search1api MCP Server

Use This MCP server To

Search the web and get sources I can cite Find news on a topic from the past day Pull the full text of an article I found Limit a search to one website I trust See what is trending on GitHub or Hacker News Search Reddit or YouTube instead of the whole web

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Search1API MCP Server

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The official MCP server for Search1API — web search, news, page retrieval, sitemap discovery, and trending topics in one API.

Authentication

OAuth-aware clients can connect to the Remote MCP URL directly, then sign in and approve access in the browser.
Existing integrations can continue to use an API key from the Search1API dashboard.

Quick Start (Remote MCP)

No installation required. Configure your MCP client with the remote URL. Use OAuth when the client supports it, or provide an API key.

Authentication

Three methods are supported — use whichever your client supports:

Method	Format
OAuth 2.1	Connect to `https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp` without a key and follow the client sign-in flow
Authorization Header	`Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY`
URL Query Parameter (legacy)	`https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp?apiKey=YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY`

Prefer OAuth or the Authorization header. Query-parameter credentials can be exposed in URLs, logs, and shell history.

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "search1api": {
      "url": "https://mcp.search1api.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

search1api-mcp FAQ

Can I use this to research a topic with sources?

Yes — results come back with titles and links, and you can ask it to fetch the full page behind any of them.

Which apps does it work in?

Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and LibreChat are all documented.

Do I need to install anything?

No. The hosted version connects by web address, though you can run it locally with Node.js if you prefer.

Do I need an account?

Yes — either sign in through your assistant or paste a key from the Search1API dashboard.

Does it cost anything?

It runs on credits: a search costs one, and fetching the full text of each result adds one more.

Can I limit results to a site or a time range?

Yes. You can include or exclude sites and restrict results to the past day, month, or year.

Is it safe to put my key in the web address?

The project advises against it, since addresses turn up in logs and history; use the sign-in flow instead.