Search + Scrape + Extract — One API Call
AlterLab is the only search API that goes inside every result. Submit a query and get structured SERP data from Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo. Pass scrape_results: true to fetch the full content of every result page. Add extraction_schema to pull structured fields from each page. All three steps — search, scrape, extract — in a single API call. $0.001/search. No subscriptions.
Simple API, Powerful Results
Get started in minutes with our intuitive API. One request gives you structured data, screenshots, PDFs, and more. No browser management, no infrastructure headaches.
Multi-Format Output
Markdown, JSON, HTML, text
Adaptive Rendering
JS, SPAs, shadow DOM
3 Lines to Integrate
Any language, any stack
Up to 5,000 free scrapes included. No credit card required.
How Search API Works
Submit a query — get structured SERP data, with optional result-page scraping and extraction in the same call.
Submit a Search Query
POST to /api/v1/search with your query, engine, country, and language. AlterLab supports Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo. Geo-targeting is built in — pass country and language parameters to get localized SERP results routed through in-country proxies.
Receive Structured SERP Data
AlterLab returns organic results, featured snippets, knowledge panels, People Also Ask entries, and related searches as structured JSON. Each organic result includes title, URL, snippet, position, and domain — ready for direct use in your pipeline without HTML parsing.
Optionally Scrape Each Result Page
Pass scrape_results: true to fetch the full HTML or Markdown content of every result URL in the same response. AlterLab runs its full 5-tier anti-bot bypass pipeline on each page. No separate scraping calls, no extra orchestration — the content comes back alongside the SERP data.
Optionally Extract Structured Data
Pass extraction_schema as a JSON schema describing what to pull from each result page. AlterLab scrapes each URL, extracts fields matching your schema, and returns clean JSON per result. Search, scrape, and extract in a single API call — no pipeline needed.
Built for Data Pipelines
Structured SERP output with native result scraping and extraction — no extra steps.
Search → Scrape → Extract
The only SERP API that goes inside every result. One API call: search, scrape each result page, extract structured data. No pipeline needed.
Multi-Engine SERP
Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo with automatic failover. Geo-targeted results via country and language parameters with in-country proxy routing.
Anti-Bot Result Scraping
scrape_results uses AlterLab's 5-tier anti-bot bypass pipeline on each result URL. Cloudflare, DataDome, Akamai — handled automatically.
Structured Data Extraction
Pass extraction_schema as a JSON schema and get clean, typed data back per result page. Works alongside scrape_results in a single request.
Search API Use Cases
From SEO monitoring to AI knowledge grounding — structured SERP data at any scale.
AI Agent Research Pipelines
Feed your LLM or AI agent with live, structured web data. Search a topic, scrape every result, extract structured fields — all in one call. No orchestration layer needed.
Competitive Intelligence
Search competitor names, scrape their pricing pages, and extract structured pricing data. Get structured competitive snapshots without building a scraping pipeline.
Lead Qualification at Scale
Search for companies by industry and location, then extract contact details, tech stack, and firmographic data from each result page in the same call.
Content Gap Analysis
Search any topic, scrape the top 10 results, and extract article structure, word counts, and key sections. Understand what ranks before you write.
SEO Monitoring
Track keyword rankings, featured snippets, and SERP features across regions. Geo-targeting via country and language parameters with in-country proxy routing.
$0.001 Per Search
No monthly subscription. Balance never expires. Pay only for what you use.
SERP results from Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo. Featured snippets, knowledge panels, PAA included.
Each result URL scraped at tier cost ($0.0002 basic HTML to $0.004 JS-rendered). Anti-bot bypass included.
Structured JSON extraction per result page. Provide a schema, get clean data back alongside the SERP results.
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Where Other Search APIs Stop, AlterLab Starts
Traditional SERP APIs return a list of URLs. AlterLab goes inside every result — scraping the page and extracting structured data in the same call.
POST /search
{
"query": "best CRM 2026"
}
→ Returns:
{
"results": [
{ "title": "...", "url": "...", "snippet": "..." },
{ "title": "...", "url": "...", "snippet": "..." }
]
}
// You still need to:
// • Fetch each URL yourself
// • Parse the HTML yourself
// • Extract data yourselfPOST /api/v1/search
{
"query": "best CRM 2026",
"scrape_results": true,
"extraction_schema": {
"pricing_starts_at": "string",
"free_trial": "boolean",
"key_features": "list[string]"
}
}
→ Returns structured data per result:
{
"results": [{
"title": "...", "url": "...",
"content": "...", ← full page content
"extracted_data": {
"pricing_starts_at": "$29/mo",
"free_trial": true,
"key_features": ["Pipeline", ...]
}
}]
}Workflows that require search + scrape + extract in one call:
AI Research Pipelines
Search a topic, extract structured data from every top result, feed directly to your LLM. No orchestration.
Competitive Intelligence
Search competitor names, extract pricing tiers and features from their pages. One call.
Lead Qualification
Search company type + location, extract contact info and firmographics from each result.
Content Gap Analysis
Search any topic, extract article structure from top 10 results. Know what ranks before you write.
Search API Comparison
$0.001/search. scrape_results and extraction_schema included. No subscription required.
| Feature | AlterLab You are here | Traditional SERP APIs |
|---|---|---|
Structured SERP results Organic results, featured snippets, PAA as structured JSON | Included | Included |
Price per search Cost per SERP query, no subscription | $0.001 | $0.002–$0.01 |
Multi-engine support Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo with failover | Google, Bing, DDG | Varies |
Geo-targeting Country + language for localized results | Included | Included |
scrape_results (result-page scraping)AlterLab only Fetch full content of each result URL in the same API call | Included | Not available |
extraction_schema (structured extraction)AlterLab only Extract typed fields from each result page via a JSON schema | Included | Not available |
No monthly subscription Pay per use, balance never expires | Never | Monthly |
Anti-bot bypass on result pages Cloudflare, DataDome, Akamai handled when scraping results | 5-tier bypass | Not available |
Last updated April 2026. Pricing verified from public sources.
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