Deep Research Actor

An AI-powered deep research service that performs comprehensive research on any query using multiple AI agents. Deployed as an Apify Actor with a REST API.

Overview

This actor orchestrates multiple specialized AI agents to conduct thorough research on any topic. It automatically:

1. Plans - Creates a structured report outline with sections and key questions
2. Researches - Runs concurrent iterative research loops for each section
3. Synthesizes - Combines findings into a polished, comprehensive markdown report

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Method	Description
/	GET	Health check and API info
/health	GET	Health check
/research	POST	Start a new research job
/research	GET	List all research jobs
/research/{job_id}/status	GET	Get job status
/research/{job_id}/result	GET	Get markdown result
/research/{job_id}/logs	GET	Get logs (supports long polling)

Quick Start

Start a Research Job

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/research \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "What are the latest developments in quantum computing?"}'

Response:

{
  "job_id": "abc123",
  "status": "pending",
  "message": "Research job started. Use /research/{job_id}/status to check progress."
}

Configuration

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	string	required	The research question or topic
max_iterations	int	5	Maximum research iterations per section
max_time_minutes	int	10	Maximum time per section