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 (50 credits on signup, no credit card required) and scale to paid plans when you need higher volume.