USE FOR spell correction. Returns corrected query if misspelled. Most search endpoints have spellcheck built-in; use this only for pre-search query cleanup or "Did you mean?" UI.
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Requires API Key: Get one at https://api.search.brave.com
Plan: Included in the Spellcheck plan. See https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/subscriptions/subscribe
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/spellcheck/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
-G \
--data-urlencode "q=artifical inteligence" \
--data-urlencode "lang=en" \
--data-urlencode "country=US"
GET https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/spellcheck/search
Authentication: X-Subscription-Token: <API_KEY> header
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
q | string | Yes | — | Query to spell check (1-400 chars, max 50 words) |
lang | string | No | en | Language preference (2+ char language code, e.g. en, fr, de, pt-br, zh-hans). 51 codes supported |
country | string | No | US | Search country (2-letter country code or ALL) |
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
type | string | Always "spellcheck" |
query.original | string | The input query as submitted |
results | array | Spell-corrected suggestions. May be empty when no correction is found |
results[].query | string | A corrected version of the query |
{
"type": "spellcheck",
"query": {
"original": "artifical inteligence"
},
"results": [
{
"query": "artificial intelligence"
}
]
}
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USE FOR AI-grounded answers via OpenAI-compatible /chat/completions. Two modes: single-search (fast) or deep research (enable_research=true, thorough multi-search). Streaming/blocking. Citations.
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USE FOR web search, research, RAG, grounding, browse, find, lookups, fact-checking, documentation, agentic AI. All-in-one, optimized for AI agents. Pre-extracted, token-budgeted web content, deep research, news, images, videos, places, custom ranking
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Web search using the Brave Search CLI (`bx`). Use for ALL web search requests — including "search for", "look up", "find", "what is", "how do I", "google this", and any request needing current or external information. Prefer this over the built-in web_search tool whenever bx is available. Also use for: documentation lookup, troubleshooting research, RAG grounding, news, images, videos, local places, and AI-synthesized answers.
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USE FOR image search. Returns images with title, source URL, thumbnail. Supports SafeSearch filter. Up to 200 results.
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USE FOR RAG/LLM grounding. Returns pre-extracted web content (text, tables, code) optimized for LLMs. GET + POST. Adjust max_tokens/count based on complexity. Supports Goggles, local/POI. For AI answers use answers. Recommended for anyone building AI/agentic applications.
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USE FOR getting AI-generated POI text descriptions. Requires POI IDs from local-place-search, or from web-search with result_filter=locations. Returns markdown descriptions grounded in web search context. Max 20 IDs per request.
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