People often ask: “Why didn’t Scrapingdog build an endpoint for 100 Google results?”
When Google removed support for the num=100 parameter, the SEO industry scrambled.
Two SERP API providers launched quick fixes, and both went offline within 48 hours.
Here’s why we chose not to follow that path 👇
1️⃣ Server ripple effect:
To fetch 100 results, we’d have to make 10× more requests (10 pages × 10 results each). That would’ve multiplied server load and cost dramatically.
2️⃣ Data integrity issue:
To keep data legitimate, all those requests would need to originate from the same exit node (same IP + same cookies).
3️⃣ IP burn risk:
Hitting the same Google URL 10 times from one IP is a guaranteed way to get that IP flagged or blocked.
So instead of building a fragile workaround, we decided to stay sustainable, prioritizing accuracy, reliability, and long-term scalability over short-term hype.
Sometimes, not shipping fast is the smartest decision. ⚙️
Additional Resources
After the removal of the num=100 parameter, the rank tracking tools were affected. We built a rank tracking tool using Google SERP API of Scrapingdog & n8n.
If you are a Python enthusiast, we have the same tutorial with this programming language too.
In any case, if you would need help in integrating Scrapingdog’s Google SERP API to your system & need our help, we are a message away on chat!
