Brave Search API provides access to Brave's independent search index, not relying on Google or Bing. Get web results, news, images, videos, and AI-generated summaries. Features goggles for custom re-ranking, infoboxes, FAQs, and discussions from Reddit.
https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1
Auth type
API Key Header
Auth header
X-Subscription-Token: your-token
Rate limit
1 request/s (free)
Pricing
Pay per use
Free quota
2,000 queries/month (free plan)
Documentation
https://api.search.brave.com/app/documentation
Endpoint status
Server online — HTTP 422 — server is online but path returned an error (may require auth)1.68s
(checked Mar 29, 2026)
Builder score
C
60%
builder-friendly
Pass your API subscription token in the X-Subscription-Token header.
X-Subscription-Token: your-token
Free: 2K queries/mo. Base: $5/mo for 20K queries. Pro: $20/mo for 200K queries. Enterprise: custom with SLA.
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /web/search |
Brave Web Search results |
| GET | /news/search |
Brave News Search results |
| GET | /images/search |
Brave Image Search results |
| GET | /videos/search |
Brave Video Search results |
curl "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search?q=open+source+LLMs&count=5&result_filter=web" \ -H "X-Subscription-Token: $BRAVE_API_KEY" \ -H "Accept: application/json"
{
"type": "search",
"web": {
"results": [{
"title": "Top Open Source LLMs in 2024",
"url": "https://example.com/llms",
"description": "A comprehensive guide to the best...",
"age": "2 days ago",
"language": "en"
}]
},
"query": {"original": "open source LLMs"}
}
Data sourced from API Map. Always verify pricing and rate limits against the official Brave documentation.