Search global indices in one call.
Send a search query and receive structured organic results. We handle the proxy rotation and HTML parsing required to extract data at scale.
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Try it live.
Change the parameters and run a real request against the endpoint. No account, no key.
Free to try, no account. Costs 1 credit on your own key.
Run the request to see a live response.
curl -X POST https://automatio.ai/api/v1/query \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTOMATIO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"tool":"web_search","params":{"query":"best screenshot api"}}'How it works
One request, one response.
- 1
Send search query
Post a JSON body containing your query string and optional geographic or linguistic parameters.
- 2
Index extraction
The system processes the request through a global search index to identify relevant organic results.
- 3
Receive structured data
The API returns a JSON object containing ranked titles, descriptions, and destination URLs for immediate processing.
Capabilities
What you get.
Everything this endpoint does, without running the infrastructure yourself.
Geographic targeting
Target specific regions or cities to retrieve results as they appear to local users in those territories.
Language localization
Filter results by specific languages to ensure data relevance for international markets and diverse demographics.
Clean metadata
Receive titles and snippets in a predictable JSON format without maintaining custom CSS selectors for different layouts.
Direct AI integration
Use the Model Context Protocol to connect live search results to AI clients for RAG and automated research tasks.
Cost of ownership
Build it yourself, or call this.
Both are real options. Here is what each one actually costs you.
Build it yourself
- Manage headless browser clusters for rendering
- Subscribe to and rotate residential proxies
- Continually update parsers as search engine layouts change
Use the API
- Single POST endpoint returns cleaned JSON
- Zero infrastructure to maintain or monitor
- Unified billing across search and scraping tools
Integrate
Built for the language you use.
One HTTP endpoint. Copy the call in your language and go.
curl -X POST https://automatio.ai/api/v1/query \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTOMATIO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "tool": "web_search", "params": { "query": "web scraping" } }'In production
What people build with it.
AI Research Agents
Feed live search snippets and URLs into a large language model to answer questions about technical documentation or current events. This allows agents to access information beyond their training cutoff.
Competitive Brand Monitoring
Search for company names or product keywords to track new mentions across the web. The structured output enables automated sentiment analysis or press coverage alerts.
SEO Visibility Tracking
Automate the collection of search engine results pages to analyze competitor rankings for specific terms. Developers use this to build internal dashboards that monitor domain performance over time.
Choosing parameters
Which options matter.
The table below lists what exists. These are the calls worth making deliberately.
- location
- country
- query
Alternatives
When to use something else.
A page that pretends it has no alternatives reads as an advert. These are the other real options.
Official Search Engine APIs
Best for high-volume enterprise contracts where you require deep integration with a specific provider's ecosystem.
Custom Scraping Scripts
A viable choice for hobbyists with low volume who can afford the time to maintain their own proxy stacks and parsers.
Direct Browser Automation
Recommended if your workflow requires interacting with the search page, such as clicking specific filter buttons, before extraction.
Before you integrate
What it does not do.
The boundaries are as useful as the features. These are the ones worth knowing up front.
No advertisement data
The endpoint does not return paid search results or shopping ads; output is strictly limited to organic web listings.
No historical metrics
Keyword difficulty, monthly search volume, and CPC data are not provided. This tool is for retrieving results, not SEO analytics.
Standard widgets excluded
Features like 'People Also Ask' boxes or Knowledge Graph panels are not included in the JSON result array.
Reference
1 credit per call- Endpoint
- POST https://automatio.ai/api/v1/query
- Tool ID
- web_search
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | The search query to find URLs and information about (e.g., "artificial intelligence") | |
| country | string | — | OPTIONAL two-letter ISO country code (e.g. "us", "rs", "de") to localize results. Set ONLY for region-specific queries ("near me", local businesses, a query written in a local language, "in my country"). OMIT for global/general topics — forcing a country hurts global queries. |
| language | string | — | OPTIONAL two-letter ISO language code (e.g. "en", "sr", "de") for the results language. Set it to match the query language for local/non-English searches. OMIT for global/general topics. |
| location | string | — | OPTIONAL free-text origin at city level (e.g. "Belgrade, Serbia") to simulate a real user's location. Use only for hyper-local "near me" style queries. |
The same endpoints are available over MCP, and the full machine-readable catalogue lives in the API documentation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about Web Search API
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