---
title: "Search the web and return matching documents with URLs and content."
method: POST
path: "/seltz/v1/search"
tags: ["Seltz"]
---

# Search the web and return matching documents with URLs and content.

`POST /seltz/v1/search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.orthogonal.com/mpp`
- URL: `https://api.orthogonal.com/mpp/seltz/v1/search`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace/docs/seltz/v1/search/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- object
  - `query` string, required: The search query. Keep it short for best performance.
  - `max_results` integer: Maximum number of documents to return. Default: 10.
  - `scope` string: Limits search to a specific vertical. Options: "news", "wikipedia", "people", "companies". Defaults to "news" when omitted.
  - `include_domains` string[]: Include only results from these domains (e.g. ["google.com", "example.com"]).
  - `exclude_domains` string[]: Exclude results from these domains.
  - `from_date` string: Only include results published on or after this date (ISO 8601, e.g. "2025-10-28").
  - `to_date` string: Only include results published on or before this date (ISO 8601, e.g. "2026-04-29").

## Response `200`

Successful response

## Other responses

- `402`: Payment Required (x402 / MPP / np)

## Changes

- **2026-11-08** `857e915717f4`: 1 breaking
  - added required request body

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace/changes/seltz/v1/search/post.md)

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