🤖 AI Agent Web Search using SearchApi & LLMWho is this for?

This workflow is ideal for anyone conducting online research, including students, researchers, content creators, and professionals looking for accurate, up-to-date, and verifiable information. It also serves as an excellent foundation for building more sophisticated AI-driven applications.

What problem does this workflow solve? / Use case

This workflow automates web searches by enabling an AI agent to efficiently retrieve and summarize external, verifiable information, ensuring accuracy through source citations.

What this workflow does

– Connects an AI agent node to SearchApi.io as an integrated search tool.

– Empowers the AI agent to perform real-time web searches using various SearchApi engines (e.g., Google, Bing).

– Allows the AI agent to dynamically determine search parameters based on user interaction, delivering contextually relevant results.

– Ensures responses include clearly cited sources for validation and further exploration.

Setup

1. Install the SearchApi community node:
– Open Settings → Community Nodes inside your self‑hosted n8n instance.
– Fill npm Package Name with @searchapi/n8n-nodes-searchapi.
– Accept the risk prompt, and hit Install.
– It should now appear as a node when you search for it.

2. API Configuration:
– Set up your SearchApi.io credentials in n8n.
– Add your preferred LLM provider credentials (e.g., OpenRouter API).

3. Input Requirements:
– Provide the YouTube video ID (e.g., wBuULAoJxok).

4. Connect LLM Integration:
– Configure the summarization chain with your chosen model and parameters for text splitting.

How to customize this workflow to your needs

– Integrate additional nodes to structure or store search results (e.g., saving to databases, Notion, Google Sheets).

– Extend chatbot capabilities to integrate with messaging platforms (Slack, Discord) or email notifications.

– Adjust search parameters and filters within the AI agent node to tailor information retrieval.

Example UsageInput: User asks, “What are the latest developments in AI regulation?”

Output: AI retrieves, summarizes, and cites recent, authoritative articles and news sources from the web.