- Core function
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- Apply the scene
- Working mechanisms
- # The core advantage
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xAI Launchs a web search for API: LiveSearch, integrated into its Grok AI model, allowing real-time dynamic search of data sources such as X platforms, Internet and news through API, thus achieving more time-bound and accurate answers.
Core function
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** Real-time data search**: Grok has access to X posts, web pages and trend news to answer queries based on the latest information.
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Flexible controls: Developers can set search parameters through API, e.g.: Enables/disables search (search_parameters.mode).
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Limit the number of search results (max_search_resources).
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Specifies the time frame, domain name (including X platform) or whether to include references.
Transparent reasoning: In conjunction with DeepSearch functionality, Grok can demonstrate the search and reasoning process and provide a clear source of answers.
Use the way
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API Access: xAI provides LiveSearch API,** is currently in the free Beta phase (as of 5 June 2025)**. Developers can access the API key via xAI official network (x.ai/api) and start building applications.
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Python SDK: Supporting integration through Python requires setting of XAI_API_KEY environment variables and installing SDK.
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GUI tool: Community-developed Python applications (e.g. xAI LiveSearch App) provide graphical interfaces to facilitate testing and interaction.
Apply the scene
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** Real-time information query**: e.g. news summaries, social media developments or market trends.
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Auxiliary research: Rapid aggregation of multi-source data to support academic or business analysis.
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Developer Innovation: Build AI applications based on real-time data, such as chat robots or information aggregation tools.
Working mechanisms
# The core advantage
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There is no need for manual user management of search logic or tool chain calls;
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Whether or not to search, when to search and what to search for within the model;
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Support customisation of parameters such as data source, date range, area, quantity, etc.
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Add fields to the chat requests:
“Search_parameters”: {
“mode”: “on” / “auto” / “off”
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In streaming responses, the fields return only in the last (chunk);
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All requests for structural support for Python examples call.
Payload = { “Messages”: [“Role”: “user”, “content”: “What’s trying in tech news today”?] “Search_parameters”: { “Mode”: “auto,” “Sources”: [{“type”: “news”}, “Return_citations”: True, “From_date”: “2025-05-20”, “to_date”: “2025-05-21” ♪ I’m so sorry ♪ ♪ I’m so sorry ♪ “model”: “grok-3-latest” https://docs.x.ai/docs/guides/live-search