Generate AI-powered answers from web search

Generate comprehensive answers to questions using web search results. Supports two modes: native provider answers or custom LLM-powered answers using Case.dev’s AI gateway. Perfect for legal research, fact-checking, and gathering supporting evidence for cases.

POST /search/v1/answer

cURL

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.case.dev/search/v1/answer" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $CASEDEV_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "query": "<string>" }'

200

{
  "answer": "<string>",
  "citations": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "url": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "publishedDate": "<string>",
      "text": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "model": "<string>",
  "searchType": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

API key starting with sk_case_

Body

application/json

Answer generation configuration

query · string · required

The question or topic to research and answer

useCustomLLM · boolean · default: false

Use Case.dev LLM for answer generation instead of provider's native answer

model · string · default: gpt-4o

LLM model to use when useCustomLLM is true

searchType · enum<string> · default: auto

Type of search to perform

Available options: auto, web, news, academic

numResults · integer · default: 10

Number of search results to consider

Required range: 1 <= x <= 50

includeDomains · string[]

Only search within these domains

excludeDomains · string[]

Exclude these domains from search

temperature · number · default: 0.3

LLM temperature for answer generation

Required range: 0 <= x <= 2

maxTokens · integer · default: 2048

Maximum tokens for LLM response

text · boolean · default: true

Include text content in response

stream · boolean · default: false

Stream the response (only for native provider answers)

Response

200

application/json

Answer generated successfully

answer · string

The generated answer with citations

citations · object[]

Sources used to generate the answer

Show child attributes

model · string

Model used for answer generation

searchType · string

Type of search performed