tavily/search
AI-optimized web search.. Supports depth control, topic filtering, time range, and optional LLM-generated answer.
Input
The search query.
Depth of search. 'advanced' returns more comprehensive results. Allowed values: basic, advanced.
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Maximum number of results to return. Range: 1 to 20.
Topic category to focus the search. Allowed values: general, news, finance.
Include an LLM-generated answer summarizing the results.
Include the full raw page content for each result.
Only include results from these domains.
Exclude results from these domains.
Idle
Example output — click Run to generate your own
Production endpoint
Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
POST
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/runModel ID
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Input Schema
8 parameters · 1 required · 7 optional
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Required | The search query. |
topic | string | Optional | Topic category to focus the search. · Options: general, news, finance · Default: "general" generalnewsfinance |
max_results | integer | Optional | Maximum number of results to return. · Min: 1 · Max: 20 · Default: 5 |
search_depth | string | Optional | Depth of search. 'advanced' returns more comprehensive results. · Options: basic, advanced · Default: "basic" basicadvanced |
include_answer | boolean | Optional | Include an LLM-generated answer summarizing the results. · Default: false |
exclude_domains | string[] | Optional | Exclude results from these domains. |
include_domains | string[] | Optional | Only include results from these domains. |
include_raw_content | boolean | Optional | Include the full raw page content for each result. · Default: false |
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Output Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Unique identifier for the generation task |
status | string | Task status: pending, running, completed, failed, timeout |
model | string | Model used for the generation |
outputs | array | Array of output items |
outputs[].url | string | URL of the generated artifact |
outputs[].content_type | string | MIME type (e.g. image/png, video/mp4) |
error | object | null | Error details if failed, null on success |
error.type | string | Machine-readable error type code |
error.message | string | Human-readable error description |
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Code Examples
Ready-to-run snippets
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "tavily/search",
"topic": "general",
"max_results": 5,
"search_depth": "basic",
"include_answer": false,
"include_raw_content": false,
"prompt": "a beautiful sunset over mountains"
}'API README
Tavily Search
AI-optimized web search. Supports depth control, topic filtering, time range, and optional LLM-generated answer. It is suitable for AI-search, research, web-search workflows.
Capability
AI-optimized web search. Supports depth control, topic filtering, time range, and optional LLM-generated answer. It helps applications, agents, and automated workflows turn that capability into repeatable tasks and useful downstream experiences.
Common use cases
- Search and discover relevant records for research, monitoring, and product experiences.
- Create repeatable integrations that pass structured results to downstream business systems.
- Support scheduled jobs, internal tools, and agent workflows with structured results.