Is api.search.brave.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on api.search.brave.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is api.search.brave.com safe to use?

api.search.brave.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 96/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does api.search.brave.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. api.search.brave.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M03, expiring in 96 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the api.search.brave.com domain?

api.search.brave.com is 30.8 years old, registered on 9/18/1995 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has api.search.brave.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report api.search.brave.com as clean.

Is api.search.brave.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. api.search.brave.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is api.search.brave.com hosted?

api.search.brave.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

How often is the api.search.brave.com report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 26, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around api.search.brave.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is api.search.brave.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 96/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official Brave Search API infrastructure with a 30-year domain history and zero security flags across our antivirus network.

Why we trust it

Official subdomain of a well-known, legitimate technology company.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.Long-standing domain history exceeding 30 years.

api.search.brave.comScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 98·MT 95

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 31 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

31 years old

Registered Sep 18, 1995

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 99% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

api.search.brave.com

1Professional layout consistent with official Brave branding and typography

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →

Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

/ 100

No visual red flags

No scam visual patterns detected

The screenshot shows a professionally designed, fully-rendered page for the Brave Search API that lacks any visual indicators of a scam or phishing attempt.

Visual risk0/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Professional layout consistent with official Brave branding and typography

Functional navigation menu for Brave Browser, Search, and Private AI products

Clear pricing structure for API services with no hidden urgency tactics

High-quality custom graphics and consistent UI design elements

Standard login and sign-up buttons in expected locations

No visible mismatched URLs or signs of brand impersonation

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain is a verified subdomain of the privacy-focused Brave ecosystem. Our analysis confirms it is the primary endpoint for their commercial search data services, which are used by developers and AI organizations globally. The domain registration dates back over 30 years, aligning with the company's established infrastructure. Visual inspection shows professional branding and documentation consistent with a high-tier technology provider. No malicious activity or phishing patterns were detected by any of our 92 security engines.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page serves as the technical gateway for the Brave Search API, featuring comprehensive documentation, pricing tiers, and developer resources. The layout is professional and matches the official Brave brand identity perfectly.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on high-reputation infrastructure with a valid SSL certificate issued by Amazon. It shows no redirects or suspicious cross-domain behavior.

Domain History

The domain has been registered for over 11,000 days, indicating long-term stability. It is managed by a reputable registrar and has a clean history of operation.

Web Reputation

The service is widely recognized in the developer community and is officially listed on major cloud marketplaces. It maintains a perfect reputation score across all major security blocklists.

Risk Factors

No risk factors identified; this is a verified official service.

Positive Signals

Official subdomain of a well-known, legitimate technology company.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
Long-standing domain history exceeding 30 years.
Active business registration for Brave Software, Inc. in the United States.
Verified presence on official cloud marketplaces and developer platforms.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use for developer integrations and API services. Ensure you only generate and manage your API keys through the official Brave dashboard.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for api.search.brave.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

30 yrs

Registered Sep 1995

Business registration

Active · United States

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

3 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

api.search.brave.com is the official endpoint for the Brave Search API, used in examples such as https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search with header X-Subscription-Token.
Brave Search API is actively promoted on brave.com for developers, AI/LLM grounding, RAG pipelines, agentic search, and training; it powers features in Brave Search, Leo, and third-party tools.
Official documentation, GitHub repositories (e.g. brave/brave-search-mcp-server, brave/brave-search-skills), AWS Marketplace listing, Apify actor, and multiple developer blogs/tutorials all reference and use this exact domain.
Brave Software, Inc. is a legitimate US company founded in 2015, known for the privacy-focused Brave Browser; the API is SOC 2 attested with paid plans (including credits for limited free use).
No scam reports, fraud complaints, phishing indicators, or negative security reports found across web searches, Reddit, or official channels.
Domain age of ~30+ years (11239 days) aligns with long-established Brave infrastructure (brave.com registered in the 1990s and used by the company since 2015).
API requires keys from api-dashboard.search.brave.com; used by AI coding agents, OpenClaw, Vellum, and many LLM providers.

Positive reviews (3)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

brave.comopen
"The Brave Search API is a developer tool for building applications with data from the Web. It’s powered by Brave’s independent Web index, the same index that powers Brave Search."
brave.com/blog/ai-grounding/open
"The Brave Search API helps organizations supply their AI LLMs with real-time data, power agentic search, train foundation models, and create search-enabled software."
AWS Marketplaceopen
"The Brave Search API is the largest commercially-available developer tool for programmable Web search used to connect apps and AI to the global internet."

Business registration

Status: active · United States

Brave Software, Inc. founded in 2015 in San Francisco, California by Brendan Eich and Brian Bondy. US-based company behind Brave Browser and Brave Search.

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for api.search.brave.com and found no scam reports or complaints. Instead, we found multiple positive references in official documentation and developer tutorials. Brave Software, Inc. is a registered US-based company founded in 2015, and this API is a core part of their commercial offering for AI grounding and web search integration.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious58Harmless92Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age31 years old

RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.

RegisteredSep 18, 1995

ExpiresSep 17, 2029

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M03

ExpiresSep 30, 2026 (96d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon Technologies Inc.

Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAmazon Technologies Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on api.search.brave.com and not a lookalike like a-pi.search.brave.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on api.search.brave.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
api.search.brave.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 96/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. api.search.brave.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M03, expiring in 96 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
api.search.brave.com is 30.8 years old, registered on 9/18/1995 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report api.search.brave.com as clean.
No. api.search.brave.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
api.search.brave.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 26, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around api.search.brave.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·api.search.brave.com

SAFE

This is the official developer endpoint for the Brave Search API. It is a legitimate service operated by Brave Software, Inc. for building search-enabled applications and AI tools.

This site is safe to use for developer integrations and API services. Ensure you only generate and manage your API keys through the official Brave dashboard.

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