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Overview

The Web Search API provides access to high-quality search results with built-in AI overviews, comprehensive metadata, and geo-spatial search capabilities. This API makes it easy to integrate powerful search functionality into your applications while also providing location-based context for search queries.

  • Get comprehensive search results with rich metadata
  • AI-generated overviews for quick content digestion
  • Built-in geo search capabilities for location-aware applications
  • Safe search filtering options
  • Customizable search parameters

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API Endpoint

POST /v1/web/search

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Quick Start

Javascript
import { JigsawStack } from "jigsawstack";

const jigsaw = JigsawStack({ apiKey: "your-api-key" });

const response = await jigsaw.web.search({
  query: "capital of France",
  ai_overview: true,
  safe_search: "moderate"
});

console.log(response);
console.log(response.geo_results[0].geoloc);

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Response

{
  "success": true,
  "query": "capital of France",
  "ai_overview": "The capital of France is Paris. It has been the capital since its liberation in 1944.",
  "is_safe": true,
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "List of capitals of France - Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_capitals_of_France",
      "description": "This is a chronological list of capitals of France. The capital of France has been Paris since its liberation in 1944...",
      "content": "List of capitals of France\nContents\nChronology\nReferences\nThis is a chronological list of capitals of France. The capital of France has been Paris since its liberation in 1944...",
      "site_name": "Wikipedia",
      "site_long_name": "en.wikipedia.org",
      "age": "2023-12-02T17:44:00.000Z",
      "language": "en",
      "image_urls": [],
      "is_safe": true,
      "favicon": "https://t1.gstatic.com/faviconV2?client=SOCIAL&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL&url=https://en.wikipedia.org&size=96",
      "snippets": [...]
    },
    // Additional results...
  ],
  "geo_results": [
    {
      "type": "place",
      "name": "Paris",
      "place_formatted": "France",
      "country": {...},
      "language": "need_request_lang",
      "geoloc": {
        "type": "Point", 
        "coordinates": [42.947813, 1.957948]
      },
      "additional_properties": {}
    },
    // Additional geo results...
  ],
  "image_urls": [...]
}

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Search Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
querystringThe search query (1-400 characters)
spell_checkbooleanEnable or disable spell check (default: true)
safe_searchstringSafe search level: “strict”, “moderate”, or “off” (default: “moderate”)
ai_overviewbooleanInclude AI-generated overview of results (default: true)
byo_urlsarrayOptional array of up to 3 URLs to include in search results
country_codestringISO-3 country code to localize search results
auto_scrapebooleanAutomatically scrape and extract content from results (default: true)

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Working with Geo Results

The API automatically includes geolocation data when relevant to your search query. The geo_results array contains location information with the following structure:

  • type: Type of location (place, street, etc.)
  • name: Name of the location
  • place_formatted: Formatted place name
  • country: Country information
  • geoloc: GeoJSON object with coordinates
  • Additional fields depending on the location type

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Examples

const basicSearch = await jigsaw.web.search({
  query: "best restaurants in New York",
});

console.log(basicSearch.ai_overview);
console.log(basicSearch.results.length);

const locationSearch = await jigsaw.web.search({
  query: "nearest national parks",
  country_code: "USA", 
});

// Access geo results
locationSearch.geo_results.forEach(location => {
  console.log(`${location.name}: ${location.geoloc.coordinates}`);
});

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Custom URL Inclusion

const customSearch = await jigsaw.web.search({
  query: "climate change solutions",
  byo_urls: [
    "https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/",
    "https://climate.nasa.gov/solutions/resources/"
  ],
  ai_overview: true
});

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Tips for Effective Searches

  1. Be specific: More detailed queries yield more precise results
  2. Use location context: For geo-aware searches, include location names in your query
  3. Leverage AI overviews: Enable ai_overview to get concise summaries of search results
  4. Filter appropriately: Use safe_search levels based on your application needs
  5. Consider rate limits: Be mindful of your API usage limits, especially for high-volume applications