How to Scrape Google Search Results (SERPs) Without Getting Blocked

Google SERP scraping is one of the hardest targets. Here is what works. Why Google Is Hard to Scrape CAPTCHAs after a few requests IP blocking Sophisticated bot detection Constantly changing HTML structure Official Alternative: Custom Search API Google provides a free search API (100 queries/day free): async function googleSearch ( query ) { const key = " YOUR_API_KEY " ; const cx = " YOUR_CX " ; const url = `https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1?key= ${ key } &cx= ${ cx } &q= ${ encodeURIComponent ( query )} ` ; const res = await fetch ( url ); const data = await res . json (); return data . items . map ( item => ({ title : item . title , link : item . link , snippet : item . snippet })); } Third-Party SERP APIs Service Free Tier Price SerpAPI 100 searches/mo $50/mo ValueSERPAPI 25 searches/day Free ScrapingBee 1000 credits Free Alternative: Bing Search API Bing is easier to scrape and has a generous free API tier. My Approach Instead of scraping Google SERPs, I use Google News R