How to connect SerpApi to OpenClaw
Connect SerpApi to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your SerpApi key once and 48 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
SerpApiAPI KEYMCPScrape Google search results, images, news, and more. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on SerpApi from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to SerpApi access for OpenClaw is an MCP server you configure and keep running, plus your own OAuth app or API keys. ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical SerpApi setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect SerpApi in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real SerpApi actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself.
Copy this prompt into OpenClaw, or open the SerpApi skill on ClawHub.
Before installing anything, inspect the ClawHub skill metadata and setup requirements.
If the skill asks you to install a third-party package or CLI, verify its source, maintainer, and package contents before running the install command.
Install the skill "SerpApi" (hith3sh/serpapi-workspace) from ClawHub only after those checks pass.
Skill page: https://clawhub.ai/hith3sh/serpapi-workspace
Keep the work scoped to this skill only.
After install, help me finish setup from verified skill metadata.
Use only the metadata you can verify from ClawHub; do not invent missing requirements.
Ask before making any broader environment changes.Setup
It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to SerpApi.
1Install the plugin
Paste the setup prompt into OpenClaw, or install from the terminal and ask OpenClaw to pair:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin- 2
Connect SerpApi
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with SerpApi?"
Install by command
The setup prompt above does all of this in one paste. By hand, it is one install command plus a browser approval:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-pluginThen ask OpenClaw to set up ClawLink. It starts browser pairing and prints an approval link — open it, approve the device, return to the chat, and say done. Finally, connect SerpApi in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your SerpApi API key once.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Search SerpApi for what I need, summarize the results, and tell me the next best action.
Using a different agent?
The OpenClaw plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once SerpApi is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 48 SerpApi tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
SerpApi MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a SerpApi MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects SerpApi to OpenClaw and exposes 48 SerpApi tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes SerpApi integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw SerpApi integration can do
48 SerpApi tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 48.
30 of 48 SerpApi tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Baidu search serpapi_baidu_search | Search Baidu (Chinese search engine) and retrieve search results. Requires a search query string in the 'q' parameter. Returns organic search results, answer boxes, and pagination info in JSON format. |
Bing maps serpapi_bing_maps | Tool to scrape Bing Maps results using SerpApi. Use when you need to find local businesses, places, or get detailed location information including addresses, phone numbers, ratings, reviews, and more. |
Bing search serpapi_bing_search | Retrieve Bing Search Engine Results via SerpAPI (requires active SerpAPI connection; if unavailable, use the built-in web or news search tools). |
Duck duck go light search serpapi_duck_duck_go_light_search | Tool to access the world's fastest DuckDuckGo Search API via SerpApi. Scrapes DuckDuckGo search results in JSON format with critical data for faster response times, without extra-rich results. |
Duck duck go maps serpapi_duck_duck_go_maps | Scrapes DuckDuckGo Maps results via SerpApi. Use when searching for location-based information like businesses, restaurants, or services in a specific geographic area. |
Duck duck go search serpapi_duck_duck_go_search | Performs a DuckDuckGo search via SerpApi to retrieve SERP data, including organic results, ads, and structured information. Requires a valid SerpApi connection. |
Ebay search serpapi_ebay_search | Retrieve eBay Search Results via SerpApi (requires active SerpApi connected account). Supports parameters like nkw (query), location, etc. Returns product SERP data in JSON format. |
Event search serpapi_event_search | Searches for events (e.g., concerts, festivals, conferences) by query, retrieving structured data from Google's event search results via the SerpApi Google Events engine. |
Finance search serpapi_finance_search | Retrieves structured financial information (e.g., company data, stock details, market trends, news) from Google Finance via SERP API based on a query. Requires active SerpApi credentials. |
Get available location options for google searches serpapi_get_available_location_options_for_google_searches | Tool to get available location options for Google searches. Returns location names, codes, and identifiers that can be used in the location parameter. |
Get facebook profile serpapi_get_facebook_profile | Tool to retrieve public information from a Facebook profile or page using SerpAPI. Use when you need to fetch profile details, bio, photos, followers, ratings, or contact information. |
Get google about this result serpapi_get_google_about_this_result | Tool to get Google 'About this result' information for a website. Use when you need detailed information about a specific URL including company details, social profiles, web citations, and reviews. |
Get google hotels autocomplete suggestions serpapi_get_google_hotels_autocomplete_suggestions | Get autocomplete suggestions for Google Hotels destination searches |
Get google images related content serpapi_get_google_images_related_content | Get related content for a specific Google Images result |
Get google patent details serpapi_get_google_patent_details | Retrieve detailed information about a specific patent or scholar document from Google Patents |
Get search archive serpapi_get_search_archive | Retrieve results from a previous async search using its search ID |
Google domains list serpapi_google_domains_list | Retrieve the list of supported Google domains for search queries |
Google forums search serpapi_google_forums_search | Scrape forum results from Google's Forums Platform using SerpApi |
Google jobs search serpapi_google_jobs_search | Retrieve Google Jobs Search Results via SerpApi |
Google lens search serpapi_google_lens_search | Performs reverse image search using Google Lens to find visually similar images, products, and |
Google light search serpapi_google_light_search | Retrieve Google Light Search Results via SerpApi |
Google maps posts serpapi_google_maps_posts | Scrapes Google Maps Posts for a business location via SerpApi |
Google maps search serpapi_google_maps_search | Performs a Google Maps search via SERP API |
Google play product serpapi_google_play_product | Retrieve detailed Google Play product information using SerpApi |
Google scholar author serpapi_google_scholar_author | Scrapes full Google Scholar Author page including articles, citations, metrics, and co-authors |
Google scholar cite serpapi_google_scholar_cite | Scrapes full Google Scholar Citations with multiple citation formats |
Google videos light serpapi_google_videos_light | Scrape Google Videos results using SerpApi's ultra-fast Google Videos Light API |
Hotel search serpapi_hotel_search | Retrieve Google Hotel Search Results |
Image search serpapi_image_search | Searches Google Images via SERP API for a given query, returning structured image results |
Naver search serpapi_naver_search | Search Naver (South Korea's leading search engine) for Korean web results and content |
Try it: find the SerpApi tool you need
Browse the 30 SerpApi tools
Click any tool to see exactly what OpenClaw can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Search SerpApi for what I need, summarize the results, and tell me the next best action.
Use SerpApi to bing maps and walk me through the result in plain English.
Search SerpApi for what I need, summarize the results, and tell me the next best action.
Search SerpApi for what I need, summarize the results, and tell me the next best action.
ClawLink vs. building it yourself
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want SerpApi working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the SerpApi API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected SerpApi account becomes available to the agent without you building credential management. |
| Ongoing maintenance | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for SerpApi. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. |
| Agent usability | You still need to expose the right SerpApi actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 48 tools for SerpApi are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes SerpApi to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for OpenClaw users instead. You install the plugin once, connect SerpApi in the browser, and the 48 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the SerpApi key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full Composio alternatives comparison.
Troubleshooting
OpenClaw installed the SerpApi skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about SerpApi, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure SerpApi is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register.
Connection succeeds but no tools appear
Reconnect SerpApi from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded.
"Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling SerpApi tools
SerpApi tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every SerpApi call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again.
SerpApi returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work
Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs.
API key setup works but results look incomplete
Double-check that the API key for SerpApi has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes.
FAQ
Is there a OpenClaw SerpApi integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to SerpApi: link your SerpApi account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the SerpApi API through 48 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add SerpApi to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink SerpApi skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize SerpApi. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the SerpApi key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect SerpApi to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to SerpApi in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring SerpApi up myself?
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want SerpApi working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the SerpApi skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about SerpApi, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure SerpApi is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register.
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