description: >- Wrapper around Google Custom Search API - a real-time API to access Google search results.

Google Custom Search

The Google Custom Search API node is a tool that provides access to Google’s Custom Search Engine (CSE) functionality. It allows users to perform programmatic searches using Google’s search technology, tailored to specific domains or content.

Parameters

The node doesn’t have any direct input parameters. Instead, it relies on credentials for authentication and configuration.

Credentials Required

• Google API Key: Used for authentication with Google’s API services.

• Google Custom Search Engine ID: Identifies the specific Custom Search Engine to be used.

Initialization

The node initializes by:

1. Retrieving credential data.

2. Extracting the Google API Key and Custom Search Engine ID from the credentials.

3. Creating and returning a new instance of GoogleCustomSearch with these parameters.

Base Classes

The node inherits from:

• GoogleCustomSearchAPI

• Any base classes of the GoogleCustomSearch class from the @langchain/community/tools/google_custom_search package.

Usage

This node is typically used in workflows or applications that require:

• Targeted web searches within specific domains

• Integration of Google search capabilities into custom applications

• Automated information retrieval from the web

Input/Output

• Input: No direct inputs are required for this node.

• Output: Returns an initialized GoogleCustomSearch instance, which can be used to perform custom searches.

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