Research

Deep Research

Multi-step research in one call: plans sub-questions, searches each, fetches and dedupes sources, and synthesizes an answer with inline [n] citations, key findings, and gaps. Tiers: quick = 1 search / 5 sources ($0.08); standard = 3 sub-questions / 8 sources ($0.20); deep = 5 sub-questions / 12 sources ($0.35). Default: standard. Price: quick = 1 search / 5 sources ($0.08); standard = 3 sub-questions / 8 sources ($0.20); deep = 5 sub-questions / 12 sources ($0.35). Default: standard..

post/research/deep

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.weblens.dev
  • URL: https://api.weblens.dev/research/deep
  • Auth: API key in header Payment-Signature

Request body

querystring required

The research question

depth'quick' | 'standard' | 'deep'

quick = 1 search / 5 sources ($0.08); standard = 3 sub-questions / 8 sources ($0.20); deep = 5 sub-questions / 12 sources ($0.35). Default: standard.

Example request

{
  "query": "How are AI agents using micropayments in 2026?",
  "depth": "standard"
}

Response

Multi-step research: sub-questions, cited answer, and gaps.

querystring
depth'quick' | 'standard' | 'deep'
subQuestionsstring[]

The sub-questions the query was decomposed into, one web search each. For quick, the query itself.

answerstring

Synthesized answer with inline [n] citation markers

keyFindingsstring[]

Bullet-point findings drawn from the sources

gapsstring[]

What the sources did not establish

sourcesFetchednumber

Sources whose full page was fetched (the rest fall back to their search snippet)

researchedAtstring
requestIdstring

Changes

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