# SearchApi

> Tool author @SearchApi.

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SearchApi is a powerful real-time SERP API that provides structured data from a collection of search engines including Google Search, Google Jobs, YouTube, Google News, and more. Here are the steps to configure and use the SearchApi search tool in Dify.

## 1. Apply for Search API Key

Please apply for an API Key at [SearchApi](https://www.searchapi.io/).

## 2. Fill in the configuration in Dify

In the Dify navigation page, click on `Tools > SearchApi > Go to authorize` to fill in the API Key.

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## 3. Using the tool

You can use the SearchApi tool in the following application types.

* **Chatflow / Workflow applications**

Both Chatflow and Workflow applications support adding `SearchApi` series tool nodes, providing four tools: Google Jobs API, Google News API, Google Search API, and YouTube Scraper API.

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* **Agent applications**

Select the `SearchApi` tool you need to add in the Agent application, then enter commands to call the tool.