Brave Search API

The only major search API built on a fully independent index with zero user tracking. Returns clean web results, snippets, and summaries via a simple REST API. Best for developers building privacy-respecting search features or AI agents that need web data.

AI ToolFree Tier: 2,000 free queries/monthCompany: Brave SoftwareCategory: End-User ToolsQuick Start: Sign up at brave.com/search/api for a free key → Make GET requests to the search endpoint → Parse JSON results with snippets and URLs

Brave Search API

Privacy-first search API — 2K free/month

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The only major search API built on a fully independent index with zero user tracking. Returns clean web results, snippets, and summaries via a simple REST API. Best for developers building privacy-respecting search features or AI agents that need web data.

FREE TIER
2,000 free queries/month
COMPANY
Brave Software
CATEGORY
End-User Tools › Search
PRIVACY
No user tracking
TAGS
searchprivacy

QUICK START

Sign up at brave.com/search/api for a free key → Make GET requests to the search endpoint → Parse JSON results with snippets and URLs

BEST FOR

  • ▸AI agents needing unbiased, untracked web data for factual queries.
  • ▸Developers building privacy-first search features into their applications.
  • ▸Indie devs creating niche tools requiring clean, independent web search results.

NOT FOR

  • ✕High-volume commercial apps needing thousands of queries daily.
  • ✕Users seeking a full-featured search engine UI, not a developer API.

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