Search the web

Tavily

Web search API for AI agents that returns ranked results with snippets or full page content, plus extract, crawl and research endpoints.

Methods

Method	Used for	How
API key (bearer)	REST API	`Authorization: Bearer tvly-YOUR_API_KEY`
OAuth	Remote MCP server	Browser sign-in to a Tavily account when the client connects
API key in MCP URL	Remote MCP server	`https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=<your-api-key>`
Keyless	Search and extract, rate-limited	Header `X-Tavily-Access-Mode: keyless`

Source4Search API reference

Getting access

Who creates the account: A person signs up at the dashboard; keyless access needs no account6
Where to get a key: https://app.tavily.com7
Other requirements: Production keys need a paid plan or pay as you go enabled3

Read from Tavily’s own pages on 2026-11-04. Every number links to the page a value came from. For agents, the same facts as markdown: /tools/search-the-web/tavily.md