SerpApi Changelog: March, 2023
Tags: changelog, api
Published: 2023-04-11 08:21:48

## Summary of March Updates 

A sum-up of SerpApi's latest product improvements, and feature releases 🙂
 
<details>
<summary>Features</summary>
 
- [**[Feature]** Google Search API: add support to expanded "Top Sites"](#752)
- [**[Feature]** Google Maps Reviews API: add support to scrape reviews rating](#725)
- [**[Feature]** Google Local Results API: now sponsored (ad) results is a separate JSON key from regular, organic results](#717)
- [**[Feature]** Google Shopping Api: add support for "Top Features" section](#691)
- [**[Feature]** Google Search Results: add support to "Open Hours" answer box](#682)
- [**[Feature]** Knowledge Graph API: add support to extract "Average cost after aid", "Graduation rate", and "Acceptance rate"](#670)
- [**[Feature]** Google Shopping API: add support for "Others searched for" Block](#663)
- [**[Feature]** Google Shopping API: add support to extract price in the parentheses](#660)
- [**[Feature]** Home Depot API: add support to search by SKU / Product ID](#647)
- [**[Feature]** Google Search API: add support to a new "Things To Know" section in mobile results](#448)
- [**[Feature]** Google Search API: add support to extract "Refine this search" block](#407)
- [**[Feature]** Google Search API: add support for "Things to Know" section on Desktop](#374)
- [**[Feature]** Google Shopping API: add support for filter blocks "You might like", "People also search for"](#26)

    
</details>   

<details>   
<summary>Fixes</summary>  

- Google APIs:

    - Google Search API:
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: Missing statistic value from `user_statistics`](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/612) 
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: Small percentage of searches still timing out](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/716)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: Scrape Air quality results](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/713)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: `precipitation_forecast` missing from Weather Answer Box](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/706)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: Scraping Incorrect Number of Reviews Depending on Location/Language](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/704)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: Incorrectly Parsing Sports Team Names in Sports Results](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/703)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: Missing to parse answers for `rich_snippet.bottom.extensions`](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/694)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: People Also Ask not Parsed for Some Queries](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/683)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: `knowledge_graph` Lyrics text treated as hash key instead of hash value](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/680)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: Events from `knowledge_graph` are extracted twice](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/679)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: Remove link's title from the weather value in `knowledge_graph`](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/677)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: Extract author for each tweet in `twitter_results`](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/676)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: Missing inline images result](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/652)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: `hl` parameter has no effect on search results' language](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/643)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: `link` and `gps_coordinates` not parsed for `local_map` for some `mobile` searches](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/590)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Search API: `sitelinks` -> `expanded` of `organic_results` mistaken for `carousel` for some `mobile` searches](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/575)
    - Google Maps API:
        - [**[Fix]** Google Maps Reviews API: Rating Not Returned in Response](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/723)
    - Google Shopping Results API:
        - [**[Fix]** Google Shopping Results API: Product_IDs of Some Products Not Returned](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/724)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Shopping API: Location Parameters Ignored for Some Searches](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/711)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Shopping API: Searches are getting timed out](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/708)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Shopping API: Scrape filter type and you might like items](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/696)
    - Google Local Results API:
        - [**[Fix]** Google Local Services: Results Served from Cache even when `q` is Changed](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/707)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Local Services: Some locations returning empty results ](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/615)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Local Results API: address and category are not extracted correctly](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/608)
        - [**[Fix]** Google Local API: Support for Mobile devices](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/548)
    - Google Product API:
        - [**[Fix]** Google Product API: Pagination for Reviews not Working](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/689)

- Bing Search API: 
  - [**[Fix]** Bing Search API: Scrape inline shopping result](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/712)
  - [**[Fix]** Bing Search API: `links` - > `website` not parsed for `local_results`](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/577)
  - [**[Fix]** Bing Search API: `thumbnail` of `ads` not parsed ](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/576)
  - [**[Fix]** Bing Search API: `title` contains link for `organic_results` in `mobile`](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/397)

- Yahoo Search API:
  - [**[Fix]** Yahoo Search API: `more_locations_link` on `local_results` not parsed](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/699)
  - [**[Fix]** Yahoo Search API: `rating` on `local_results` not parsed](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/581)
  - [**[Fix]** Yahoo Search API: `thumbnail` of `local_results` not parsed](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/580)

- Ebay Search API:
  - [**[Fix]** Ebay Search API: Product Thumbnails not Returned in Response](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/697)

- Yandex Search API:
  - [**[Fix]** Yandex Search API: Domains other than `yandex.com` are giving bad response times](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/686)

- Playground:
  - [**[Fix]** Playground: Export to Code Adds a `q` Parameter to Google Lens Searches](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/698)

- Walmart Search API:
  - [**[Fix]** Walmart Search API: Empty `variant_swatches` -> `swatch_image_url` returned in `organic_results`](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/587)

- Playgrund:
  - [**[Fix]** HTML is not properly loaded on some engines](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/534)
</details>


Projects built with SerpApi:
 
- [`agentchain`](https://github.com/jina-ai/agentchain)
- [`seo-position-tracker`](https://github.com/dimitryzub/seo-position-tracker)


## API Updates
<h4 id="752">[Feature] Google Search API: add support to expanded "Top Sites"</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=top+sites+in+paris&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&google_domain=google.com&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips+as_epq+client) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/752)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/103636363/229125739-9401fe1c-0f9a-4605-9626-a67dce43455a.png)

<h4 id="725">[Feature] Google Maps Reviews API: add support to scrape reviews rating</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=google_maps_reviews&data_id=0x89c259a61c75684f%3A0x79d31adb123348d2&hl=en) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/google-maps-reviews-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/725)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/103636363/229468041-ad844daa-36ce-4b11-af57-5eded70b4c4c.png)

<h4 id="717">[Feature] Google Local Results API:  now sponsored (ad) results is a separate JSON key from regular, organic results</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=google_local&q=storage&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&device=desktop) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/maps-local-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/717)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/103636363/229469777-b913a28d-765f-41be-ad22-8a1a21089456.png)

<h4 id="691">[Feature] Google Shopping API: add support for "Top Features" section</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=google_shopping&q=nintendo+switch+game&newPara=lr+as_qdr) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/shopping-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/691)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/103636363/229471773-354e5d88-4b44-41be-8196-9fbfa2e124ff.png)

<h4 id="682">[Feature] Google Search Results: add support to "Open Hours" answer box</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=bellingham+farmers+market+hours&location=Bellingham%2C+Washington%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&google_domain=google.com&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips+as_epq+client) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/682)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/103636363/230094974-324534f3-c6d3-4f59-9721-60d415bbac68.png)

<h4 id="670">[Feature] Knowledge Graph API: add support to extract "Average cost after aid", "Graduation rate", and "Acceptance rate"</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=Butler+University&location=Austin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&gl=us&hl=en&google_domain=google.com&newPara=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips+client+as_epq) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/knowledge-graph) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/670)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/103636363/230095443-9cf00fae-9d9d-441a-a9d0-d9a158311dc2.png)

<h4 id="663">[Feature] Google Shopping API: add support for "Others searched for" Block</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=google_shopping&q=ipad+pro&device=mobile&no_cache=true&newPara=lr+as_qdr) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/shopping-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/663)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/103636363/230095960-5bb7d990-bcb1-40e9-92aa-9a4224d6c1f5.png)

<h4 id="660">[Feature] Google Shopping API: add support to extract price in the parentheses</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=google_shopping&q=Apple+-+iPhone+14+128GB+-+Starlight&location=Sydney+CBD%2C+New+South+Wales%2C+Australia&google_domain=google.com.au&gl=au&hl=en&newPara=lr+as_qdr) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/shopping-results) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/660)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/103636363/229481921-ca76f75d-ff63-4beb-8871-983f1443196b.png)

<h4 id="647">[Feature] Home Depot API: add support to search by SKU / Product ID</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=home_depot&q=1005816136) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/home-depot-search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/647)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/229695555-bf509e38-32bb-4c2d-a06f-771979ac1f31.png)

<h4 id="448">[Feature] Google Search API: add support to a new "Things To Know" section in mobile results</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=pizza&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+client+as_epq) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/448)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/229696839-337af5cd-fe91-4e1b-853f-99dc569de29b.png)

<h4 id="407">[Feature] Google Search API: add support to extract "Refine this search" block</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?q=Mark+of+Cain&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+client+as_epq) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/407)

<h4 id="374">[Feature] Google Search API: add support for "Things to Know" section on Desktop</h4>

[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=stick+highlight+lr+as_qdr+safe+google_domain+si+form+filter+chips+client+as_epq) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/search-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/374)

<h4 id="26">[Feature] Google Shopping API: add support for filter blocks "You might like", "People also search for"</h4>

[Try in the Playground](https://serpapi.com/playground?engine=google_shopping&q=ipad+pro&location=United+States&gl=us&hl=en&device=mobile&no_cache=true&newPara=lr+as_qdr) | [Documentation](https://serpapi.com/google-shopping-api) | [Public Roadmap Issue](https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap/issues/26)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/78694043/229699821-05f14b1f-0a0d-44aa-9099-36d9d51b1924.png)

## Conclusion

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