Use Parallel AI to search the web, extract content from URLs, or start a deep-research task. Search accepts an objective and query controls, while extraction accepts the target URLs. Set the available result and content limits to keep downstream inputs bounded, and connect a Parallel API key.
Use the block
Search the web, extract information from URLs, and conduct deep research.
Actions
Parallel AI Search
Search the web with Parallel AI and return matching pages with content excerpts.
Input
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
search_id | string | Unique identifier for this search request |
results | array | Search results with excerpts from relevant pages |
↳ url | string | The URL of the search result |
↳ title | string | The title of the search result |
↳ publish_date | string | Publication date of the page (YYYY-MM-DD) |
↳ excerpts | array | LLM-optimized excerpts from the page |
Parallel AI Extract
Extract targeted information from specific URLs using Parallel AI. Processes provided URLs to pull relevant content based on your objective.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
urls | string | Yes | Comma-separated list of URLs to extract information from (up to 20) |
objective | string | No | What information to extract from the provided URLs (up to 5,000 characters) |
full_content | boolean | No | Include full page content as markdown in addition to excerpts (default: false) |
apiKey | string | Yes | Parallel AI API Key |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
extract_id | string | Unique identifier for this extraction request |
results | array | Extracted information from the provided URLs |
↳ url | string | The source URL |
↳ title | string | The title of the page |
↳ publish_date | string | Publication date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
↳ excerpts | array | Relevant text excerpts in markdown |
↳ full_content | string | Full page content as markdown (only when requested) |
errors | array | URLs that could not be extracted, with the reason |
↳ url | string | The URL that failed |
↳ error_type | string | Category of the failure |
↳ http_status_code | number | HTTP status returned by the page, if any |
↳ content | string | Error detail |
Parallel AI Deep Research
Research the web with Parallel AI and synthesize findings from multiple sources with citations. Can take up to 45 minutes to complete.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
input | string | Yes | Research query or question (up to 15,000 characters) |
output_format | string | No | Output format: text for a markdown report with inline citations, auto for a structured JSON object that needs the pro tier or higher (default: text) |
processor | string | No | Processing tier: core, core2x, pro, ultra, ultra2x, ultra4x, ultra8x, or a -fast variant (default: pro) |
include_domains | string | No | Comma-separated list of domains to restrict research to (source policy) |
exclude_domains | string | No | Comma-separated list of domains to exclude from research (source policy) |
apiKey | string | Yes | Parallel AI API Key |