Search Web / SearchWeb (internally is.workflow.actions.searchweb)

This action requires that Shortcuts has permission to use WFURLOpenResource.

description

summary

Searches the web for the text provided as input.

usage

SearchWeb ("Amazon" | "Bing" | "DuckDuckGo" | "eBay" | "Google" | "Reddit" | "Twitter" | "Yahoo!" | "YouTube")

arguments

search: Enumeration (Docs)

Default Value: "Google" Allows Variables: true

Accepts a string or variable containing one of the options:

  • Amazon
  • Bing
  • DuckDuckGo
  • eBay
  • Google
  • Reddit
  • Twitter
  • Yahoo!
  • YouTube

source json (for developers)

{
	"ActionClass": "WFSearchWebAction",
	"ActionKeywords": [
		"Amazon",
		"Bing",
		"DuckDuckGo",
		"eBay",
		"Google",
		"Reddit",
		"Twitter",
		"Yahoo!",
		"YouTube",
		"Internet",
		"Website"
	],
	"AppIdentifier": "com.apple.mobilesafari",
	"Category": "Web",
	"CreationDate": "2015-08-29T07:00:00.000Z",
	"Description": {
		"DescriptionSummary": "Searches the web for the text provided as input."
	},
	"Input": {
		"Multiple": false,
		"Required": true,
		"Types": [
			"NSString"
		]
	},
	"InputPassthrough": true,
	"Name": "Search Web",
	"Parameters": [
		{
			"Class": "WFEnumerationParameter",
			"DefaultValue": "Google",
			"Items": [
				"Amazon",
				"Bing",
				"DuckDuckGo",
				"eBay",
				"Google",
				"Reddit",
				"Twitter",
				"Yahoo!",
				"YouTube"
			],
			"Key": "WFSearchWebDestination",
			"Label": "Search"
		}
	],
	"RequiredResources": [
		"WFURLOpenResource"
	],
	"Subcategory": "Web"
}