diff --git a/cognee/api/v1/search/search.py b/cognee/api/v1/search/search.py
index 354331c57..b47222199 100644
--- a/cognee/api/v1/search/search.py
+++ b/cognee/api/v1/search/search.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ async def search(
     session_id: Optional[str] = None,
     wide_search_top_k: Optional[int] = 100,
     triplet_distance_penalty: Optional[float] = 3.5,
+    verbose: bool = False,
 ) -> Union[List[SearchResult], CombinedSearchResult]:
     """
     Search and query the knowledge graph for insights, information, and connections.
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ async def search(
         session_id=session_id,
         wide_search_top_k=wide_search_top_k,
         triplet_distance_penalty=triplet_distance_penalty,
+        verbose=verbose,
     )
 
     return filtered_search_results
diff --git a/cognee/modules/search/methods/search.py b/cognee/modules/search/methods/search.py
index 9f180d607..a0fa2551d 100644
--- a/cognee/modules/search/methods/search.py
+++ b/cognee/modules/search/methods/search.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ async def search(
     session_id: Optional[str] = None,
     wide_search_top_k: Optional[int] = 100,
     triplet_distance_penalty: Optional[float] = 3.5,
+    verbose: bool = False,
 ) -> Union[CombinedSearchResult, List[SearchResult]]:
     """
 
@@ -173,25 +174,30 @@ async def search(
                 datasets = prepared_search_results["datasets"]
 
                 if only_context:
-                    return_value.append(
-                        {
-                            "search_result": [context] if context else None,
-                            "dataset_id": datasets[0].id,
-                            "dataset_name": datasets[0].name,
-                            "dataset_tenant_id": datasets[0].tenant_id,
-                            "graphs": graphs,
-                        }
-                    )
+                    search_result_dict = {
+                        "search_result": [context] if context else None,
+                        "dataset_id": datasets[0].id,
+                        "dataset_name": datasets[0].name,
+                        "dataset_tenant_id": datasets[0].tenant_id,
+                    }
+                    if verbose:
+                        # Include graphs only in verbose mode to reduce payload size
+                        search_result_dict["graphs"] = graphs
+
+                    return_value.append(search_result_dict)
                 else:
-                    return_value.append(
-                        {
-                            "search_result": [result] if result else None,
-                            "dataset_id": datasets[0].id,
-                            "dataset_name": datasets[0].name,
-                            "dataset_tenant_id": datasets[0].tenant_id,
-                            "graphs": graphs,
-                        }
-                    )
+                    search_result_dict = {
+                        "search_result": [result] if result else None,
+                        "dataset_id": datasets[0].id,
+                        "dataset_name": datasets[0].name,
+                        "dataset_tenant_id": datasets[0].tenant_id,
+                    }
+                    if verbose:
+                        # Include graphs only in verbose mode to reduce payload size
+                        search_result_dict["graphs"] = graphs
+
+                    return_value.append(search_result_dict)
+
             return return_value
         else:
             return_value = []