> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.recoupable.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Web Search

> Search the web for real-time information. Returns ranked results with titles, URLs, and content snippets. Use for narrative context, press coverage, and cultural research that structured data endpoints don't cover.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi/research.json POST /api/research/web
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Recoup API - Research
  description: >-
    API documentation for the Recoup platform - an AI agent platform for the
    music industry
  license:
    name: MIT
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.recoupable.dev
security: []
paths:
  /api/research/web:
    post:
      description: >-
        Search the web for real-time information. Returns ranked results with
        titles, URLs, and content snippets. Use for narrative context, press
        coverage, and cultural research that structured data endpoints don't
        cover.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchWebRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Web search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchWebResponse'
        '400':
          description: Validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed — invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchErrorResponse'
        '501':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResearchDataSourceUnsupported'
components:
  schemas:
    ResearchWebRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - query
      description: Request body for web research.
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          description: The search query — what you want to find on the web.
        max_results:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 20
          default: 10
          description: Maximum number of results to return.
        country:
          type: string
          minLength: 2
          maxLength: 2
          description: ISO country code for regional results (e.g., 'US', 'GB').
    ResearchWebResponse:
      type: object
      description: Web search results with titles, URLs, and content snippets.
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          example: success
        results:
          type: array
          description: Ranked web search results.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              title:
                type: string
              url:
                type: string
              snippet:
                type: string
                description: Content snippet from the search result.
              date:
                type: string
                nullable: true
                description: Publication date if available.
              last_updated:
                type: string
                nullable: true
                description: Last updated date if available.
        formatted:
          type: string
          description: Results formatted as markdown for easy reading.
    ResearchErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - error
      description: >-
        Error response returned by all research endpoints for validation
        failures (400) and authentication errors (401).
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - error
          example: error
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message describing what went wrong.
          example: 'Missing required parameter: artist'
  responses:
    ResearchDataSourceUnsupported:
      description: >-
        The configured research data source does not support this endpoint or
        data shape.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResearchErrorResponse'
          example:
            status: error
            error: Request failed with status 501

````