The Problem
Indie developers building AI side projects cannot justify $30-100/month search API subscriptions. They need reliable search at hobby-scale pricing without sacrificing data quality.
How Scavio Helps
- Free tier: 250 credits/month covers development and light production
- Under $10/month: 2,000 credits handles most indie-scale production
- Multi-platform (Google + YouTube + Reddit) without multiple subscriptions
- MCP setup in 2 minutes for Claude Desktop or Cursor integration
- Same structured data quality as enterprise tiers
Relevant Platforms
Web search with knowledge graph, PAA, and AI overviews
YouTube
Video search with transcripts and metadata
Community, posts & threaded comments from any subreddit
Quick Start: Python Example
Here is a quick example searching Google for "best react component library 2026":
import requests
API_KEY = "your_scavio_api_key"
response = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search",
headers={
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
json={"query": query},
)
data = response.json()
for result in data.get("organic_results", [])[:5]:
print(f"{result['position']}. {result['title']}")
print(f" {result['link']}\n")Built for Solo developers, indie hackers, and side project builders integrating search into AI tools
Scavio handles the search infrastructure — proxies, CAPTCHAs, rate limits, and anti-bot detection — so you can focus on building your indie developer agent search for under $10/month solution. The API returns structured JSON that is ready for processing, analysis, or feeding into AI agents.
Start with the free tier (250 credits/month, no credit card required) and scale to paid plans when you need higher volume.