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Crustdata API / Web Search

Perform a web search query and return results from multiple sources including web, news, academic articles, academic author profiles, deep research results, and social media. Use this endpoint for competitive intelligence, market research, lead generation, and content discovery. Default rate-limit is 10 requests per minute. Send an email to gtm@crustdata.co to discuss higher limits if needed for your use case.

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Request parameters

end_date body · optional
Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch) for the end date filter. Must be greater than start_date if both are provided. Example: 1730937600
human_mode body · optional
Whether to use a browser-like retrieval path when standard access is blocked. Example: false
location body · optional
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for location targeting. Use this to get region-specific search results. Valid values include US, CA, MX, BR, AR, CL, CO, PE, VE, GB, DE, FR, IT, ES, PT, NL, BE, CH, AT, PL, SE, NO, DK, FI, IE, RU, UA, CZ, GR, TR, RO, HU, JP, CN, KR, IN, ID, TH, VN, MY, SG, PH, TW, HK, SA, AE, IL, EG, AU, NZ, ZA, NG, KE. Example: "US"
page body · optional
Number of search result pages to aggregate into a single response. Values above 15 are rejected with a 400. When greater than 1, `sources` must contain exactly one source. Example: 1
query body · required
The search query text. Keep queries concise and specific for better results. Supports standard search operators (e.g., site:, filetype:). Example: "crustdata"
site body · optional
Restrict search results to a specific site domain. For example, use "linkedin.com/company" to find company LinkedIn pages, or "site:github.com" for developer profiles. Example: "example.com"
sources body · optional
List of search sources to query. If omitted, all sources are searched. Use specific sources to narrow results.
start_date body · optional
Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch) for the start date filter. Must be less than end_date if both are provided. Example: 1728259200
x-api-version header · optional
Example: "2025-11-01"

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