Connect Search1API to OpenClaw, Claude Code, and Codex with the Search1API CLI

Changelog

New features, improvements, and fixes across Search1API.

2026

Blog experience redesigned

  • Redesigned the blog homepage, article index, and article pages with a clearer editorial layout that works for both image-led and text-only posts.
  • Aligned navigation, brand colors, theme switching, and return paths with the main Search1API site.
  • Improved long-form reading with a focused content column and a simplified top-level table of contents.

Changelog redesigned

  • Introduced a dedicated date-based update stream at /changelog, grouped by year and release date without version numbers.
  • Kept EmDash as the source of truth, so updates are still edited and published through the existing CMS workflow.
  • Redirected the legacy changelog URLs to the new page.

Documentation rebuilt with Fumadocs

  • Rebuilt the documentation experience with Next.js 16 and Fumadocs 16.
  • Reorganized the content into clearer Get Started, Guides, and Integrations sections.
  • Improved API guidance, including more explicit error and billing behavior for production integrations.

Rotating Residential Proxies launched

  • Introduced rotating residential proxy plans for workloads that need a broader and continuously changing IP pool.
  • Added subscription management, bandwidth-based renewals, and unused traffic rollover for eligible plans.
  • Published dedicated product and setup experiences alongside the existing Static ISP offering.

Website and dashboard redesigned on Astryx

  • Rebuilt the Search1API website and dashboard on Astryx to establish a consistent product-wide design system.
  • Refreshed the homepage, dashboard navigation, Playground, API key and usage log experiences, and proxy management flows.
  • Improved responsive behavior and visual consistency across desktop and mobile screens.

Static ISP platform expanded

  • Expanded Static ISP coverage with additional countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia.
  • Added IP intelligence, inventory visibility, annual billing, and per-IP bandwidth metering.
  • Introduced a Premium Verified ISP tier backed by additional IP quality validation.

Static ISP Proxies launched

  • Launched long-lived residential ISP proxy subscriptions for stable, identity-sensitive workloads.
  • Added self-service plan selection, instance management, bandwidth telemetry, and renewal controls in the dashboard.
  • Offered multiple service tiers so customers can balance price, capacity, and IP quality.

Agent-ready access across the web

  • Added standard discovery metadata for the Search1API MCP server and Agent Skills.
  • Introduced Markdown content negotiation with Accept: text/markdown, making product content easier for AI agents to consume.
  • Created a clearer discovery path from the website to Search1API's agent integration options.

Blog migrated to EmDash

  • Migrated the Search1API blog to Astro and EmDash, deployed on Cloudflare Workers.
  • Moved the publication to the dedicated blog.search1api.com domain while preserving legacy links with permanent redirects.
  • Kept editorial content in a CMS-managed workflow while giving the frontend full control over the reading experience.

Remote MCP setup introduced

  • Added a dedicated Remote MCP configuration experience for connecting Search1API to compatible AI clients and development tools.
  • Centralized setup guidance so developers can discover the server and start using Search1API in agent workflows more easily.

2025

Search coverage expanded with Google

  • Added Google to Search1API's supported search providers.
  • Improved Bing pagination and English-language result handling as part of the broader search coverage update.

Updates

  • Search & News Services: Increased max_results from 10 to 50, allowing users to retrieve more results per query and enjoy enhanced data and news aggregation.

Advanced Search & Extraction

  • Extract API (Beta)
    • Extract structured data from any webpage using natural language prompts
    • Define output format with JSON Schema for field-level precision
    • Perfect for building datasets, content aggregation, and research
    • Each request costs 10 credits
  • Deepcrawl API (Beta)
    • Asynchronous website crawling for comprehensive content collection
    • Flexible crawling modes: sitemap-only or all discoverable links
    • Ideal for RAG applications and knowledge base construction
    • Results typically available within 1 minute
    • Each request costs 20 credits
  • Search Service Expansion
    • Baidu: Access China's leading search engine results
    • Quark: Added support for Quark search
    • 360: Integrated 360 search service
  • News Service Enhancement
    • Reuters: Added as a news source for global financial and business coverage

Website Internationalization

  • Multilingual Support: The official website (www.search1api.com) now supports multiple languages to better serve our global users.
    • Chinese Language Added: Users can now browse the website in Simplified Chinese (zh).
    • Japanese Language Added: Users can now browse the website in Japanese (ja).

API & Pricing Updates

  • New Keyless Free Tier: Introduced a new way to try Search1API instantly!
    • Call most API endpoints without needing an API key.
    • Perfect for quick tests, demos, or low-volume usage.
    • Subject to IP-based rate limits (e.g., 5 RPM / 20 RPD).
  • Enhanced Developer Free Tier: Sign up for a free API key to get:
    • Higher rate limits (e.g., 200 RPM, no RPD limit).
    • 100 free credits to explore all features, including premium reasoning models.
  • Updated Pricing Page: Redesigned pricing page to clearly showcase Free, Subscription, and One-time plans.
  • Code Examples Updated: All code examples now indicate that the Authorization header/API key is optional for the Keyless Free Tier.

Dashboard Updates

  • API Key Management: Added new dashboard features for API keys
    • Create new API keys
    • Delete existing API keys
  • Call Logs: Added call log viewing functionality
    • View historical API usage
    • Filter logs by date and endpoint

Crawl Optimization

  • YouTube
    • Subtitles extraction
    • Interaction data (likes, views, etc.)
  • Reddit
    • Interaction data (upvotes, awards)
    • Full comment threads
    • Sub-comments support

New API Features

  • Trending API: Added new trending endpoint for popular platform rankings
    • GitHub Trending
    • Hacker News Trending

Search Service Expansion

  • New Search Providers: Added multiple new search providers
    • Yahoo Search
    • YouTube Search
    • GitHub Search
    • arXiv Search
    • Bilibili Search
    • IMDB Search

News Service Enhancement

  • New News Sources: Expanded news aggregation sources
    • Yahoo News
    • Hacker News

Search Improvements

  • Parameter Updates: Updated search parameters for better search customization
    • Added time_range: Filter search results by specific time periods
    • Added language: Control the language of search results
    • Removed hl and gl parameters in favor of the more intuitive language parameter

Search Improvements

  • Site Filtering Parameters: Added two new parameters for search customization
    • include_sites: Filter search results to include content from specific websites
    • exclude_sites: Filter search results to exclude content from specific websites

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue where one-time package points would expire when subscription packages expired

Major Updates

  • Dashboard Playground: Added a new playground feature in dashboard for easier API debugging and testing
  • Pricing Plans: Completely revamped pricing plans with more affordable options
  • Free Tier: Introduced a free tier with generous quotas, allowing users to get started without any payment

Major Updates

  • DeepSeek R1 Reasoning: Added DeepSeek R1 reasoning with web search

Search Improvements

  • Language Update: Changed default search language to English
    • Significantly improved search result quality
  • Deep Search Enhancement: Optimized deep search logic
    • Increased success rate for search requests

Major Updates

  • Subscription Management: Added subscription management to dashboard
    • Update payment methods
    • Cancel subscription
    • Manage billing preferences
  • Deepsearch Optimization: Enhanced performance and pricing model
    • Improved search speed and efficiency
    • Updated pricing model: points deducted based on successful searches and crawls

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed billing issue where points were incorrectly deducted for failed crawls

UI Updates

  • Refreshed dashboard icons for better visual experience

Improvements

  • Updated notification email templates for better communication

2024

Major Updates

  • Website: Complete redesign and rewrite of the official website
    • New modern UI/UX
    • Improved documentation
    • Enhanced user experience

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Launch

  • API Release: Initial launch of Search1API
    • Basic search functionality
    • Core API endpoints
    • Initial documentation

Notes

  • First public release
  • Foundation for future development