DeepSeek opens its in-house search API
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On October 17, 2026, DeepSeek announced in its API changelog that its in-house search API is open. It runs on the search engine that already backs DeepSeek's web and API search. The changelog says the engine indexes hundreds of billions of web pages worldwide, supports multilingual search and handles hundreds of millions of queries a day. DeepSeek says it filters SEO cheating, GEO manipulation and low-quality AIGC, and it published web search and crawl guidelines for API users.
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DeepSeek has opened its in-house search API, built on the DeepSeek search engine that already backs search on its web product and API. The engine indexes hundreds of billions of web pages worldwide, supports multilingual search and handles hundreds of millions of search requests a day from around the world. DeepSeek says it filters SEO cheating, GEO manipulation and low-quality AIGC through identification mechanisms. Usage is covered in its web search and crawling guide.
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