Serper

import { BlockInfoCard } from "@/components/ui/block-info-card"

<BlockInfoCard type="serper" color="#2B3543" /> Serper is a Google Search API that provides developers with programmatic access to Google search results. It offers a reliable, high-performance way to integrate Google search capabilities into applications without the complexity of web scraping or the limitations of other search APIs.

With Serper, you can:

• Access Google search results: Get structured data from Google search results programmatically
• Perform different search types: Run web searches, image searches, news searches, and more
• Retrieve rich metadata: Obtain titles, snippets, URLs, and other relevant information from search results
• Scale your applications: Build search-powered features with a reliable and fast API
• Avoid rate limiting: Get consistent access to search results without worrying about IP blocks

In Sim, the Serper integration enables your agents to leverage the power of web search as part of their workflows. This allows for sophisticated automation scenarios that require up-to-date information from the internet. Your agents can formulate search queries, retrieve relevant results, and use this information to make decisions or provide responses. This integration bridges the gap between your workflow automation and the vast knowledge available on the web, enabling your agents to access real-time information without manual intervention. By connecting Sim with Serper, you can create agents that stay current with the latest information, provide more accurate responses, and deliver more value to users.

Usage Instructions

Integrate Serper into the workflow. Can search the web.

Tools

serper_search

A powerful web search tool that provides access to Google search results through Serper.dev API. Supports different types of searches including regular web search, news, places, images, videos, and shopping. Returns comprehensive results including organic results, knowledge graph, answer box, people also ask, related searches, and top stories.

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	The search query (e.g., "latest AI news", "best restaurants in NYC")
num	number	No	Number of results to return (e.g., 10, 20, 50)
gl	string	No	Country code for search results (e.g., "us", "uk", "de", "fr")
hl	string	No	Language code for search results (e.g., "en", "es", "de", "fr")
type	string	No	Type of search to perform (e.g., "search", "news", "images", "videos", "places", "shopping")
apiKey	string	Yes	Serper API Key
pricing	custom	No	No description
metadata	string	No	No description
rateLimit	string	No	No description

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
searchResults	array	Search results with titles, links, snippets, and type-specific metadata (date for news, rating for places, imageUrl for images)
↳ title	string	Result title
↳ link	string	Result URL
↳ snippet	string	Result description/snippet
↳ position	number	Position in search results
↳ date	string	Publication date (news/videos)
↳ imageUrl	string	Image URL (images/news/shopping)
↳ source	string	Source name (news/videos/shopping)
↳ rating	number	Rating (places)
↳ ratingCount	number	Number of reviews (places)
↳ address	string	Address (places)
↳ price	string	Price (shopping)
↳ duration	string	Duration (videos)