Vendor reports: partial outageResolved · vendor status “resolved”Official status API

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

Reported by SerpApi · Maps, Search & Data APIs · source last read 4 min ago

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Vendor start
Aug 26, 2026, 14:30 UTC
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Resolved
Oct 19, 2026, 01:56 UTC
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First seen by Statuswall
Before tracking began
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Duration
53 d 11 h
From vendor start and resolution

Summary

Built from the facts below, no AI

Potential impact, not a confirmed outage of your systems.

What the vendor confirmed

  • SerpApi reports partial outage: "[Google Search API] Requests timing out while using tbm=nws with advanced parameters".[E1, E2]
  • The vendor marked it resolved at 2026-10-19 01:56 UTC.[E3, E7]

Affected products and regions

  • Components: Search API.[E6]

What is unknown

  • Which regions are affected: the vendor did not say.[E5]
  • Whether your own systems are affected: a vendor report cannot tell you; check your monitoring.

Last update in these facts: 2026-10-19 01:56 UTC · summary s1, evidence c3e5639d3b2d59ce

Evidence (7)
  1. E1SerpApi reports partial outage. (vendor) source (opens in a new tab)
  2. E2Vendor title: "[Google Search API] Requests timing out while using tbm=nws with advanced parameters". (vendor) source (opens in a new tab)
  3. E3Vendor status word: "resolved". (vendor) source (opens in a new tab)
  4. E4Vendor-reported start: 2026-08-26 14:30 UTC. (vendor) source (opens in a new tab)
  5. E5The vendor did not state which regions are affected. (Statuswall)
  6. E6Components the vendor attached: Search API. (vendor) source (opens in a new tab)
  7. E7Vendor-reported resolution: 2026-10-19 01:56 UTC. (vendor) source (opens in a new tab)

Affected scope

Not stated by the vendor

Components: Search API

No region Statuswall recognises is stated for this incident (place names and provider-specific codes are not converted). It is not assumed to be global.

Potential relevance

SerpApi is not in your stack. Follow it to see whether reports like this fall inside the regions you use.

Timeline

Vendor times come from the vendor. “Seen by Statuswall” times are when Statuswall noticed a change, which can lag the vendor by a few minutes. Statuswall does not store the vendor's update text; read it on the official page.

  1. Aug 26, 2026, 14:30 UTCVendor-reported startVendor time
  2. Oct 19, 2026, 01:56 UTCVendor-reported resolutionVendor time

No changes observed yet. Statuswall began recording changes on incidents in November 2026.