canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/you.com/you # You.com API AI-powered search, research, content extraction, news, and agent APIs from You.com. The API exposes 5 endpoints secured with apiKey authentication. ## For AI agents Programmatically web search, extract webpage contents. Covers 5 operations with apiKey authentication. ## Scope Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for education only. ## Capabilities - Web search - Extract webpage contents - Research a topic - Search live news - Monitor You.com API operational status and events ## Use cases ### Education Operations Use the You.com API to perform education operations programmatically. The API provides 5 endpoints covering core functionality including web search, extract webpage contents, research a topic. Example prompt: Call GET /search to web search ### Automated Contents Management Automate contents operations by combining multiple You.com API endpoints. Agents can extract webpage contents and then research a topic in a single workflow. Example prompt: Call GET /contents to extract webpage contents, then verify the result ### AI Agent Integration via Jentic AI agents discover and call You.com API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle apiKey tokens manually. Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'web search', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials ## Key endpoints | Method | Path | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | GET | `/search` | Web search | | GET | `/contents` | Extract webpage contents | | POST | `/research` | Research a topic | | GET | `/news` | Search live news | | GET | `/images` | Search images | ## Key resources - **Contents** — Operations related to Contents - **Images** — Operations related to Images - **News** — Operations related to News - **Research** — Operations related to Research - **Search** — Operations related to Search ## AI readiness This API is usable in Jentic One now. Its AI-readiness score against Jentic's framework shows where it stands today and where improvements would make it even easier for agents to use. - **Score:** 58 / 100 - **Maturity:** Foundational - **Dimensions:** - Foundational Compliance: 100 / 100 - Developer Experience & Jentic Compatibility: 63 / 100 - AI-Readiness & Agent Experience: 34 / 100 - Agent Usability: 94 / 100 - Security: 50 / 100 - AI Discoverability: 100 / 100 - **View full report:** https://jentic.com/apis/you.com/you/scorecard - **How the score is calculated:** https://docs.jentic.com/reference/api-readiness-framework/overview/ - **More about the dimensions:** https://docs.jentic.com/reference/api-readiness-framework/specification/#dimensional-model-overview ### Score it yourself Every API in the directory is allowlisted, so you can re-score it with no key required. - **Score your own API:** https://jentic.com/scorecard.md - **Scoring CLI agent skill:** https://github.com/jentic/jentic-api-scorecard/blob/main/skills/jentic-api-scorecard/SKILL.md ```sh npx @jentic/api-scorecard-cli score ``` ## Why Jentic - **Setup:** Wiring the You.com API by hand means sending the X-API-Key header on api.you.com, shaping each search or research request, and handling retries yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the You.com API from the API Directory, store the key once, and your agent calls it. - **Permission scoping:** The You.com API carries no resource id in the URL path, so limit the agent to the operations it needs, such as web search, news, or research. You choose that set, so it can query but holds no capability beyond the operations you allow. - **Credential handling:** Your You.com key is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context. - **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'run a web search' or 'run deep research', and Jentic returns the matching You.com operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs. ## Related APIs - **Schoology** — Alternative education API - **Stripe** — Complementary API for broader integration workflows - **Twilio** — Complementary API for broader integration workflows ## FAQ ### What authentication does the You.com API use? The You.com API uses an API key passed in the `X-API-Key` header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context. ### Can I web search with the You.com API? Yes. Use the GET /search endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly. ### What are the rate limits for the You.com API? Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer. ### How do I web search through Jentic? Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'web search'. Jentic returns the matching You.com API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically. ### How many endpoints does the You.com API have? The You.com API exposes 5 endpoints covering contents, images, news operations. ### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the You.com API? Yes. Because you run your own self-hosted Jentic One instance, your rules decide which You.com operations and credentials the agent may use. The You.com API carries no resource id in its URL path, so you scope access at the operation level, granting only the calls the agent needs such as web search, contents extraction, research, or news, and withholding the rest. The agent can query the operations you allow but holds no capability beyond that set.