident Report for SerpApi

Update

We're continuing to work on a fix for this issue. We'll reach out with additional updates as soon as possible.

Posted Oct 15, 2026 - 15:29 UTC

Update

We are continuing our work on the issue. The team has tested multiple approaches so far, but none has proved to be a long-term solution. We'll get back with additional updates as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience, and apologies for the disruption.

Posted Oct 12, 2026 - 08:50 UTC

Investigating

We're seeing higher error rates on advanced searches again. We're investigating.

Posted Sep 22, 2026 - 12:56 UTC

Monitoring

We have implemented a fix to resolve this issue. We are continuing to monitor closely.

Posted Sep 21, 2026 - 20:30 UTC

Update

We're continuing to work on a fix for this issue. We'll let you know once it's implemented.

Posted Sep 19, 2026 - 23:31 UTC

Update

Queries with advanced search operators may also be returning an HTTP 500 error:

https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4213

We're continuing to work toward a fix. Thank you for your patience in the meantime.

Posted Aug 29, 2026 - 19:51 UTC

Identified

We've been experiencing issues with Google Search API executing very slowly or timing out entirely when advanced search operators are used in query. We've identified the issue and are currently working on a fix.

https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4080

Posted Aug 26, 2026 - 14:33 UTC

This incident affects: Google (Search API).