AI Web Search

Search web, shopping, news, or scholarly sources

Call the AI Web API /search endpoint directly with four fixed modes. Do not expose or derive unique_id dynamically.

Mode	unique_id	source	Required
Web	search_web	web	query
Shopping	search_shopping	shopping	query
News	search_news	news	query
Scholar	search_scholar	scholar	query

Quick Start

The production origin is built in. Set AI_WEB_API_BASE_URL only to override it for another environment.

powershell

$env:AI_WEB_API_BASE_URL = "https://aiwebapi.dataify.com"
$env:DATAIFY_API_TOKEN = "your_token_here"

bash

python3 scripts/search.py web --query "AI news" --time-range week --dry-run
python3 scripts/search.py shopping --query "wireless mouse" --dry-run
python3 scripts/search.py news --query "latest technology news" --time-range week --dry-run
python3 scripts/search.py scholar --query "large language models" --language en --dry-run

Run news search with body extraction:

bash

python3 scripts/search.py news --query "OpenAI" --extract-content --extract-format markdown

Web Search

Fixed identity: {"unique_id":"search_web","source":"web"}.

Options: --query, --max-results, --country, --language, --time-range, and extraction options. Country codes must be uppercase, for example US. Web supports time_range.

Shopping Search

Fixed identity: {"unique_id":"search_shopping","source":"shopping"}.

Options: --query, --max-results, --country, --language, and extraction options. Shopping does not support time_range or an input url.

News Search

Fixed identity: {"unique_id":"search_news","source":"news"}.

Options: --query, --max-results, --country, --language, --time-range, and extraction options. News supports time_range.

Scholarly Search

Fixed identity: {"unique_id":"search_scholar","source":"scholar"}.

Options: --query, --max-results, --language, and extraction options. Scholar does not support country or time_range.

Result Extraction

Available only with --extract-content: --extract-format, --only-main-content / --no-only-main-content, --include-tag, --exclude-tag, --max-age-ms, --timeout-ms, --wait-for-ms, and --advanced-mode / --no-advanced-mode.

Formats: markdown, raw_html, clean_html, links; no duplicates.

Response and Cost

The direct API returns the gateway outputs value. Search results are normally arrays; no results may be null. Shopping and news URLs may be Google search or redirect URLs rather than final source URLs, and snippet may be null.

Search billing is based on returned results, plus successful uncached extraction details. Confirm before high max_results or bulk extraction.

Parameter interaction policy

• For a clear, low-risk, read-only, and low-cost request, apply safe defaults and execute immediately. A short execution summary is optional; do not pause for confirmation.
• Ask only for a missing required input, a material ambiguity, a high-volume or multi-page scope, a media download, a choice that materially changes credit usage, an irreversible action, or an explicit user request to review parameters.
• When confirmation is required, show only user-facing values that affect the target, scope, output, or cost. Prefer one concise sentence; use a compact table only when three or more consequential values are easier to compare.
• Never show fixed fields, empty optional fields, unchanged defaults, credentials, or internal implementation parameters such as engine selectors, response-format flags, offsets, spider IDs, and file-name templates.
• Keep advanced filters hidden unless the user asks for them or they are needed to resolve ambiguity. Never substitute documentation example values for missing required user input.
• After returning results, offer relevant refinements instead of forcing all optional decisions before the first result.

Account CTA policy

• Show a prominent Dataify account CTA only when the API token is missing, rejected/invalid, or the account has insufficient credits.
• For a missing token, offer https://dashboard.dataify.com/login?utm_source=skill and state: New accounts get 50 free credits, enough for about 6,000 trial results, valid for 7 days, and only successful requests are billed. Never ask the user to paste the token into chat.
• Detect the current operating system and shell. Show only the matching session-scoped setup command first (export for macOS/Linux shells, $env: for Windows PowerShell, or set for Windows Command Prompt). Show other platforms or persistent setup only when detection is ambiguous or the user asks.
• After the user says the token is configured, verify only whether DATAIFY_API_TOKEN is present; never print its value. If verification succeeds, continue the original task without asking the user to repeat it.
• Explain that persistent shell changes may require a new terminal or restarting the agent application. Do not recommend a project .env unless the execution path explicitly loads it, and ensure .env is ignored by version control.
• For an invalid token, direct the user to API-key management without implying that a new registration is required. For insufficient credits, direct the user to balance or recharge management.
• During normal submission, processing, and successful completion, do not promote registration or the Dashboard. Never expose the token or include it in CTA attribution parameters.

References

• references/search-api.md contains the fixed-mode parameter contract.
• scripts/search.py is the request entry point.
• scripts/ai_web_client.py contains shared request helpers.