Brave Search API
Utility Tools
Independent, privacy-first global web search API with 2,000 free queries per month
Brave Search API Highlights
Brave Search API is best for developers wanting an independent, non-Google search API with privacy-respecting indexing and free tier
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
AWSBrave Search API provides programmatic access to Brave's independent global web index of billions of pages, built entirely from scratch without reliance on Google or Bing. Designed with privacy and developer velocity in mind, Brave Search API serves as a clean, unfiltered alternative for search and AI grounding.
The API provides dedicated endpoints for web search, news search, video search, and AI-summarized answer synthesis. It includes rich metadata such as entity info, discussions/forum answers (Reddit, StackOverflow), and clean page text snippets, making it a reliable data source for AI grounding and RAG pipelines.
Brave Search API Core Features & Capabilities
| Feature | Status | Description & Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Generative AI / Text Generation (LLM) | ✓ Supported | Provides native Generative AI / Text Generation (LLM) capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Named Entity Recognition (NER) | ✓ Supported | Provides native Named Entity Recognition (NER) capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Nigerian Language Support (Yoruba / Igbo / Hausa) | ✓ Supported | Provides native Nigerian Language Support (Yoruba / Igbo / Hausa) capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Natural Language Processing (NLP) | ✗ Not Supported | Natural Language Processing (NLP) is currently not supported by Brave Search API. |
| Image Recognition & Computer Vision | ✗ Not Supported | Image Recognition & Computer Vision is currently not supported by Brave Search API. |
| Speech / Audio Processing | ✗ Not Supported | Speech / Audio Processing is currently not supported by Brave Search API. |
| Machine Translation & Language Detection | ✗ Not Supported | Machine Translation & Language Detection is currently not supported by Brave Search API. |
| Sentiment & Emotion Analysis | ✗ Not Supported | Sentiment & Emotion Analysis is currently not supported by Brave Search API. |
- Free tier includes up to 2,000 queries per month (1 request/second)
- Paid tiers from $5 per 1,000 queries with higher rate limits
Required Access Documents for Brave Search API
- Brave Search AccountRequiredRegister at brave.com/search/api to generate subscription tokens
Different Brave Search API use cases
- Independent Search Engine Integration:Embed privacy-friendly web search inside desktop or mobile applications.
- Grounding LLMs with Real-Time Web Data:Retrieve verified citations and facts to eliminate AI model hallucinations.
- Community Forum Sentiment Mining:Fetch developer forum discussions and consumer sentiment on specific products.