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> **Original source:** https://docs.valyu.ai/home

## Build with Valyu

The search API for AI knowledge work - agent-native access to the sources knowledge work depends on.

Onboard your agents

-   Search the web
    
-   Extract content
    
-   Get answers
    
-   Deep research
    

Search across the web and the sources knowledge work depends on.

```
from valyu import Valyu

client = Valyu(api_key="your-api-key")

response = client.search(
    query="Latest AI inference datacenter projects",
    search_type="all",
    max_num_results=10
)

print(response)
```

[Learn more about the Search API →](https://docs.valyu.ai/api-reference/endpoint/search)

Extract and summarise content from any URL.

```
from valyu import Valyu

client = Valyu(api_key="your-api-key")

response = client.contents(
    ["https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/articles/economic-outlook-midyear-2025"],
    summary=True,
    extract_effort="high"
)

print(response)
```

[Learn more about the Contents API →](https://docs.valyu.ai/api-reference/endpoint/contents)

Get AI answers grounded by our search.

```
from valyu import Valyu

client = Valyu(api_key="your-api-key")

response = client.answer(
    query="What did Apple cite as the main drivers of its revenue change in the MD&A section of its 2023 10-K?"
)

print(response.contents)
```

[Learn more about the Answer API →](https://docs.valyu.ai/api-reference/endpoint/answer)

Let AI search and research for you, delivering comprehensive reports.

```
from valyu import Valyu

client = Valyu(api_key="your-api-key")

# Start a research task
task = client.deepresearch.create(
    query="Analyze the impact of AI on healthcare"
)

# Check status
status = client.deepresearch.status(task.deepresearch_id)
print(status)
```

[Learn more about DeepResearch →](https://docs.valyu.ai/guides/deepresearch)

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## Onboard your agents

Hand one prompt to your coding agent and it sets Valyu up itself

## Quickstart

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## Overview

What Valyu is, the core APIs, and how they fit together

## Pricing

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