TECHNOLOGY · VERIFIED DEVELOPMENT
Cloudflare Launches Web Search API via AI Gateway, Partnering with Ceramic.ai, Exa, and Linkup
WHY IT MATTERS
The API gives AI agents real‑time, verified web data, improving accuracy and compliance while giving developers control over privacy and cost.
What happened
Cloudflare has announced a new Web Search API that can be accessed through its AI Gateway, allowing AI agents to browse the web like humans instead of guessing URLs. The API, launched with partners Ceramic. ai, Exa, and Linkup, injects fresh, structured snippets into an agent’s context, enabling up‑to‑date responses for recent events, evolving APIs, and new product releases.
The partners have committed to Cloudflare’s verified bot standards, ensuring crawlers respect robots. txt, provide source links, and offer transparency.
The service supports Zero Data Retention, BYOK, and is available via a REST endpoint, Workers bindings, and soon as native server tools. Pricing is partner‑directed with no markup, and usage is tracked in AI Gateway logs and credit balances.
PRIMARY SOURCES
Introducing Web Search API via AI Gateway
Cloudflare (company statement) · Michelle Chen · Corporate primary source; facts only, no copied text or images; link and attribution required
CORRECTIONS & UPDATES
- Revision 1 · Initial ingestion · Oct 2, 2026, 4:45 PM
- Revision 2 · Source update detected · Oct 2, 2026, 4:45 PM