Google Light Fast API
SerpApi's Google Light Fast API allows you to scrape the results of a Google search with lightning-fast speeds. The Google Light Fast engine contains organic results only, which allows for faster response times compared to our regular Google Search API.
The API is accessed through the following endpoint: /search?engine=google_light_fast.
You can query: https://serpapi.com/search?engine=google_light_fast&q=coffee utilizing a GET request. Head to the playground for a live and interactive demo.
API Parameters
Localization
google_domain
Optional
Parameter defines the Google domain to use. It defaults to google.com. Head to the Google domains page for a full list of supported Google domains.
gl
Optional
Parameter defines the country to use for the Google search. It's a two-letter country code. (e.g., us for the United States, uk for United Kingdom, or fr for France). Head to the Google countries page for a full list of supported Google countries.
hl
Optional
Parameter defines the language to use for the Google search. It's a two-letter language code. (e.g., en for English, es for Spanish, or fr for French). Head to the Google languages page for a full list of supported Google languages.
lr
Optional
Parameter defines one or multiple languages to limit the search to. It uses lang_{two-letter language code} to specify languages and | as a delimiter. (e.g., lang_fr|lang_de will only search French and German pages). Head to the Google lr languages page for a full list of supported languages.
Pagination
num
Optional
Parameter defines the maximum number of results to return. (e.g., 10 (default) returns 10 results, 40 returns 40 results, and 100 returns 100 results).
The use of num may introduce latency, and/or prevent the inclusion of specialized result types. It is better to omit this parameter unless it is strictly necessary to increase the number of results per page.
Serpapi Parameters
no_cache
Optional
Parameter will force SerpApi to fetch the Google Light Fast results even if a cached version is already present. A cache is served only if the query and all parameters are exactly the same. Cache expires after 1h. Cached searches are free, and are not counted towards your searches per month. It can be set to false (default) to allow results from the cache, or true to disallow results from the cache. no_cache and async parameters should not be used together.
async
Optional
Parameter defines the way you want to submit your search to SerpApi. It can be set to false (default) to open an HTTP connection and keep it open until you got your search results, or true to just submit your search to SerpApi and retrieve them later. In this case, you'll need to use our Searches Archive API to retrieve your results. async and no_cache parameters should not be used together. async should not be used on accounts with Ludicrous Speed enabled.
zero_trace
Optional
Enterprise only. Parameter enables ZeroTrace mode. It can be set to false (default) or true. Enable this mode to skip storing search parameters, search files, and search metadata on our servers. This may make debugging more difficult.
output
Optional
Parameter defines the final output you want. It can be set to json (default) to get a structured JSON of the results, or html to get the raw html retrieved.
json_restrictor
Optional
Parameter defines the fields you want to restrict in the outputs for smaller, faster responses. See JSON Restrictor for more details.
API Results
JSON Results
JSON output includes structured data for organic results.
A search status is accessible through search_metadata.status. It flows this way: Processing -> Success || Error. If a search has failed, error will contain an error message. search_metadata.id is the search ID inside SerpApi.
HTML Results
HTML output is useful to debug JSON results or support features not supported yet by SerpApi.
API Examples
Results for: coffee
{
"search_metadata": {
"id": "68cba86b4d54d0859925687b",
"status": "Success",
"json_endpoint": "https://serpapi.com/searches/b37508cbdf82b249/68cba86b4d54d0859925687b.json",
"created_at": "2025-09-18 06:36:27 UTC",
"processed_at": "2025-09-18 06:36:27 UTC",
"google_light_fast_url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=coffee&hl=en&gl=us&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8",
"raw_html_file": "https://serpapi.com/searches/b37508cbdf82b249/68cba86b4d54d0859925687b.html",
"total_time_taken": 0.85
},
"search_parameters": {
"engine": "google_light_fast",
"q": "coffee",
"google_domain": "google.com",
"hl": "en",
"gl": "us"
},
"search_information": {
"organic_results_state": "Results for exact spelling"
},
"organic_results": [
{
"position": 1,
"title": "Coffee - Wikipedia",
"link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee",
"displayed_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Coffee",
"favicon": "https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSVMU85vzsP5RTNub9IaAsl7rV0Nyf_xTINCBJZ1nlvBnxTDgf0HU9xmmPaba08IkD_mWLlL8LDthkMoG4tsyqVPp6VYs98tC-e5-E",
"snippet": "Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted, ground coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily ..."
},
{
"position": 2,
"title": "Starbucks Coffee Company",
"link": "https://www.starbucks.com/",
"displayed_link": "https://www.starbucks.com",
"favicon": "https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRdvxQfPWiafCxH9HD0XtJerZ5FY7ctOVpxK4U9EldMD3SkXwh5oKlsGSS8A_GBPbNYj4_pdsmKya0-XXSG6XkkpircValazFMJsz9o",
"snippet": "More than just great coffee. Explore the menu, sign up for Starbucks® Rewards, manage your gift card and more."
},
{
"position": 3,
"title": "Ground & Whole Bean Coffee - Community Coffee",
"link": "https://www.communitycoffee.com/products/coffee?srsltid=AfmBOooZhHOW4fhmm9W9ZWWNY0JK35QlVv5YxP_m3zeJPjk1C4g1333T",
"displayed_link": "https://www.communitycoffee.com › products",
"favicon": "https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/favicon-tbn?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQWWVmwesUGQndC5heoGaIl6X-Qpvz-YVq4U-pgAFdLDMfpcKKL7Wds9l3fF1GEub14cW9_ibICr6CAacFGcwrFliZR_OCXuGTLc6g3JqxANOi7",
"snippet": "Shop and find your perfect Community Coffee roast. Our premium coffee blends use 100% select Arabica coffee beans roasted Medium-Dark to ..."
},
...
]
}
JSON structure overview
{
"organic_results": [
{
"position": "Integer - Item position (Ex: 1)",
"title": "String - Title of the result",
"link": "String - Link to the result",
"displayed_link": "String - Displayed link of the result",
"snippet": "String - Snippet of the result",
"favicon": "String - URL of the result's favicon",
},
],
}