diff --git a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/tools/ToolSerpApi/ToolSerpApi.node.test.ts b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/tools/ToolSerpApi/ToolSerpApi.node.test.ts
index 43e0acc1ee0..05dc372c4de 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/tools/ToolSerpApi/ToolSerpApi.node.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/tools/ToolSerpApi/ToolSerpApi.node.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('ToolSerpApi', () => {
 			const node = new ToolSerpApi();
 			const inputData: INodeExecutionData[] = [
 				{
-					json: { query: 'artificial intelligence news' },
+					json: { input: 'artificial intelligence news' },
 				},
 			];
 
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ describe('ToolSerpApi', () => {
 					},
 				],
 			]);
-			expect(SerpAPI.prototype.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith(inputData[0]);
+			expect(SerpAPI.prototype.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith(inputData[0].json);
 		});
 
 		it('should handle multiple input items', async () => {
 			const node = new ToolSerpApi();
 			const inputData: INodeExecutionData[] = [
 				{
-					json: { query: 'machine learning' },
+					json: { input: 'machine learning' },
 				},
 				{
-					json: { query: 'deep learning' },
+					json: { input: 'deep learning' },
 				},
 			];
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe('ToolSerpApi', () => {
 			const node = new ToolSerpApi();
 			const inputData: INodeExecutionData[] = [
 				{
-					json: { query: 'test query' },
+					json: { input: 'test query' },
 				},
 			];
 
@@ -144,5 +144,25 @@ describe('ToolSerpApi', () => {
 			expect(mockExecute.getCredentials).toHaveBeenCalledWith('serpApi');
 			expect(mockExecute.getNodeParameter).toHaveBeenCalledWith('options', 0);
 		});
+
+		it('should fail gracefully if input is missing', async () => {
+			const node = new ToolSerpApi();
+			const inputData: INodeExecutionData[] = [
+				{
+					json: {},
+				},
+			];
+
+			const mockExecute = mock<IExecuteFunctions>({
+				getInputData: jest.fn(() => inputData),
+				getNode: jest.fn(() => mock<INode>({ name: 'test serpapi' })),
+				getCredentials: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ apiKey: 'test-api-key' }),
+				getNodeParameter: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({}),
+			});
+
+			await expect(node.execute.call(mockExecute)).rejects.toThrow(
+				'Missing search query input at itemIndex 0',
+			);
+		});
 	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/tools/ToolSerpApi/ToolSerpApi.node.ts b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/tools/ToolSerpApi/ToolSerpApi.node.ts
index 6b21ca41389..152fe9eedc2 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/tools/ToolSerpApi/ToolSerpApi.node.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/tools/ToolSerpApi/ToolSerpApi.node.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { SerpAPI } from '@langchain/community/tools/serpapi';
+import { logWrapper } from '@utils/logWrapper';
+import { getConnectionHintNoticeField } from '@utils/sharedFields';
 import {
 	type IExecuteFunctions,
 	NodeConnectionTypes,
@@ -7,10 +9,9 @@ import {
 	type ISupplyDataFunctions,
 	type SupplyData,
 	type INodeExecutionData,
+	NodeOperationError,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
-import { logWrapper } from '@utils/logWrapper';
-import { getConnectionHintNoticeField } from '@utils/sharedFields';
 async function getTool(ctx: ISupplyDataFunctions | IExecuteFunctions, itemIndex: number) {
 	const credentials = await ctx.getCredentials('serpApi');
 
@@ -133,8 +134,17 @@ export class ToolSerpApi implements INodeType {
 		const returnData: INodeExecutionData[] = [];
 		for (let itemIndex = 0; itemIndex < inputData.length; itemIndex++) {
 			const tool = await getTool(this, itemIndex);
-			const query = inputData[itemIndex];
-			const result = await tool.invoke(query);
+			const item = inputData[itemIndex].json;
+
+			if (typeof item.input !== 'string' || !item.input) {
+				throw new NodeOperationError(
+					this.getNode(),
+					`Missing search query input at itemIndex ${itemIndex}`,
+				);
+			}
+
+			const result = (await tool.invoke(item)) as string;
+
 			returnData.push({
 				json: {
 					response: result,