Search & extraction API · early access open
Every corner of the web, as clean JSON.
DataSerp is one API for search and extraction across the web, news, social media and government sources. Send a query, a country and the engines you need — get structured results back in a single predictable response. No scraping to build, no proxies to manage, no CAPTCHAs to solve — the infrastructure is ours, not yours.
Billed per search that returns a result · Up to 10 results per request · Cancel any time
The DataSerp network
Use the data, or power the network.
DataSerp works two ways. Build your product on the search API, or run a drone on your own machine and get paid for every search it completes.
Use the network
Pull live, structured search data into your product with one REST API — web, news, social, government and global sources, with optional AI instructions on every request.
Request early access
Power the network
Install a DataSerp Drone as a background service on your machine. It fetches search data for users, and you earn real cash per successful search. Your personal data is never sent.
Host a drone & earnWhat we cover
Search and extraction, by category.
One API key covers web, news, social media and government sources — with a global endpoint that searches across all of them at once. You pick the categories and engines; DataSerp handles the fetching, parsing and infrastructure.
Generic web search
Structured organic results from Google and Bing — with country targeting and per-engine control on every request.
News search & extraction
Full-text news search across engines with date windows, plus article extraction — clean text from any news URL.
Social media search
Search across social platforms by query, engine and country — one schema instead of platform-specific parsing.
Government sources
Search government and official records by country, with results you can filter, monitor and cite.
Global search
One call across all categories with optional date windows — built for monitoring, research and alerting workflows.
Managed infrastructure
Authenticate with an X-Api-Key, and requests are routed to healthy drones from a shared registry. Anti-bot challenges handled for you.
AI summaries & instructions
Every endpoint accepts an optional aiInstruction — summarise, classify, extract entities — and returns the AI response alongside your results. AI usage is metered per token, only when you ask for it.
ai instruction: summarise the findings into a simple report
ai instruction: classify each result by sentiment
ai instruction: extract the key entities and dates
How it works
One call in, structured data out.
Send a query
POST your query with a country and the engines you want, plus an optional AI instruction. Each request returns up to 10 structured results.
We route and fetch
Authenticated with your X-Api-Key, requests are proxied to healthy drones from the shared registry. Anti-bot challenges handled for you.
Read the JSON
Get structured results back — position, title, URL and snippet — ready to store, feed or display. You only pay when a search returns at least one result.
import requests
r = requests.post(
"https://unlock.dataserpapi.com/v1/api/generic/search",
headers={"X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
json={
"query": "latest AI developments",
"country": "US",
"engines": ["google", "bing"],
"maxResults": 10,
"aiInstruction": "summarise the results into one sentence", # optional
},
)
for item in r.json()["results"]:
print(item["position"], item["title"])Pricing
Simple, volume-based pricing.
Month-to-month, cancel anytime. You are billed per search that returns at least one result — each request returns up to 10 results. All prices in USD.
| Plan | Price / month | Searches / month | Throughput / hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $25/mo | 1,000 | 200 |
| Developer | $75/mo | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Production | $150/mo | 15,000 | 3,000 |
| Big Data | $275/mo | 30,000 | 6,000 |
| Searcher | $725/mo | 100,000 | 20,000 |
| Volume | $1,475/mo | 250,000 | 50,000 |
| Infrastructure | $2,750/mo | 500,000 | 100,000 |
| Cloud 1M | $3,750/mo | 1,000,000 | 110,000 |
| Custom | Need more volume? Contact us for a tailored plan. | ||
AI input tokens
$0.15per 1M tokens
AI output tokens
$0.50per 1M tokens
AI is optional. Add an aiInstruction to any search to get an AI response — you are charged only for the tokens used, on top of your plan.
- Only searches that return a result count toward your allowance
- Upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time
DataSerp Drone
Earn real cash by hosting a DataSerp Drone.
Turn an idle machine into income. Install a small background service on your computer, server, phone, mini PC or Raspberry Pi — it uses your machine and network to fetch search data for DataSerp users, and you get paid per search your drone completes.
- Your personal data is never sent — the drone only receives search tasks and returns results
- Runs quietly as a background service on Windows, macOS or Linux
- Works on almost any device — desktops, laptops, servers, phones, mini PCs and Raspberry Pi
- Paid per successful search your drone completes
- Earns around the clock — overnight, at work, whenever your device is idle
- Install in minutes, no coding required, track earnings in your dashboard
Earn with DataSerp
Host a drone. Get paid per search. Stay anonymous.
Install the DataSerp Drone on any device — desktop, laptop, server, phone, mini PC or Raspberry Pi. No account, no retained data, no personal information collected.
Earn real cash for every successful search · 100% anonymous
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is DataSerp?
DataSerp is a search and extraction API. Instead of building and maintaining scrapers, proxies and CAPTCHA solvers, you make one authenticated request and receive clean, structured results for web, news, social media and government sources.
What categories and engines do you cover?
Four dedicated categories — generic web search, news search with article extraction, social media search and government sources — plus a global endpoint that searches across all of them in one call. Engines include Google and Bing.
How many results do I get per request?
Each request returns up to 10 results. That cap keeps responses fast and predictable — no unbounded result sets to paginate or parse.
How is pricing structured?
Plans start at $25 per month for 1,000 searches and scale up to millions — see the table above. You are billed per search that returns at least one result; empty result sets are free. Month-to-month, upgrade or cancel at any time.
Can DataSerp summarise or process results with AI?
Yes. Every endpoint accepts an optional aiInstruction field — for example "summarise these results into one sentence" or "classify each result by sentiment" — and returns the AI response alongside your results. AI usage is metered per token and only billed when you include an instruction: $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens.
How do I authenticate?
Every request carries an X-Api-Key header. Early-access requests are reviewed within one business day — approved partners receive a key and onboarding documentation so you can begin integrating immediately.
Where is the API hosted, and is it documented?
The API is hosted at unlock.dataserpapi.com under a versioned /v1 prefix, with a full Swagger/OpenAPI reference, worked examples in curl, Python and Node.js, and a changelog for every update.
Will my integration break when you change something?
No. The API is versioned and we follow semantic versioning — breaking changes ship in a new version with a published deprecation window, so your existing calls keep working.
Something else on your mind? Request early access and we will get back to you.
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Request early access.
Tell us what you are building and we will set you up with credentials, onboarding docs and launch pricing. No sales calls you did not ask for.
- Early-access partners lock in launch pricing
- Volume discounts as you scale
- Direct line to the team building the API
- Response within one business day
No sales calls you did not ask for
Just the form, and a reply within one business day.