[Google Search API] Searches with advanced operators time out intermittently
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SerpApi experienced a major incident: [Google Search API] Searches with advanced operators time out intermittently. The provider currently marks this incident Investigating.
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Incident Lifecycle
Affected Components
Search API
Incident Timeline
Investigating
We're seeing higher error rates on advanced searches again. We're investigating.
Sep 24, 2026 at 12:56 PM UTC
Monitoring
We have implemented a fix to resolve this issue. We are continuing to monitor closely.
Sep 21, 2026 at 8:30 PM UTC
Identified
We're continuing to work on a fix for this issue. We'll let you know once it's implemented.
Sep 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM UTC
Identified
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.
https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4213
We're continuing to work toward a fix. Thank you for your patience in the meantime.
Aug 29, 2026 at 7:51 PM 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
https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4080
Aug 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM UTC
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