# Google Search

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import Badges from "@/app/_components/badges";
import TabbedCodeBlock from "@/app/_components/tabbed-code-block";
import TableOfContents from "@/app/_components/table-of-contents";
import ToolFooter from "@/app/_components/tool-footer";
import { Callout } from "nextra/components";

<ToolInfo
  description="Enable agents to perform Google searches using SerpAPI."
  author="Arcade"
  authType="API Key"
  versions={["0.1.0"]}
/>

<Badges repo="arcadeai/arcade-google-search" />

The Arcade Search MCP Server provides a pre-built set of tools for interacting with Google search results. These tools make it easy to build agents and AI apps that can:

- Search Google and return results.

## Available Tools

<TableOfContents
  headers={["Tool Name", "Description"]}
  data={[["GoogleSearch.Search", "Search Google and return organic results."]]}
/>

<Callout>
  If you need to perform an action that's not listed here, you can [get in touch
  with us](mailto:contact@arcade.dev) to request a new tool, or [create your own
  tools](/guides/create-tools/tool-basics/build-mcp-server).
</Callout>

## GoogleSearch.Search

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/search/google_search/search_google_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/search/google_search/search_google_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Search Google using SerpAPI and return organic search results.

**Parameters**

- **`query`** _(string, required)_ The search query.
- **`n_results`** _(integer, optional, Defaults to 5)_ Number of results to retrieve.

## Auth

The Arcade Google Search MCP Sever uses the [SerpAPI](https://serpapi.com/) to get get results from a Google search.

- **Secret:**
  - `SERP_API_KEY`: Your SerpAPI API key.
    <Callout type="info">
      Setting the `SERP_API_KEY` secret is only required if you are
      [self-hosting](/guides/deployment-hosting/configure-engine) Arcade. If you're
      using Arcade Cloud, the secret is already set for you. To manage your
      secrets, go to the [Secrets
      page](https://api.arcade.dev/dashboard/auth/secrets) in the Arcade
      Dashboard.
    </Callout>

<ToolFooter pipPackageName="arcade_google_search" />