Blocks

Google Search

Search the web

Searches the web using the Google Custom Search API, which provides high-quality search results from the entire internet or a specific site defined by a custom search engine ID.

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Google Search

Search the web

Usage

  1. Add the block to your workflow and connect it to the upstream step.
  2. Configure any required credentials or tokens in the inputs.
  3. Fill in required inputs and optional parameters for the run.
  4. Run a test execution, inspect outputs, and iterate before deploying.
  5. Deploy the google_search block with monitoring enabled in production.

Inputs (UI)

Search Query

long-input

Placeholder: Enter your search query

Layout: full

Custom Search Engine ID

short-input

Required Custom Search Engine ID

Placeholder: Enter your Custom Search Engine ID

Layout: full

API Key

short-input

Required API Key for Google Search

Placeholder: Enter your Google API key

Layout: full

Number of Results

short-input

Number of search results to return (max: 10)

Placeholder: 10

Layout: half

Inputs (API)

query

string

Required

The search query to execute

apiKey

string

Required

Google API key

searchEngineId

string

Required

Custom Search Engine ID

num

string

Optional

Number of results to return (default: 10, max: 10)

Outputs

Primary response type:

{
  "items": "json",
  "searchInformation": "json"
}

Tool Access

google_search
Google Search | NowFlow Blocks