--- source_url: "https://miapi.uk/?utm_source=openai" title: MIAPI — Grounded AI Answers API mirrored_at: 2026-08-08T03:34:29.396Z host: miapi.uk cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/miapi.uk/index__q__utm_source_openai" --- > **Original source:** https://miapi.uk/?utm_source=openai MIAPI API v1.6 — Beats Perplexity at 60% less cost ## AI Answers Grounded in Real-Time Search One API call. Web-grounded answers with inline citations, sources, and confidence scores. OpenAI-compatible. Built for developers. ~1.1s Avg Response 10+ Endpoints 98% Accuracy $0.0025 As Low As / Query ## Quick Start Get a grounded AI answer in one API call. curl \-X POST https://api.miapi.uk/v1/answer \\ \-H "Content-Type: application/json" \\ \-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR\_API\_KEY" \\ \-d '{ "question": "What is quantum computing?", "citations": true, "include\_sources": true }' import requests response = requests.post( "https://api.miapi.uk/v1/answer", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR\_API\_KEY"}, json={ "question": "What is quantum computing?", "citations": True } ) data = response.json() print(data\["answer"\]) \# "Quantum computing uses qubits to perform calculations \[1\]..." print(data\["sources"\]) \# \[{"title": "...", "url": "...", "snippet": "..."}\] const response = await fetch("https://api.miapi.uk/v1/answer", { method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR\_API\_KEY" }, body: JSON.stringify({ question: "What is quantum computing?", citations: true }) }); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data.answer); // Grounded answer with \[1\]\[2\] citations console.log(data.sources); // Array of source URLs \# Just change base\_url — your existing OpenAI code works instantly from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api\_key="YOUR\_MIAPI\_KEY", base\_url="https://api.miapi.uk/v1" \# ← just this line ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="miapi-grounded", messages=\[{"role": "user", "content": "What is quantum computing?"}\] ) print(response.choices\[0\].message.content) \# Real-time web-grounded answer with citations! ## Built for Developers Everything you need in one API. Nothing you don't. 🔍 ### Web-Grounded Answers Every answer is backed by real-time web search. No hallucinations. Sources included with every response. 📎 ### Inline Citations Get answers with \[1\]\[2\] citation markers linked to sources. Professional, verifiable, trustworthy. 🤖 ### OpenAI Compatible Drop-in replacement for /v1/chat/completions. Change one URL and your existing code works instantly. 📚 ### Knowledge Mode Pass your own documents. Get answers from your data, web search, or both combined. Perfect for RAG. 🌊 ### Streaming Real-time Server-Sent Events streaming. Show answers as they generate, just like ChatGPT. 🔎 ### Search-Only Mode Get raw search results without LLM processing. Bring your own model. Built for LangChain and RAG pipelines. 📰 ### News Search Dedicated news endpoint with article dates, sources, and snippets. Real-time news intelligence. 🖼️ ### Image Search Find images from across the web with titles, thumbnails, dimensions, and source URLs. ⚡ ### Fast & Cached ~1.5s average response. Built-in caching with X-Cache headers. Repeat queries return in 1ms. ## Cheapest on the Market Compare us to every grounded AI API. We include everything they charge extra for. Provider AI Answer Citations Knowledge Mode News Search OpenAI Compat Streaming Per 1,000 queries MIAPI ⚡ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ $2.50–3.60 Perplexity Search ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ~$5–12 Brave AI Grounding ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ~$5–8 Perplexity Sonar Pro ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ~$8–15 Exa.ai Answer API ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ~$5–25 Tavily Search ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ $8.00 Google Grounding API ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ $14–35 MIAPI is the only API with all 6 features at the lowest price point. ## Live Playground Try MIAPI right now. No signup required for the demo. Question Demo: 5 queries per minute limit. Sign up for full access. Format Include citations \[1\]\[2\] Include sources Response Click "Send Request" to try the API... ## API Reference Complete documentation for every endpoint. Base URL https://api.miapi.uk Authentication Authorization: Bearer YOUR\_API\_KEY The core endpoint. Searches the web, synthesizes an AI answer with sources and confidence scores. #### Parameters Name Type Required Description question string required The question to answer (2-1000 chars) mode string optional `answer` (default), `search` (raw results), `knowledge` (from your text) citations boolean optional Include \[1\]\[2\] citation markers. Default: false knowledge string optional Custom context (up to 10K chars). Used alongside or instead of web search. system\_prompt string optional Custom system prompt for the AI (max 2000 chars) response\_format string optional `text`, `short`, `json`, `markdown` temperature float optional 0.0 to 1.0 (default 0.3) max\_tokens integer optional 50-2000 (auto if not set) include\_sources boolean optional Include source URLs. Default: true search\_domains array optional Restrict search to specific domains, e.g. \["wikipedia.org"\] exclude\_domains array optional Block specific domains from results, e.g. \["reddit.com", "wikipedia.org"\] language string optional Force response language, e.g. "Spanish", "French" context array optional Conversation history for follow-up questions #### Response { "answer": "Quantum computing uses qubits... \[1\]\[2\]", "sources": \[ {"title": "...", "url": "...", "snippet": "..."} \], "confidence": 0.9, "cached": false, "query\_time\_ms": 1200, "mode": "answer", "request\_id": "req\_abc123..." } #### Response Headers X-Request-ID Unique request identifier for debugging X-Cache HIT or MISS — whether the response was cached X-Response-Time Server processing time (e.g. "1200ms") X-MIAPI-Version API version (e.g. "1.6.0") Drop-in replacement for OpenAI's chat completions. All answers are web-grounded with citations. Name Type Required Description messages array required Array of {role, content} messages model string optional "miapi-grounded" (default) stream boolean optional Enable SSE streaming temperature float optional 0.0-1.0 max\_tokens integer optional 50-2000 Real-time streaming via Server-Sent Events. Sends sources first, then streams the answer token by token. Same parameters as /v1/answer. Events: `sources` → `answer` (multiple) → `done` Name Type Required Description query string required News search query num\_results integer optional 1-20 (default 5) Returns: articles with title, url, snippet, date, source name. Name Type Required Description query string required Image search query num\_results integer optional 1-20 (default 5) Returns: images with title, url, thumbnail, source, width, height. Returns raw search results without LLM processing. Ideal for LangChain, RAG pipelines, or bring-your-own-model setups. Name Type Required Description query string required Search query num\_results integer optional 1-20 (default 7) search\_domains array optional Restrict to specific domains exclude\_domains array optional Block specific domains from results Public demo endpoint, no API key required. Rate limited to 20 queries/min per IP. Max 500 char questions, 200 token responses. Name Type Required Description question string required Question (2-500 chars) include\_sources boolean optional Include source URLs. Default: true response\_format string optional text, short, markdown, json Returns all available model identifiers. OpenAI-compatible format. No request body needed. List, create, and revoke API keys on your account. Returns key metadata including creation date, usage count, and rate limit. Returns queries today, this month, rate limit, tier, and monthly limit. No request body needed. ## Simple Pricing Buy query packs. Use them anytime. No subscriptions, no expiry. 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Prices range from $2.50 to $3.60 per 1,000 queries. ## Python SDK Install and start querying in 30 seconds. $ pip install miapi-sdk Full-featured Python client with sync and async support, streaming, and all endpoints. from miapi import MIAPI client = MIAPI("YOUR\_API\_KEY") \# Grounded answer with citations result = client.answer("What is CRISPR?", citations=True) print(result.answer) print(result.sources) \# Knowledge mode — answer from your data result = client.answer( "What is the return policy?", mode="knowledge", knowledge="Returns accepted within 30 days..." ) \# Search only — raw results for your pipeline results = client.search("latest AI research papers") for source in results: print(source.url) \# News search news = client.news("technology", num\_results=5) \# Image search images = client.images("golden retriever") ## MCP Integration Plug MIAPI into any MCP-compatible AI assistant — Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, and more. $ pip install "mcp\[cli\]" httpx Download the server file, set your API key, and your AI assistant gets web search with citations built in. ## Get in Touch Questions, feedback, or partnership inquiries — we'd love to hear from you.