Web Search gives you structured Google search results across 11 different content types — web pages, news, images, videos, maps, places, reviews, shopping, academic papers, patents, and search suggestions. All returned as clean, parseable data with no HTML to strip out.
This is the essential tool for anything that requires up-to-date information. Unlike AI knowledge that has a cutoff date, web search pulls live results, breaking news, current prices, and the latest research — exactly what you need when the answer might have changed since training data was collected.
What you can do
- search — web search with organic results, knowledge panel, and related searches
- news — recent news articles for any topic, with source, date, and snippet
- images — image search results with thumbnails and source URLs
- videos — video results from across the web
- maps — map search for locations, addresses, and businesses
- places — local business listings with ratings, hours, and contact info
- reviews — review aggregations for businesses and products
- shopping — product listings with prices, merchants, and availability
- scholar — academic papers and research citations
- patents — patent search across major patent databases
- autocomplete — search suggestions for a partial query
Who it's for
Researchers who need current information beyond training data. Journalists fact-checking and sourcing stories. Marketers tracking news and competitor mentions. Developers building search-augmented applications. Anyone who needs a live, real-world answer.
How to use it
- Use search for general web queries — it returns the top organic results with titles, snippets, and URLs
- Use news for time-sensitive topics — add a time range filter (h, d, w, m, y) to narrow recency
- Use images when you need visual results or source URLs for images
- Add country and language codes for geo-targeted results
Getting started
Connect your search account to enable all 11 skills. The search skill is the best starting point for most queries.
