Baidu Search

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

Terrybenedict0515

@terrybenedict0515

What This Skill Does

Searches the web using the Baidu AI Search Engine (BDSE) API. Returns up to 50 results with optional time-range filtering. Requires a BAIDU_API_KEY.

Replaces manually browsing Baidu or building custom web scrapers by providing a programmatic search interface with freshness controls.

When to Use It

  • Search Baidu for the latest Chinese news or trending topics
  • Retrieve documentation or technical articles from Chinese-language sources
  • Research market trends or public opinion on Baidu-indexed content
  • Filter search results by publication date for time-sensitive queries
  • Collect up to 50 search results for data analysis or content aggregation

Install

$ openclaw skills install @terrybenedict0515/baidu-search

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

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

Request Parameters

ParamTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
querystryes-Search query
countintno10Number of results to return, range 1-50
freshnessstrnoNullTime 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

# 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.

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