aid: ask
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/ask.png
name: Ask
description: Ask (Ask.com), formerly Ask Jeeves, was a consumer web search engine that operated for roughly
  30 years before officially closing on May 1, 2026. The domain now serves a static closure/farewell notice
  and a Privacy Policy page. It was surfaced as a portfolio-lead stub in the API Evangelist network; enrichment
  confirms there is no public developer API, SDK, documentation, well-known discovery surface, or event/webhook
  surface to harvest — the site is defunct. Retained as a historical company record.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ask/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- redpoint-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-status: closed
x-closed-date: '2026-05-01'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Search
- Search Engine
- Consumer
- Defunct
- Web
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ask-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: http://www.ask.com/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.ask.com/privacy.html
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence