# Real-Time Web Search - Google Search & SERP Data in Real-Time

> Fast and reliable Google Search & SERP API - organic results, AI Overviews, AI Mode, videos, places, news, knowledge graph, people also ask, related searches, and more in real-time.

## Overview

Real-Time Web Search is a fast and reliable Google Search and SERP API. It returns organic results, AI Overviews, AI Mode answers, videos, places, news, knowledge graph, people also ask, and related searches as structured JSON via REST.

Who is this API for: developers building SERP monitoring and SEO tools, rank tracking, market and competitor research, AI / RAG pipelines that need live web results, and search-powered apps.

What it returns: full and lightweight SERP results across organic, AI Overviews, AI Mode, and rich result types.

Need help integrating? Contact support@openwebninja.com.
For high volume / large scale plans, please contact support@openwebninja.com.

## Endpoints

### GET /search - Search
Get real-time organic search results from across the web, AI Overviews, total count, and more.
Parameters: **q**, fetch_ai_overviews, num, start, gl, hl, tbs, location (+5 more)
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/realtime-web-search/search`

### GET /search-full - Search Full
Get real-time full-depth web search results via the heavy serp path, including organic results, ads, AI overviews, knowledge graph, places, top stories, inline videos, answer box, and discussions.
Parameters: **q**, gl, hl, tbs, location, lr, nfpr, nhr (+4 more)
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/realtime-web-search/search-full`

### GET /search-light - Light Search
Lightning fast endpoint for getting organic search results from across the web in real-time.
Parameters: **q**, limit
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/realtime-web-search/search-light`

### GET /ai-mode - AI Mode
Send a prompt/query and get structured results and reference links from Google's AI Mode.
Parameters: **prompt**, session_token, gl, hl
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/realtime-web-search/ai-mode`

## Base URL and Authentication

- Base URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/realtime-web-search`
- Auth: API key in the `x-api-key` header. Get a key by subscribing (free tier available) at https://app.openwebninja.com/api/realtime-web-search

## Topics

google search api, serp api, web search api, organic results api, ai overviews api, ai mode api, knowledge graph api, people also ask api, rank tracking api, seo api, search results api, real-time search api

## Links

- API page: https://www.openwebninja.com/api/real-time-web-search
- Get an API key / subscribe: https://app.openwebninja.com/api/realtime-web-search
- Pricing & plans: https://app.openwebninja.com/api/realtime-web-search/pricing
- Website: https://www.openwebninja.com
- OpenAPI spec: https://openwebninja.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/portal/openapi/realtime_web_search.yaml
- Support: support@openwebninja.com

_Last updated: 2026-05-27_