BRAVE SEARCH n8n INTEGRATION: AUTOMATE BRAVE SEARCH WITH N8N

The Suggest action retrieves search suggestions based on a given query, making it perfect for building autocomplete functionality or exploring related search terms programmatically. When you need to understand what people are searching for or want to expand a seed keyword into multiple variations, this action delivers exactly that.

Key parameters:

• Query: The text input where you specify the search term for which you want suggestions. This is required and accepts any string value—enter a keyword, phrase, or partial query.
• Count: A numeric input defining how many suggestions to retrieve. Required, with a default of 20. Adjust this based on how many variations you need.
• Additional Parameters: Optional section for adding extra API parameters if supported.

Use cases: Power autocomplete features in custom search interfaces. Generate keyword variations for SEO research. Build topic expansion tools that take one keyword and return related search terms. Feed suggestions into content ideation workflows.

The Video Search action lets you programmatically search for videos across the web using Brave Search. It's ideal for content curation, research automation, or building video discovery tools that pull results based on specific queries.

Key parameters:

• Query: Text input specifying the video search terms. Required—enter keywords, topics, or phrases related to the videos you're looking for.
• Count: Number input defining how many video results to return. Required, accepts integer values so you can limit results to exactly what you need.
• Additional Parameters: Optional section for adding more specific search parameters.

Use cases: Automatically curate video content for newsletters or social media posts. Build research tools that find tutorial videos on specific topics. Create monitoring workflows that track new video content about your brand or products.

The News Search action allows you to search for news articles using specific queries, making it invaluable for media monitoring, competitive intelligence, and content research workflows. Stay informed about topics that matter to your business without manual searching.

Key parameters:

• Query: Text input for your news search query. Required—specify keywords, company names, topics, or any phrase you want to monitor in the news.
• Count: Numeric input specifying how many news articles to retrieve. Optional, defaulting to 20 results.
• Additional Parameters: Section for adding custom parameters if needed.

Use cases: Set up daily news monitoring for your brand name and receive automated digests. Track competitor announcements by searching their company names. Build media monitoring dashboards that aggregate news from specific industries. Create alert systems with automation that notify your team when news breaks on tracked topics.

The Image Search action performs image searches through Brave Search, enabling you to programmatically find and retrieve images based on search queries. This is particularly useful for content creation workflows, design research, or any automation requiring visual content discovery.

Key parameters:

• Query: Text input for your image search query. Required—describe the images you're looking for using keywords or phrases.
• Count: Number input specifying how many image results to return. Required, accepts any positive integer value to limit results.
• Additional Parameters: Optional section for configuring extra search parameters beyond the defaults.

Use cases: Automate image sourcing for blog posts or social media content. Build mood board generators that pull images based on themes. Create visual research tools for design teams. Feed image search results into content management systems like Airtable automatically.

The Spellcheck action validates and corrects spelling for any text you provide, making it essential for content quality workflows. Whether you're processing user-submitted content or validating data before it enters your systems, this action catches spelling errors automatically.

Key parameters:

• Query: Text input containing the text you want to spell-check. Required—enter the words or phrases that need validation.
• Additional Parameters: Optional section for adding custom configurations if needed.

Use cases: Validate form submissions before storing in your database. Quality-check user-generated content in real-time. Build proofreading steps into content approval workflows. Clean up imported data that may contain misspellings.

The Web Search action is the core search functionality, allowing you to perform comprehensive web searches through Brave Search. It's your go-to action for general-purpose search automation, returning web page results for any query you provide.

Key parameters:

• Query: Text input for your search query. Required—enter any keywords, questions, or phrases you want to search.
• Count: Number input specifying how many search results to return. Required, with a default example of 10 results.
• Additional Parameters: Optional section for adding further search configurations.

Use cases: Enrich CRM contacts in HubSpot by searching for company information automatically. Build research assistants that pull web results on demand. Create lead enrichment workflows that gather additional data about prospects. Automate competitive research by scheduling searches for competitor names and products.