SerpApi Changelog: October, 2022
Tags: serpapi, webscraping, programming, changelog
Published: 2022-11-04 06:45:11

A sum-up of SerpApi's latest product improvements, and feature releases 🙂

📌Note: a few of the features/updates will be repeated from the [September-October 2022 changelog updates](https://serpapi.com/blog/serpapi-chanelog-september-2022/).

<details>
<summary>Summary of October Updates</summary>

- [[**Feature**] Google Search API: Now Supports 'About the Page' and 'About the Source'](#feature-google-search-api-now-supports-about-the-page-and-about-the-source)
- [[**Feature**] eBay Search API: Extract All Available Categories](#feature-ebay-search-api-extract-all-available-categories)
- [[**Feature**] Google Answer Box API: Support Converter Answer Box](#feature-google-answer-box-api-support-converter-answer-box)
- [[**Feature**] Baidu Search API: Support 'Ads', 'Shopping', 'News', 'People Also Search For', 'Related Topics', 'Answer Box' Results on Mobile](#feature-baidu-search-api-support-ads-shopping-news-people-also-search-for-related-topics-answer-box-results-on-mobile)
- [[**Feature**] Google Trends API: Support Timestamp](#feature-google-trends-api-support-timestamp)
- [[**Feature**] Baidu Search API: Support 'Inline Videos', 'Social Media', 'Document' Results on Mobile](#feature-baidu-search-api-support-inline-videos-social-media-document-results-on-mobile)
- [[**Fix**] Google Knowledge Graph API: Profiles and Website are Not Parsing](#fix-google-knowledge-graph-api-profiles-and-website-are-not-parsing)
- [[**Fix**] Google News API: No Results in the JSON](#fix-google-news-api-no-results-in-the-json)
- [[**Fix**] eBay Search API: Title is missing in JSON response](#fix-ebay-search-api-title-is-missing-in-json-response)
- [[**Fix**] Google Search API: Missing Local Results](#fix-google-search-api-missing-local-results)
- [[**Fix**] Google Search API: First Organic Result is Duplicated on Mobile](#fix-google-search-api-first-organic-result-is-duplicated-on-mobile)
- [[**Fix**] Google Video Results API: Found in Videos Section is not parsed on Mobile](#fix-google-video-results-api-found-in-videos-section-is-not-parsed-on-mobile)
- [[**Fix**] Google Search API: 'sitelinks', 'twitter results', 'rich snippet' are not being parsed](#fix-google-search-api-sitelinks-twitter-results-rich-snippet-are-not-being-parsed)
- [[**Fix**] Google Popular Destinations API: Popular Destination not in the JSON](#fix-google-popular-destinations-api-popular-destination-not-in-the-json)
- [[**Fix**] Bing Recipes Results API: Recipe Link is not extracted](#fix-bing-recipes-results-api-recipe-link-is-not-extracted)
- [[**Fix**] Google Inline Videos API: Key Moments is not extracted](#fix-google-inline-videos-api-key-moments-is-not-extracted)
- [[**Fix**] Google Search API: Thumbnail not parsed for Organic Results on Mobile](#fix-google-search-api-thumbnail-not-parsed-for-organic-results-on-mobile)
- [[**Fix**] Google Play API: No Organic Results in the JSON](#fix-google-play-api-no-organic-results-in-the-json)
- [[**Fix**] Yahoo Search API: Displayed Link parsed in Snippet for Organic Results on Mobile](#fix-yahoo-search-api-displayed-link-parsed-in-snippet-for-organic-results-on-mobile)

</details>

<details>
<summary>New Project Made with SerpApi</summary>

1. [`langchain`](#langchain)
2. [CFC Schedules Tweet](#cfc-schedules-tweet)
3. [Walmart Coffee Stores Analysis](#walmart-coffee-stores-analysis)
4. [Cohere API: Search-Based Discord Bot with Language Models](#cohere-api-search-based-discord-bot-with-language-models)

</details>


## API Updates

#### [Feature] Google Search API: Now Supports 'About the Page' and 'About the Source'

This update will let you extract "About the Source" and "About the Topic" pages returned by Google.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=google_about_this_result&q=About+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.starbucks.com%2F&ilps=ADNMCi0cMyV0H7KdBl4d_vac7u0R1ouGYg) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/google-about-this-result) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/348)

![google-search-about-this-page](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199682962-4c6995a6-94a9-4f22-81ba-e716d245ae52.gif)

#### [Feature] eBay Search API: Extract All Available Categories

This update will let you dynamically update eBay categories from our response JSON.

Possible flow: 

- Extract all categories and stores them into array. 
- Extract data from all pages without category applied.
- Extract data from all pages with category applied.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=ebay&_nkw=Coffee&ebay_domain=ebay.com) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/ebay-search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/393)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199725684-ce8a63e2-95fa-4770-ae73-14b18e3c1b19.png)

#### [Feature] Google Answer Box API: Support Converter Answer Box

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=5+kg+to+g&device=desktop&google_domain=google.com&newPara=chips+highlight+stick+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/direct-answer-box-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/400)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199726270-8316c71f-f440-4b74-9039-8e32724027f2.png)

#### [Feature] Baidu Search API: Support 'Ads', 'Shopping', 'News', 'People Also Search For', 'Related Topics', 'Answer Box' Results on Mobile

**Ads**

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=baidu&q=Coffee&device=mobile) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/baidu-ads-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/409)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199730858-d7c9ded5-60df-4ca6-a98a-dbfd50dd825c.png)


**Shopping**

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=baidu&q=xiaomi&device=mobile) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/baidu-shopping-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/410)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199731116-973d945b-cb7b-4b56-938a-39758b4b4c6e.png)


**News**

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=baidu&q=%E5%B0%8F%E7%B1%B3&device=mobile) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/baidu-news-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/411)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199732195-9006ad39-07c7-407c-a81f-bed62c7f66af.png)


**People Also Search For**

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=baidu&q=xiomi&device=mobile) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/baidu-people-also-search-for) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/412)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199731962-511e888e-4fb0-45cf-a468-15d731209f84.png)


**Related Topics**

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=baidu&q=%E5%B0%8F%E7%B1%B3&device=mobile) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/baidu-related-topics) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/413)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199732512-d3a54fc4-c3d9-4dee-9468-023e2f2c8157.png)


**Answer Box**

New 6 types of supported answer boxes:

1. Finance Results.
2. Currency Converter.
3. Calculator Result.
4. Dictionary Result.
5. Medical Results.
6. Organic Results.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=baidu&q=%E7%BE%8E%E5%85%83%E6%B1%87%E7%8E%87&device=mobile) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/baidu-answer-box) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/414)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199733048-717fb980-2625-4cd9-9c7f-8a142f527b8d.png)

#### [Feature] Google Trends API: Support Timestamp

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=google_trends&q=Coffee) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/google-trends-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/437)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199734169-4b43e886-c711-4b7d-bf06-2ea3db884b89.png)

#### [Feature] Baidu Search API: Support 'Inline Videos', 'Social Media', 'Document' Results on Mobile

**Inline Videos**

[Try in the Playground]() | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/baidu-inline-videos) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/439)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199736462-dc714aff-482a-4053-9b2a-add8605f3050.png)

**Social Media**

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=baidu&q=S12&device=mobile) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/baidu-social-media-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/418)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199735421-6b8216dd-b24a-4eba-955d-6ae95d2b907e.png)

**Document**

[Try in the Playground]() | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/baidu-documents-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/419)

#### [Fix] Google Knowledge Graph API: Profiles and Website are Not Parsing

The issue occurred due to Google layout change.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=Capt.+Ariel+Sportfishing+%E2%80%93+Flamingo+Marina+Captain+Ariel+Sportfishing+Charters&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&device=desktop&google_domain=google.com&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/knowledge-graph) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/351)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199699230-8b9b56b1-df57-4164-a355-66d3515082c1.png)

#### [Fix] Google News API: No Results in the JSON

The issue occurred due to slight Google layout change that caused our parser to break.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=Coffee&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&tbm=nws&device=desktop&google_domain=google.com&newPara=chips+highlight+stick+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/news-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/354)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199700050-c80afe20-57aa-4895-bee3-8f874264c602.png)


#### [Fix] eBay Search API: Title is missing in JSON response

The issue occurred due to slight eBay layout change.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=ebay&_nkw=Coffee&ebay_domain=ebay.com) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/ebay-search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/355)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199700903-7f9de886-4fa8-41b8-9cc2-860c7faa2a00.png)


#### [Fix] Google Search API: Missing Local Results

The problem occurred due to slight Google layout change.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=Coffee&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&device=desktop&no_cache=true&google_domain=google.com&newPara=chips+highlight+stick+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/local-pack) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/368)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199703154-deed7f1d-0b10-4a4d-bad8-0f3fa5f2d62c.png)


#### [Fix] Google Search API: First Organic Result is Duplicated on Mobile

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=yahoo+%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0&google_domain=google.co.jp&gl=jp&hl=ja&device=mobile&google_domain=google.co.jp&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips) | [Documentation](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/366) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/366)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199704233-b924c13d-8004-4e52-9f1a-b52f7649e8f2.png)


#### [Fix] Google Video Results API: Found in Videos Section is not parsed on Mobile

The issue occurred due to Google layout change.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=Coffee&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&tbm=vid&num=100&device=mobile&no_cache=true&google_domain=google.com&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/videos-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/376)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199705083-71e48aee-d727-4d9f-8fb6-77fa7c2b74af.png)

#### [Fix] Google Search API: 'sitelinks', 'twitter results', 'rich snippet' are not being parsed

The issue occurred due to Google layout change.

##### `sitelinks`

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=PS5&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&num=100&device=mobile&no_cache=true&google_domain=google.com&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/378)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199706996-3b9fb5ef-fa95-42d4-b5f1-064c481f1b0b.png)

##### `twitter_results`

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=Starbucks&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&num=100&device=mobile&no_cache=true&google_domain=google.com&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/twitter-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/383)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199707427-b7405cce-70fa-424d-8862-781c9ce7b32d.png)

##### `rich_snippet`

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=PS5&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&num=100&device=mobile&no_cache=true&google_domain=google.com&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/381)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199707743-ef31db19-0718-4155-b468-15bf65d33e65.png)


#### [Fix] Google Popular Destinations API: Popular Destination not in the JSON

The issue occurred due to Google layout change.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=Maldives+Destinations&gl=us&hl=en&device=desktop&google_domain=google.com&newPara=chips+highlight+stick+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/popular-destinations) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/390)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199718512-7264bee0-7b77-42f8-9e8b-4e584f8bb450.png)

#### [Fix] Bing Recipes Results API: Recipe Link is not extracted

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=bing&q=banana+recipes&device=desktop&highlight=recipes_results) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/bing-recipes-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/401)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199727129-869f76b7-4512-4e40-bb87-864c48f8a1d1.png)

#### [Fix] Google Inline Videos API: Key Moments is not extracted

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=yoga+with+tim&location=United+States&gl=us&hl=en&device=desktop&no_cache=true&highlight=inline_videos&google_domain=google.com&newPara=highlight+chips+stick+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/inline-videos) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/402)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199727851-0fcb64a2-ec80-4ef4-901e-f04e80dae318.png)

#### [Fix] Google Search API: Thumbnail not parsed for Organic Results on Mobile

The issue occurred due to Google layout change.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=Coffee&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&device=mobile&no_cache=true&google_domain=google.com&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/408)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199728621-fc6d402e-ae59-492a-aa9a-c16567b3a942.png)


#### [Fix] Google Play API: No Organic Results in the JSON

The issue occurred due to Google layout change.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=google_play&q=Spotify&gl=us&hl=en&store=apps) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/google-play-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/451)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199737241-353409e6-e6d5-4d4c-ba68-4023f0bc0eb3.png)


#### [Fix] Google Shopping API: CSS Parsed and Returned Instead of Prices

The issue occurred due to Google layout change.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=APPLE+12.9%22+iPad+Pro+Cellular+(2022)+-+256+GB%2C+Silver&location=United+Kingdom&google_domain=google.co.uk&gl=uk&hl=en&tbm=shop&device=desktop&no_cache=true&google_domain=google.co.uk&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips+as_epq) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/shopping-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/452)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199738061-efdc88ae-9d73-49f3-b8f7-6b897a9fba52.png)

#### [Fix] Yahoo Search API: Displayed Link parsed in Snippet for Organic Results on Mobile

The issue occurred due to Google layout change.

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=yahoo&p=Coffee&device=mobile&no_cache=true) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/yahoo-search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/462)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/199738650-e208538e-586f-4949-9628-4955b9ebfdef.png)

## New Projects Made with SerpApi

#### Langchain

[`langchain`](https://github.com/hwchase17/langchain) is a tool that lets devs build applications with LLMs through composability.

It can do:
- Self-ask-with-search
- LLM Math
- Generic Prompting

#### CFC Schedules Tweet

[`cfc-schedules-tweet`](https://github.com/wildan3105/cfc-schedules-tweet) is a Twitter bot that sends tweets ahead of CFC's match.

#### Walmart Coffee Stores Analysis

[`Walmart-stores-coffee-analysis`](https://github.com/dimitryzub/walmart-stores-coffee-analysis) is a exploratory data analysis project made possible with the help of [Walmart Search Engine Results API](https://serpapi.com/walmart-search-api).

#### Cohere Api: Search-Based Discord Bot with Language Models

A question answering bot with the [Cohere API](https://txt.cohere.ai/building-a-search-based-discord-bot-with-language-models/) contextualizes questions and tries to answer them based on relevant results it finds using embedding search.


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