# Web Search API Now Available for Telnyx AI Agents

> Source: <https://telnyx.com/release-notes/web-search-api>
> Published: 2026-08-12 12:00:00+00:00

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Web Search API is now available. AI agents and internal services can now perform web search, retrieve page content, and run cited research through a single Telnyx-owned API, authenticated with their existing Telnyx API key. No separate search provider account, no second API key to manage. $5 per 1,000 calls, billed through your existing Telnyx account.

`POST /v1/web_search`

):`POST /v1/contents`

):`POST /v1/research`

):`lite`

, `standard`

, `deep`

. Supports background mode for long-running tasks with async polling via `GET /v1/research/:task_id`

.`Bearer`

token you already use for Voice, Messaging, and Inference. No new credential to provision or rotate.| Operation | Cost |
|---|---|
| Web search | $5 / 1,000 calls |
| Content retrieval | $5 / 1,000 calls |
| Deep research | $5 / 1,000 calls |
| Billed through | Existing Telnyx account |

`/v1/research`

mid-conversation and return a cited answer without leaving the Telnyx platform.`/v1/contents`

for competitive intelligence, pricing monitoring, or content audits without scraping infrastructure of their own.`Authorization: Bearer <your-key>`

:

```
curl -X POST https://web-search.telnyx.com/v1/web_search   -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"query":"latest voice AI frameworks","count":5,"freshness":"week"}'
curl -X POST https://web-search.telnyx.com/v1/research   -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"query":"Compare RAG vs fine-tuning for domain-specific QA","research_effort":"deep","max_sources":10}'
```

`"background": true`

and poll `GET /v1/research/:task_id`

until `status`

is `completed`

.**Learn more** in the [Web Search docs](https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/web-search) or on the [product page](https://telnyx.com/products/web-search-api).