Brave Search: Search

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/brave/search \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>'

import requests

url = "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/brave/search"

headers = {"X-API-Key": "<api-key>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>'}};

fetch('https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/brave/search', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

const url = 'https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/brave/search';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>'}};

fetch(url, options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(json => console.log(json))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/brave/search"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/brave/search",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "X-API-Key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/brave/search")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/brave/search")
  .header("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
  .asString();

{
  "endpoint": "brave.search",
  "params": {
    "query": "best web scraping api"
  },
  "response": {
    "search_information": {
      "query_displayed": "best web scraping api"
    },
    "organic_results": [
      {
        "position": 1,
        "title": "ScrapingBee – The Best Web Scraping API",
        "link": "https://www.scrapingbee.com/",
        "redirect_link": "https://www.scrapingbee.com/",
        "displayed_link": "www.scrapingbee.com",
        "snippet": "ScrapingBee is the best web scraping API that handles proxies and headless browsers for you — so you can focus on extracting the data you need.",
        "source": "www.scrapingbee.com"
      },
      {
        "position": 2,
        "title": "5 Best Web Scraping APIs in 2026 (Fast, Scalable & Easy to Use)",
        "link": "https://www.scrapingdog.com/blog/best-web-scraping-apis/",
        "redirect_link": "https://www.scrapingdog.com/blog/best-web-scraping-apis/",
        "displayed_link": "www.scrapingdog.com",
        "snippet": "2 weeks ago - Other APIs: ScraperAPI slower (22–40s), ZenRows failed two sites, ScrapingAnt & ScrapingBee slower. Conclusion: Scrapingdog leads in speed, reliability, and cost. Extras: Python benchmark script included; clear docs and 24/7 s…",
        "source": "www.scrapingdog.com"
      },
      {
        "position": 3,
        "title": "17 Best Web Scraping Tools Tested & Ranked For 2026 | ScrapingBee",
        "link": "https://www.scrapingbee.com/blog/web-scraping-tools/",
        "redirect_link": "https://www.scrapingbee.com/blog/web-scraping-tools/",
        "displayed_link": "www.scrapingbee.com",
        "snippet": "1 day ago - Overall, it's a dependable solution that I trust for long-term, production-level web scraping projects.\" ... AI scraping endpoint where you describe the data you want in plain English and let the system do the selector work · St…",
        "source": "www.scrapingbee.com"
      }
    ],
    "related_searches": [
      {
        "query": "data scraping tools chrome extension",
        "link": "https://search.brave.com/search?q=data%20scraping%20tools%20chrome%20extension&source=relatedQueries"
      },
      {
        "query": "scraping tool for painting",
        "link": "https://search.brave.com/search?q=scraping%20tool%20for%20painting&source=relatedQueries"
      },
      {
        "query": "web scraping api free",
        "link": "https://search.brave.com/search?q=web%20scraping%20api%20free&source=relatedQueries"
      }
    ],
    "related_questions": [
      {
        "question": "What is the best web scraping API in 2026?",
        "answer": "Bright Data is the best web scraping API in 2026. It posted the highest average success rate, 98.87%, of the 16 scraping APIs in Scrape.do's 2026 benchmark. It also achieved 100% success on Indeed, GitHub, Zillow, and Google individually.",
        "link": "https://brightdata.com/blog/web-data/best-web-scraping-apis",
        "title": "The 9 Best Web Scraping APIs & Tools in 2026"
      },
      {
        "question": "Is Bright Data the best web scraping API?",
        "answer": "Based on published benchmark data, yes. Bright Data's average success rate is the highest recorded in Scrape.do's 16-API test, and its network (Invalid ID IPs), pre-built scraper coverage (437+ sites), compliance posture (GDPR, CCPA, ISO 27…",
        "link": "https://brightdata.com/blog/web-data/best-web-scraping-apis",
        "title": "The 9 Best Web Scraping APIs & Tools in 2026"
      },
      {
        "question": "How do web scraping APIs work?",
        "answer": "You send a request to the API endpoint with a target URL. The API routes the request through a managed proxy network, handles any CAPTCHA challenges, renders JavaScript if needed, validates the response, and returns the page content, typica…",
        "link": "https://brightdata.com/blog/web-data/best-web-scraping-apis",
        "title": "The 9 Best Web Scraping APIs & Tools in 2026"
      }
    ],
    "results_count": 20,
    "engine_used": "brave",
    "source": "brave",
    "service_used": "brave"
  }
}

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