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Cloudflare Web Search API via AI Gateway

Cloudflare added Web Search API to AI Gateway, providing structured live-web results through an authenticated REST API or Workers AI binding. This record covers the new search capability in the existing platform. Access: Open beta; Cloudflare account and AI Gateway required; credits or a stored provider API key; native server tools coming soon.

Cloudflare Web Search API via AI Gateway. Open beta; Cloudflare account and AI Gateway required; credits or a stored provider API key; native server tools coming soon. Event 2026-10-02. Source review; no new hands-on test.

At a glance

Change Snapshot

Company
Cloudflare
Effective date
October 2, 2026
Launch type
Major Update
Category
AI Search Tools
Audience
AI Agent Developers, Developers
Pricing
Searches use AI Gateway credits at the selected provider’s list API price with no Cloudflare markup, or a stored provider API key billed under the customer’s provider agreement. This is not an unlimited free-search service.
Free plan
Not publicly confirmed
API
Yes
Open weights/source
No

Verification & Sources

Evidence state
Source-verified
Source links
4
Freshness
Checked October 2, 2026
Last verified
October 2, 2026
Last updated
October 2, 2026
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Owner
Kingy editorial reviewer
Freshness rule
Recheck within 30 days and after a material product, price, access, or source change.
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Kingy AI Take

Web Search API gives agent builders one gateway for live search from Ceramic.ai, Exa and Linkup. Evaluate provider coverage and costs within the open beta; native server-tool integration is still coming soon.

Who it is for

Existing users and administrators evaluating Cloudflare Web Search API via AI Gateway.

What feels promising

Cloudflare added Web Search API to AI Gateway, providing structured live-web results through an authenticated REST API or Workers AI binding. This record covers the new search capability in the existing platform.

What feels unproven

Open beta; Cloudflare account and AI Gateway required; credits or a stored provider API key; native server tools coming soon. Source review completed October 2, 2026. No new hands-on test, paid API request, independent benchmark or account-specific access check was performed. Vendor results remain attributed. Existing dated tests and disclosures were not edited. Commercial disclosure: On October 2, 2026, Curtis confirmed that Kingy had no client or sponsorship relationship, affiliate compensation or supplied access from Cloudflare.

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