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How to Use SearchCans Dual-Engine API
This Python example demonstrates the complete workflow of using SearchCans API services. Both APIs use POST requests with JSON payloads. First, use the SERP API to search Google for "AI Agents" with parameters: 's' for search query, 't' for engine type (google), and 'd' for timeout. Then, extract the first URL from the results and use the Reader API with parameters: 's' for source URL, 't' for type (url), and 'b' for browser rendering to convert that webpage into clean, LLM-ready Markdown format. This is the typical workflow for AI agents, RAG systems, and LLM applications that need to search and process web content programmatically.
The code shows proper authentication using Bearer tokens with API_KEY variable, HEADERS constant for reusability, JSON request body configuration, and JSON response handling. SearchCans provides both APIs at an affordable price of $0.56 per 1,000 requests, making it 10x cheaper than alternatives like SerpApi and Firecrawl.
SERP API + Reader API Dual Engine for AI & LLM Applications
Our dual-engine platform offers a complete solution: a powerful SERP API for Google and Bing Search API access, plus a Reader API to convert a URL into clean, LLM-ready Markdown format. Parallel Search Lanes allow simultaneous in-flight requests without hourly caps, making it perfect for AI agents and RAG systems that need to search the web and process web content.
New users get 100 free credits upon registration.
dual_engine_demo.py
SearchCans API Quick Start Example
import requests
# 1. Search Google (SERP API)
search_resp = requests.post(
"https://www.searchcans.com/api/search",
headers="Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY",
json=
"s": "AI Agents", # Search query
"t": "google", # Engine type
"d": 20000 # 20s server timeout
,
timeout=30 # 30s client timeout
)
# Get the first URL result
first_url = search_resp.json()['data'][0]['url']
# 2. Extract Content (Reader API)
reader_resp = requests.post(
"https://www.searchcans.com/api/url",
headers="Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY",
json=
"s": first_url, # Source URL
"t": "url",
"b": True, # Use browser rendering
"w": 3000 # Wait 3s for JS (use 5000ms+ for heavy sites)
,
timeout=30 # 30s client timeout
)
# Output clean LLM-ready Markdown
print(reader_resp.json()['data']['markdown'])Two Powerful APIs, One Platform
SERP API + Reader API: The complete data infrastructure for AI applications
10x Cheaper
Industry-lowest pricing at just $0.56 per 1,000 searches. Significantly cheaper than Serper and SerpAPI.
URL to Markdown API
Our Reader API is a powerful URL to Markdown API that converts messy web pages into clean structured markdown. The perfect markdown output for RAG.
Lightning Fast
Latency as low as 1.5 seconds for standard requests. Optimized for AI applications.
99.65% Uptime
Enterprise-grade reliability with redundant infrastructure. Your AI applications run without interruption.
Developer-Focused Search APIs
All our search APIs provide structured JSON for SERP data. Easily integrate with LangChain and LlamaIndex to give your AI access to real-time web content.
Ready to integrate? Check out our comprehensive documentation
Industry-Lowest Pricing
10x cheaper than Serper, SerpAPI, Jina Reader, and Firecrawl
All plans include full access to SERP API and Reader API
Standard
$18.00
$90.00
-80%
20K credits
$0.90/1K credits
- Get 20,000 credits
- 2 Parallel Search Lanes †
- Real-time results
- Fast response time
- Email technical support
- No monthly billing
Credits valid for 6 months
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Starter
$99.00
$495.00
-80%
132K credits
$0.75/1K credits
- Get 132,000 credits
- 3 Parallel Search Lanes †
- Real-time results
- Faster response priority
- Email technical support
- No monthly billing
Credits valid for 6 months
Pro
$597.00
$2985.00
-80%
995K credits
$0.60/1K credits
- ~1 Million credits
- 5 Parallel Search Lanes †
- Real-time results
- Priority Request Routing
- Tier-1 Developer Support
- No monthly billing
Credits valid for 6 months
Ultimate
$1680.00
$8400.00
-80%
3M credits
$0.56/1K credits
- Get 3,000,000 credits
- 6 Parallel Search Lanes †
- Dedicated Cluster Node
- Zero Queue Latency
- Dedicated account manager
- No monthly billing
Credits valid for 6 months
Flexible infrastructure for every stage
Start with our shared high-performance cluster for testing and side projects. When you're ready to scale, upgrade to a Dedicated Cluster Node to ensure zero-queue latency for your production AI Agents.
Free
$0 / forever
For testing & side projects
Get Started- 1 Parallel Search Lane †
- 100 Free Credits
- Shared Cluster Resources
CUSTOM
Enterprise
Custom pricing
For high-volume & compliance
Contact Sales- Custom Parallel Search Lanes †
- Dedicated Cluster Node
- SLA & Priority Support
† Parallel Search Lanes: Refers to simultaneous in-flight requests. Zero hourly throughput limits. Perfect for bursty AI workloads.
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