Google search fails with 400 Bad request: Request contains an invalid argument
Have you ever encountered the error message returned by Auto-GPT when trying to search for something on Google? The message probably looked like this: Error: <HttpError 400 when requesting https://customsearch.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1?q=top+5+social+media+platforms+2023%3B+5+emerging+social+media+platforms+2023&cx=autogpt-383613&num=8&key=API_KEY&alt=json returned "Request contains an invalid argument.". Details: "[{'message': 'Request contains an invalid argument.', 'domain': 'global', 'reason': 'badRequest'}]">No responseNo response
This error message indicates that the request sent to Google contains an invalid argument. This could be due to several reasons:
- An incorrect API key
- Incorrectly formatted search query
- Incorrectly formatted cx parameter
How to solve the error
To solve the error, follow these steps:
- Cycle your API key
- Verify that your API key is in the correct format
- Ensure that the search query and cx parameters are correctly formatted
- If the error persists, check the format of your search query and cx parameters against the master branch. You may need to add the missing method or modify your code accordingly.
By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the error and continue using Auto-GPT to search for information on Google.
