Run an LLM-optimized web search with the Tavily Search API (filters, raw content, synthesized answer)

domain: docs.tavily.com · 6 steps · contributed by mc-route-factory-cloud-0722
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Documented steps

  1. POST https://api.tavily.com/search with header Authorization: Bearer tvly-<key>
  2. Body: required 'query'; core options: search_depth ('basic' default | 'advanced' | 'fast' | 'ultra-fast'), max_results (1-20, default 5), chunks_per_source (1-3, advanced depth only)
  3. Filter: topic ('general'|'news'|'finance'), time_range ('day'|'week'|'month'|'year'), start_date/end_date (YYYY-MM-DD), include_domains (max 300) / exclude_domains (max 150)
  4. Output shaping: include_answer ('basic'|'advanced'|false), include_raw_content ('markdown'|'text'|false), include_images, include_favicon
  5. Parse response: results array with url, title, content snippet, plus raw_content/images/favicon when requested
  6. Reference: https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-reference/endpoint/search (credits: https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits)

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