Linkup Search API

The Search API from Linkup — 1 operation(s) for search.

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linkup-so-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Linkup Search API
  description: Search the web in real time to get trustworthy, source-backed answers. Find the latest news and comprehensive results from the most relevant sources. Use natural language queries to quickly gather facts, citations, and context.
  version: '1.0'
  contact: {}
servers:
- url: https://api.linkup.so
tags:
- name: Search
paths:
  /v1/search:
    post:
      description: The `/search` endpoint allows you to retrieve web content.
      operationId: search
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            searchResults:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResultsOutput'
            sourcedAnswer:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourcedAnswerOutput'
            structured:
              schema:
                description: When you pick `structured` for the `outputType` parameter, you will get the object corresponding to the JSON schema you used in the `structuredOutputSchema` param.
                properties: {}
                type: object
            structuredWithSources:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StructuredWithSourcesOutput'
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          description: Bad Request - Invalid parameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
        '402':
          description: Payment Required - No API key provided. Returns x402 payment details in the `payment-required` header for pay-per-request with USDC.
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded or insufficient credits
      security:
      - bearer: []
      summary: /search
      tags:
      - Search
components:
  schemas:
    SearchResultsOutput:
      type: object
      properties:
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TextSearchResultOutput'
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageSearchResultOutput'
          description: List of search results.
      required:
      - results
      id: SearchResultsOutput
    SearchInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        excludeDomains:
          description: The domains you want to exclude of the search. By default, don't restrict the search.
          example:
          - wikipedia.org
          type: array
          items:
            example: wikipedia.org
            type: string
        fromDate:
          description: The date from which the search results should be considered, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). It must be before `toDate`, if provided, and later than 1970-01-01.
          example: '2025-01-01'
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
        includeDomains:
          description: The domains you want to search on. By default, don't restrict the search. You can provide up to 100 domains.
          example:
          - microsoft.com
          - agolution.com
          maxItems: 100
          type: array
          items:
            example: microsoft.com
            type: string
        q:
          description: The natural language question for which you want to retrieve context.
          example: What is Microsoft's 2024 revenue?
          type: string
        structuredOutputSchema:
          default: null
          format: json
          description: Required only when `outputType` is `structured`. Provide a JSON schema (as a string) representing the desired response format. The root must be of type `object`.
        toDate:
          description: The date until which the search results should be considered, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). It must be later than `fromDate`, if provided, or than 1970-01-01.
          example: '2025-01-01'
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
        depth:
          type: string
          enum:
          - deep
          - fast
          - flash
          - standard
          description: 'Defines the search mode. `flash` is lowest latency: ranked sources and snippets in a few hundred milliseconds, built for low-latency use cases. `fast` is higher-quality one-shot retrieval in about a second — the recommended default for most agentic applications. `standard` is a single pass of agentic search for queries that span several topics or sources. `deep` runs several search iterations, optimizing for coverage and multi-hop agentic workflows.'
        includeImages:
          default: false
          description: Defines whether the API should include images in its results.
          anyOf:
          - type: boolean
          - type: string
        includeInlineCitations:
          default: false
          description: Relevant only when `outputType` is `sourcedAnswer`. Defines whether the answer should include inline citations.
          anyOf:
          - type: boolean
          - type: string
        includeSources:
          default: false
          description: Relevant only when `outputType` is `structured`. Defines whether the response should include sources. **Please note that it modifies the schema of the response, see below**
          anyOf:
          - type: boolean
          - type: string
        maxResults:
          description: The maximum number of results to return. The number of results will always be ≤ to maxResults.
          example: 5
          type: number
          minimum: 1
        outputType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - searchResults
          - sourcedAnswer
          - structured
          description: The type of output you want to get. Use `structured` for a custom-formatted response defined by `structuredOutputSchema`.
      required:
      - q
      - depth
      - outputType
      id: SearchInput
      example:
        depth: deep
        excludeDomains:
        - wikipedia.org
        includeDomains:
        - microsoft.com
        - agolution.com
        outputType: sourcedAnswer
        q: What is Microsoft's 2024 revenue?
    TextSearchResultOutput:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The title or name of the resource.
          example: Microsoft 2024 Annual Report
        url:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the resource.
          example: https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar24/index.html
          format: uri
        content:
          type: string
          description: Extracted text content associated with the resource.
          example: 'Highlights from fiscal year 2024 compared with fiscal year 2023 included: Microsoft Cloud revenue increased 23% to $137.4 billion.'
        favicon:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            const: ''
          - type: string
            format: uri
          description: The favicon URL, if available.
          example: https://www.microsoft.com/favicon.ico
          format: uri
        type:
          type: string
          const: text
          description: The type of the resource.
          enum:
          - text
          example: text
      required:
      - name
      - url
      - content
      - favicon
      - type
      id: TextSearchResultOutput
    StructuredWithSourcesOutput:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          propertyNames:
            type: string
          additionalProperties: true
          description: The object corresponding to the JSON schema you used in the `structuredOutputSchema` param.
        sources:
          type: array
          items:
            oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TextSearchResultOutput'
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageSearchResultOutput'
          description: List of sources used to answer the question.
      required:
      - data
      - sources
      id: StructuredWithSourcesOutput
    SourcedAnswerOutput:
      type: object
      properties:
        answer:
          type: string
          description: The answer to your question.
          example: Microsoft's revenue for fiscal year 2024 was $245.1 billion, reflecting a 16% increase from the previous year.
        sources:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Source'
          description: List of sources used to answer the question.
          example:
          - name: Microsoft 2024 Annual Report
            snippet: 'Highlights from fiscal year 2024 compared with fiscal year 2023 included: Microsoft Cloud revenue increased 23% to $137.4 billion.'
            url: https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar24/index.html
      required:
      - answer
      - sources
      id: SourcedAnswerOutput
    ImageSearchResultOutput:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The title or name of the resource.
          example: Microsoft 2024 Annual Report
        url:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the resource.
          example: https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar24/index.html
          format: uri
        type:
          type: string
          const: image
          description: The type of the resource.
          enum:
          - image
          example: image
      required:
      - name
      - url
      - type
      id: ImageSearchResultOutput
    Source:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The title or name of the resource.
          example: Microsoft 2024 Annual Report
        url:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the resource.
          example: https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar24/index.html
          format: uri
        favicon:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            const: ''
          - type: string
            format: uri
          description: The favicon URL, if available.
          example: https://www.microsoft.com/favicon.ico
          format: uri
        snippet:
          type: string
          description: Extracted text content associated with the source.
          example: Highlights from fiscal year 2024 compared with fiscal year 2023 included...
      required:
      - name
      - url
      - favicon
      - snippet
      id: Source
  securitySchemes:
    bearer:
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      type: http
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Linkup
  source: https://api.linkup.so/v1/openapi.json
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)