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Give AI assistants access to real-time data. Search the web, compare flights, find hotels, and more.
SearchApi's MCP server supports two authentication methods.
Compatible clients (including Claude, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, and Zed) handle authentication automatically. Modern clients useClient ID Metadata Documents; other OAuth clients use secure dynamic registration. Just provide the base MCP URL:
For clients without OAuth support or for server-to-server integrations, send your MCP token in theX-MCP-Tokenheader:
Get your token from theMCP integrations dashboard. Do not put credentials in an MCP URL; URLs can be retained in browser history and intermediary logs.
Use OAuth if your client supports it — it's more secure (tokens expire and rotate automatically) and easier to manage. Use token auth for programmatic access or clients that don't support OAuth.
If your client supports OAuth, use the base URL. Authentication is handled automatically on first connect.
No token needed. Your client handles authentication automatically via OAuth.
claude mcp add --transport http searchapi https://www.searchapi.io/mcp
Add it from the app — no config file needed:
- OpenCustomize → Connectors.
- ClickAdd → Add custom connector.
- Paste the URL above, clickAdd, then follow the OAuth prompt to authorize.
Create.vscode/mcp.jsonin your project root:
{ "servers": { "searchapi": { "type": "http", "url": "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp" } } }
Start the SearchApi server from the MCP view; VS Code handles the OAuth sign-in.
Add this undercontext_serversin your Zed settings:
{ "context_servers": { "searchapi": { "url": "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp" } } }
Zed usescontext_serversinstead ofmcpServersand runs the OAuth sign-in on first connect.
{ "mcpServers": { "searchapi": { "url": "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp" } } }
Cursor opens the OAuth sign-in when it first connects.
codex mcp add searchapi --url https://www.searchapi.io/mcp
Codex discovers OAuth automatically. Runcodex mcp login searchapiif sign-in is not opened immediately.
{ "mcpServers": { "searchapi": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp" ] } } }
Requires Node.js (for npx). Your browser opens for authorization on first connect.
ReplaceYOUR_TOKENwith the token from yourdashboard.
Send the token with theX-MCP-Tokenheader — not in the URL or theAuthorizationheader (that's reserved for OAuth).
{ "mcpServers": { "searchapi": { "url": "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp", "headers": { "X-MCP-Token": "YOUR_TOKEN" } } } }
Add this to~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:
{ "mcpServers": { "searchapi": { "serverUrl": "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp", "headers": { "X-MCP-Token": "YOUR_TOKEN" } } } }
Windsurf uses theserverUrlkey instead ofurl.
[mcp_servers.searchapi] url = "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp" http_headers = { "X-MCP-Token" = "YOUR_TOKEN" }
Create.vscode/mcp.jsonin your project root:
{ "servers": { "searchapi": { "type": "http", "url": "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp", "headers": { "X-MCP-Token": "YOUR_TOKEN" } } } }
Add this undercontext_serversin your Zed settings:
{ "context_servers": { "searchapi": { "url": "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp", "headers": { "X-MCP-Token": "YOUR_TOKEN" } } } }
Add this toopencode.jsonin your project root:
{ "mcp": { "searchapi": { "type": "remote", "url": "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp", "enabled": true, "oauth": false, "headers": { "X-MCP-Token": "YOUR_TOKEN" } } } }
claude mcp add --transport http searchapi https://www.searchapi.io/mcp --header "X-MCP-Token: YOUR_TOKEN"
Add this to yourclaude_desktop_config.json:
{ "mcpServers": { "searchapi": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://www.searchapi.io/mcp", "--header", "X-MCP-Token:${MCP_TOKEN}" ], "env": { "MCP_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN" } } } }
Restart Claude Desktop after saving. Requires Node.js (for npx).
Bridge a stdio-only client with mcp-remote. SetMCP_TOKENin its environment:
npx mcp-remote https://www.searchapi.io/mcp --header "X-MCP-Token:${MCP_TOKEN}"
Click any tool card to copy an example prompt you can use with your AI assistant.
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- Standard API rate limits apply
- Each tool call counts as one API request
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