# Brave Image Search API

> Image Search from Brave. Returns the official Brave API response unchanged.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/brave/images
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/brave/images/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Brave
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/brave/images`
- Price: $0.0075 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, brave, web search
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

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

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `q` | string | yes |  |
| `count` | integer | no |  |
| `country` | string | no | AR, AU, AT, BE, BR, CA, CL, DK, FI, FR, DE, GR, HK, IN, ID, IT, JP, KR, MY, MX, NL, NZ, NO, CN, PL, PT, PH, RU, SA, ZA, ES, SE, CH, TW, TR, GB, US, ALL |
| `safesearch` | string | no | off, strict |
| `search_lang` | string | no | ar, eu, bn, bg, ca, zh-hans, zh-hant, hr, cs, da, nl, en, en-gb, et, fi, fr, gl, de, el, gu, he, hi, hu, is, it, ja, jp, kn, ko, lv, lt, ms, ml, mr, nb, pl, pt-br, pt-pt, pa, ro, ru, sr, sk, sl, es, sv, ta, te, th, tr, uk, vi |
| `spellcheck` | boolean | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Brave Image Search API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/brave/images 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 Brave Image Search API cost?

$0.0075 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Brave Image Search API accept?

Required: q (string). Optional: count (integer), country (one of AR, AU, AT, BE, BR, CA, CL, DK, FI, FR, DE, GR, HK, IN, ID, IT, JP, KR, MY, MX, NL, NZ, NO, CN, PL, PT, PH, RU, SA, ZA, ES, SE, CH, TW, TR, GB, US, ALL), safesearch (one of off, strict), search_lang (one of ar, eu, bn, bg, ca, zh-hans, zh-hant, hr, cs, da, nl, en, en-gb, et, fi, fr, gl, de, el, gu, he, hi, hu, is, it, ja, jp, kn, ko, lv, lt, ms, ml, mr, nb, pl, pt-br, pt-pt, pa, ro, ru, sr, sk, sl, es, sv, ta, te, th, tr, uk, vi) and spellcheck (boolean). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Brave Image Search API return?

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

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

No. Brave Image 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 Brave API access separately.

## README

### Brave Image Search API

Image Search from Brave. Returns the official Brave API response unchanged.

The response is the official Brave API response, unchanged.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "brave/images", "q": "<q>"}'
```

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `count` | integer | No | The number of search results returned in response. The maximum is 200. The actual number delivered may be less than requested. NOTE: Image search is not paginat |
| `country` | string | No | The search query country, where the results come from. The country string is limited to 2 character country codes of supported countries and ALL for worldwide. |
| `q` | string | Yes | The user’s search query term. Query can not be empty. Maximum of 400 characters and 50 words in the query. |
| `safesearch` | string | No | Filters search results for adult content. The following values are supported: off - No content filtering (except for illegal content). strict - Drops all adult  |
| `search_lang` | string | No | The search language preference. The 2 or more character language code for which the search results are provided. |
| `spellcheck` | boolean | No | Whether to spell check provided query. If the spell checker is enabled, the modified query is always used for search. The modified query can be found in altered |

#### Pricing

Flat price per call. Failed calls are not charged.