{"passport":{"unfragile":{"@version":"1.0","version":"2026-05","artifact":{"id":"tavily-api","slug":"tavily-api","name":"Tavily API","type":"api","url":"https://tavily.com","page_url":"https://unfragile.ai/tavily-api","categories":["llm-apis","rag-knowledge"],"tags":[],"pricing":{"model":"freemium","free":true,"starting_price":"$40/mo"},"status":"active","verified":false},"capabilities":[{"id":"tavily-api__cap_0","uri":"capability://search.retrieval.real.time.web.search.with.ai.optimized.result.ranking","name":"real-time web search with ai-optimized result ranking","description":"Executes real-time web searches and returns clean, relevance-ranked results specifically formatted for LLM consumption rather than human browsing. The API filters out boilerplate, ads, and navigation elements, returning structured content that reduces token waste and improves RAG quality. Achieves 180ms p50 latency through optimized crawling infrastructure and result ranking tuned for semantic relevance to agent queries.","intents":["I need my AI agent to search the web and get back only the relevant facts without noise","I want search results pre-filtered for LLM consumption so I don't waste context window on ads and boilerplate","I need fast, predictable search latency for real-time agent applications"],"best_for":["AI agent builders integrating web search into reasoning loops","RAG system developers needing fresh, real-time content beyond training data","LLM application teams requiring sub-200ms search latency"],"limitations":["p50 latency of 180ms documented, but p95/p99 tail latencies unknown — may spike under load","No documented maximum query length or result count limits","Search depth controls claimed but not technically specified in documentation","Geographic coverage and regional availability not documented"],"requires":["API key (authentication method not explicitly documented but standard practice is API key-based)","Active subscription tier (Researcher free tier provides 1,000 credits/month)","Network connectivity to Tavily API endpoints"],"input_types":["text query (natural language search string)"],"output_types":["structured JSON with ranked search results","cleaned content snippets optimized for LLM context"],"categories":["search-retrieval","rag-optimization"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_1","uri":"capability://search.retrieval.domain.filtered.and.depth.controlled.search","name":"domain-filtered and depth-controlled search","description":"Restricts search scope to specified domains or domain lists and controls search depth (basic vs. comprehensive) to balance result relevance against latency and cost. Enables agents to search within trusted sources or exclude unreliable domains, and allows tuning between quick shallow searches and exhaustive deep research modes. Implementation details not documented, but claimed as core feature for agent control.","intents":["I want my agent to search only within trusted domains (e.g., academic, government, company sites)","I need to exclude low-quality or spam domains from search results","I want to control search depth — quick answers vs. comprehensive research — based on task urgency"],"best_for":["Enterprise agents requiring search within curated domain whitelists","Compliance-heavy applications (legal, medical) needing restricted source sets","Cost-conscious builders wanting to tune search depth vs. API credit spend"],"limitations":["Domain filtering and depth control mechanisms not technically specified in documentation","No examples of how depth levels map to latency or cost","Unclear whether domain filtering is whitelist-only or supports blacklist mode","No documentation of maximum domain list size or filtering performance impact"],"requires":["API key with active subscription","Domain list configuration (format and size limits unknown)"],"input_types":["text query","domain whitelist/blacklist (format unspecified)","depth parameter (values unknown)"],"output_types":["filtered search results","structured JSON with source domain metadata"],"categories":["search-retrieval","safety-moderation"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_10","uri":"capability://automation.workflow.enterprise.sla.and.custom.deployment","name":"enterprise sla and custom deployment","description":"Enterprise tier provides custom SLAs, custom rate limits, and custom pricing. Enables dedicated support, performance guarantees, and potentially on-premise or private deployment options. Details not documented, but positioned as white-glove service for large-scale deployments.","intents":["I need guaranteed uptime SLA and performance guarantees for production agent applications","I want custom rate limits and dedicated support from Tavily team","I need to negotiate pricing and terms for large-scale deployment"],"best_for":["Enterprise teams with mission-critical agent applications","Large-scale deployments requiring guaranteed performance","Organizations with compliance or data residency requirements"],"limitations":["SLA terms not documented — what uptime percentage? What remedies for breaches?","Rate limit customization process not specified","Pricing negotiation process not documented","No information on deployment options (cloud-only vs. on-premise?)","No documentation of data residency or compliance certifications","Support response time and escalation process not specified"],"requires":["Direct contact with Tavily sales team","Minimum usage or commitment threshold (unknown)"],"input_types":[],"output_types":["custom SLA agreement","custom rate limits","custom pricing"],"categories":["automation-workflow"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_11","uri":"capability://search.retrieval.answer.extraction.and.summarization","name":"answer extraction and summarization","description":"Extracts direct answers to queries from search results and provides summarized information optimized for LLM consumption. Rather than returning full search results, answer extraction identifies and returns the most relevant answer snippet. Reduces token consumption and improves answer quality by filtering to relevant information. Implementation mechanism not documented, but claimed as core feature.","intents":["I want my agent to get direct answers to questions, not full search results to parse","I need to reduce token consumption by getting summarized answers instead of full pages","I want search results pre-filtered to the most relevant answer snippet"],"best_for":["Question-answering agents requiring concise answers","Token-constrained applications needing efficient information retrieval","Agents that need to answer factual questions quickly without parsing full results"],"limitations":["Answer extraction mechanism not documented — unclear if uses ML models, heuristics, or snippet extraction","No documentation of answer quality or accuracy rates","Unclear how extraction handles ambiguous or multi-part questions","No specification of answer format (text, structured data, confidence scores?)","No examples of extracted answers or quality benchmarks"],"requires":["API key with active subscription","Query phrased as question (format requirements unknown)"],"input_types":["text query (question format)"],"output_types":["extracted answer snippet","summarized information"],"categories":["search-retrieval","data-processing-analysis"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_12","uri":"capability://automation.workflow.pay.as.you.go.pricing.at.0.008.per.credit","name":"pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.008 per credit","description":"Offers flexible pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.008 per API credit, allowing developers to scale usage without committing to monthly plans. Billing is based on actual usage rather than fixed monthly allocations. Exact credit-to-operation mapping and overage handling are not documented, making cost prediction difficult.","intents":["scale API usage without committing to fixed monthly plans","pay only for actual search/extraction operations performed","avoid overprovisioning for variable workloads","maintain cost flexibility as application usage evolves"],"best_for":["applications with variable or unpredictable search volume","cost-conscious teams wanting to avoid overprovisioning","startups scaling from prototype to production"],"limitations":["Credit-to-operation mapping not documented — $0.008 per credit is meaningless without knowing what 1 credit represents","No information on minimum charges, setup fees, or billing minimums","No documented volume discounts or tiered pricing for high-volume usage","Billing cycle and invoice timing not specified","No information on payment methods or currency support","Cost can be unpredictable if credit consumption per operation is not clearly defined"],"requires":["Valid payment method (credit card, etc.)","Tavily account with pay-as-you-go plan enabled"],"input_types":["standard API requests (billed per credit)"],"output_types":["standard API responses","usage tracking and billing information"],"categories":["automation-workflow","search-retrieval"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_13","uri":"capability://automation.workflow.monthly.subscription.plans.with.bundled.credits.4.000.credits","name":"monthly subscription plans with bundled credits (4,000+ credits)","description":"Offers monthly subscription plans bundling 4,000+ API credits per month at fixed prices, providing better per-credit rates than pay-as-you-go pricing for committed usage. Plans include 'Project' tier with adjustable pricing slider and higher rate limits than free tier. Exact pricing, rate limits, and credit-to-operation mapping are not documented.","intents":["commit to predictable monthly costs for production applications","achieve better per-credit pricing than pay-as-you-go for high-volume usage","access higher rate limits and priority support","budget API costs with fixed monthly allocations"],"best_for":["production applications with predictable search volume","teams wanting fixed monthly budgets","high-volume applications benefiting from volume discounts"],"limitations":["Exact pricing for monthly plans not documented — only credit amounts (4,000+) are specified","Rate limits for paid tiers not documented — 'higher rate limits' is mentioned but not quantified","Credit rollover or carryover policy not specified — unclear if unused credits expire or carry to next month","No documented SLA or uptime guarantee for paid tiers","Upgrade/downgrade policies not specified","No information on contract terms or cancellation policies"],"requires":["Valid payment method","Tavily account with monthly plan enabled"],"input_types":["standard API requests (billed against monthly allocation)"],"output_types":["standard API responses","monthly usage tracking and billing information"],"categories":["automation-workflow","search-retrieval"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_14","uri":"capability://automation.workflow.enterprise.custom.pricing.and.sla.with.99.99.uptime.guarantee","name":"enterprise custom pricing and sla with 99.99% uptime guarantee","description":"Offers enterprise tier with custom pricing, custom rate limits, and 99.99% uptime SLA for mission-critical applications. Includes dedicated support and customized integration assistance. Exact SLA terms, support response times, and customization options are not documented.","intents":["deploy Tavily search in mission-critical production systems requiring high availability","negotiate custom pricing for large-scale deployments","access dedicated support and integration assistance","establish contractual guarantees for uptime and performance"],"best_for":["enterprise organizations with mission-critical search requirements","large-scale deployments requiring custom rate limits","teams needing dedicated support and SLA guarantees"],"limitations":["Custom pricing requires direct sales engagement — no self-service pricing available","SLA terms and support response times not documented","Customization scope and limitations not specified","No information on minimum contract terms or volume commitments","99.99% uptime SLA is standard for enterprise APIs — not a differentiator","No documented process for escalation or SLA violation remedies"],"requires":["Direct engagement with Tavily sales team","Likely minimum volume or revenue commitment"],"input_types":["custom API requests (negotiated with Tavily)"],"output_types":["custom API responses","dedicated support and integration assistance"],"categories":["automation-workflow","search-retrieval"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_2","uri":"capability://data.processing.analysis.content.extraction.and.cleaning.from.web.pages","name":"content extraction and cleaning from web pages","description":"Extracts relevant content from web pages and cleans it for LLM consumption by removing HTML markup, scripts, ads, and boilerplate. Returns structured text optimized for embedding and context injection. Works as a companion to search results, allowing agents to fetch full page content after identifying relevant URLs.","intents":["I found a relevant URL in search results and need to extract the actual content for my LLM to analyze","I want to convert messy HTML pages into clean text suitable for embeddings and RAG","I need to extract structured information from web pages without parsing HTML myself"],"best_for":["RAG pipelines that need to fetch and clean full-page content after search","Multi-step agents that search, then extract, then reason over content","Builders avoiding HTML parsing and boilerplate removal complexity"],"limitations":["Extraction mechanism not documented — unclear if uses DOM parsing, ML-based content detection, or heuristics","No specification of output format (plain text, markdown, structured JSON)","Maximum page size or extraction timeout not documented","No examples of extraction quality or handling of complex page layouts"],"requires":["API key with active subscription","Valid URL to extract from","Network connectivity to target page"],"input_types":["URL (HTTP/HTTPS)"],"output_types":["cleaned text content","structured content (format unspecified)"],"categories":["data-processing-analysis","memory-knowledge"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_3","uri":"capability://automation.workflow.web.crawling.with.continuous.indexing","name":"web crawling with continuous indexing","description":"Crawls web pages and maintains a continuously updated index of billions of pages without downtime. Enables real-time search against fresh content rather than stale indexes. Crawling infrastructure supports the search and extraction endpoints by keeping content current. Implementation details not documented, but claimed to operate at scale without service interruption.","intents":["I need my agent to search against the latest web content, not outdated cached results","I want to ensure search results reflect recent news, updates, and changes","I need reliable, always-on crawling infrastructure backing my search API"],"best_for":["News and real-time information agents requiring fresh content","Applications where content staleness is a critical issue","Builders who want to rely on Tavily's crawling infrastructure rather than maintaining their own"],"limitations":["Crawling frequency and freshness guarantees not documented","No SLA for how quickly new content is indexed after publication","Geographic crawling coverage not specified","Robots.txt compliance and crawling ethics policies not documented"],"requires":["Subscription to Tavily API (crawling is implicit in search/extract endpoints)"],"input_types":[],"output_types":["indexed web content accessible via search and extract endpoints"],"categories":["automation-workflow","memory-knowledge"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_4","uri":"capability://search.retrieval.research.focused.search.with.state.of.the.art.ranking","name":"research-focused search with state-of-the-art ranking","description":"Recently released research endpoint optimized for complex, multi-faceted research queries. Claims state-of-the-art result ranking for research use cases, presumably using advanced relevance models tuned for research tasks rather than simple keyword matching. Endpoint details not documented, but positioned as distinct from basic search for research-heavy applications.","intents":["I need my agent to conduct comprehensive research on complex topics with nuanced result ranking","I want search results ranked by research relevance, not just keyword match strength","I need better results for multi-part research queries that require understanding context and relationships"],"best_for":["Research agents and knowledge synthesis applications","Academic and scientific information gathering","Complex multi-faceted queries requiring nuanced ranking"],"limitations":["Research endpoint is newly released — maturity and stability unknown","Ranking algorithm and relevance model not documented","No comparison data vs. standard search endpoint","Latency profile for research endpoint not specified (only p50 for /search documented)","No examples or case studies demonstrating research quality improvements"],"requires":["API key with active subscription","Access to research endpoint (availability may be limited to certain tiers)"],"input_types":["text query (research-focused natural language)"],"output_types":["ranked research results","structured JSON with relevance metadata"],"categories":["search-retrieval","planning-reasoning"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_5","uri":"capability://safety.moderation.prompt.injection.and.pii.detection.with.content.filtering","name":"prompt injection and pii detection with content filtering","description":"Requests pass through security and content validation layers that detect and block prompt injection attempts, PII leakage, and malicious sources. Implements multi-layer filtering to prevent adversarial inputs from reaching search infrastructure and to prevent sensitive data exposure in results. Specific detection mechanisms not documented, but claimed as core security feature.","intents":["I need to ensure my agent's search queries aren't vulnerable to prompt injection attacks","I want to prevent my agent from leaking personally identifiable information in search queries","I need confidence that search results don't come from malicious or compromised sources"],"best_for":["Enterprise and compliance-heavy applications handling sensitive data","Public-facing agents vulnerable to adversarial input","Applications requiring security audit trails and content filtering logs"],"limitations":["Prompt injection detection mechanism not specified — unclear if uses pattern matching, ML models, or heuristics","PII detection scope not documented — which data types are detected (SSN, email, credit card, etc.)?","Malicious source definition not provided — how are sources classified as malicious?","No documentation of false positive/negative rates","No transparency into what content is filtered or why","No audit logs or filtering transparency for compliance purposes"],"requires":["API key with active subscription","No explicit configuration required — filtering is automatic"],"input_types":["search queries (text)","URLs for extraction"],"output_types":["filtered search results","blocked/flagged content (format unknown)"],"categories":["safety-moderation","search-retrieval"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_6","uri":"capability://tool.use.integration.llm.provider.integration.with.function.calling.support","name":"llm provider integration with function-calling support","description":"Provides drop-in integration with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Groq function-calling APIs, enabling agents to call Tavily search as a native tool without custom orchestration code. Integration likely uses standard function-calling schemas (OpenAI function definitions, Anthropic tool_use, Groq function calling) with Tavily endpoints pre-configured. Reduces boilerplate for agent builders by providing pre-built tool definitions.","intents":["I want to add web search to my OpenAI/Anthropic/Groq agent without writing custom integration code","I need my LLM to call search as a native function with proper schema and error handling","I want to use Tavily as a drop-in tool in my existing LLM agent framework"],"best_for":["LLM agent developers using OpenAI, Anthropic, or Groq models","Teams building agents with function-calling frameworks","Rapid prototyping and MVP development requiring minimal integration overhead"],"limitations":["Integration details not documented — unclear if provided as SDKs, code examples, or pre-configured schemas","Only three LLM providers documented (OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq) — no support for other providers mentioned","No documentation of error handling or retry logic in integrations","No version compatibility matrix or SDK maturity levels provided","Integration maintenance and update cadence unknown"],"requires":["API key for Tavily","API key for target LLM provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Groq)","SDK or integration code (language and format unknown)"],"input_types":["LLM function-calling requests"],"output_types":["search results formatted for LLM consumption","function-calling response objects"],"categories":["tool-use-integration","planning-reasoning"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_7","uri":"capability://tool.use.integration.model.context.protocol.mcp.integration","name":"model context protocol (mcp) integration","description":"Integrates with Databricks Model Context Protocol marketplace, enabling Tavily search to be used as an MCP resource in compatible LLM applications. MCP provides standardized protocol for LLMs to access external tools and data sources. Tavily's MCP integration allows agents built on MCP-compatible frameworks to access search without custom integration code.","intents":["I'm building an agent on MCP-compatible framework and need web search capability","I want to use Tavily as a standard MCP resource in my LLM application","I need standardized tool integration across multiple LLM providers via MCP"],"best_for":["Developers using MCP-compatible LLM frameworks and agents","Teams standardizing on MCP for tool integration","Applications requiring interoperability across multiple LLM providers via MCP"],"limitations":["MCP integration details not documented — unclear if Tavily provides MCP server or client implementation","MCP marketplace availability and discovery process not explained","Compatibility matrix with MCP frameworks not provided","No documentation of MCP-specific features or limitations","MCP is emerging standard — adoption and long-term support uncertain"],"requires":["MCP-compatible LLM framework or agent platform","Tavily API key","MCP client/server implementation (provided by Tavily or framework)"],"input_types":["MCP tool requests"],"output_types":["MCP-formatted search results"],"categories":["tool-use-integration","memory-knowledge"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_8","uri":"capability://automation.workflow.credit.based.usage.metering.and.cost.control","name":"credit-based usage metering and cost control","description":"Implements credit-based pricing model where each API call consumes a certain number of credits (conversion rate not documented). Credits are allocated monthly based on subscription tier (Researcher: 1,000/month free; Project: 4,000/month; Enterprise: custom). Pay-as-you-go tier charges $0.008 per credit. Enables fine-grained cost tracking and budget control without per-request billing complexity.","intents":["I need to understand and control my API costs with predictable monthly budgets","I want to track usage and set spending limits for my agent application","I need to choose between free tier, monthly subscription, and pay-as-you-go pricing based on my usage"],"best_for":["Cost-conscious builders wanting predictable monthly budgets","Enterprises with variable usage patterns requiring flexible pricing","Teams needing usage tracking and cost allocation across projects"],"limitations":["Credit-to-API-call conversion rate not documented — unclear how many credits each endpoint consumes","No documentation of how search depth, domain filtering, or other parameters affect credit consumption","Monthly credit rollover policy not specified — do unused credits expire?","No volume discounts documented beyond enterprise tier","Project tier pricing not shown in documentation (slider mentioned but values not provided)","No cost estimation tools or calculators provided"],"requires":["Subscription tier selection (Researcher free, Project, or Enterprise)","Payment method for paid tiers (method not specified)","API key for usage tracking"],"input_types":[],"output_types":["usage metrics","credit consumption data","billing statements"],"categories":["automation-workflow","data-processing-analysis"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__cap_9","uri":"capability://automation.workflow.student.and.certification.program.access","name":"student and certification program access","description":"Provides free API access to students and offers API credits through certification quiz program. Enables educational use and skill validation without requiring payment. Reduces barrier to entry for learning and prototyping. Implementation details not documented, but positioned as community engagement and education initiative.","intents":["I'm a student and want to build AI agents with web search without paying for API access","I want to earn API credits by completing Tavily certification training","I need free access for educational projects and learning"],"best_for":["Students and educators building AI projects","Individuals learning LLM agent development","Non-commercial research and educational use"],"limitations":["Student eligibility criteria not documented — how is student status verified?","Credit limit for student tier not specified (free tier mentioned but no explicit student limit)","Certification program details not provided — quiz format, difficulty, credit rewards unknown","No documentation of restrictions on student account usage (commercial use prohibited?)","No information on how long student access is valid (annual renewal?)"],"requires":["Student email or educational institution verification (method unknown)","Completion of certification quiz for earned credits (quiz details unknown)"],"input_types":[],"output_types":["free API access","earned API credits"],"categories":["automation-workflow"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0},{"id":"tavily-api__headline","uri":"capability://search.retrieval.ai.optimized.search.api.for.rag.applications","name":"ai-optimized search api for rag applications","description":"The Tavily API is a specialized search API designed for AI agents and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), providing clean and relevant content from web searches with advanced features like search depth controls and answer extraction.","intents":["best AI search API","search API for RAG applications","AI agent search tool","web search API for LLMs","optimized search API for AI"],"best_for":["AI applications","web content extraction"],"limitations":[],"requires":[],"input_types":[],"output_types":[],"categories":["search-retrieval"],"confidence":0.5,"matches":0,"success_rate":0}],"trust":{"score":59,"verified":false,"data_access_risk":"high","permissions":["API key (authentication method not explicitly documented but standard practice is API key-based)","Active subscription tier (Researcher free tier provides 1,000 credits/month)","Network connectivity to Tavily API endpoints","API key with active subscription","Domain list configuration (format and size limits unknown)","Direct contact with Tavily sales team","Minimum usage or commitment threshold (unknown)","Query phrased as question (format requirements unknown)","Valid payment method (credit card, etc.)","Tavily account with pay-as-you-go plan enabled"],"failure_modes":["p50 latency of 180ms documented, but p95/p99 tail latencies unknown — may spike under load","No documented maximum query length or result count limits","Search depth controls claimed but not technically specified in documentation","Geographic coverage and regional availability not documented","Domain filtering and depth control mechanisms not technically specified in documentation","No examples of how depth levels map to latency or cost","Unclear whether domain filtering is whitelist-only or supports blacklist mode","No documentation of maximum domain list size or filtering performance impact","SLA terms not documented — what uptime percentage? What remedies for breaches?","Rate limit customization process not specified","builder identity is not verified yet","no observed match outcomes yet"],"rank_breakdown":{"adoption":0.7,"quality":0.9,"ecosystem":0.25,"match_graph":0.25,"freshness":0.75,"weights":{"adoption":0.25,"quality":0.25,"ecosystem":0.1,"match_graph":0.28,"freshness":0.12}},"observed_outcomes":{"matches":0,"success_rate":0,"avg_confidence":0,"top_intents":[],"last_matched_at":null},"maintenance":{"status":"active","updated_at":"2026-05-24T12:16:28.696Z","last_scraped_at":null,"last_commit":null},"community":{"stars":null,"forks":null,"weekly_downloads":null,"model_downloads":null,"model_likes":null}},"distribution":{"claim_url":"https://unfragile.ai/submit?claim=tavily-api","compare_url":"https://unfragile.ai/compare?artifact=tavily-api"}},"signature":"0LiPsS0WChinVGOq1J2PAv4UmWN7YRErH+Hp/f5S+1tJ1FhzRmLge4VcYvtqJnxEGEcyA0hB8CobLm30zkXDCA==","signedAt":"2026-06-22T11:03:22.260Z","signedBy":"unfragile.ai","version":1},"_links":{"self":"https://unfragile.ai/api/v1/passport/tavily-api","artifact":"https://unfragile.ai/tavily-api","verify":"https://unfragile.ai/api/v1/verify?slug=tavily-api","publicKey":"https://unfragile.ai/api/v1/trust-passport-public-key","spec":"https://unfragile.ai/trust","schema":"https://unfragile.ai/schema.json","docs":"https://unfragile.ai/docs"}}