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Tavily API

Give your agents access to Tavily API. Bring your own Tavily key, or skip the signup and pay per call from your Composio balance with Composio Instant.

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Tavily

Instant

Tavily offers powerful search and data retrieval from documents, databases, and the web. It helps teams locate and filter information instantly, saving hours on research.

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COMPOSIO INSTANT

What is Composio Instant?

Composio Instant lets your agent use paid APIs like Tavily without a separate account or API key for each one. New accounts start with $2 of free credit.

No Tavily account or key

Your agent calls Tavily through Composio, so there is nothing to sign up for, store, or rotate.

Pay per call, at cost

$0.008 per web search., paid from your Composio balance with zero markup.

Works in any agent

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP clients, or your own code with the Composio SDK.

Works with your apps

Use Tavily with Gmail, Slack, Google Sheets, and 1,700+ other apps you connect.

AI ASSISTANTS

Connect the Tavily API to your AI assistant

Use Tavily from the AI assistant you already work in. Connect Composio once, then paste the prompt.

1
Open the Connectors menu
Use the button to open Claude's Add connector dialog with Composio filled in. Or click + in the message box, then Connectors, Add connector and Add custom connector.
Add Composio to Claude
2
Add the Composio MCP server
Name it Composio, paste the MCP server URL and click Add.
https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
3
Authorize in your browser
A browser window opens. Sign in to Composio to approve the connection.
4
Paste the prompt
Start a new chat and paste the prompt. Claude runs the call on Composio Instant.

1
Install the Composio plugin
Open Composio's plugin page in ChatGPT and click Install. Sign in to ChatGPT first if it asks.
Install in ChatGPT
2
Authorize in your browser
Connect the plugin, then sign in to Composio to approve the connection.
3
Turn on Composio in your chat
In a new chat, click +, then More, and select Composio.
4
Paste the prompt
Paste the prompt into that chat. ChatGPT runs the call on Composio Instant.

1
Install the Composio plugin
Open Composio in the Cursor marketplace, click Install Composio Plugin for Cursor and approve the connection in your browser.
Install in Cursor
2
Paste the prompt
Open the Agent chat and paste the prompt. Cursor runs the call on Composio Instant.

1
Add the Composio plugin
Open Composio's listing on x.ai and click Add to Grok Bot. When Grok Bot opens the plugin, click Add.
Add to Grok Bot
2
Authenticate
Go to Installed, open Composio and click Authenticate. Sign in to Composio and click Authorize.
3
Paste the prompt
Paste the prompt into your bot's chat. Grok Bot runs the call on Composio Instant.

1
Paste the setup prompt
Copy this into your Hermes chat. Hermes adds the Composio MCP server for you.
Set up Composio from composio.dev/hermes
2
Authorize in your browser
A browser window opens. Sign in to Composio to approve the connection.
3
Paste the prompt
Start a new chat and paste the prompt. Hermes runs the call on Composio Instant.

ClaudeNew chat

Paste this prompt

Use Tavily through Composio Instant to search for what causes auroras, return three results, and include a direct answer. Show the answer and the result titles and URLs.

What success looks like

TAVILY_SEARCH

Your assistant runs Tavily and replies with a direct answer about what causes auroras and three search results with titles and URLs.

Runs on Composio Instant

SDK

Use the Tavily API in your code

Call Tavily from your own agent with the Composio SDK. Four steps and one tool call.

1
Set up Composio
Turn on Instant Toolkits in your project settings and check your prepaid balance in Billing. Then set your API key.
export COMPOSIO_API_KEY="your_composio_api_key"
2
Install the SDK
The Python SDK needs Python 3.11 through 3.15.
The TypeScript SDK is ESM-only and needs Node.js 22.22.3 or newer.
pip install composio
npm install @composio/core
3
Run the call
Create a session that keeps Instant to this toolkit and reports the charge, then run the tool on the Instant account.
TAVILY_SEARCH
4
Read the response
When the call runs on Instant, the response includes its charge: the amount as an exact USD decimal string, the currency and charged_by.

agent.py

from composio import Composio

composio = Composio()

session = composio.sessions.create(
    user_id="user_123",
    toolkits=["tavily"],
    instant={
        "toolkits": {"enable": ["tavily"]},
        "return_instant_charge": True,
    },
)

result = session.execute(
    "TAVILY_SEARCH",
    arguments={
        "query": "What causes auroras?",
        "max_results": 3,
        "include_answer": True,
    },
    account="instant_account",
)
print(result)
print("Instant charge:", result.instant_charge)

agent.ts

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

const composio = new Composio();

const session = await composio.create("user_123", {
  toolkits: ["tavily"],
  instant: {
    toolkits: { enable: ["tavily"] },
    returnInstantCharge: true,
  },
});

const result = await session.execute(
  "TAVILY_SEARCH",
  {
    "query": "What causes auroras?",
    "max_results": 3,
    "include_answer": true
  },
  { account: "instant_account" },
);
console.log(result);
console.log("Instant charge:", result.instantCharge);

response

{
  "data": "<search results, including one result>",
  "successful": true,
  "instant_charge": {
    "amount": "<usd amount>",
    "currency": "USD",
    "charged_by": "<provider>"
  }
}

TOOLS

Available Tavily API tools

2 Tavily tools run on Instant, priced per call with no Tavily key. Tools marked Your key need your own Tavily account.

Action	Tool slug	What it does	Availability
Search	TAVILY_SEARCH	Search the web with controls for depth, result count, and domain filters.	Instant$0.008 per web search.50% off
Extract Content	TAVILY_EXTRACT	Extract page content from URLs, with optional images and query-based reranking.	Instant$0.008 per 5 successful URL extractions.50% off
Crawl Website	TAVILY_CRAWL	Crawl a website across paths and extract its content.	Your key
Map Website	TAVILY_MAP	Map a website to discover its pages.	Your key

Instant prices are Tavily's list prices with 0% markup, paid from your Composio balance and updated every hour. Instant calls also count toward your plan's tool calls. See all plans on the pricing page.

USE CASES

Tavily API use cases and example prompts

Copy a prompt into your agent. Each one uses Tavily with apps you connect through Composio.

Prepare a data residency brief
Use Tavily to find current guidance on data residency requirements for cloud services in the regions our team supports. Add the source URLs and key requirements to my Data Residency Tracker in Google Sheets. Post the main findings and a link to the tracker in Slack's #platform channel.
Apps used: Tavily, Google Sheets, Slack
Document incident response guidance
Use Tavily to find official guidance on preparing an incident response plan for a SaaS company. Extract the most relevant source pages and turn their recommendations into a practical checklist. Save it as a page in my Security Handbook in Notion, with links to the sources.
Apps used: Tavily, Notion
Prepare an account renewal brief
Use Tavily to research Acme's public product and pricing pages before our renewal conversation. Add the findings and source URLs as a note on the Acme company record in HubSpot. Draft a Gmail message to our account team with a brief renewal prep summary and the links.
Apps used: Tavily, HubSpot, Gmail
Track software security advisories
Use Tavily to find recent security advisories for the software dependencies listed in my Platform Risk Notes in Google Docs. Add a short summary of each relevant advisory with its source URL to the document. Post the items that need review in Slack's #security channel.
Apps used: Tavily, Google Docs, Slack

TROUBLESHOOTING

Tavily API troubleshooting

Still stuck? The Instant tools docs cover limits, charges and session settings.

Set include_domains in TAVILY_SEARCH to limit results to chosen sites, or use exclude_domains to filter out specific domains.

Set query in TAVILY_EXTRACT to rerank chunks for your intent, and increase chunks_per_source to return more chunks from each page.

Check its availability in the tools table. If it runs on Instant, check that Instant Toolkits is on for your project, your session allows the action and you use the latest toolkit version.

Your Composio balance is empty. Add funds in Billing if your plan supports it, or connect your own Tavily account.

Check credential_source and instant_charge in the Composio execution log.

COMPOSIO INSTANT

Other tools on Instant

These tools also run on Composio Instant and use the same Composio balance.

Toolkit marketplace

Firecrawl

Api Key

Firecrawl automates large-scale web crawling and data extraction. It helps organizations efficiently gather, index, and analyze content from online sources.

Exa

Api Key

Exa is a data extraction and search platform for gathering and analyzing information from websites, APIs, or databases. It helps teams quickly surface insights and automate data-driven workflows.

Serpapi

Api Key

SerpApi is a real-time API for structured search engine results. It lets you automate SERP data collection, parsing, and analysis for SEO and research.

Peopledatalabs

Api Key

Peopledatalabs delivers B2B data enrichment and identity resolution APIs. Supercharge your apps with accurate, up-to-date business and contact data.

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Managed auth, hosted MCP servers, and every Tavily tool your agent needs.Free to start.

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Tavily API

What is Composio Instant?

No Tavily account or key

Pay per call, at cost

Works in any agent

Works with your apps

Connect the Tavily API to your AI assistant

Open the Connectors menu

Add the Composio MCP server

Authorize in your browser

Paste the prompt

Install the Composio plugin

Authorize in your browser

Turn on Composio in your chat

Paste the prompt

Install the Composio plugin

Paste the prompt

Add the Composio plugin

Authenticate

Paste the prompt

Paste the setup prompt

Authorize in your browser

Paste the prompt

Use the Tavily API in your code

Set up Composio

Install the SDK

Run the call

Read the response

Available Tavily API tools

Tavily API use cases and example prompts

Prepare a data residency brief

Document incident response guidance

Prepare an account renewal brief

Track software security advisories

Tavily API troubleshooting

Search results include pages from unwanted sites

Extracted content leaves out useful sections

An action asks you to connect Tavily

You get HTTP 402 with Metering_WalletBalanceExhausted

You're not sure which account was charged

Other tools on Instant

Firecrawl

Exa

Serpapi

Peopledatalabs

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