querystringrequired
Search term. Supports long natural-language descriptions
Querit Web Search
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/querit/searchSearch the web with Querit and get ranked results with title, URL, snippet and optional page content chunks for AI grounding.
- Price
- From $0.0048USD / call
- Method
- POST
- Response
- JSON
- Parameters
- 1 required · 6 optional
Playground
Input
Search term. Supports long natural-language descriptions
Summary chunks per document. Free / PAYG support up to 1; Enterprise up to 3. Deprecated — still available, but migrate to highlights
Optional body-text length limit per result, from 1 to 1,000,000 Unicode code points. Used with needContent: true; omit or send null to return the full available body text without truncation. Default: Full available body text (value unspecified).
Maximum number of results returned. Default: server default (value unspecified).
Filter conditions, see below
Request relevant fragments from the body text. true extracts against the original query at the length the model judges best; the object form takes query and maxCharacters, see below
Whether to return body text. When true, body text lands in each result's sentence field (sentence array)
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API README
Querit Web Search
Search the web with Querit and get ranked results with title, URL, snippet and optional page content chunks for AI grounding.
Request
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/querit/search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query": "electric vehicle market share 2026"}'
The result is returned in outputs[0].data.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | Search term. Supports long natural-language descriptions |
chunksPerDoc | integer | No | Summary chunks per document. Free / PAYG support up to 1; Enterprise up to 3. Deprecated — still available, but migrate to highlights |
contentMaxChars | integer | No | Optional body-text length limit per result, from 1 to 1,000,000 Unicode code points. Used with needContent: true; omit or send null to return the full available body text without truncation. Default: Full available body |
count | integer | No | Maximum number of results returned. Default: server default (value unspecified). |
filters | object | No | Filter conditions, see below |
highlights | boolean | No | Request relevant fragments from the body text. true extracts against the original query at the length the model judges best; the object form takes query and maxCharacters, see below |
needContent | boolean | No | Whether to return body text. When true, body text lands in each result's sentence field (sentence array) |
Pricing
Billed at the actual upstream cost of each call (about $0.0048 for the request above). Failed calls are not charged.
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Send your first request
Platform API endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/querit/search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"query": "electric vehicle market share 2026",
"needContent": false,
"chunksPerDoc": 1
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"2. Authentication
Set your SandBase API key in your server environment. Requests use Bearer authentication.
export SANDBASE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"Keep your key on the server. Do not expose it in browser code.
3. Parameters
chunksPerDocinteger
Summary chunks per document. Free / PAYG support up to 1; Enterprise up to 3. Deprecated — still available, but migrate to highlights
Default: 1
contentMaxCharsinteger
Optional body-text length limit per result, from 1 to 1,000,000 Unicode code points. Used with needContent: true; omit or send null to return the full available body text without truncation. Default: Full available body text (value unspecified).
countinteger
Maximum number of results returned. Default: server default (value unspecified).
filtersobject
Filter conditions, see below
highlightsboolean
Request relevant fragments from the body text. true extracts against the original query at the length the model judges best; the object form takes query and maxCharacters, see below
needContentboolean
Whether to return body text. When true, body text lands in each result's sentence field (sentence array)
Default: false
4. Response
Saved example response for this API; no live request is made when viewing it.
No saved response has been published. Run the API in Playground to inspect its response.
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Questions
FAQ
How do I use the Querit Web Search API?
Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/querit/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 Querit Web Search API cost?
From $0.0048 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.
What parameters does the Querit Web Search API accept?
Required: query (string). Optional: chunksPerDoc (integer), contentMaxChars (integer), count (integer), filters (object), highlights (boolean) and needContent (boolean). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.
What does the Querit Web Search API return?
A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).
Do I need a Querit developer account or API key?
No. Querit Web 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 Querit API access separately.