# WebResearchRetriever

> **Class** in `langchain_community`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-community/retrievers/web_research/WebResearchRetriever)

`Google Search API` retriever.

## Signature

```python
WebResearchRetriever(
    self,
    **kwargs: Any = {},
)
```

## Extends

- `BaseRetriever`

## Constructors

```python
__init__(
    self,
    **kwargs: Any = {},
) -> None
```


## Properties

- `vectorstore`
- `llm_chain`
- `search`
- `num_search_results`
- `text_splitter`
- `url_database`
- `trust_env`
- `allow_dangerous_requests`

## Methods

- [`from_llm()`](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-community/retrievers/web_research/WebResearchRetriever/from_llm)
- [`clean_search_query()`](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-community/retrievers/web_research/WebResearchRetriever/clean_search_query)
- [`search_tool()`](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-community/retrievers/web_research/WebResearchRetriever/search_tool)

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-community/blob/4b280287bd55b99b44db2dd849f02d66c89534d5/libs/community/langchain_community/retrievers/web_research.py#L61)