SearchApi is a fast, reliable SERP and data extraction API that focuses on performance, parsing quality, and competitive pricing. We offer realtime structured data from many different sources like Google, Bing, Amazon and others...
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Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.
The node supports one main operation: Search. You can use it to search from all of the supported engines.
- Sign up at SearchApi.io and copy your API Key.
- In n8n go to Credentials → + New Credential → SearchApi.
- Paste the key and save.
The new credential will now appear in the node’s Credential dropdown.
- Go to Credentials → + New Credential → SearchApi.
- Paste the API Key.
- Click Save.
- Create a SearchApi credential in n8n.
- Go to the SearchApi node and select your Credential.
- Select the Engine you want to use.
- Enter the parameters for the engine. After selection, you will see the parameters for the engine. There are also optional parameters that you can use to further refine your search.
- Click Execute to receive the response as JSON.
- SearchApi.io documentation – https://www.searchapi.io/
- n8n Community Nodes Documentation – https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/#community-nodes
- n8n Community Forum – https://community.n8n.io
| Error message | Likely cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| 401 Unauthorized | Invalid or missing API key | Double‑check the credentials. |
| 429 Too Many Requests | Rate limit exceeded | Slow down the workflow or upgrade plan. |
You can see the version history here.
- Run
npm installto install the dependencies - Run
npm run devto start the development server
You will be able to see the the node in the local n8n http://localhost:5678.
Obs: You might need to run rm -rf ~/.n8n-node-cli, to clear the cache of old n8n instances you might have installed, it might make the cli to timeout.
