SEO and rank tracking
Query target keywords by country and language. Store result positions to compare rankings over time.
WebSearch data for your workflows
Market and competitor research
Collect product listings, news and web results for analysis in your own pipeline.
WebNewsShoppingSource discovery
Find articles and discussions to inform your research or content planning.
WebForumsSearch for AI assistants
Pass page titles, snippets and source links to your retrieval or answer-generation pipeline.
WebNewsNews monitoring
Run scheduled queries in your app and compare results to identify new coverage of a topic or brand.
NewsWebMaps and local search
Find places and businesses, with ratings and other listing details when available.
MapsImage search for visual research
Find image results and their source pages for visual research or catalog discovery. Check the source and usage rights before reusing an image.
ImagesBook and patent research
Search books by topic and discover related patent records. Keep the result links and query terms so researchers can review the original records.
From search to your app
Read the integration guide →Run a query
Choose an engine, search type, country and language.
Use the results
Select the titles, links and other details your application needs.
Build your workflow
Store results, compare changes or pass sources to your retrieval system.
Plan a search data workflow
A search endpoint returns a point-in-time response. The useful application is the workflow around that response: consistent inputs, storage, comparison and a clear next step.
Rank tracking starts with comparable snapshots
Choose the keywords and markets you want to monitor. For each request, store the engine, search type, country, language, device and collection time alongside each result position. Compare snapshots with matching inputs, and keep changes in search settings visible in your analysis. Serqo returns the current response; scheduling and trend calculations belong in your application.
Research needs source links and context
Use web, news, shopping, forums or other supported result types to collect pages relevant to a topic. Preserve each result URL and its query context so analysts can inspect the original source. Search results are a discovery layer, not a substitute for reading and evaluating the source material.
Ground retrieval in retrievable sources
A retrieval workflow can pass result titles, snippets and URLs to its indexing or answer-generation stage. Fetch and process source pages separately according to your application’s requirements. When Google returns an extractable AI Overview, Serqo may include its text and available source links; it is not a generated answer from Serqo.
Treat local results as location-specific
Local and Maps results can help an application find businesses and place details returned by the selected engine. Record the location settings used for each request, and handle fields such as ratings only when they are present in the response. Do not assume every query returns the same fields or number of places.
Monitor news with an explicit collection schedule
Run the same query on a schedule that fits your product, save timestamps and source URLs, then compare new snapshots with prior ones. Your system needs to decide what counts as new coverage and how to handle duplicate URLs, changed titles and missing results.
Make market comparisons reproducible
To compare countries or languages, vary the intended market parameter while keeping the query and other settings stable. Store the full request context with each response. Results can still change over time because search engines update their indexes and result pages.
Questions about using search results
Can Serqo track rankings on its own?
Serqo returns current search results and each result's position. To compare rankings over time, store each response with the query, engine, search type, country, language and collection time in your application.
Can Google search results include an AI Overview?
Yes, when Google shows one and Serqo can extract it. The response includes its text and available source links. Google generates the overview; Serqo extracts and returns it. See the Google Search API documentation for response details.
How do I compare search markets?
Send a query using the country and language parameters supported by the selected engine. Keep the query and those parameters with each result snapshot so comparisons use the same inputs.
Test a query for your use case
Create a free account with 100 credits and inspect the results in the Playground.