From 379f946aa88290c4a7e026af00f0e247c5d29a6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josef Strzibny <strzibny@strzibny.name>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:11:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Add initial Markdown support

---
 CHANGELOG.md                                  |  1 +
 README.md                                     | 26 +++++++++++++-
 README.md.erb                                 | 26 +++++++++++++-
 lib/serpapi/client.rb                         | 36 ++++++++++++++-----
 lib/serpapi/error.rb                          |  4 +--
 spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb            | 26 ++++++++++++++
 .../serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb | 12 +++++++
 7 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7639471..45e5596 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Changelog
+ * [Unreleased] Add Markdown search and archive output support
  * [2026-02-23] 1.0.3 Enhance error object #16
  * [2025-11-17] 1.0.2 Implement `inspect` functions for client #13
  * [2025-07-18] 1.0.1 Add support for old Ruby versions (2.7, 3.0)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1943027..2d83de9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,10 +55,34 @@ client.close
 
 - [Asynchronous searches](./demo/demo_async.rb) for submitting non-blocking jobs and retrieving completed results from the Search Archive API.
 - [Persistent connections and connection pooling](./demo/demo_thread_pool.rb) for reusing HTTP connections across searches.
-- JSON responses as Ruby hashes with `search`, or raw search-engine HTML with `html`.
+- Search results as Ruby hashes with `search`, token-efficient Markdown with `markdown`, or raw search-engine HTML with `html`.
 - SDK methods for the [Location API](https://serpapi.com/locations-api), [Search Archive API](https://serpapi.com/search-archive-api), and [Account API](https://serpapi.com/account-api).
 - Configurable HTTP timeouts and symbolized or string JSON keys.
 
+## Response formats
+
+Use `search` for structured results decoded into a Ruby `Hash`:
+
+```ruby
+results = client.search(q: "coffee")
+```
+
+Use `markdown` for a token-efficient Markdown `String` optimized for LLMs and AI agents:
+
+```ruby
+markdown = client.markdown(q: "coffee")
+```
+
+Use `html` when you need the raw search-engine response:
+
+```ruby
+raw_html = client.html(q: "coffee")
+```
+
+Archived results are also available as Markdown with `client.search_archive(search_id, :markdown)`.
+
+Learn more about [SerpApi Markdown output](https://serpapi.com/markdown-output).
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Set defaults when creating a client, then override search parameters in individual calls:
diff --git a/README.md.erb b/README.md.erb
index 200bc5d..773062e 100644
--- a/README.md.erb
+++ b/README.md.erb
@@ -55,10 +55,34 @@ client.close
 
 - [Asynchronous searches](./demo/demo_async.rb) for submitting non-blocking jobs and retrieving completed results from the Search Archive API.
 - [Persistent connections and connection pooling](./demo/demo_thread_pool.rb) for reusing HTTP connections across searches.
-- JSON responses as Ruby hashes with `search`, or raw search-engine HTML with `html`.
+- Search results as Ruby hashes with `search`, token-efficient Markdown with `markdown`, or raw search-engine HTML with `html`.
 - SDK methods for the [Location API](https://serpapi.com/locations-api), [Search Archive API](https://serpapi.com/search-archive-api), and [Account API](https://serpapi.com/account-api).
 - Configurable HTTP timeouts and symbolized or string JSON keys.
 
+## Response formats
+
+Use `search` for structured results decoded into a Ruby `Hash`:
+
+```ruby
+results = client.search(q: "coffee")
+```
+
+Use `markdown` for a token-efficient Markdown `String` optimized for LLMs and AI agents:
+
+```ruby
+markdown = client.markdown(q: "coffee")
+```
+
+Use `html` when you need the raw search-engine response:
+
+```ruby
+raw_html = client.html(q: "coffee")
+```
+
+Archived results are also available as Markdown with `client.search_archive(search_id, :markdown)`.
+
+Learn more about [SerpApi Markdown output](https://serpapi.com/markdown-output).
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Set defaults when creating a client, then override search parameters in individual calls:
diff --git a/lib/serpapi/client.rb b/lib/serpapi/client.rb
index 0a8f081..f98bf26 100644
--- a/lib/serpapi/client.rb
+++ b/lib/serpapi/client.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module SerpApi
   #  features:
   #  * async non-block search
   #  * persistent HTTP connection
-  #  * search API
+  #  * search API with JSON, HTML, and Markdown output
   #  * location API
   #  * account API
   #  * search archive API
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ def html(params = {})
       get('/search', :html, params)
     end
 
+    # Perform a search using SerpApi.com and return results optimized for LLMs and AI agents.
+    # The output contains Markdown tables, links, and YAML frontmatter.
+    #
+    # @param [Hash] params includes engine, api_key, search fields and more.
+    # @return [String] search results formatted as Markdown.
+    def markdown(params = {})
+      get('/search.md', :markdown, params)
+    end
+
     # Get location using Location API
     #
     # example: spec/serpapi/location_api_spec.rb
@@ -146,12 +155,13 @@ def location(params = {})
     # doc: https://serpapi.com/search-archive-api
     #
     # @param [String|Integer] search_id from original search `results[:search_metadata][:id]`
-    # @param [Symbol] format :json or :html [default: json, optional]
-    # @return [String|Hash] raw html or JSON / Hash
+    # @param [Symbol] format :json, :html, or :markdown [default: json, optional]
+    # @return [String|Hash] raw HTML, Markdown, or JSON / Hash
     def search_archive(search_id, format = :json)
-      raise SerpApiError, 'format must be json or html' unless [:json, :html].include?(format)
+      raise SerpApiError, 'format must be json, html, or markdown' unless [:json, :html, :markdown].include?(format)
 
-      get("/searches/#{search_id}.#{format}", format)
+      extension = format == :markdown ? :md : format
+      get("/searches/#{search_id}.#{extension}", format)
     end
 
     # Get account information using Account API
@@ -211,9 +221,9 @@ def persistent?
     # Perform HTTP GET request to the SerpApi.com backend endpoint.
     #
     # @param [String] endpoint HTTP service URI
-    # @param [Symbol] decoder type :json or :html
+    # @param [Symbol] decoder type :json, :html, or :markdown
     # @param [Hash] params custom search inputs
-    # @return [String|Hash] raw HTML or decoded response as JSON / Hash
+    # @return [String|Hash] raw text or decoded response as JSON / Hash
     def get(endpoint, decoder = :json, params = {})
       response = execute_request(endpoint, params)
       handle_response(response, decoder, endpoint, params)
@@ -234,8 +244,10 @@ def handle_response(response, decoder, endpoint, params)
         process_json_response(response, endpoint, params)
       when :html
         process_html_response(response, endpoint, params)
+      when :markdown
+        process_markdown_response(response, endpoint, params)
       else
-        raise SerpApiError, "not supported decoder: #{decoder}, available: :json, :html"
+        raise SerpApiError, "not supported decoder: #{decoder}, available: :json, :html, :markdown"
       end
     end
 
@@ -258,6 +270,14 @@ def process_html_response(response, endpoint, params)
       response.body
     end
 
+    def process_markdown_response(response, endpoint, params)
+      raise_http_error(response, nil, endpoint, params, decoder: :markdown) if response.status != 200
+
+      data = response.body.to_s
+      response.flush if persistent?
+      data
+    end
+
     def validate_json_content!(data, response, endpoint, params)
       if data.is_a?(Hash) && data.key?(:error)
         raise_http_error(response, data, endpoint, params, explicit_error: data[:error])
diff --git a/lib/serpapi/error.rb b/lib/serpapi/error.rb
index b082178..625d334 100644
--- a/lib/serpapi/error.rb
+++ b/lib/serpapi/error.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module SerpApi
   # - search_params: Hash of search parameters used (optional)
   # - response_status: Integer HTTP or response status code (optional)
   # - search_id: String id returned by the service for the search (optional)
-  # - decoder: Symbol representing the decoder/format used (optional) (e.g. :json)
+  # - decoder: Symbol representing the decoder/format used (optional) (e.g. :json or :markdown)
   class SerpApiError < StandardError
     attr_reader :serpapi_error, :search_params, :response_status, :search_id, :decoder
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class SerpApiError < StandardError
     # @param search_params [Hash, nil] optional hash of the search parameters used
     # @param response_status [Integer, nil] optional HTTP or response status code
     # @param search_id [String, nil] optional id returned by the service for the search
-    # @param decoder [Symbol, nil] optional decoder/format used (e.g. :json)
+    # @param decoder [Symbol, nil] optional decoder/format used (e.g. :json or :markdown)
     def initialize(message = nil,
                    serpapi_error: nil,
                    search_params: nil,
diff --git a/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb b/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
index d3c2736..6e6fdfe 100644
--- a/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,32 @@
     expect(results).to match(/coffee/i)
   end
 
+  it 'search for coffee in Austin, TX and receive Markdown' do
+    results = client.markdown(q: 'Coffee', location: 'Austin, TX')
+
+    expect(results).to be_a(String)
+    expect(results).to start_with('---')
+    expect(results).to include('## Organic Results')
+  end
+
+  it 'requests the Markdown endpoint' do
+    response = double(status: 200, body: "---\n## Organic Results\n", flush: :clean)
+    expect(client.socket).to receive(:get)
+      .with('/search.md', params: hash_including(q: 'Coffee'))
+      .and_return(response)
+
+    expect(client.markdown(q: 'Coffee')).to start_with('---')
+  end
+
+  it 'reports Markdown HTTP errors with their decoder' do
+    response = double(status: 400, body: 'Invalid search')
+    allow(client.socket).to receive(:get).and_return(response)
+
+    expect {
+      client.markdown(q: 'Coffee')
+    }.to raise_error(SerpApi::SerpApiError) { |error| expect(error.decoder).to eq(:markdown) }
+  end
+
   it 'missing query' do
     begin
       client.search
diff --git a/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb b/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
index 0ecc422..60ebe44 100644
--- a/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
@@ -32,4 +32,16 @@
       expect(archive_search).to eq(results)
     end
   end
+
+  it 'fetches an archived search as Markdown' do
+    client = SerpApi::Client.new(api_key: ENV['SERPAPI_KEY'], engine: 'google')
+    response = double(status: 200, body: "---\n## Organic Results\n", flush: :clean)
+
+    expect(client.socket).to receive(:get)
+      .with('/searches/search-id.md', params: hash_including(api_key: ENV['SERPAPI_KEY']))
+      .and_return(response)
+
+    results = client.search_archive('search-id', :markdown)
+    expect(results).to eq("---\n## Organic Results\n")
+  end
 end

From 3fb5120dc5ded1753b5bcdc23a2352a8f4ed71c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josef Strzibny <strzibny@strzibny.name>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:47:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Rename markdown method to md

---
 README.md                          | 6 +++---
 README.md.erb                      | 6 +++---
 lib/serpapi/client.rb              | 2 +-
 spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb | 6 +++---
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d83de9..a083999 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ client.close
 
 - [Asynchronous searches](./demo/demo_async.rb) for submitting non-blocking jobs and retrieving completed results from the Search Archive API.
 - [Persistent connections and connection pooling](./demo/demo_thread_pool.rb) for reusing HTTP connections across searches.
-- Search results as Ruby hashes with `search`, token-efficient Markdown with `markdown`, or raw search-engine HTML with `html`.
+- Search results as Ruby hashes with `search`, token-efficient Markdown with `md`, or raw search-engine HTML with `html`.
 - SDK methods for the [Location API](https://serpapi.com/locations-api), [Search Archive API](https://serpapi.com/search-archive-api), and [Account API](https://serpapi.com/account-api).
 - Configurable HTTP timeouts and symbolized or string JSON keys.
 
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ Use `search` for structured results decoded into a Ruby `Hash`:
 results = client.search(q: "coffee")
 ```
 
-Use `markdown` for a token-efficient Markdown `String` optimized for LLMs and AI agents:
+Use `md` for a token-efficient Markdown `String` optimized for LLMs and AI agents:
 
 ```ruby
-markdown = client.markdown(q: "coffee")
+markdown = client.md(q: "coffee")
 ```
 
 Use `html` when you need the raw search-engine response:
diff --git a/README.md.erb b/README.md.erb
index 773062e..a0d1a95 100644
--- a/README.md.erb
+++ b/README.md.erb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ client.close
 
 - [Asynchronous searches](./demo/demo_async.rb) for submitting non-blocking jobs and retrieving completed results from the Search Archive API.
 - [Persistent connections and connection pooling](./demo/demo_thread_pool.rb) for reusing HTTP connections across searches.
-- Search results as Ruby hashes with `search`, token-efficient Markdown with `markdown`, or raw search-engine HTML with `html`.
+- Search results as Ruby hashes with `search`, token-efficient Markdown with `md`, or raw search-engine HTML with `html`.
 - SDK methods for the [Location API](https://serpapi.com/locations-api), [Search Archive API](https://serpapi.com/search-archive-api), and [Account API](https://serpapi.com/account-api).
 - Configurable HTTP timeouts and symbolized or string JSON keys.
 
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ Use `search` for structured results decoded into a Ruby `Hash`:
 results = client.search(q: "coffee")
 ```
 
-Use `markdown` for a token-efficient Markdown `String` optimized for LLMs and AI agents:
+Use `md` for a token-efficient Markdown `String` optimized for LLMs and AI agents:
 
 ```ruby
-markdown = client.markdown(q: "coffee")
+markdown = client.md(q: "coffee")
 ```
 
 Use `html` when you need the raw search-engine response:
diff --git a/lib/serpapi/client.rb b/lib/serpapi/client.rb
index f98bf26..63d9971 100644
--- a/lib/serpapi/client.rb
+++ b/lib/serpapi/client.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def html(params = {})
     #
     # @param [Hash] params includes engine, api_key, search fields and more.
     # @return [String] search results formatted as Markdown.
-    def markdown(params = {})
+    def md(params = {})
       get('/search.md', :markdown, params)
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb b/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
index 6e6fdfe..28b2822 100644
--- a/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   end
 
   it 'search for coffee in Austin, TX and receive Markdown' do
-    results = client.markdown(q: 'Coffee', location: 'Austin, TX')
+    results = client.md(q: 'Coffee', location: 'Austin, TX')
 
     expect(results).to be_a(String)
     expect(results).to start_with('---')
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       .with('/search.md', params: hash_including(q: 'Coffee'))
       .and_return(response)
 
-    expect(client.markdown(q: 'Coffee')).to start_with('---')
+    expect(client.md(q: 'Coffee')).to start_with('---')
   end
 
   it 'reports Markdown HTTP errors with their decoder' do
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     allow(client.socket).to receive(:get).and_return(response)
 
     expect {
-      client.markdown(q: 'Coffee')
+      client.md(q: 'Coffee')
     }.to raise_error(SerpApi::SerpApiError) { |error| expect(error.decoder).to eq(:markdown) }
   end
 

From b063cf80f960e90cb37ab061e0d12bebde3aa274 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josef Strzibny <strzibny@strzibny.name>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:45:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Update archive to :md

---
 README.md                                     |  2 +-
 README.md.erb                                 |  2 +-
 lib/serpapi/client.rb                         | 22 ++++++++++---------
 lib/serpapi/error.rb                          |  4 ++--
 spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb            |  2 +-
 .../serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb | 16 ++++++++++++--
 6 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a083999..df1c784 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Use `html` when you need the raw search-engine response:
 raw_html = client.html(q: "coffee")
 ```
 
-Archived results are also available as Markdown with `client.search_archive(search_id, :markdown)`.
+Archived results are also available as Markdown with `client.search_archive(search_id, :md)` or `client.search_archive(search_id, output: "md")`.
 
 Learn more about [SerpApi Markdown output](https://serpapi.com/markdown-output).
 
diff --git a/README.md.erb b/README.md.erb
index a0d1a95..a3c6864 100644
--- a/README.md.erb
+++ b/README.md.erb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Use `html` when you need the raw search-engine response:
 raw_html = client.html(q: "coffee")
 ```
 
-Archived results are also available as Markdown with `client.search_archive(search_id, :markdown)`.
+Archived results are also available as Markdown with `client.search_archive(search_id, :md)` or `client.search_archive(search_id, output: "md")`.
 
 Learn more about [SerpApi Markdown output](https://serpapi.com/markdown-output).
 
diff --git a/lib/serpapi/client.rb b/lib/serpapi/client.rb
index 63d9971..49fc571 100644
--- a/lib/serpapi/client.rb
+++ b/lib/serpapi/client.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def html(params = {})
     # @param [Hash] params includes engine, api_key, search fields and more.
     # @return [String] search results formatted as Markdown.
     def md(params = {})
-      get('/search.md', :markdown, params)
+      get('/search.md', :md, params)
     end
 
     # Get location using Location API
@@ -155,13 +155,15 @@ def location(params = {})
     # doc: https://serpapi.com/search-archive-api
     #
     # @param [String|Integer] search_id from original search `results[:search_metadata][:id]`
-    # @param [Symbol] format :json, :html, or :markdown [default: json, optional]
+    # @param [Symbol] format :json, :html, or :md [default: json, optional]
+    # @param [String|Symbol, nil] output response format using the SerpApi output parameter [optional]
     # @return [String|Hash] raw HTML, Markdown, or JSON / Hash
-    def search_archive(search_id, format = :json)
-      raise SerpApiError, 'format must be json, html, or markdown' unless [:json, :html, :markdown].include?(format)
+    def search_archive(search_id, format = :json, output: nil)
+      format = output.to_s.to_sym unless output.nil?
+      raise SerpApiError, 'format must be json, html, or md' unless [:json, :html, :md].include?(format)
 
-      extension = format == :markdown ? :md : format
-      get("/searches/#{search_id}.#{extension}", format)
+      endpoint = output.nil? ? "/searches/#{search_id}.#{format}" : "/searches/#{search_id}"
+      get(endpoint, format, output.nil? ? {} : { output: output })
     end
 
     # Get account information using Account API
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ def persistent?
     # Perform HTTP GET request to the SerpApi.com backend endpoint.
     #
     # @param [String] endpoint HTTP service URI
-    # @param [Symbol] decoder type :json, :html, or :markdown
+    # @param [Symbol] decoder type :json, :html, or :md
     # @param [Hash] params custom search inputs
     # @return [String|Hash] raw text or decoded response as JSON / Hash
     def get(endpoint, decoder = :json, params = {})
@@ -244,10 +246,10 @@ def handle_response(response, decoder, endpoint, params)
         process_json_response(response, endpoint, params)
       when :html
         process_html_response(response, endpoint, params)
-      when :markdown
+      when :md
         process_markdown_response(response, endpoint, params)
       else
-        raise SerpApiError, "not supported decoder: #{decoder}, available: :json, :html, :markdown"
+        raise SerpApiError, "not supported decoder: #{decoder}, available: :json, :html, :md"
       end
     end
 
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ def process_html_response(response, endpoint, params)
     end
 
     def process_markdown_response(response, endpoint, params)
-      raise_http_error(response, nil, endpoint, params, decoder: :markdown) if response.status != 200
+      raise_http_error(response, nil, endpoint, params, decoder: :md) if response.status != 200
 
       data = response.body.to_s
       response.flush if persistent?
diff --git a/lib/serpapi/error.rb b/lib/serpapi/error.rb
index 625d334..f2c3fea 100644
--- a/lib/serpapi/error.rb
+++ b/lib/serpapi/error.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module SerpApi
   # - search_params: Hash of search parameters used (optional)
   # - response_status: Integer HTTP or response status code (optional)
   # - search_id: String id returned by the service for the search (optional)
-  # - decoder: Symbol representing the decoder/format used (optional) (e.g. :json or :markdown)
+  # - decoder: Symbol representing the decoder/format used (optional) (e.g. :json or :md)
   class SerpApiError < StandardError
     attr_reader :serpapi_error, :search_params, :response_status, :search_id, :decoder
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class SerpApiError < StandardError
     # @param search_params [Hash, nil] optional hash of the search parameters used
     # @param response_status [Integer, nil] optional HTTP or response status code
     # @param search_id [String, nil] optional id returned by the service for the search
-    # @param decoder [Symbol, nil] optional decoder/format used (e.g. :json or :markdown)
+    # @param decoder [Symbol, nil] optional decoder/format used (e.g. :json or :md)
     def initialize(message = nil,
                    serpapi_error: nil,
                    search_params: nil,
diff --git a/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb b/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
index 28b2822..3e9a94d 100644
--- a/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
     expect {
       client.md(q: 'Coffee')
-    }.to raise_error(SerpApi::SerpApiError) { |error| expect(error.decoder).to eq(:markdown) }
+    }.to raise_error(SerpApi::SerpApiError) { |error| expect(error.decoder).to eq(:md) }
   end
 
   it 'missing query' do
diff --git a/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb b/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
index 60ebe44..d9d817c 100644
--- a/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     end
   end
 
-  it 'fetches an archived search as Markdown' do
+  it 'fetches an archived search as Markdown using the md format' do
     client = SerpApi::Client.new(api_key: ENV['SERPAPI_KEY'], engine: 'google')
     response = double(status: 200, body: "---\n## Organic Results\n", flush: :clean)
 
@@ -41,7 +41,19 @@
       .with('/searches/search-id.md', params: hash_including(api_key: ENV['SERPAPI_KEY']))
       .and_return(response)
 
-    results = client.search_archive('search-id', :markdown)
+    results = client.search_archive('search-id', :md)
+    expect(results).to eq("---\n## Organic Results\n")
+  end
+
+  it 'fetches an archived search as Markdown using the output parameter' do
+    client = SerpApi::Client.new(api_key: ENV['SERPAPI_KEY'], engine: 'google')
+    response = double(status: 200, body: "---\n## Organic Results\n", flush: :clean)
+
+    expect(client.socket).to receive(:get)
+      .with('/searches/search-id', params: hash_including(output: 'md'))
+      .and_return(response)
+
+    results = client.search_archive('search-id', output: 'md')
     expect(results).to eq("---\n## Organic Results\n")
   end
 end

From 21b5347f3c8754839972d91d94980154440df789 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josef Strzibny <strzibny@strzibny.name>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:50:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Remove double and keep only live tests

---
 spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb            | 14 +--------
 .../serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb | 31 +++++--------------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb b/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
index 3e9a94d..082ce4a 100644
--- a/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serpapi/client/client_spec.rb
@@ -38,21 +38,9 @@
     expect(results).to include('## Organic Results')
   end
 
-  it 'requests the Markdown endpoint' do
-    response = double(status: 200, body: "---\n## Organic Results\n", flush: :clean)
-    expect(client.socket).to receive(:get)
-      .with('/search.md', params: hash_including(q: 'Coffee'))
-      .and_return(response)
-
-    expect(client.md(q: 'Coffee')).to start_with('---')
-  end
-
   it 'reports Markdown HTTP errors with their decoder' do
-    response = double(status: 400, body: 'Invalid search')
-    allow(client.socket).to receive(:get).and_return(response)
-
     expect {
-      client.md(q: 'Coffee')
+      client.md
     }.to raise_error(SerpApi::SerpApiError) { |error| expect(error.decoder).to eq(:md) }
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb b/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
index d9d817c..acfc5db 100644
--- a/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
@@ -26,34 +26,17 @@
       client = SerpApi::Client.new(api_key: client.api_key, engine: 'google')
       results = client.search_archive(search_id)
       expect(archive_search).to eq(results)
+
+      markdown = client.search_archive(search_id, :md)
+      expect(markdown).to be_a(String)
+      expect(markdown).to start_with('---')
+
+      markdown_from_output = client.search_archive(search_id, output: 'md')
+      expect(markdown_from_output).to eq(markdown)
     else
       client = SerpApi::Client.new(api_key: client.api_key, engine: 'google')
       allow(client).to receive(:get) { search_response_mock }
       expect(archive_search).to eq(results)
     end
   end
-
-  it 'fetches an archived search as Markdown using the md format' do
-    client = SerpApi::Client.new(api_key: ENV['SERPAPI_KEY'], engine: 'google')
-    response = double(status: 200, body: "---\n## Organic Results\n", flush: :clean)
-
-    expect(client.socket).to receive(:get)
-      .with('/searches/search-id.md', params: hash_including(api_key: ENV['SERPAPI_KEY']))
-      .and_return(response)
-
-    results = client.search_archive('search-id', :md)
-    expect(results).to eq("---\n## Organic Results\n")
-  end
-
-  it 'fetches an archived search as Markdown using the output parameter' do
-    client = SerpApi::Client.new(api_key: ENV['SERPAPI_KEY'], engine: 'google')
-    response = double(status: 200, body: "---\n## Organic Results\n", flush: :clean)
-
-    expect(client.socket).to receive(:get)
-      .with('/searches/search-id', params: hash_including(output: 'md'))
-      .and_return(response)
-
-    results = client.search_archive('search-id', output: 'md')
-    expect(results).to eq("---\n## Organic Results\n")
-  end
 end

From d006bcb2ee229f2df76e605473092305f8237108 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josef Strzibny <strzibny@strzibny.name>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:32:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Pass .md directly in search_archive

---
 README.md                                      | 2 +-
 README.md.erb                                  | 2 +-
 lib/serpapi/client.rb                          | 7 ++-----
 spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb | 3 ---
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df1c784..fc221af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Use `html` when you need the raw search-engine response:
 raw_html = client.html(q: "coffee")
 ```
 
-Archived results are also available as Markdown with `client.search_archive(search_id, :md)` or `client.search_archive(search_id, output: "md")`.
+Archived results are also available as Markdown with `client.search_archive(search_id, :md)`.
 
 Learn more about [SerpApi Markdown output](https://serpapi.com/markdown-output).
 
diff --git a/README.md.erb b/README.md.erb
index a3c6864..29a9f83 100644
--- a/README.md.erb
+++ b/README.md.erb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Use `html` when you need the raw search-engine response:
 raw_html = client.html(q: "coffee")
 ```
 
-Archived results are also available as Markdown with `client.search_archive(search_id, :md)` or `client.search_archive(search_id, output: "md")`.
+Archived results are also available as Markdown with `client.search_archive(search_id, :md)`.
 
 Learn more about [SerpApi Markdown output](https://serpapi.com/markdown-output).
 
diff --git a/lib/serpapi/client.rb b/lib/serpapi/client.rb
index 49fc571..4725ca9 100644
--- a/lib/serpapi/client.rb
+++ b/lib/serpapi/client.rb
@@ -156,14 +156,11 @@ def location(params = {})
     #
     # @param [String|Integer] search_id from original search `results[:search_metadata][:id]`
     # @param [Symbol] format :json, :html, or :md [default: json, optional]
-    # @param [String|Symbol, nil] output response format using the SerpApi output parameter [optional]
     # @return [String|Hash] raw HTML, Markdown, or JSON / Hash
-    def search_archive(search_id, format = :json, output: nil)
-      format = output.to_s.to_sym unless output.nil?
+    def search_archive(search_id, format = :json)
       raise SerpApiError, 'format must be json, html, or md' unless [:json, :html, :md].include?(format)
 
-      endpoint = output.nil? ? "/searches/#{search_id}.#{format}" : "/searches/#{search_id}"
-      get(endpoint, format, output.nil? ? {} : { output: output })
+      get("/searches/#{search_id}.#{format}", format)
     end
 
     # Get account information using Account API
diff --git a/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb b/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
index acfc5db..2586653 100644
--- a/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serpapi/client/search_archive_api_spec.rb
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
       markdown = client.search_archive(search_id, :md)
       expect(markdown).to be_a(String)
       expect(markdown).to start_with('---')
-
-      markdown_from_output = client.search_archive(search_id, output: 'md')
-      expect(markdown_from_output).to eq(markdown)
     else
       client = SerpApi::Client.new(api_key: client.api_key, engine: 'google')
       allow(client).to receive(:get) { search_response_mock }