The Google Search action enables searching via Google from within the application. It is used to return web results based on the query entered by users, searches limited to a specific site, or filtered search results based on file type/country/language.

Technical Specifications

• Function: Perform dynamic searches on Google.
• Parameters:
  
  • settings (Object – required): Google Search API settings.
  • query (String – required): Keyword to search for (e.g., “Kuika Low-code platform”).
  • count (Int32 – optional): Number of results to return (default 10).
  • offset (Int32 – optional): Which page to start from in the results.
  • safe (Enum – optional): Safe search filter (active/inactive).
  • search_type (String – optional): Search type (e.g., “image” → image search).
  • siteSearch (String – optional): Search within a specific site (e.g., “kuika.com”).
  • siteSearchFilterType (Enum – optional): Include/exclude site-specific search.
  • file_type (String – optional): Filter by file type (e.g., ‘pdf’, “docx”).
  • language (String – optional): Language of results (e.g., “tr”, “en”).
  • country (String – optional): Country filter for results (e.g., ‘tr’, “us”).
• Result: Singular (One) → Returns a search results object.

Google Search Application Steps

1. Add Action

• Go to the screen → + ADD ACTION → Google → Google Search.

2. Set Parameters

• Query: “Kuika AI Agents”.
• Count: 5 (first 5 results).
• Offset: Specifies which result to start with. If left blank, it starts with the first result.
• Search Type: Determines the type of search to perform (e.g., web, image, etc.). The default is web search.
• Safe: Enables/disables the safe search filter.
• Site Search: Used to limit the search to a specific website.
• Site Search Filter Type: Determines the site filtering behavior (include / exclude).
• File Type: Allows you to perform a search limited to a specific file type (PDF, DOC, etc.).
• Language: “tr”.
• Country: “tr”.

Google Search Usage Scenario

1. In-App News Search

When the user types “low-code trends” → The Google Search action runs → The first 10 English news results are listed.

2. Site-Specific Search

When the user searches for “Kuika Release Notes” → siteSearch = “kuika.com” → Only results from the Kuika website are returned.

3. File Type Search

When the user searches for “project documentation” → file_type = “pdf” → Only PDF files are found.

Google Search Action Advanced Customizations

• Dynamic Search: The user writes the query in the in-app search box.
• Pagination: Subsequent pages are retrieved with the offset parameter.
• Image Search: search_type = “image” → only images are returned.
• Filtered Search: The safe parameter is set to “active” for secure searching.

Technical Risks and Controls

• API quota limits must be carefully managed.
• Very broad queries or high count values can affect performance.
• When siteSearch is used, the relevant site must be indexed by Google.