# Manage SERP Data

<figure><img src="/files/MVGJk41gUTyCvx9J5ubc" alt=""><figcaption><p>SERP Data</p></figcaption></figure>

### SERP Data Exporter / Importer

You can export your SERP data from one computer and easily import it onto another, making it convenient to work across multiple devices. This helps reduce costs for [SERP Clustering](/guide/serp-clustering.md), [N.A.P Finder](/guide/n.a.p-finder.md), and [Organic Rank Tracker](/guide/organic-rank-tracker.md).

Additionally, SEO Utils supports importing external SERP data, making it an ideal solution when migrating your SERP data from other tools.

In the screenshot below, I uploaded over **18,000 keywords** to the SERP Clustering tool and used SERP data from the past 7 days. The cost came to just **$0.0390**, saving me **$11.2470**! SEO Utils only sent **65 keywords** to the SERP API for new data, as most of the keywords already had recent SERP data within 7 days.

<figure><img src="/files/AVZTBwZv79UoSvLGP9y3" alt=""><figcaption><p>Save money when using old SERP data.</p></figcaption></figure>

### Delete Old SERP Data

By default, SEO Utils stores all your SERP data in a database indefinitely. However, as your database grows over years of running SERP Clustering, you may notice slower performance.

To address this, you can view your SERP database size and set a data retention period. Any SERP data older than this period will be automatically deleted at startup, helping the app run reports—like SERP Clustering and Organic Rank Tracker—more efficiently.

<figure><img src="/files/YUT04rGYzL6OLT97qZUb" alt=""><figcaption><p>SERP Database Manager</p></figcaption></figure>

In the example above, I've set the retention period to **90 days (3 months)**, so SEO Utils will only keep SERP data from the past 90 days on my computer. You can adjust this to any timeframe you like, such as 365 days for one year, or set it to 0 to store data indefinitely.

### DataForSEO SERP Data Getter

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This feature allows you to directly import SERP data from DataForSEO by entering task IDs. This is useful when you have existing DataForSEO tasks and want to save their SERP data to your local database for use in [SERP Clustering](/guide/serp-clustering.md), [Organic Rank Tracker](/guide/organic-rank-tracker.md), and other tools.

<figure><img src="/files/cBYRVUhahrhcfnnJPrIG" alt="DataForSEO SERP Data Getter"><figcaption><p>DataForSEO SERP Data Getter</p></figcaption></figure>

**How to use:**

1. Enter your DataForSEO task IDs (one per line) in the text area
2. Select the search engine type (Organic, or AI Mode)
3. Click "Fetch SERP Data"

The tool will automatically:

* Fetch the SERP data from DataForSEO using the task IDs
* Extract all necessary metadata (keyword, location, language, device type, etc)
* Save the data to your local database

This is particularly helpful when:

* You've run SERP tasks through DataForSEO's API directly
* You want to import historical SERP data from DataForSEO
* You're migrating data from another system that uses DataForSEO


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