POST
/
deep-research
Start a deep research operation on a query
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.firecrawl.dev/v1/deep-research \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "query": "<string>",
  "maxDepth": 7,
  "timeLimit": 300,
  "maxUrls": 20,
  "analysisPrompt": "<string>",
  "systemPrompt": "<string>",
  "formats": [
    [
      "markdown"
    ]
  ],
  "jsonOptions": {
    "schema": {},
    "systemPrompt": "<string>",
    "prompt": "<string>"
  }
}'
{
  "success": true,
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
}
The Deep Research endpoint enables AI-powered deep research and analysis on any topic. Simply provide a research query, and Firecrawl will autonomously explore the web, gather relevant information, and synthesize findings into comprehensive insights. Looking for the status endpoint? Check out the Deep Research Status endpoint.

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Response Structure

The response includes:
  • activities: List of research activities with:
    • type: Activity type (‘search’, ‘extract’, ‘analyze’, ‘reasoning’, ‘synthesis’, ‘thought’)
    • status: Status (‘processing’, ‘complete’, ‘error’)
    • message: Description of activity/finding
    • timestamp: ISO timestamp
    • depth: Research depth level
  • sources: Referenced URLs with:
    • title: Source title
    • description: Source description
    • url: Source URL
    • icon: Source favicon
  • finalAnalysis: Comprehensive analysis (when completed)
  • status: Overall status (‘processing’, ‘completed’, ‘failed’)
  • currentDepth: Current research depth
  • maxDepth: Maximum research depth
  • totalUrls: Number of URLs analyzed
  • expiresAt: ISO timestamp when results expire

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Limitations

  1. Best suited for topics with publicly available information
  2. Research jobs limited to 10 minutes maximum
  3. Manual verification recommended for critical information
  4. Alpha feature - methodology and output may evolve

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Billing

Billing is based on number of URLs analyzed:
  • Each URL = 1 credit
  • Control usage with maxUrls parameter

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

Response

200
application/json

Research job started successfully

The response is of type object.