Brave Search

Brave Search API integration with managed authentication. Search the web, images, news, and videos with privacy-focused search. Use this skill when users want to search the web, find images, get news, or search videos using Brave Search. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

Audits

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Pattern checks against bundled files.

VirusTotalPass

Multi-engine malware detections and file reputation.

Install

openclaw skills install brave-search-api

Brave Search

Access the Brave Search API with managed authentication. Search the web, images, news, and videos with a privacy-focused search engine.

Quick Start

# Web search
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q=python+programming&count=5')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/{native-api-path}

Maton proxies requests to api.search.brave.com and automatically injects your API key.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
Go to maton.ai/settings
Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Brave Search connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=brave-search&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'brave-search'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-03-10T11:12:30.963141Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-03-10T11:13:55.282885Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "brave-search",
    "metadata": {},
    "method": "API_KEY"
  }
}

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Brave Search connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q=test')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

Access is scoped to web search, news search, image search, and AI-powered summaries within the connected Brave Search account.
All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

Web Search

GET /brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q={query}

Required Parameters:

q (string): Search query (1-400 characters, max 50 words)

Optional Parameters:

country (string): 2-letter country code (default: "US")
search_lang (string): Search language code (default: "en")
ui_lang (string): UI language in RFC 9110 format (default: "en-US")
count (integer): Results per page, 1-20 (default: 20)
offset (integer): Page offset, 0-9 (default: 0)
safesearch (string): Filter level - "off", "moderate", "strict" (default: "moderate")
freshness (string): Time filter - "pd" (past day), "pw" (past week), "pm" (past month), "py" (past year), or date range
text_decorations (boolean): Include highlighting markers (default: true)
result_filter (string): Comma-separated result types (discussions, faq, infobox, news, videos, web)
extra_snippets (boolean): Get up to 5 alternative excerpts
summary (boolean): Enable summarizer

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q=machine+learning&count=10&freshness=pw')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "type": "search",
  "query": {
    "original": "machine learning",
    "show_strict_warning": false,
    "is_navigational": false,
    "country": "us",
    "more_results_available": true
  },
  "web": {
    "type": "search",
    "results": [
      {
        "title": "Machine Learning - Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning",
        "description": "Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence...",
        "language": "en",
        "family_friendly": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "discussions": {...},
  "faq": {...},
  "videos": {...}
}

Image Search

GET /brave-search/res/v1/images/search?q={query}

Required Parameters:

q (string): Search query

Optional Parameters:

country (string): 2-letter country code
search_lang (string): Search language code
count (integer): Results per page, 1-20
safesearch (string): Filter level - "off", "moderate", "strict"

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/images/search?q=sunset&count=5')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "type": "images",
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "Beautiful Sunset",
      "url": "https://example.com/sunset.jpg",
      "source": "https://example.com/gallery",
      "thumbnail": {
        "src": "https://imgs.search.brave.com/..."
      },
      "properties": {
        "width": 1920,
        "height": 1080,
        "format": "jpeg"
      }
    }
  ]
}

News Search

GET /brave-search/res/v1/news/search?q={query}

Required Parameters:

q (string): Search query

Optional Parameters:

country (string): 2-letter country code
search_lang (string): Search language code
count (integer): Results per page, 1-20
freshness (string): Time filter - "pd", "pw", "pm", "py"
safesearch (string): Filter level

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/news/search?q=technology&count=5&freshness=pd')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "type": "news",
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "Latest Tech News",
      "url": "https://example.com/news/tech",
      "description": "Breaking technology news...",
      "age": "2 hours ago",
      "source": {
        "name": "Tech News",
        "url": "https://technews.com"
      },
      "thumbnail": {
        "src": "https://imgs.search.brave.com/..."
      }
    }
  ]
}

Video Search

GET /brave-search/res/v1/videos/search?q={query}

Required Parameters:

q (string): Search query

Optional Parameters:

country (string): 2-letter country code
search_lang (string): Search language code
count (integer): Results per page, 1-20
safesearch (string): Filter level

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/videos/search?q=tutorial&count=5')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "type": "videos",
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "Python Tutorial for Beginners",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...",
      "description": "Learn Python programming...",
      "age": "1 year ago",
      "duration": "3:45:00",
      "thumbnail": {
        "src": "https://imgs.search.brave.com/..."
      },
      "meta_url": {
        "hostname": "www.youtube.com"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Local POIs

GET /brave-search/res/v1/local/pois?ids={poi_ids}

Get details about local points of interest by their IDs (obtained from web search results).

Required Parameters:

ids (string): Comma-separated POI IDs

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/local/pois?ids=poi_123,poi_456')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "type": "local_pois",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "poi_123",
      "name": "Coffee Shop",
      "address": "123 Main St",
      "phone": "+1-555-1234",
      "rating": 4.5,
      "reviews": 128
    }
  ]
}

POI Descriptions

GET /brave-search/res/v1/local/descriptions?ids={poi_ids}

Get detailed descriptions for local points of interest.

Required Parameters:

ids (string): Comma-separated POI IDs

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/local/descriptions?ids=poi_123')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "type": "local_descriptions",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "poi_123",
      "description": "A cozy coffee shop known for artisanal brews..."
    }
  ]
}

Autosuggest

Note: Requires Autosuggest subscription plan.

GET /brave-search/res/v1/suggest/search?q={query}

Get search suggestions as users type.

Required Parameters:

q (string): Partial search query

Optional Parameters:

country (string): 2-letter country code
count (integer): Number of suggestions to return
rich (boolean): Enable enhanced metadata

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/suggest/search?q=how+to&count=5&rich=true')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "type": "suggest",
  "query": {
    "original": "how to"
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "query": "how to learn python",
      "is_entity": false
    },
    {
      "query": "how to code",
      "is_entity": false
    }
  ]
}

Spellcheck

Note: Requires Spellcheck subscription plan.

GET /brave-search/res/v1/spellcheck/search?q={query}

Check spelling and get corrections.

Required Parameters:

q (string): Query to check for spelling errors
country (string): Country code for localized corrections

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/spellcheck/search?q=helo+wrold&country=US')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "type": "spellcheck",
  "query": {
    "original": "helo wrold"
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "query": "hello world"
    }
  ]
}

Summarizer

Note: Requires Summarizer subscription plan.

First, perform a web search with summary=1 to get a summarizer key, then use that key to fetch the summary.

Get Summarizer Key

GET /brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q={query}&summary=1

Fetch Summary

GET /brave-search/res/v1/summarizer/search?key={summarizer_key}

Optional Parameters:

entity_info (boolean): Include entity details
inline_references (boolean): Include citation markers

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json

# Step 1: Get summarizer key from web search
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q=what+is+python&summary=1')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
data = json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req))
summarizer_key = data.get('summarizer', {}).get('key')

# Step 2: Fetch summary using the key
if summarizer_key:
    req = urllib.request.Request(f'https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/summarizer/search?key={summarizer_key}')
    req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
    print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Additional Summarizer Endpoints

GET /brave-search/res/v1/summarizer/summary?key={key}           # Summary only
GET /brave-search/res/v1/summarizer/title?key={key}             # Title only
GET /brave-search/res/v1/summarizer/enrichments?key={key}       # Enrichment data
GET /brave-search/res/v1/summarizer/followups?key={key}         # Follow-up suggestions
GET /brave-search/res/v1/summarizer/entity_info?key={key}       # Entity information

Pagination

Use count and offset for pagination:

# First page (results 1-10)
GET /brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q=test&count=10&offset=0

# Second page (results 11-20)
GET /brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q=test&count=10&offset=1

Note: offset ranges from 0-9, giving access to up to 200 results (20 results × 10 pages).

Check query.more_results_available in the response to determine if more results exist.

Location Headers

For location-aware results, include location headers:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q=restaurants+near+me&count=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('x-loc-lat', '37.7749')
req.add_header('x-loc-long', '-122.4194')
req.add_header('x-loc-city', 'San Francisco')
req.add_header('x-loc-state', 'CA')
req.add_header('x-loc-country', 'US')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Available Location Headers:

x-loc-lat: Latitude (-90 to 90)
x-loc-long: Longitude (-180 to 180)
x-loc-timezone: IANA timezone identifier
x-loc-city: City name
x-loc-state: State/province
x-loc-country: 2-letter country code
x-loc-postal-code: ZIP/postal code

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q=javascript&count=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.web.results);

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/web/search',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={'q': 'python programming', 'count': 10}
)
data = response.json()
for result in data.get('web', {}).get('results', []):
    print(f"{result['title']}: {result['url']}")

Notes

Maximum 20 results per request
Maximum 10 pages of results (offset 0-9)
Query length: 1-400 characters, max 50 words
Brave Search is privacy-focused and doesn't track users
Results include multiple types: web, news, videos, discussions, FAQ, infobox
IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Missing Brave Search connection
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
404	Subscription not found
422	Invalid subscription token
429	Rate limited or quota exceeded
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Brave Search API

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Ensure your URL path starts with brave-search. For example:

Correct: https://api.maton.ai/brave-search/res/v1/web/search?q=test
Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/res/v1/web/search?q=test

Brave Search

Audits

Install

Brave Search

Quick Start

Base URL

Authentication

Getting Your API Key

Connection Management

List Connections

Create Connection

Get Connection

Delete Connection

Specifying Connection

Security & Permissions

API Reference

Web Search

Image Search

News Search

Video Search

Local POIs

POI Descriptions

Autosuggest

Spellcheck

Summarizer

Get Summarizer Key

Fetch Summary

Additional Summarizer Endpoints

Pagination

Location Headers

Code Examples

JavaScript

Python

Notes

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Resources