Coming Soon. Ask is not available yet. This page describes how it is planned to work, so you can design for it. Details can change before release. To hear when it ships, email support@avina.io.
What it is for
Research an account
“What does Northwind Pay sell, and who are its main competitors?”
Prepare for a call
“What has this company announced in the last 90 days?”
Size a segment
“Which US states have the most privately held dental groups with more than ten locations?”
Give an agent sources
One tool that answers B2B questions with sources the agent can quote.
How it will work
1
Ask a question
Send one question in plain language to
POST /ask. Add about to limit it to one company or one person, or leave it out for a question about a market.2
Avina researches it
The question is answered in the background, the same way a search runs. You get an
id back immediately and poll for the result.3
Read the answer and its sources
The answer comes back as text with numbered markers such as
[1]. Each marker points to a source in citations, with the passage that supports the claim.Planned request
Planned response (shortened)
What you can rely on
- Every claim is cited. Each factual statement in an answer points to a source you can open.
- It says when it does not know.
outcomeisanswered,partially_answeredorinsufficient_evidence. When the evidence is missing, the answer explains what could not be found instead of guessing. - Answers code can read. Send an
output_schemaand the answer also comes back as an object in that shape, for your code or an AI agent to use. - A spend limit.
max_creditscaps what one question can cost, in the same credits as search.
Until it ships
Search already answers some of these questions for lists of companies:- To answer “which companies do X?”, run a company search with X as a criterion. Every result cites its evidence.
- To check one fact across many companies, add it to
criteriaand readmatched_criteriaon each result.
Evidence and verdicts
How search results cite their sources today.
Changelog
Release announcements.

