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Version: 2.26

Brave Search

haystack_integrations.components.websearch.brave.brave_websearch​

BraveWebSearch​

A component that uses the Brave Search API to search the web and return results as Haystack Documents.

You need a Brave Search API key from brave.com/search/api.

Usage example​

python
from haystack_integrations.components.websearch.brave import BraveWebSearch
from haystack.utils import Secret

websearch = BraveWebSearch(
    api_key=Secret.from_env_var("BRAVE_API_KEY"),
    top_k=5,
)
result = websearch.run(query="What is Haystack by deepset?")
documents = result["documents"]
links = result["links"]

init​

python
__init__(
    api_key: Secret = Secret.from_env_var("BRAVE_API_KEY"),
    top_k: int | None = 10,
    country: str | None = None,
    search_lang: str | None = None,
    extra_params: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    timeout: int = 10,
    max_retries: int = 3,
) -> None

Initialize the BraveWebSearch component.

Parameters:

  • api_key (Secret) – Brave Search API key. Defaults to the BRAVE_API_KEY environment variable.
  • top_k (int | None) – Maximum number of results to return. Maps to the count parameter in the Brave API.
  • country (str | None) – 2-letter country code to bias search results (e.g. "US", "DE").
  • search_lang (str | None) – Language code for search results (e.g. "en", "de").
  • extra_params (dict[str, Any] | None) – Additional query parameters passed directly to the Brave Search API.
  • timeout (int) – Timeout in seconds for the HTTP request. Defaults to 10.
  • max_retries (int) – Maximum number of retry attempts on transient failures. Defaults to 3.

run​

python
run(query: str, top_k: int | None = None) -> dict[str, Any]

Search the web using Brave Search and return results as Documents.

Parameters:

  • query (str) – Search query string.
  • top_k (int | None) – Optional per-run override of the maximum number of results. If not provided, the init-time top_k is used.

Returns:

  • dict[str, Any] – A dictionary with:
  • documents: List of Documents containing search result content.
  • links: List of URLs from the search results.

run_async​

python
run_async(query: str, top_k: int | None = None) -> dict[str, Any]

Asynchronously search the web using Brave Search and return results as Documents.

Parameters:

  • query (str) – Search query string.
  • top_k (int | None) – Optional per-run override of the maximum number of results. If not provided, the init-time top_k is used.

Returns:

  • dict[str, Any] – A dictionary with:
  • documents: List of Documents containing search result content.
  • links: List of URLs from the search results.