# Brave Search API

> Web search API on Brave's independent index of 40+ billion pages, with specialized endpoints for search, AI grounding and more.

- id: `brave-search-api`
- category: APIs (`apis`)
- url: https://brave.com/search/api/
- docs: https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/documentation
- status: active
- tags: web-search, independent-index, news, images
- auth: api-key
- related: Brave Search MCP Server (https://indexagentica.com/entries/brave-search-mcp-server/)
- sources: https://brave.com/search/api/ , https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server
- added: 2026-10-02
- updated: 2026-10-02
- last verified: 2026-10-02
- featured in: Web search APIs for agents (https://indexagentica.com/compare/web-search-apis/); Research agent stack (https://indexagentica.com/stacks/research-agent/)
- maintainer: Brave
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/brave-search-api/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/brave-search-api.json