Baidu web search

Search the web using Baidu AI Search Engine (BDSE). Use for live information, documentation, or research topics.

Baidu Search

Search the web via Baidu AI Search API.

Prerequisites

API Key Configuration

This skill requires a BAIDU_API_KEY to be configured in OpenClaw.

If you don't have an API key yet, please visit: https://console.bce.baidu.com/ai-search/qianfan/ais/console/apiKey

For detailed setup instructions, see: references/apikey-fetch.md

Usage

bash

python3 skills/baidu-search/scripts/search.py '<JSON>'

Request Parameters

Param	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	str	yes	-	Search query
count	int	no	10	Number of results to return, range 1-50
freshness	str	no	Null	Time range, two formats: format one is ”YYYY-MM-DDtoYYYY-MM-DD“, and format two includes pd, pw, pm, and py, representing the past 24 hours, past 7 days, past 31 days, and past 365 days respectively

Examples

bash

# Basic search
python3 scripts/search.py '{"query":"人工智能"}'

# Freshness first format "YYYY-MM-DDtoYYYY-MM-DD" example
python3 scripts/search.py '{
  "query":"最新新闻",
  "freshness":"2025-09-01to2025-09-08"
}'

# Freshness second format pd、pw、pm、py example
python3 scripts/search.py '{
  "query":"最新新闻",
  "freshness":"pd"
}'

# set count, the number of results to return
python3 scripts/search.py '{
  "query":"旅游景点",
  "count": 20,
}'

Current Status

Fully functional.