Jina AI Search + Reader

Overview

Use Jina AI’s public endpoints to (1) search the web and (2) fetch readable page content as plain text/markdown via a single URL.

When to Use

• You need quick web search results without an API key or browser
• You need readable page content from a URL for summarization or analysis
• You’re in a headless environment and only have HTTP tools (curl/wget)

When NOT to use:

• You need advanced ranking, filters, or custom search parameters (use a full search API)

Quick Reference

Search (s.jina.ai)

https://s.jina.ai/YOUR_SEARCH_QUERY

Reader (r.jina.ai)

https://r.jina.ai/YOUR_URL

Implementation

1) Search for pages

curl "https://s.jina.ai/jina%20ai%20reader%20usage"

• URL-encode spaces and special characters in the query.
• Output returns search results with titles/snippets/links (plain text).

2) Fetch readable page content

curl "https://r.jina.ai/https://example.com/article"

• Prepend https://r.jina.ai/ to any HTTP/HTTPS URL.
• Output is readable text/markdown for the target page.

3) Typical workflow

1. Use s.jina.ai to discover relevant links.
2. Use r.jina.ai to fetch readable content from those links.

Common Mistakes

• Forgetting to URL-encode the search query → results in malformed requests.
• Omitting the original URL scheme (http/https) after r.jina.ai/.
• Assuming r.jina.ai performs search (it only reads a specific URL).