Anthropic Unveils API for AI-Powered Web Search

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 6:20 pm

Anthropic has launched its Claude web search API, enabling developers to integrate real-time web access into their applications. This innovative tool aims to redefine how users discover information, heralding a notable shift in the post‑Google landscape as firms increasingly pursue AI-powered search solutions.

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winbuzzer.com / Anthropic Launches Claude Web Search API for Developers

Anthropic has released a new API enabling Claude AI models (3.7 Sonnet, 3.5 Sonnet/Haiku) to perform real-time web searches with citations, offering developers enhanced control and transparency to build current, context-aware applications. The post Anthropic Launches Claude Web Search API for…

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The generative artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC is joining rivals such as OpenAI and Perplexity AI Inc. in an effort to overhaul the internet search industry. Today it announced the launch of a new application programming interface that enables its flagship Claude large language…

simonwillison.net / Introducing web search on the Anthropic API

Introducing web search on the Anthropic API Anthropic's web search (presumably still powered by Brave) is now also available through their API, in the shape of a new web search tool called web_search_20250305. You can specify a maximum number of uses per prompt and you can also pass a list of…

venturebeat.com / Anthropic launches Claude web search API, betting on the future of post-Google information access

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techcrunch.com / Anthropic rolls out an API for AI-powered web search

Anthropic is launching a new API that allows its Claude AI models to search across the web. Developers using it can build Claude-powered apps that deliver up-to-date info, the company said in a press release published Wednesday. The rollout of the API comes as AI companies look to augment their…

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