---
name: searchdataapi
description: Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and AI Agent Skill for SearchData API (https://searchdataapi.com). Real-time Google Search SERP + People Also Ask, 54-week Google Trends curves, Google Suggest Autocomplete, and Google News Live Wire REST API ($0.20 / 1,000 requests base, $0.08–$0.20 / 1,000 on plans — 15x–75x cheaper SerpApi alternative). Includes $1.20 (12,000 Free Credits) instant signup with no credit card + $2.00 Sandbox Streak + $9 never-expiring Indie Starter Pack.
version: 1.0.0
homepage: https://searchdataapi.com
pricing: "$0.20 / 1,000 requests ($0.08–$0.20 / 1,000; $0.0002/call)"
free_tier: "$1.20 instant free credits (12,000 Credits at https://searchdataapi.com/signup) + $2.00 Sandbox Streak"
mcp_url: https://mcp.searchdataapi.com/mcp
mcp_page: https://searchdataapi.com/mcp
documentation: https://searchdataapi.com/docs
pricing_url: https://searchdataapi.com/pricing
signup_url: https://searchdataapi.com/signup
openapi: https://searchdataapi.com/openapi.json
apis_json: https://searchdataapi.com/apis.json
llms_txt: https://searchdataapi.com/llms.txt
llms_full_txt: https://searchdataapi.com/llms-full.txt
status_page: https://searchdataapi.com/status
license: MIT
author: SearchData API (https://searchdataapi.com)
tags:
  - mcp
  - claude-skill
  - google-serp-api
  - serpapi-alternative
  - google-trends-api
  - google-news-api
  - rag-grounding
  - langchain
---

# SearchData API — Official Remote MCP Server & AI Agent Skill (`searchdataapi`)

Connect **Claude Code**, **Claude Desktop**, **Cursor**, **Windsurf**, **ChatGPT**, **LangChain**, and **LlamaIndex** directly to **[SearchData API (`https://searchdataapi.com`)](https://searchdataapi.com)** — the real-time REST & Streamable HTTP MCP gateway for **Google Search SERP + People Also Ask, 54-week Google Trends curves, sub-80ms Autocomplete, and Google News wires**.

## Transparent Pricing & Free Trial (`$0.20 / 1,000 requests`)

- **Base Rate**: **`$0.20 / 1,000 requests`** (`$0.0002/call`, `2 Credits` per SERP/News/Realtime Trends query; **`$0.08–$0.20 / 1,000`** across Monthly & PAYG tiers; **`0 Credits`** charged on empty results or errors).
- **Instant Free Credits**: **`$1.20` instant free credits** (`12,000` Credits granted at `0 ms` with no credit card required) + up to **`+$2.00`** via the Developer Sandbox Streak -> **[Claim Free API Key at `/signup`](https://searchdataapi.com/signup)**
- **Indie Starter Pack**: **`$9.00` one-time PAYG** (`75,000` never-expiring credits, `120 RPM`, `+5%` bonus credits with `0%`-fee Crypto) -> **[Pricing (`/pricing`)](https://searchdataapi.com/pricing)**
- **Remote Streamable HTTP MCP Endpoint**: `https://mcp.searchdataapi.com/mcp` (1-Click OAuth 2.1: `https://mcp.searchdataapi.com/v1/mcp`)
- **Interactive API Reference (6 Endpoints)**: [https://searchdataapi.com/docs](https://searchdataapi.com/docs)
- **OpenAPI 3.1 & APIs.json**: [https://searchdataapi.com/openapi.json](https://searchdataapi.com/openapi.json) · [https://searchdataapi.com/apis.json](https://searchdataapi.com/apis.json)

---

## Quickstart: Install Skill, Connect MCP & Run cURL

### 1. One-Command Skill Install (Claude Code / Cursor)

```bash
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/searchdataapi && curl -fsSL https://searchdataapi.com/SKILL.md -o ~/.claude/skills/searchdataapi/SKILL.md
```

### 2. Claude Code Remote MCP CLI (1 Command)

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http searchdataapi https://mcp.searchdataapi.com/mcp \
  --header "x-api-key: sr_live_your_api_key_here"
```

### 3. Cursor (`.cursor/mcp.json`) / Windsurf / Claude Desktop

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searchdataapi": {
      "url": "https://mcp.searchdataapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "sr_live_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### 4. Direct REST cURL Quickstart

```bash
curl -sS "https://api.searchdataapi.com/v1/search?q=best+vector+database+for+rag+2026&country=us&lang=en&limit=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sr_live_your_api_key_here"
```

---

## Core Endpoints & Unit Credit Pricing (`$1.00 = 10,000 Credits`)

| MCP Tool | REST Endpoint | Credit Cost | Effective Rate | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `google_search` | `GET /v1/search` | **2 Credits** (`0` if empty) | `$0.20 / 1,000 requests` (`$0.08–$0.20 / 1,000`) | Google Organic SERP canonical URLs, snippets, native `related_keywords`, and People Also Ask across 195 countries. |
| `google_trends_realtime` | `GET /v1/trends/realtime` | **2 Credits** (`0` if empty) | `$0.20 / 1,000 requests` (`$0.08–$0.20 / 1,000`) | Surging Google Trends topics, breakout velocity tiers, and linked publisher coverage. |
| `google_trends_interest` | `GET /v1/trends/interest` | **10 Credits** (`0` if empty) | `$0.40–$1.00 / 1,000` | 54-week 0–100 normalized search interest timeline and rising/top related queries. |
| `google_news_search` | `GET /v1/news/search` | **2 Credits** (`0` if empty) | `$0.20 / 1,000 requests` (`$0.08–$0.20 / 1,000`) | Real-time publisher-attributed Google News keyword search with UTC timestamps. |
| `google_news_top` | `GET /v1/news/top` | **2 Credits** (`0` if empty) | `$0.20 / 1,000 requests` (`$0.08–$0.20 / 1,000`) | Top breaking headlines by country and topic (`TECHNOLOGY`, `BUSINESS`, `SCIENCE`, `WORLD`, etc.). |
| `google_autocomplete` | `GET /v1/autocomplete` | **1 Credit** (`0` if empty) | `$0.10 / 1,000 requests` (`$0.04–$0.10 / 1,000`) | Sub-80ms Google Suggest typeahead completions. |

## Support & Contact

- **Documentation**: [https://searchdataapi.com/docs](https://searchdataapi.com/docs)
- **Sign Up (`$1.20` Instant Free Credits)**: [https://searchdataapi.com/signup](https://searchdataapi.com/signup)
- **Engineering Support**: `support@searchdataapi.com`