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name: brave-images description: Search for images using Brave Search API. Use when you need to find images, pictures, photos, or visual content on any topic. Requires BRAVE_API_KEY environment variable.

Brave Image Search

Search images via Brave Search API.

Usage

curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/images/search?q=QUERY&count=COUNT" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: $BRAVE_API_KEY"

Parameters

Param	Required	Description
q	yes	Search query (URL-encoded)
count	no	Results count (1-100, default 20)
country	no	2-letter code (US, DE, IL) for region bias
search_lang	no	Language code (en, de, he)
safesearch	no	off, moderate, strict (default: moderate)

Response Parsing

Key fields in each result:

• results[].title — Image title
• results[].properties.url — Full image URL
• results[].thumbnail.src — Thumbnail URL
• results[].source — Source website
• results[].properties.width/height — Dimensions

Example

Search for "sunset beach" images in Israel:

curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/images/search?q=sunset%20beach&count=5&country=IL" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: $BRAVE_API_KEY"

Then extract from JSON response:

• Thumbnail: .results[0].thumbnail.src
• Full image: .results[0].properties.url

Delivering Results

When presenting image search results:

1. Send images directly to the user (don't just list URLs)
2. Use results[].properties.url for full images or results[].thumbnail.src for thumbnails
3. Include image title as caption
4. If more results exist than shown, tell the user (e.g., "Found 20 images, showing 3 — want more?")

Example flow:

User: "find me pictures of sunsets"
→ Search with count=10
→ Send 3-5 images with captions
→ "Found 10 sunset images, showing 5. Want to see more?"

Notes

• URL-encode query strings (spaces → %20)
• API key from env: $BRAVE_API_KEY
• Respect rate limits per subscription tier