Start date & end date Parameters
July 2025
start_date
parameter,end_date
parameterstart_date
and end_date
parameters in the Search endpoints.start_date
will return all results after the specified start date. Required to be written in the format YYYY-MM-DD.end_date
will return all results before the specified end date. Required to be written in the format YYYY-MM-DD.start_date
to 2025-01-01
and end_date
to 2025-04-01
to reiceive results strictly from this time range.Usage dashboard
July 2025
Include favicon parameter
June 2025
include_favicon
parameterinclude_favicon
parameter to true
to receive the favicon URL (if available) for each result in the API response.Auto parameters (BETA)
June 2025
auto_parameters
(BETA)false
auto_parameters
is enabled, Tavily automatically configures search parameters based on your query’s content and intent. You can still set other parameters manually, and your explicit values will override the automatic ones.include_answer
, include_raw_content
, and max_results
must always be set manually, as they directly affect response size.search_depth
may be automatically set to advanced
when it’s likely to improve results. This uses 2 API credits per request. To avoid the extra cost, you can explicitly set search_depth
to basic
.Usage endpoint
May 2025
/usage
endpointGET https://api.tavily.com/usage
with your API key to monitor your account in real time.Country parameter
May 2025
country
parameterBoost search results from a specific country.
topic
is general
.Make & n8n integrations
May 2025
Integrate Tavily with n8n to enhance your workflows with real-time web search and content extraction—without writing code. With Tavily’s powerful search and extraction capabilities, you can seamlessly integrate up-to-date online information into your n8n automations.
With Tavily’s powerful search and content extraction capabilities, you can seamlessly integrate real-time online information into your Make workflows and automations.
Markdown format
May 2025
format
parameterenum<string>
markdown
markdown
returns content in markdown format. text
returns plain text and may increase latency.markdown
, text
Advanced search & chunks per source
April 2025
search_depth
and chunks_per_source
parameterssearch_depth
enum<string>
basic
advanced
search is tailored to retrieve the most relevant sources and content snippets for your query, while basic
search provides generic content snippets from each source.basic
search costs 1 API Credit, while an advanced
search costs 2 API Credits.basic
, advanced
chunks_per_source
chunks_per_source
to define the maximum number of relevant chunks returned per source and to control the content length.<chunk 1> […] <chunk 2> […] <chunk 3>
.search_depth
is advanced
.1 < x < 3
Tavily crawl (BETA)
April 2025