# Utility Search Docs API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/utility/docs-search)

> Search the developer docs and endpoint reference for a question and get the best-matching sections, ranked, each with a title, a link to its Markdown twin with an anchor (fetch the .md to read just that page), the page URL and a short snippet. Covers authentication, credits and refunds, pagination, errors, rate limits, caching, monitors, universal search and every endpoint. Pass platform to scope it to one platform, and limit for how many sections (default 5, up to 10). Free to call.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/utility/docs-search` costs Free (0 credits) and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | no | What to look up, in a few words or a question. Provide this or q |
| `q` | no | Short alias for query. Provide this or query |
| `platform` | no | Scope the search to one platform slug |
| `limit` | no | Sections to return, 1 to 10 (default 5) |

## Code example

```bash
curl -G "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/utility/docs-search" \
  --data-urlencode "query=how does cursor pagination work" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

See the full Utility API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/utility

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing