> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.andiai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Andi AI Search API

> Web search API for AI agents, RAG pipelines, and search applications. Structured, accurate results from a large-scale web index.

The Andi AI Search API gives your applications access to web search results scored for accuracy and relevance, drawn from a large-scale index. Responses are structured for direct use in AI agents, RAG pipelines, and search interfaces — ranked #1 for accuracy in independent benchmarks.

<CardGroup cols={4}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/getting-started/quickstart">
    Make your first API call in minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Fast search" icon="bolt" href="/search/fast-search">
    Default mode — results in \~1 second.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deep search" icon="microscope" href="/search/deep-search">
    Enhanced analysis with more sources.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Examples" icon="code" href="/examples/basic-search">
    Working code for common use cases.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Base URL

```text theme={null}
https://search-api.andisearch.com
```

## Authentication

All requests require an API key passed in the `x-api-key` header. Get your key from the [API Console](https://console.andiai.com).

```bash theme={null}
curl "https://search-api.andisearch.com/api/v1/search?q=hello+world" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## What you can build

* **AI agents** that retrieve current information from the web
* **RAG applications** with real-time search grounding
* **Research tools** that gather and synthesize web sources
* **Search features** embedded in your own products

## Popular examples

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  <Card title="RAG pipeline" icon="brain" href="/examples/rag-pipeline">
    Search results as context for LLM generation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI agent tool" icon="robot" href="/examples/ai-agent-tool">
    Define search as a tool for AI agents.
  </Card>

  <Card title="News monitoring" icon="newspaper" href="/examples/news-monitoring">
    Automated news search with date filtering.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>