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# Tavily

## Overview

Connect your ElevenLabs AI agents with Tavily to search the web during conversations. Tavily is a search API built for AI applications, enabling agents to ground responses with up-to-date information across general topics, news, and financial data.

## Capabilities

| Capability                | Support                                    |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| Zero retention mode (ZRM) | Not supported                              |
| Attachments in tools      | Not supported — tools operate on text only |

## Setup

This integration uses a **Tavily API key** for authentication.

#### Create a Tavily account

Sign up at [tavily.com](https://tavily.com) if you do not already have an account.

#### Get your API key

Go to your [Tavily Dashboard](https://app.tavily.com) and copy your API key. It starts with `tvly-`.

#### Connect in ElevenLabs

In the ElevenLabs integration setup, paste your Tavily API key in the **API Key** field.

## Useful links

* [Tavily API documentation](https://docs.tavily.com)
* [Tavily Dashboard](https://app.tavily.com)