# Web Search API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/web/search)

> Searches web, news, and image sources and returns a single normalized list of web page results.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/web/search` costs 2 credits per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | Search query. |
| `sources` | no | Comma-separated sources: web,news,images. |
| `categories` | no |  |
| `limit` | no | Results per source, from 1 to 100. |
| `country` | no |  |
| `location` | no |  |
| `time_range` | no |  |
| `sort_by_date` | no |  |
| `include_domains` | no |  |
| `exclude_domains` | no |  |
| `include_content` | no |  |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/web/search?query=social%20media%20data%20api" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

See the full Web API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/web

## 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