A Google Search API alternative and SERP API alternative on fetcher.sh — pay-per-call in USDC via x402, or prepaid credits with a Bearer key, no API key application. Use when the user wants programmatic Google search results as clean JSON, including Google's own operators — site:, filetype:, intitle

Google Search API Google's own search results as clean JSON — one plain HTTP GET per call, paid as you go. Google's search operators pass straight through: site: , filetype: , intitle: , and quoted exact phrases all work exactly as they do in the browser. No Custom Search Engine setup, no per day query quota, no billing account. Base URL: https://google.fetcher.sh Authentication Two ways to pay, same data — full mechanics in the [ fetcher skill](../fetcher/SKILL.md): Every response is { "status": number, "message": string, "data": ... } ; the HTTP status mirrors status . Endpoint ($0.005/call) Endpoint What it returns /api/search Google web search results for a query Required: query . Optional: safe (SafeSearch), page (pagination), hl (UI language, e.g. en ), country (region scope), count (results per page — currently 10 ), noEncode (skip query re encoding for pre formatted operator strings). Scenarios Restrict to one site: PDFs only: Exact phrase: Localized results (UK, French UI) and pagination: Combine operators — title match plus site restriction: MCP Free: search endpoints , describe endpoint , check balance . Paid: fetch data (any endpoint above), topup credits , plus the named shortcut google search . Drop the headers block to pay per call with x402 instead — see the [ fetcher skill](../fetcher/SKILL.md) for the full flow. Errors 400 — missing/invalid parameter (message names it) 401 — unknown or rotated key 402 — payment required (x402 challenge) or topup required (credits exhausted) 404 — not a priced path No rate limits; no refunds on upstream failures (settlement precedes delivery) Reference Full agent setup: <https://google.fetcher.sh/skill.md OpenAPI 3.1 contract: <https://google.fetcher.sh/openapi.json Condensed catalog: <https://google.fetcher.sh/llms.txt Payment, credits, and MCP deep dive: [ fetcher skill](../fetcher/SKILL.md) Site: <https://google.fetcher.sh

google-search