> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.airops.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.airops.com/actions/workflow-concepts/workflow-steps/web-research.md).

# Web Research

Web Research Steps provide powerful tools to gather and extract information from across the internet. These capabilities form the foundation for data-driven content creation, market research, and competitive analysis in your workflows.

The Web Research Steps include:

1. [**Google Search**](/actions/workflow-concepts/workflow-steps/web-research/google-search.md) -- automate Google searches and retrieve structured search results
2. [**Web Page Scrape**](/actions/workflow-concepts/workflow-steps/web-research/web-page-scrape.md) -- extract content from websites in various formats including text, markdown, and HTML

Web Research Steps allow you to automate information gathering that would typically require manual browsing and copying. By programmatically accessing search results and website content, you can build workflows that continuously monitor topics, gather competitive intelligence, compile research for content creation, and maintain up-to-date information without manual intervention.

These steps can be combined with other AirOps capabilities like LLM Steps to analyze search results, extract key insights, and transform raw web content into structured, actionable information.

{% hint style="info" %}
Note: When using Web Research Steps, be mindful of website terms of service and copyright considerations. These steps are designed for legitimate business research purposes.
{% endhint %}


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