Brave Image Search via Locus x402

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Brave Image Search via Locus x402 is a paid API for AI agents from brave.x402.paywithlocus.com, paid per call via x402, $0.035/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Searches the web for images using Brave's independent search index, returning image results with privacy-first principles, accessed via x402 micropayment protocol.

Price / call$0.035

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How this service works

Independent web search — web, news, images, videos, AI answers, and LLM context. Privacy-first search from a large independent index.

Output

Returns a JSON object containing image search results from Brave's independent index (URLs, thumbnails, metadata), along with payment settlement details (settled USDC amount, authorized max), a unique request ID, a status URL for tracking, and a success flag.

Example use cases

Brand logo image discovery

“Can you search for images of the Nike swoosh logo and bring back 30 results? Use strict safe search.”

Travel inspiration photo search

“Find me images of the Amalfi Coast in Italy — grab 50 results with strict safe search so I can use them for inspiration.”

Adult content image search

“Search Brave for images of 'abstract expressionist oil paintings' with safe search off and return 100 results.”

Technical details

Endpoint

POSThttps://brave.x402.paywithlocus.com/brave/image-search

When to prefer

Choose this endpoint when you need programmatic image search results from a large, independent (non-Google/Bing) index with privacy-first guarantees, and when you want pay-per-use access via x402 micropayments without a subscription. Prefer it over Google or Bing image APIs if user privacy is a concern, if you want to avoid big-tech search monopolies, or if you need flexible safe search controls. It is especially suitable for AI agents that need to source images on demand without storing user data.

Side effects

Invalid or empty query string returns an error
Count outside 1-200 range may be rejected or clamped
Invalid safesearch value other than 'off' or 'strict' may cause a 400 error
Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance blocks the request
Network timeouts from upstream Brave Search API
Rate limiting if too many concurrent requests are made

Input

Schema · Request body

Field	Type	Description
q	string
count	number
safesearch	string

Output

Schema · Response

{
  "type": "json",
  "example": {
    "data": {},
    "payment": {
      "scheme": "exact",
      "settledUsdc": "0.001000",
      "authorizedMaxUsdc": "0.001000"
    },
    "request": {
      "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "statusUrl": "/requests/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
    },
    "success": true
  }
}

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How this service works

Independent web search — web, news, images, videos, AI answers, and LLM context. Privacy-first search from a large independent index.

Output

Example use cases

Brand logo image discovery

“Can you search for images of the Nike swoosh logo and bring back 30 results? Use strict safe search.”

Travel inspiration photo search

“Find me images of the Amalfi Coast in Italy — grab 50 results with strict safe search so I can use them for inspiration.”

Adult content image search

“Search Brave for images of 'abstract expressionist oil paintings' with safe search off and return 100 results.”

Technical details

Endpoint

POSThttps://brave.x402.paywithlocus.com/brave/image-search

When to prefer

Side effects

Invalid or empty query string returns an error
Count outside 1-200 range may be rejected or clamped
Invalid safesearch value other than 'off' or 'strict' may cause a 400 error
Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance blocks the request
Network timeouts from upstream Brave Search API
Rate limiting if too many concurrent requests are made

Input

Schema · Request body

Field	Type	Description
q	string
count	number
safesearch	string

Output

Schema · Response

{
  "type": "json",
  "example": {
    "data": {},
    "payment": {
      "scheme": "exact",
      "settledUsdc": "0.001000",
      "authorizedMaxUsdc": "0.001000"
    },
    "request": {
      "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "statusUrl": "/requests/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
    },
    "success": true
  }
}