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The web search action allows your Agents to query the internet and retrieve real-time information from web sources.

Web Search in Onyx

On Onyx Cloud

Web search is already active and ready to use on Onyx Cloud - no additional configuration required!

Self-Hosted

1

Naivigate to the Web Search Dashboard

Click your user profile icon and select Admin Panel and select the Web Search tab in the sidebar.Web Search dashboard in Onyx Admin Panel
2

Set up web search providers

We currently support the following web search providers: Exa AI, Serper, and Google PSE. To set any ofthem up, follow the steps below.Search Engine Providers
Create an Exa API key in the Exa AI dashboard.In Onyx, click Connect and paste the API key in the API Key field.
3

Set up Web Crawler

We currently support the following web crawlers: Onyx web crawler and Firecrawl. To set them up, follow the steps below.Crawler Providers
(Recommended) It is already set up and ready to use, no additional setup required.
4

Set Default Provider

Make sure to Set as Default the provider if you have multiple providers set up for the search engine and web crawler. You can change it at any time.Set Default Provider
Make sure your Agent has the Web Search Action enabled!