> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.agno.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# SearchAPI Tools

> Demonstrates SearchAPI tools for real-time SERP data across Google web, Google News, Google Images, and YouTube.

```python searchapi_tools.py theme={null}
"""
SearchAPI Tools
=============================

Demonstrates SearchAPI tools for real-time SERP data across Google web,
Google News, Google Images, and YouTube.

Requires: SEARCHAPI_API_KEY environment variable.
Get your key at https://www.searchapi.io/
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.searchapi import SearchApiTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agents
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Example 1: Google web search (default)
agent = Agent(
    tools=[SearchApiTools()],
    description="You are a web search agent that finds accurate, up-to-date information.",
    instructions=[
        "Use SearchAPI to find the most relevant results for the user's query.",
        "Summarize the top results clearly.",
    ],
)

# Example 2: News search
news_agent = Agent(
    tools=[SearchApiTools(enable_search_google=False, enable_search_news=True)],
    description="You are a news agent that finds the latest news on any topic.",
    instructions=[
        "Search Google News for recent articles on the given topic.",
        "Present the top headlines with their sources and dates.",
    ],
)

# Example 3: YouTube video search
youtube_agent = Agent(
    tools=[SearchApiTools(enable_search_google=False, enable_search_youtube=True)],
    description="You are a video-discovery agent that finds relevant YouTube tutorials, talks, and reviews.",
    instructions=[
        "Use YouTube search to find videos that match the user's request.",
        "For each result include the channel, video length, view count, and when it was published.",
        "Prefer recent, high-quality sources; skip low-view or clearly unrelated videos.",
    ],
)

# Example 4: All engines enabled
agent_all = Agent(
    tools=[SearchApiTools(all=True)],
    description="You are a comprehensive search agent with access to web, news, images, and YouTube.",
    instructions=[
        "Use the appropriate search engine based on the user's request.",
        "For general questions use Google, for recent events use News, for videos use YouTube.",
    ],
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agents
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent.print_response(
        "What are the latest developments in AI agents?",
        markdown=True,
        stream=True,
    )

    youtube_agent.print_response(
        "Find 3 recent YouTube videos explaining how to build an AI agent with Python.",
        markdown=True,
        stream=True,
    )
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno requests
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export your API keys">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export SEARCHAPI_API_KEY="your_searchapi_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:SEARCHAPI_API_KEY="your_searchapi_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `searchapi_tools.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python searchapi_tools.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/91\_tools/searchapi\_tools.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/91_tools/searchapi_tools.py)