# Web Search (`desearch/web-search`)

This Actor allows users to search for any information over the web. This replicates a typical search engine experience, where users can search for any information they need.

- **URL**: https://beta-securitybyobscurity.apify.com/desearch/web-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Desearch](https://beta-securitybyobscurity.apify.com/desearch) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 136 total users, 47 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 5 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

$0.25 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per result. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for dataset items the Actor outputs.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-result

# README

## Desearch Web Search

> 📢 **AI-powered web search from multiple sources – now on Apify!**

[![Apify Actor](https://img.shields.io/badge/Apify-Actor-blue?logo=apify)](https://apify.com)

[![Made with ❤️](https://img.shields.io/badge/Made%20with-%E2%9D%A4-red)](https://desearch.ai)

***

### 🚀 Overview

**Desearch Web Search (SERP) - Apify** is an actor that enables you to perform real-time AI-powered web searches. Powered by Desearch's intelligent search engine [Desearch.ai](https://console.desearch.ai/), it retrieves results from various online sources including **news**, **blogs**, **Twitter**, and more — all delivered in a structured JSON format.

***

### 🛠 Features

✅ AI-enhanced **web search**\
✅ Retrieves **titles**, **links**, **snippets**, and **optional dates**\
✅ Supports **pagination** with the `start` parameter\
✅ Optimized for **Apify automation**\
✅ Clean **JSON output** format

***

### 📌 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type    | Required | Description |
|-----------|---------|----------|-------------|
| `query`   | String  | ✅ Yes    | The search term you want to query (e.g., `"latest AI tools"`) |
| `num`     | Integer | ❌ No     | Number of results to return (default: `100`, max: `100`) |
| `start`   | Integer | ❌ No     | Starting index of results (use for pagination) |

***

### 📤 Output Format

Results are returned as a JSON array like this:

```json
[
  {
    "title": "Common AI Models and When to Use Them? - GeeksforGeeks",
    "snippet": "An AI model is a computational representation or framework that is designed to perform specific tasks or functions by learning from data...",
    "link": "https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/common-ai-models-and-when-to-use-them/",
    "date": null
  },
  {
    "title": "Understanding GPT Models: A Guide - OpenAI Blog",
    "snippet": "GPT models are a type of language model developed by OpenAI that use deep learning to produce human-like text...",
    "link": "https://openai.com/blog/understanding-gpt",
    "date": "2024-12-12"
  }
]
```

***

### 📈 Use Cases

💡 **Market Research:** Discover trends and insights\
💡 **SEO & Content Strategy:** Gather article ideas and keywords\
💡 **Brand Monitoring:** Track mentions of brands or topics\
💡 **Academic Research:** Find articles and sources

***

### 🚀 Get Started

1. Open the **Apify Actor UI**
2. Enter your `query` and other parameters
3. Run the actor
4. Download results from the dataset in **structured JSON format**

***

### 🛠 Support

For documentation and help, visit [📘 Desearch Docs](https://docs.desearch.ai/guides/capabilities/web-search)\
For issues, open a ticket on [GitHub](https://github.com/your-username/desearch-web-search/issues)

***

### 🧠 Powered By

- [Desearch AI Web Search](https://desearch.ai)
- [Apify SDK](https://sdk.apify.com)
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org)

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

The search query to be executed by Datura AI.

## `num` (type: `integer`):

The number of search results to retrieve.

## `start` (type: `integer`):

The starting index for the search results.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "Latest advancements in AI research",
  "num": 100,
  "start": 1
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "Latest advancements in AI research"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("desearch/web-search").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "query": "Latest advancements in AI research" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("desearch/web-search").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "Latest advancements in AI research"
}' |
apify call desearch/web-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=desearch/web-search",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Web Search",
        "description": "This Actor allows users to search for any information over the web. This replicates a typical search engine experience, where users can search for any information they need.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "k6XeTo9rloQZbom9p"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/desearch~web-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-desearch-web-search",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/desearch~web-search/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-desearch-web-search",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/desearch~web-search/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-desearch-web-search",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "query"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Search Query",
                        "minLength": 1,
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The search query to be executed by Datura AI."
                    },
                    "num": {
                        "title": "Number of Results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 100,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "The number of search results to retrieve.",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "start": {
                        "title": "Start Index",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "The starting index for the search results.",
                        "default": 1
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
