Google Search Integration

Enable real-time web search capabilities for current information and answers.

Introduction

The Google Search integration enables your AI Agent to perform real-time web searches during conversations, allowing it to access current information, news, and data that may not be in its training data. This extends the AI’s knowledge to include up-to-date information from the web.

Purpose: Enhance AI Agent capabilities with real-time web search, enabling accurate, current responses about events, businesses, products, and general knowledge.

Motivation: Customers expect accurate, current information. While AI models have extensive training data, they can’t access real-time information. This integration bridges that gap by enabling live web searches during conversations.

Capabilities

Real-Time Web Search

The AI Agent can perform web searches in real-time to find current information, news, events, and data. This ensures customers receive accurate, up-to-date answers to their questions.

Current Information Access

Access current information such as business hours, prices, availability, weather, stock information, and other time-sensitive data that changes frequently.

Enhanced Responses

Enrich AI responses with real-time information from the web, combining the AI’s conversational abilities with current web data to provide comprehensive, accurate answers.

Configuration

Prerequisites

• Google Cloud account
• Google Custom Search API enabled
• API key generated
• Custom Search Engine ID (optional, for site-specific searches)

Connect Google Search

1. Set Up Google Custom Search

   • Go to Google Cloud Console
   • Enable the Custom Search API
   • Create API credentials (API key)
   • Optionally create a Custom Search Engine at programmablesearchengine.google.com

2. Get Your API Key

   • In Google Cloud Console, go to APIs & Services > Credentials
   • Copy your API key

3. Get Custom Search Engine ID (Optional)

   • If you created a Custom Search Engine, copy the Search Engine ID
   • This allows you to limit searches to specific sites or domains

4. Configure in LiveTok

   • Go to Dashboard > Connect
   • Find Google Search in the available tools
   • Click Configure
   • Enter your API Key
   • Enter Custom Search Engine ID (if using, otherwise leave blank)
   • Click Save

5. Verify Connection

   • Check that Google Search is listed under “Configured Tools”
   • Test by asking the AI Agent a question that requires current information

Configuration Settings

• API Key: Your Google Custom Search API key
• Custom Search Engine ID: Optional search engine ID for site-specific searches

Once configured, your AI Agent can perform web searches to provide current information during conversations.