Current answer
SerpApi experienced a minor incident: [Google Lens API] Performance Degradation. ServiceAlert observed recovery on Oct 21, 2026.
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Incident Lifecycle
Affected Components
Lens API
Incident Timeline
Monitoring
A robust fix has been implemented and we've been monitoring since the last 14 hours.
Oct 21, 2026 at 10:11 AM UTC
Identified
We’ve released several fixes and are seeing improved response times and lower error rates for the Google Lens API. Our engineering team continues working to restore expected performance.
Oct 19, 2026 at 7:59 PM UTC
Identified
Our engineering team has identified the issue and are is currently working towards a fix.
Thank you for your patience in the meantime.
Thank you for your patience in the meantime.
Oct 19, 2026 at 10:36 AM UTC
Investigating
We’re currently seeing elevated response times and a decrease in success rates for Google Lens API. Our engineering team is investigating and working to restore normal performance.
We are tracking this issue on our Public Roadmap here:
https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4464
We are tracking this issue on our Public Roadmap here:
https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4464
Oct 16, 2026 at 7:52 PM UTC
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