In the Google SerpApi lawsuit, SerpApi says a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the company’s motion to dismiss Google’s case on July 20, 2026.
SerpApi announced the decision through a post by CEO Julien Khaleghy and published a link to the court’s order. The company described the ruling as a victory for services that depend on access to public search information, including developers, AI companies, researchers and businesses.
What did the court decide in the Google SerpApi lawsuit?
SerpApi said the court granted its motion to dismiss Google’s lawsuit. A motion to dismiss asks a judge to throw out claims because, as pleaded, they do not justify letting the case proceed. SerpApi’s announcement did not state whether Google can amend its claims or whether Google plans to respond.
According to SerpApi, the court rejected Google’s attempt to use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to control access to public pages. That is SerpApi’s characterization of the order; Google’s position after the dismissal was not included in the company’s announcement.
Why the DMCA issue matters
The DMCA is a U.S. copyright law often invoked in disputes involving access controls and digital material. SerpApi’s account frames Google’s suit as an effort to stretch that law beyond copyright enforcement and into control over public web access.
That framing matters because SerpApi’s business is built around programmatic access to search results and related data. Its site lists APIs for Google Search, Google Images, Google Maps, Google News, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Yandex, YouTube, Amazon, Apple and other services, along with integrations for languages and tools including Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Go, Java, Rust, .NET and CLI.
What is SerpApi?
SerpApi sells APIs that return search engine and platform results in structured formats for software teams. Its catalog includes products tied to web search, shopping, maps, reviews, travel, finance, jobs, patents, trends, videos and AI search features.
The company said it will keep supporting customers that rely on public search information. SerpApi also pointed readers to the court order and to an earlier post by Khaleghy about the company’s motion to dismiss. For press inquiries, the company listed [email protected].
This story draws on original reporting from SerpApi.
