Search1API
One API for Search, Crawling, and Sitemaps
Search1API MCP Server
The official MCP server for Search1API — web search, news, crawling, and more in one API.
Get Your API Key
- Register at Search1API
- Get your API key from the dashboard
Quick Start (Remote MCP)
No installation required. Just configure your MCP client with the remote URL and your API key.
Authentication
Two methods are supported — use whichever your client supports:
| Method | Format |
|---|---|
| Authorization Header | Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY |
| URL Query Parameter | https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY |
Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Claude.ai (Web)
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector:
https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY
Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
VS Code
{
"servers": {
"search1api": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http search1api https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"serverUrl": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
Agent Skill
The Agent Skill has moved to search1api-cli. Install it with:
npm install -g search1api-cli
npx skills add fatwang2/search1api-cli
Local Mode (stdio)
If you prefer to run the server locally, use npx — no cloning required:
{
"mcpServers": {
"search1api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "search1api-mcp"],
"env": {
"SEARCH1API_KEY": "YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Tools
search
Search the web using Search1API.
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | Yes | - | Search query |
max_results | No | 10 | Number of results |
search_service | No | google, bing, duckduckgo, yahoo, x, reddit, github, youtube, arxiv, wechat, bilibili, imdb, wikipedia | |
crawl_results | No | 0 | Number of results to crawl for full content |
include_sites | No | [] | Sites to include |
exclude_sites | No | [] | Sites to exclude |
time_range | No | - | day, month, year |
news
Search for news articles.
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | Yes | - | Search query |
max_results | No | 10 | Number of results |
search_service | No | bing | google, bing, duckduckgo, yahoo, hackernews |
crawl_results | No | 0 | Number of results to crawl for full content |
include_sites | No | [] | Sites to include |
exclude_sites | No | [] | Sites to exclude |
time_range | No | - | day, month, year |
crawl
Extract content from a URL.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | Yes | URL to crawl |
sitemap
Get all related links from a URL.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | Yes | URL to get sitemap |
reasoning
Deep thinking and complex problem solving with DeepSeek R1.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
content | Yes | The question or problem |
trending
Get trending topics from popular platforms.
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
search_service | Yes | - | github, hackernews |
max_results | No | 10 | Number of items |
Version History
- v0.3.0: Remote MCP support via Streamable HTTP; per-session API key authentication
- v0.2.0: Fallback
.envsupport for LibreChat integration - v0.1.8: X (Twitter) and Reddit search services
- v0.1.7: Trending tool for GitHub and Hacker News
- v0.1.6: Wikipedia search service
- v0.1.5: New search parameters and services (arxiv, wechat, bilibili, imdb)
- v0.1.4: Reasoning tool with DeepSeek R1
- v0.1.3: News search
- v0.1.2: Sitemap
- v0.1.1: Web crawling
- v0.1.0: Initial release
License
MIT
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