serper-search-skill

Serper Search Skill

Search the web using the Serper API, which provides Google Search results via a simple API. Supports web search, news, images, and places.

How It Works

This skill provides instructions and context. To execute searches, connect the Serper Search node to the agent's input-tools handle.

serper_search Tool

Search Google via Serper API and get structured results.

Schema Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Search query to look up on Google

Node Parameters

Additional options configured on the node:

Parameter	Default	Description
maxResults	10	Number of results to return (max 100)
searchType	search	Type: search (web), news, images, places
country	(empty)	Country code for regional results (gl parameter)
language	(empty)	Language code for results (hl parameter)

Response Format

Web search:

{
  "query": "artificial intelligence news",
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "AI Breakthrough in Medical Research",
      "snippet": "Researchers have developed a new AI model...",
      "url": "https://example.com/ai-research",
      "position": 1
    }
  ],
  "result_count": 10,
  "search_type": "search",
  "provider": "serper",
  "knowledge_graph": {
    "title": "Artificial Intelligence",
    "description": "..."
  }
}

News search:

{
  "query": "technology news today",
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "Tech Industry Update",
      "snippet": "Major developments in...",
      "url": "https://example.com/news",
      "date": "2 hours ago",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    }
  ],
  "search_type": "news",
  "provider": "serper"
}

Images search:

{
  "query": "aurora borealis photos",
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "Northern Lights Over Iceland",
      "imageUrl": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
      "url": "https://example.com/gallery"
    }
  ],
  "search_type": "images",
  "provider": "serper"
}