---
title: "Start Web Search"
method: POST
path: "/api/web/search/start"
tags: ["web"]
---

# Start Web Search

`POST /api/web/search/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://platform.verbiflow.com/api/bridge`
- URL: `https://platform.verbiflow.com/api/bridge/api/web/search/start`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer and API key in header `x-flage-org-id`
  - HTTP bearer and API key in header `x-flage-org-slug`

## Request body

- WebSearchStartRequest
  - `categories` string[]
  - `contract_version` 'web-search.v2' | 'web-search.v3', required
  - `country` string, nullable
  - `coverage` 'standard' | 'expanded'
  - `exclude_domains` string[]
  - `freshness` 'hour' | 'day' | 'week' | 'month' | 'year', nullable
  - `ignore_invalid_urls` boolean
  - `include_domains` string[]
  - `limit_per_source` integer
  - `location` string, nullable
  - `published_from` string, nullable
  - `published_to` string, nullable
  - `queries` string[], required
  - `sources` string[]
  - `timeout_ms` integer

## Response `202`

Successful Response

- WebSearchStartResponse
  - `accepted_pricing` object, required
  - `artifact_id` string, required
  - `execution_contract_digest` string, required
  - `execution_id` string, required
  - `failed` boolean
  - `finished` boolean
  - `generation_id` string, required
  - `job_id` string, required
  - `operation_key` string, required
  - `phase` string
  - `progress_current` integer
  - `progress_total` integer, required
  - `request_digest` string, required
  - `result_kind` 'web_search'
  - `rows` object[]
  - `semantic_fingerprint` string, required
  - `source_digest` string, nullable
  - `status` 'queued' | 'running' | 'blocked' | 'completed' | 'failed'
  - `summary` object, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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