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

# Serper (Google Search)

> Google results, People Also Ask, news and shopping. Use it to find the words customers use before they know your product exists.

Google results, People Also Ask, news and shopping. Use it to find the words customers use before they know your product exists.

## Connecting

In the dashboard, open **Connectors**, find Serper (Google Search) and press **Connect**. The key you enter is checked against Serper (Google Search) before anything is saved, so a key that is refused never becomes a connection that fails later.

### What you will need

| Field   | What it is              |
| ------- | ----------------------- |
| API Key | Your Serper.dev API key |

### Getting the credential

1. Sign up at [Serper.dev](https://serper.dev)
2. Go to **Dashboard** → **API Keys**
3. Copy your API key
4. Add API key to connector

## What an agent can do with it

| Tool              | What it does                                                                      |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `web_search`      | Search the web using Google search. Returns organic results, snippets, and links. |
| `news_search`     | Search for news articles using Google News                                        |
| `image_search`    | Search for images using Google Images                                             |
| `video_search`    | Search for videos using Google Videos                                             |
| `places_search`   | Search for local places and businesses using Google Maps                          |
| `shopping_search` | Search for products using Google Shopping                                         |
| `scholar_search`  | Search for academic papers and citations using Google Scholar                     |
| `patents_search`  | Search for patents using Google Patents                                           |

## Useful resources

* [Serper (Google Search) documentation](https://serper.dev/docs)