Brave Search API

by api-dashboard.search.brave.com

AI search and web reading Added on November 3rd, 2026 Checked and working on November 3rd, 2026

What it does

The Brave Search API gives web, news, image and video results from Brave's own independent index, plus summaries for AI apps, for example to let a chatbot look up current information. Call GET endpoints such as /res/v1/web/search?q=london with an X-Subscription-Token header. Free only with a payment card on file: $5 in free credits every month, then paid per request. Storing results needs a plan with storage rights. An official MCP server (npm package @brave/brave-search-mcp-server) lets AI agents search the web with Brave.

API
HTTP-GET
JSON
MCP
REST

At a glance

API key: Needed, free · More APIs with a free key
Pricing: Free only with a payment card on file: $5 in free credits every month, then paid per request.
From the browser: No, call it from a server
Formats: JSON
Interface: REST, HTTP-GET, MCP
Provider: api-dashboard.search.brave.com
Last checked: Working on November 3rd, 2026

More information: https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/documentation/web-search/get-started

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HTML

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Markdown

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Brave Search API — api-dashboard.search.brave.com

Example request

curl

curl 'https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search?q=london' \
  -H 'X-Subscription-Token: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search?q=london", {
  headers: {
    "X-Subscription-Token": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search?q=london",
    headers={
        "X-Subscription-Token": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your own key. Run the JavaScript on a server, such as Node.js 18 or newer: this API does not accept calls from web pages on other sites.