serpapi-install-auth

name	serpapi-install-auth
description	Install SerpApi client and configure API key authentication. Use when setting up SerpApi for search result scraping, configuring API keys, or initializing the serpapi Python/Node package. Trigger: "install serpapi", "setup serpapi", "serpapi auth", "serpapi API key".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Bash(pip:*), Grep
version	1.4.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","search","seo","serpapi"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code

SerpApi Install & Auth

Overview

Install the SerpApi client library and configure API key authentication. SerpApi provides structured JSON results from Google, Bing, YouTube, and 15+ search engines. Auth is API-key-based via the api_key parameter or SERPAPI_API_KEY env var.

Prerequisites

• SerpApi account at serpapi.com
• API key from serpapi.com/manage-api-key
• Node.js 18+ or Python 3.8+

Instructions

Step 1: Install Client

# Python (official)
pip install serpapi

# Node.js (official)
npm install serpapi

# Alternative Python package (legacy but widely used)
pip install google-search-results

Step 2: Configure API Key

# .env
SERPAPI_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

Step 3: Verify Connection (Python)

import serpapi, os

client = serpapi.Client(api_key=os.environ["SERPAPI_API_KEY"])
result = client.search(engine="google", q="test", num=1)
print(f"Connected! Search ID: {result['search_metadata']['id']}")

Step 4: Verify Connection (Node.js)

import { getJson } from 'serpapi';

const result = await getJson({
  engine: 'google', q: 'test', num: 1,
  api_key: process.env.SERPAPI_API_KEY,
});
console.();