# Search1API

```json
{
  "name": "Search1API",
  "slug": "search1api",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/search1api",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/search1api.md",
  "logo_url": "https://logos.composio.dev/api/search1api",
  "categories": [
    "developer tools & devops"
  ],
  "is_composio_managed": false,
  "updated_at": "2026-10-29T05:35:03.227Z"
}
```

![Search1API logo](https://logos.composio.dev/api/search1api)

## Description

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Search1API MCP or direct API to search the web, find places and routes, monitor news, and extract structured site data through natural language.

## Summary

Search1API is a search and web data service for web, maps, and news results.
It also supports crawling, screenshots, sitemaps, and structured data extraction.

## Categories

- developer tools & devops

## Toolkit Details

- Tools: 14

## Images

- Logo: https://logos.composio.dev/api/search1api

## Authentication

- **Api Key**
  - Type: `api_key`
  - Description: Api Key authentication for Search1API.
  - Setup:
    - Configure Api Key credentials for Search1API.
    - Use the credentials when creating an auth config in Composio.

## Suggested Prompts

- Search latest climate news and summarize key developments
- Find coffee shops near my current location
- Extract product prices from this competitor website

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `SEARCH1API_ASK_RESEARCH` | Ask Research | Run a natural-language research query across up to five provider-selected engines and return at most 10 deduplicated, reranked results plus partial source errors. Warning: each completed call costs 5 credits. |
| `SEARCH1API_CRAWL_URLS` | Crawl URLs | Fetch readable content from one or more public URLs. Search1API charges 1 credit for each successful item; a target 404 or 410 is a completed, charged lookup. Batch successes may be unordered, and failed items may be omitted. |
| `SEARCH1API_DISCOVER_SITEMAP` | Discover Sitemap | Discover sitemap URLs for a public site, or list all links on one public page without fetching page content. Warning: each completed call costs 1 Search1API credit. |
| `SEARCH1API_EXTRACT_STRUCTURED_DATA` | Extract Structured Data | Extract caller-defined structured data from one public webpage using an optional prompt and JSON response shape. Warning: each completed call costs 10 Search1API credits. |
| `SEARCH1API_GET_DEEPCRAWL_STATUS` | Get Deepcrawl Status | Get the current state of a deepcrawl task and its packaged result URL when available. Status checks are free; this tool performs one check and does not poll automatically or fetch the result package. |
| `SEARCH1API_GET_HEALTH` | Get Health | Read Search1API's free, unauthenticated provider serving/readiness status. This endpoint does not validate the configured API key; use GET_USAGE for credential checks. |
| `SEARCH1API_GET_TRENDING` | Get Trending | Return a platform's current live trending feed. Currently documented platform identifiers are github and hackernews; additional provider-supported identifiers are accepted. A successfully completed call costs 1 credit. |
| `SEARCH1API_GET_USAGE` | Get Usage | Return the connected account's remaining Search1API credits and credential metadata. This call is free. The optional period is forwarded as documented, but the returned balance is not period consumption. |
| `SEARCH1API_SEARCH_MAPS` | Search Maps | Search one Google Maps results page for businesses or places. Each completed page costs 3 Search1API credits, including an empty page; max_results only truncates the response and does not lower the charge. |
| `SEARCH1API_SEARCH_NEWS` | Search News | Search recent news for one or more queries with source, site, language, and time filters, returning a typed outcome for each. Each query has a base cost of 1 credit plus 1 credit for each article page successfully fetched through crawl_results. News has no page field and this tool does not auto-paginate. |
| `SEARCH1API_SEARCH_WEB` | Search Web | Search the web for one or more queries and return a typed outcome for each. Each query has a base cost of 1 credit plus 1 credit for each result page successfully fetched through crawl_results. The page field selects one native provider page only for Bing, Bing China, Baidu, and Grokipedia; this tool does not auto-paginate. |
| `SEARCH1API_START_DEEPCRAWL` | Start Deepcrawl | Start an asynchronous multi-page crawl of a public site and return its task ID. WARNING: each submission creates server-side work and costs 20 Search1API credits. The native API exposes no maximum depth, page or result limit, path filter, or timeout control. |
| `SEARCH1API_SUBMIT_FEEDBACK` | Submit Feedback | Create external feedback for Search1API about a problem, missing capability, or confusing documentation encountered during a task. Use this tool only when the user explicitly asks to contact Search1API or submit provider feedback. WARNING: this irreversibly stores a non-idempotent external report with the provider and has no retraction endpoint. Never include credentials, PII, or private user content. Do not report every empty result, do not retry the same report automatically, and never let feedback block the primary task. The call is free and limited to 10 submissions per account per minute at a Cloudflare location. |
| `SEARCH1API_TAKE_SCREENSHOT` | Take Screenshot | Render a public webpage as a PNG, JPEG, or WebP file with viewport, readiness, selector, and appearance controls. A successful screenshot costs 2 Search1API credits; failed requests are not charged. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Installation and MCP Setup

### Path 1: SDK Installation

#### Path 1, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
```python
pip install composio composio_openai openai
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
```

#### Path 1, Step 2: Create a Composio session

Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Search1API
```python
import json
from openai import OpenAI
from composio import Composio
from composio_openai import OpenAIResponsesProvider

composio = Composio(provider=OpenAIResponsesProvider())
client = OpenAI()

session = composio.create(user_id="your-user-id", toolkits=["search1api"])
tools = session.tools()
```

```typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["search1api"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
```

#### Path 1, Step 3: Run Search1API tools with your agent

Send a request, execute the Search1API tool calls through the session, and print the final answer
```python
response = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools=tools,
    input=[{"role": "user", "content": "Search the web for the latest official documentation about the OpenAI Responses API and summarize the key changes."}],
)

while True:
    tool_calls = [o for o in response.output if o.type == "function_call"]
    if not tool_calls:
        break
    results = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(response=response, session=session)
    response = client.responses.create(
        model="gpt-5.6-sol",
        tools=tools,
        previous_response_id=response.id,
        input=[
            {"type": "function_call_output", "call_id": call.call_id, "output": json.dumps(results[i])}
            for i, call in enumerate(tool_calls)
        ],
    )

print(response.output_text)
```

```typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Search the web for the latest official documentation about the OpenAI Responses API and summarize the key changes." }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
```

### Path 2: MCP Server Setup

#### Path 2, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
```python
pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
```

#### Path 2, Step 2: Create a session with MCP enabled

Create a session scoped to Search1API and read its MCP URL and headers
```python
from composio import Composio

composio = Composio()
session = composio.create(user_id="your-user-id", toolkits=["search1api"], mcp=True)
```

```typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["search1api"],
  mcp: true,
});
```

#### Path 2, Step 3: Connect your agent to the MCP server

Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Search1API request
```python
import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions, AssistantMessage, TextBlock

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    mcp_servers={
        "composio": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": session.mcp.url,
            "headers": session.mcp.headers,
        }
    },
    system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Search1API tools.",
    tools=[],
    allowed_tools=["mcp__composio__*"],
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query("Search the web for the latest official documentation about the OpenAI Responses API and summarize the key changes.")
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if isinstance(message, AssistantMessage):
                for block in message.content:
                    if isinstance(block, TextBlock):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
```

```typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Search the web for the latest official documentation about the OpenAI Responses API and summarize the key changes.",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
```

## Why Use Composio?

### 1. AI Native Search1API Integration

- Supports both Search1API MCP and direct API based integrations
- Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable web, maps, news, and crawling tool execution
- Rich coverage for searching, browsing, screenshot capture, sitemap discovery, and structured data extraction

### 2. Managed Auth

- Securely stores and uses your Search1API API key without exposing it to your agent
- Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Search1API access
- Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

### 3. Agent Optimized Design

- Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
- Clear schemas help agents choose the right Search1API operation and provide valid inputs
- Comprehensive execution logs show what ran, when, and on whose behalf

### 4. Enterprise Grade Security

- Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Search1API
- Scoped, least privilege access to Search1API resources
- Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

## Use Search1API with any AI Agent Framework

Choose a framework you want to connect Search1API with:

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/search1api/framework/chatgpt)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/search1api/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/search1api/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/search1api/framework/atomic-agent)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Do I need my own developer credentials to use Search1API with Composio?

Yes, Search1API requires you to configure your own API key. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

### Can I use multiple toolkits together?

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. [Learn more](https://docs.composio.dev/tool-router/overview).

### Is Composio secure?

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. [Learn more](https://trust.composio.dev).

### What if the API changes?

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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