SerpApi: [Google Search API] Requests timing out while using tbm=nws with advanced parameters

SerpApi · serpapi.comImpact: majorinvestigating2026-09-19 23:33 UTC

Public — what happened

Summary

We're continuing to investigate this issue. We'll keep you updated as soon as we have any progress or new information to share.

Timeline

Started — 2026-08-26 14:30 UTC
Last update — 2026-09-19 23:33 UTC
Ongoing at last check.

Source of record: provider status page. Mirrored as reported; times in UTC.

With SquidGrid — where it starts on the route

Independent path health

The status page is the symptom. SquidGrid measures the paths that reach SerpApi against their own baselines — whether the routes carrying your traffic degraded, at which handoff, and who owns that stretch.

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