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API Portal ​

The Kagi API Portal is where you manage your API keys, monitor usage, handle billing and top up your API credit, and try out requests in the API playground.

NOTE

On Family and Team plans, only the account owner can access the API portal. If you are not the account owner, you can ask your admin to generate an API key for you, or create a separate Kagi account.

Available APIs ​

Commercial ​

Free ​

Overview ​

API Portal Overview

The Overview page is your API dashboard home. It shows your API usage and a checklist to help you get set up.

API Playground ​

Try out API requests directly in your browser without writing any code.

Run live search queries and inspect the full JSON response.

Extraction ​

Test content extraction requests against any URL and preview the returned data.

API Management ​

API Keys ​

API Keys

Create and manage your API keys. Each key displays the following:

  • Name: A label for the key
  • Key: The token value, truncated with a copy button
  • Created By: The email address of the account that generated the key
  • Use Count: Total number of requests made with the key
  • Last Used: When the key was last used to make a request

Use the Generate Key button to create a new key. Each key has a settings button to configure it and a delete button to revoke it.

Edit API Key ​

Edit API Key

Clicking the settings button on a key opens the edit page with the following options:

  • Key name (optional): A human-readable label for the key
  • Allowed Products: Select which products the key can access
  • IP Addresses (optional): Restrict usage to specific IP addresses or ranges, one per line
  • Options: Check Inherit account settings in API requests to apply your account settings to requests made with this key

Click Save to apply changes.

Usage ​

Usage

The Usage page shows a bar chart of your spending over the current billing cycle, along with a detailed breakdown table. Use the All APIs dropdown to filter by a specific API type, and the month arrows to navigate between billing cycles.

The table shows the following columns:

  • Date: When the requests were made
  • API: Which API was used
  • Requests: Number of requests made on that date
  • Cost: Total cost in USD for those requests

Billing ​

Billing

The Billing page shows your Total API cost this period (USD) and the following sections:

  • Billing Details: Manage payment information and download invoices. Click Manage billing to update your payment method or access billing settings
  • Pre-Paid API Credit: Shows your current prepaid balance, top up at any time to keep using the API
  • Set Usage Limit: Set a spending cap in USD

The API uses a pay-per-use model. You are invoiced when your usage reaches $100 (or your custom limit) or at the end of each monthly billing cycle, whichever comes first.

Migrating from the Beta API ​

v0 API users can switch to v1 and continue using any remaining v0 API credit.

v1 runs on a pay-per-use model, once your v0 credits are exhausted, you will need a payment method on file to continue using the API.

NOTE

The summarizer endpoint is not yet available in v1. It will be available in the next few weeks.

Pricing ​

For up-to-date pricing, see kagi.com/api/pricing.

You can add funds to your API balance from the API Billing panel.

Custom Terms ​

For custom pricing or to discuss specific needs, contact us at support@kagi.com.

MCP Server ​

A Kagi MCP server is available for use with MCP-compatible clients.

NOTE

The MCP server currently only supports the new Search and Extract APIs. Support for our other APIs will be added.

Client Libraries ​

GitHub Discussions ​

This is the preferred venue for bug reports and feature requests.

Discord ​

Join our Discord for quick questions and to share what you've built with our APIs.