--- source_url: "https://openserp.org/?utm_source=openai" title: "Free SERP API: Self-Hosted, Open Source, 6 Search Engines" mirrored_at: 2026-08-06T03:02:26.853Z host: openserp.org cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/openserp.org/index__q__utm_source_openai" --- > **Original source:** https://openserp.org/?utm_source=openai Managed search API + AI monitoring ## Search the live web.Get structured results you can use. Call 6 search engines through one API, extract page content, track competitors & get AI insights. [See on GitHub](https://github.com/karust/openserp) [Get free API key](https://openserp.org/register/?int=api&s=1) Free starter credits. Free failed requests. Founder tier discounts! For developers and AI agents ## See the request and the result This is the same structured response used by the SDKs, MCP server, and n8n integration. Request ``` curl -H 'Authorization: Bearer osk_live_xxx' 'https://api.openserp.org/v1/mega/search?text=golang&limit=10&engines=google,bing,ecosia' ``` Normalized result ``` { "meta": { "request_id": "019e1dd2-1367-7ae6-91dc-b083fd3a9a08", "requested_at": "2026-05-12T19:35:08.109892414Z", "took_ms": 1548, "version": "2.1" }, "query": { "engines_requested": ["google", "bing", "ecosia"], "text": "golang" }, "results": [ { "display_url": "go.dev", "domain": "go.dev", "engine": "google", "favicon": "https://go.dev/favicon.ico", "id": "s_78ffacca5cde46f0", "is_ad": false, "position": { "absolute": 1, "on_page": 1, "page": 1 }, "rank": 1, "snippet": "Go is an open source programming language supported by Google.", "title": "The Go Programming Language", "type": "organic", "url": "https://go.dev/" }, { "display_url": "go.dev > doc", "domain": "go.dev", "engine": "bing", "favicon": "https://go.dev/favicon.ico", "id": "s_42c96f321ad4478b", "is_ad": false, "position": { "absolute": 2, "on_page": 1, "page": 1 }, "rank": 2, "snippet": "Documentation for the Go programming language.", "title": "Documentation - The Go Programming Language", "type": "organic", "url": "https://go.dev/doc/" } ] } ``` For developers and AI agents ### Search and extract through one managed API Get normalized web, image, and extraction results with API keys, usage history, and one consistent response shape. $ curl /v1/mega/search?text=market+signals → normalized JSON - _✓_ Web and image search - _✓_ Multi-engine execution - _✓_ Page extraction [Get free API key](https://openserp.org/register/?int=api&s=1) For SEO and competitive intelligence ### Let AI track rankings & competitors Schedule checks across engines, competitors, and turn ranking insights into prioritized AI findings. OpenSERP search visibility Example snapshot · openserp.org Jul 24Weekly Visibility score 31 / 100no change Tracked set 8 keywords · 3 engines Best rankAverage rank KeywordBingGoogleYandexTrend openserp cloud_Bing_#1_Google_#1_Yandex_#1 open source serp api_Bing_\-_Google_#2_Yandex_#1 self hosted serp api_Bing_#1_Google_#4 ↑1_Yandex_#1 ### REST API server Start a local REST server with one Docker command. Query any engine from your app, script, or pipeline in seconds. ### Structured output Consistent JSON with titles, URLs, snippets, ranks, and SERP features such as AI summaries, answer boxes, people-also-ask, and related searches. ### Free to self-host MIT-licensed, with no API key or vendor lock-in. Run it on infrastructure you already operate. The hosted API is the paid path for teams that prefer not to. ## From solo developers to data-heavy teams OpenSERP fits workflows that need reliable, programmatic search access: AI grounding, RAG, research, SEO rank tracking, competitor monitoring, and product data pipelines. - ### Developers & product teams Integrate live SERP data into apps, dashboards, or AI agents with a small REST API and minimal setup. - ### SEO teams & agencies Track rankings across Google, Yandex, Baidu, and Bing, monitor competitors, and inspect SERP features such as AI summaries, answer boxes, people-also-ask, and related searches. - ### Research & AI pipelines Ground LLM responses, RAG retrieval, and agent workflows on live, multi-engine search results, including Yandex and Baidu coverage. ## Everything you need to get running Use the docs for implementation detail, or browse feature pages for product-level workflows. [Read docs →](https://openserp.org/docs/) Is OpenSERP really free? The open-source version is, permanently. It is MIT licensed: self-host it and you pay nothing, with no API key, no per-query fee, and no rate limit beyond what your own machine allows. OpenSERP Cloud is the separate hosted product. Every new account starts with 60 free credits, and past that you pay per successful search with no subscription. Is OpenSERP a free alternative to SerpApi, Serper, or Scale SERP? The self-hosted version is a genuinely free alternative: structured results for Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu, DuckDuckGo, and Ecosia from one REST endpoint, with no subscription and no vendor lock-in. You run the infrastructure. If you would rather not, OpenSERP Cloud is the hosted alternative and it is priced per successful search. Which search engines does the SERP API support? Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu, DuckDuckGo, and Ecosia for web and image search. Cloud also exposes multi-engine megasearch endpoints that query several engines in one call. How do I self-host OpenSERP? Use the Docker image or Go binary to start a local REST server. Full installation commands and configuration details live in the docs. Do I need an API key to use OpenSERP? No key is needed for the open-source self-hosted version. OpenSERP Cloud uses bearer-token API keys (osk\_live\_…) so we can meter usage and bill credits per successful response. What output format does OpenSERP return? JSON by default, with Markdown, TXT, and NDJSON output options when you request them. The JSON shape stays consistent across engines: titles, URLs, snippets, rank, and best-effort SERP features such as AI summaries, answer boxes, people-also-ask, and related searches. Weighing OpenSERP against paid providers? [Read the full open-source SerpAPI alternatives guide](https://openserp.org/blog/open-source-serpapi-alternatives-2026/). Pick the one that fits how you work.