> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.b3os.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search Web

Search the web and get results with optional full content scraping. Supports web, news, and image search with query operators (site:, filetype:, exact phrases). Returns titles, descriptions, and URLs, with optional markdown content. Ideal for: web research, content discovery, competitive analysis, finding documentation, building RAG datasets.

![Search Web logo](https://ai-icon.b3.fun/logo/firecrawl)
Catalog action Integrations

Search the web and get results with optional full content scraping. Supports web, news, and image search with query operators (site:, filetype:, exact phrases). Returns titles, descriptions, and URLs, with optional markdown content. Ideal for: web research, content discovery, competitive analysis, finding documentation, building RAG datasets.


## At a Glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Action ID | `firecrawl-search-web` |
| Category | Integrations |
| Connector | Not required |
| Requires gas | No |
| Funds movement | None declared |
| Tags | `firecrawl`, `search`, `web`, `research`, `discovery`, `read` |

## Payload Schema

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | `string` | Yes | Search query. Supports operators: "exact phrase", -exclude, site:domain.com, filetype:pdf, inurl:, intitle: |
| `limit` | `number` | No | Maximum number of results to return. Range: 1-100. Default: 5 |
| `sources` | `array` | No | Search sources to use. Options: 'web', 'images', 'news'. Default: \['web'\] |
| `categories` | `array` | No | Filter results by category. Options: 'github', 'research', 'pdf'. Default: no filter |
| `country` | `string` | No | ISO country code for geographic targeting \(e.g., 'US', 'GB', 'DE'\). Default: 'US' |
| `timeFilter` | `string` | No | Filter results by recency. Options: 'day'/'24h', 'week'/'7d', 'month'/'30d', 'year'/'365d'. No default \(all time\). |
| `scrapeContent` | `boolean` | No | Whether to scrape and return full markdown content from search results. Adds +1 credit per page scraped. Default: false |
| `timeout` | `number` | No | Request timeout in milliseconds. Default: 60000 \(60 seconds\). |

## Result Schema

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `success` | `boolean` | Yes | Whether the search request was successful |
| `id` | `string` | No | Job identifier for the search request |
| `data` | `object` | Yes | - |
| `warning` | `string` | No | Warning message if any issues occurred |
| `creditsUsed` | `number` | No | Number of API credits consumed |

## Examples

**Workflow node**

```json
{
  "type": "firecrawl-search-web",
  "payload": {
    "query": "status:open"
  },
  "children": []
}
```
  **Test with API**

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.b3os.org/v1/actions/firecrawl-search-web/test" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "inputs": {
    "query": "status:open"
  }
}'
```

**Use expressions for dynamic values**

Payload fields can use workflow expressions such as `{{$trigger.body.amount}}`, `{{$nodes.fetch.result.price}}`, and `{{$props.asset}}` when the value should come from a trigger, prior node, or reusable workflow prop.