serpapi-upgrade-migration

name	serpapi-upgrade-migration
description	Migrate between SerpApi client versions and handle package changes. Use when upgrading from google-search-results to serpapi package, or handling API response schema changes. Trigger: "upgrade serpapi", "serpapi migration", "serpapi new package".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Bash(pip:*), Bash(git:*)
version	1.4.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","search","seo","serpapi"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code

SerpApi Upgrade & Migration

Overview

The main migration path: google-search-results (legacy) to serpapi (current official package). The API itself is stable -- changes are in client library interfaces, not the REST API.

Instructions

Python: google-search-results to serpapi

# BEFORE: Legacy package
from serpapi import GoogleSearch
search = GoogleSearch({"q": "test", "api_key": key})
result = search.get_dict()

# AFTER: New official package
import serpapi
client = serpapi.Client(api_key=key)
result = client.search(engine="google", q="test")
# Result is already a dict -- no get_dict() needed

# Migration steps
pip uninstall google-search-results
pip install serpapi

# Update imports across codebase
# OLD: from serpapi import GoogleSearch
# NEW: import serpapi

Node.js: google-search-results-nodejs to serpapi

// BEFORE: Legacy
import { GoogleSearch } from 'google-search-results-nodejs';
const search = new GoogleSearch('api_key');
search.json({ q: 'test', engine: 'google' }, (result) => { ... });

// AFTER: Current (Promise-based)
import { getJson } from 'serpapi';
const result = await ({ : , : , : key });