To provide a service retrieving method and system capable of retrieving a service desired by a user with higher precision even when it is possible to acquire only a small amount of (insufficient) information for service retrieval from the user.

This service retrieving system is provided with a plurality of service providing server devices for providing a service through a network, terminal equipment to be used by a user being the receiver of the service, for transmitting a keyword for specifying the service, and a service retrieving server device for retrieving a service providing server device for providing a desired service to the user. In this service retrieving method for retrieving the service desired by the user from various services provided through the network, prescribed information is added to the keyword transmitted form the terminal equipment, and service retrieval information for allowing the service retrieving server device to retrieve the service desired by the user is generated.