diff --git a/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchCategorySidebar.test.ts b/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchCategorySidebar.test.ts
index 156170c1783..4dcc243c0b3 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchCategorySidebar.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchCategorySidebar.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ describe('NodeSearchCategorySidebar', () => {
         createMockNodeDef({
           name: 'EssentialNode',
           essentials_category: 'basic'
+        }),
+        createMockNodeDef({
+          name: 'ApiNode',
+          display_name: 'API Node',
+          api_node: true
         })
       ])
       await nextTick()
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ describe('NodeSearchCategorySidebar', () => {
       expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Most relevant')
       expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Favorites')
       expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Essentials')
+      expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('API Nodes')
       expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Custom')
     })
 
diff --git a/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchCategorySidebar.vue b/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchCategorySidebar.vue
index fad96faf613..79667ad594e 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchCategorySidebar.vue
+++ b/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchCategorySidebar.vue
@@ -79,11 +79,18 @@ const hasEssentialNodes = computed(() =>
   )
 )
 
+const hasApiNodes = computed(() =>
+  nodeDefStore.visibleNodeDefs.some((n) => n.api_node)
+)
+
 const sourceCategories = computed(() => {
   const categories = []
   if (flags.nodeLibraryEssentialsEnabled && hasEssentialNodes.value) {
     categories.push({ id: 'essentials', label: t('g.essentials') })
   }
+  if (hasApiNodes.value) {
+    categories.push({ id: 'api', label: t('g.API Nodes') })
+  }
   categories.push({ id: 'custom', label: t('g.custom') })
   return categories
 })
diff --git a/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchContent.test.ts b/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchContent.test.ts
index 5559aa8c14d..01404ec96f9 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchContent.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchContent.test.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,32 @@ describe('NodeSearchContent', () => {
       expect(items[0].text()).toContain('Custom Node')
     })
 
+    it('should show only API nodes when API Nodes is selected', async () => {
+      useNodeDefStore().updateNodeDefs([
+        createMockNodeDef({
+          name: 'ApiNode',
+          display_name: 'API Node',
+          python_module: 'comfy_api_nodes.provider',
+          api_node: true
+        }),
+        createMockNodeDef({
+          name: 'CoreNode',
+          display_name: 'Core Node',
+          python_module: 'nodes',
+          api_node: false
+        })
+      ])
+      await nextTick()
+
+      const wrapper = await createWrapper()
+      await wrapper.find('[data-testid="category-api"]').trigger('click')
+      await nextTick()
+
+      const items = getNodeItems(wrapper)
+      expect(items).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(items[0].text()).toContain('API Node')
+    })
+
     it('should hide Essentials category when no essential nodes exist', async () => {
       useNodeDefStore().updateNodeDefs([
         createMockNodeDef({
diff --git a/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchContent.vue b/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchContent.vue
index 49bc9230dff..e5122a11aae 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchContent.vue
+++ b/src/components/searchbox/v2/NodeSearchContent.vue
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ const displayedResults = computed<ComfyNodeDefImpl[]>(() => {
         (n) => n.nodeSource.type === NodeSourceType.Essentials
       )
       break
+    case 'api':
+      results = allNodes.filter((n) => n.api_node)
+      break
     case 'custom':
       results = allNodes.filter(
         (n) =>
diff --git a/src/components/searchbox/v2/__test__/testUtils.ts b/src/components/searchbox/v2/__test__/testUtils.ts
index 23eb2a6424e..b937db69452 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbox/v2/__test__/testUtils.ts
+++ b/src/components/searchbox/v2/__test__/testUtils.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const testI18n = createI18n({
         mostRelevant: 'Most relevant',
         favorites: 'Favorites',
         essentials: 'Essentials',
+        'API Nodes': 'API Nodes',
         custom: 'Custom',
         noResults: 'No results',
         filterByType: 'Filter by {type}...',