# ChatGPT Search API

> Ask ChatGPT a web-grounded question and receive an answer with source citations. ChatGPT composes each answer per request, so the same prompt returns different wording and a different source set.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/chatgpt/search
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/chatgpt/search#api

## Facts

- Provider: ChatGPT
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/chatgpt/search`
- Price: From $0.0018 per call
- Capabilities: api, chatgpt, ai search
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/chatgpt/search` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `prompt` | string | yes |  |
| `country` | string | no |  |
| `webSearch` | string | no | force, auto |
| `requireAds` | boolean | no |  |
| `requireFields` | array | no |  |
| `requirePlaces` | boolean | no |  |
| `requireEntities` | boolean | no |  |
| `requireShoppingCards` | boolean | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the ChatGPT Search API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/chatgpt/search with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the ChatGPT Search API cost?

From $0.0018 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the ChatGPT Search API accept?

Required: prompt (string). Optional: country (string), webSearch (one of force, auto), requireAds (boolean), requireFields (array), requirePlaces (boolean) and requireEntities (boolean) and 1 more. The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the ChatGPT Search API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a ChatGPT developer account or API key?

No. ChatGPT Search runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for ChatGPT API access separately.

## README

### ChatGPT Search API

Ask ChatGPT a web-grounded question and receive an answer with source citations. ChatGPT composes each answer per request, so the same prompt returns different wording and a different source set.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "chatgpt/search", "prompt": "What are the best practices for home composting?"}'
```

The result is returned in `outputs[0].data`. Lookups that find nothing fail with a not-found error.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `prompt` | string | Yes | Question or research prompt for ChatGPT to answer using web search. |
| `country` | string | No | ISO-3166 alpha-2 country to ask from, e.g. US, GB, DE. ChatGPT localizes both the pages it retrieves and the answer it writes, so this is the difference between what a US buyer and a UK buyer are told. Default `"US"`. |
| `requireAds` | boolean | No | Serve only from a source that can return sponsored placements shown with the answer. One source currently qualifies, so the request cannot fall back when it is unavailable. Default `false`. |
| `requireEntities` | boolean | No | Serve only from a source that can return brands and other named entities recognized in the answer. One source currently qualifies, so the request cannot fall back when it is unavailable. Default `false`. |
| `requireFields` | array | No | Optional; omit it and routing is unchanged, with the cheapest source serving. Name the output fields this request must be able to return, for example `cited` or `ads`, and it is served only by a source that returns every |
| `requirePlaces` | boolean | No | Serve only from a source that can return places shown with the answer. Leaving this off still returns places whenever the source that answered can. Turning it on selects the single source that guarantees them, which cost |
| `requireShoppingCards` | boolean | No | Serve only from a source that can return shopping cards shown with the answer. Leaving this off still returns shopping cards whenever the source that answered can. Turning it on selects the single source that guarantees  |
| `webSearch` | string | No | Whether to insist ChatGPT browses the web. force instructs it to search and is the default; auto lets ChatGPT decide, which is cheaper and answers from memory roughly half the time. Check webSearchTriggered for what actu |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, about $0.0018 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls and lookups that find nothing are not charged.