DeepAPI

What is DeepAPI?

DeepAPI gives your agent world-class scraping, frontier deep research, powerful fast web search and 20+ other tools all in a single API key. Built for a future where agents use 99.9% of software.

DeepAPI gives your agent world-class scraping, frontier deep research, powerful fast web search and 20+ other tools all in a single API key.

DeepAPI starts with one simple belief:

Soon enough, agents will be the ones using 99.9% of software.

They will do the research. Write the code. Send the emails. Run the operations. Manage the tools. Most software will be used by an agent on behalf of a person, not clicked through by the person themselves.

The models are already smart enough for this future.

What they lack is access.

Why smart AI agents still can't use the internet

Fable is already smarter than most people on the street. So are many of the best AI models.

But the average person on the street can still use the internet better.

A normal person has an email address. A phone number. A bank account. They can create an account, receive a verification code, pay for something, access a website, and contact another person.

Most agents have none of that.

A normal person hasMost agents still lack
An email addressA reliable way to send and receive email
A phone numberA way to call, text, and verify accounts
A bank accountA way to hold and spend money
Access to websitesReliable access to the information on them
The ability to researchPowerful research across the live internet

An agent can reason better than a person while still being far less capable online.

The brain is there. The ability to act is not.

When you install Codex or Claude Code, OpenAI and Anthropic give you a very intelligent agent.

They do not give it powerful website scraping. They do not give it powerful deep research. They do not give it an email address, a phone number, or a bank account.

So the agent can understand the work, but it often cannot actually do the work.

DeepAPI exists to close that gap.

What DeepAPI gives agents

DeepAPI starts with the capabilities agents need right now:

  • powerful website scraping
  • powerful deep research
  • web search
  • email

One DeepAPI key gives an agent these capabilities without the human wiring together a new service every time.

The model brings the intelligence. DeepAPI gives it the ability to use the internet and do the work.

The vision

Agents will soon do most of the work people currently do inside software. They will become the main users of the internet.

DeepAPI is built to be the default API for AI agents. Every new agent should receive a DeepAPI key by default.

Eventually, an agent should be able to use the internet at least as well as the average person on the street. It should have an email address, a phone number, access to money, reliable access to websites, powerful research, and everything else it needs to operate.

DeepAPI starts with scraping, research, and email.

The goal is to give agents everything humans already take for granted online.

DeepAPI is currently in private beta. You can apply for access — applications are short and reviewed in small batches.

FAQ

What is DeepAPI in one sentence?
DeepAPI gives your agent world-class scraping, frontier deep research, powerful fast web search and 20+ other tools all in a single API key.
Why do intelligent agents still need DeepAPI?
Intelligence is not the same as access. An agent can be smarter than most people while still lacking an email address, phone number, bank account, and reliable access to websites.
Do Codex and Claude Code already include these capabilities?
Codex and Claude Code are highly intelligent agents, but their default installations do not give them powerful web scraping, powerful deep research, an email address, a phone number, or a bank account.
What does DeepAPI provide today?
DeepAPI starts with the capabilities agents need right now, including powerful website scraping, deep research, web search, and email.
What is the long-term vision for DeepAPI?
Every new agent should receive a DeepAPI key by default so it can use the internet and software at least as well as the average person.

Originally published at https://deepapi.co/blog/what-is-deepapi.