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# SerpApi Weekly Changelog:  Sep 07 - 13, 2026
- URL: https://serpapi.com/blog/serpapi-weekly-changelog-sep-07-13-2026/
- Published: 2026-09-14T14:35:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:35:39.000Z
- Description: Here’s everything new at SerpApi for the week of Sep 07 - 13, 2026: new APIs, features, improvements, and bug fixes.
- Author: Andy L
- Tags: Changelog

The past week at SerpApi brought new APIs, features, expanded scraping capabilities, steady improvements to existing APIs, and a range of important bug fixes.

## ⭐️ Top Updates

### Introducing the new YouTube Channel API

We're excited to announce our new [YouTube Channel API](https://serpapi.com/youtube-channel-api), allowing developers to scrape content from any YouTube channel by `channel_id` — either a channel handle (`youtube.com/@channel_id`) or a raw channel ID. Use the `tab` parameter to retrieve a channel's videos, shorts, live streams, podcasts, playlists, or community posts, with pagination and sorting support. This is ideal for content research, competitor monitoring, media analytics, and any workflow that needs structured data from a creator's full catalog rather than individual video lookups. [Details](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/898)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a5/00/a5004977-0dd2-4bcd-9292-dd0e05d4c59e/content/images/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-14-at-9.15.12---PM.png)

## 📑 Full List of Updates

### [Google Search API](https://serpapi.com/search-api)

**Bug fixes**

- We have fixed the issue where searches using `tbs=li:1` would intermittently time out or fail after retrying for up to 90 seconds. [Details](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4254)
- We have fixed the issue where some returned URLs contained Unicode escape sequences instead of standard URL characters. [Details](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4252)
- We have fixed the issue where relative `/goto` redirect links (without a domain) were not resolved to their final destination URL. [Details](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/3914)

### [Yahoo! Search API](https://serpapi.com/yahoo-search-api)

**Bug fixes**

- We have fixed the issue where `inline_images` elements were missing from results on current page layouts. [Details](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4234)

### [Instagram Profile API](https://serpapi.com/instagram-profile-api)

**Bug fixes**

- We have fixed the issue where the API was not returning results for profile searches. [Details](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4229)

### [Google News API](https://serpapi.com/google-news-api)

**Bug fixes**

- We have fixed the issue where the API had a low success rate and high average response time. [Details](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4241)

### [Google News Light API](https://serpapi.com/google-news-light-api)

**Changes**

- The `site:` search operator is no longer supported in query strings, since Google has discontinued it for this engine; use the [Google News API](https://serpapi.com/google-news-api) instead.

### [Google Flights Deals API](https://serpapi.com/google-flights-deals-api)

**Features**

- We have added a `search` parameter to filter results. [Details](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/4082)

### [Google Ads Transparency Center Ad Details API](https://serpapi.com/google-ads-transparency-center-api)

**Bug fixes**

- We have fixed an issue that could cause some requests to fail with a server error while parsing ad details.

### [Google Immersive Product API](https://serpapi.com/google-immersive-product-api)

**Bug fixes**

- We have fixed an issue that was returning unrelated product data.

### 💬 We'd Love Your Feedback

Your input helps us improve. If something's not working as expected, or if there's a feature you'd love to see, let us know. You can reach us at any time at contact@serpapi.com. Or you can open an issue on our [Public Roadmap](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap).

Thanks for building with SerpApi!