aid: you-com:search-api
name: You.com Search API
description: The You.com Search API returns real-time web search results tailored for AI agents and LLMs,
  with controls for freshness, category, and result shape.
humanURL: https://you.com/docs
baseURL: https://api.you.com/v1
tags:
- Search
- Web Search
- Real-Time
- REST
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://you.com/docs
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://you.com/platform
- type: Signup
  url: https://you.com/platform
- type: APIReference
  url: https://you.com/docs
- type: SDKs
  url: https://pypi.org/project/youdotcom/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://you.com/platform
- type: Authentication
  url: https://you.com/docs
- url: graphql/you-com-graphql.md
  type: GraphQL
features:
- name: Real-Time Search
  description: Live web search results with snippets, URLs, and metadata for AI grounding.
- name: Category Filters
  description: Filter results by category and freshness windows.
- name: Low Latency
  description: Targeted 300ms p99 latency for interactive agent workloads.
- name: Enterprise Controls
  description: SOC 2 certification, DPA support, and zero data retention options.
useCases:
- name: Agent Web Search Tool
  description: Provide agents with a fast web search tool for grounding.
- name: Real-Time Q&A
  description: Power chat experiences that need fresh web context.
- name: Knowledge Apps
  description: Back knowledge applications with live web search.
integrations:
- name: LangChain
- name: LlamaIndex
- name: OpenAI
- name: Anthropic
- name: Vercel AI SDK
authentication:
- type: API Key
  description: API key authentication via X-API-Key header.