resp.status >= 300 error when using LangChain's GoogleSearchAPIWrapper

[leockl]

Reproducible Example

import os
from langchain.tools import Tool
from langchain.utilities import GoogleSearchAPIWrapper

os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "MY_OPENAI_KEY"

os.environ["GOOGLE_CSE_ID"] = "MY_GOOGLE_CSE_ID"
os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"] = "MY_GOOGLE_API_KEY"

search = GoogleSearchAPIWrapper()

tool = Tool(
    name="Google Search",
    description="Search Google for recent results.",
    func=search.run,
)

tool.run("Obama's first name?")

Issue Description

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HttpError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[12], line 9
      1 search = GoogleSearchAPIWrapper()
      3 tool = Tool(
      4     name="Google Search",
      5     description="Search Google for recent results.",
      6     func=search.run,
      7 )
----> 9 tool.run("Obama's first name?")

File [c:\Users\leo_c\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\langchain\tools\base.py:320](file:///C:/Users/leo_c/anaconda3/lib/site-packages/langchain/tools/base.py:320), in BaseTool.run(self, tool_input, verbose, start_color, color, callbacks, tags, metadata, **kwargs)
    318 except (Exception, KeyboardInterrupt) as e:
    319     run_manager.on_tool_error(e)
--> 320     raise e
    321 else:
    322     run_manager.on_tool_end(
    323         str(observation), color=color, name=self.name, **kwargs
    324     )

File [c:\Users\leo_c\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\langchain\tools\base.py:292](file:///C:/Users/leo_c/anaconda3/lib/site-packages/langchain/tools/base.py:292), in BaseTool.run(self, tool_input, verbose, start_color, color, callbacks, tags, metadata, **kwargs)
    289 try:
    290     tool_args, tool_kwargs = self._to_args_and_kwargs(parsed_input)
    291     observation = (
--> 292         self._run(*tool_args, run_manager=run_manager, **tool_kwargs)
    293         if new_arg_supported
    294         else self._run(*tool_args, **tool_kwargs)
    295     )
    296 except ToolException as e:
    297     if not self.handle_tool_error:

File [c:\Users\leo_c\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\langchain\tools\base.py:450](file:///C:/Users/leo_c/anaconda3/lib/site-packages/langchain/tools/base.py:450), in Tool._run(self, run_manager, *args, **kwargs)
    441 """Use the tool."""
    442 new_argument_supported = signature(self.func).parameters.get("callbacks")
    443 return (
    444     self.func(
    445         *args,
    446         callbacks=run_manager.get_child() if run_manager else None,
    447         **kwargs,
    448     )
    449     if new_argument_supported
--> 450     else self.func(*args, **kwargs)
    451 )

File [c:\Users\leo_c\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\langchain\utilities\google_search.py:94](file:///C:/Users/leo_c/anaconda3/lib/site-packages/langchain/utilities/google_search.py:94), in GoogleSearchAPIWrapper.run(self, query)
     92 """Run query through GoogleSearch and parse result."""
     93 snippets = []
---> 94 results = self._google_search_results(query, num=self.k)
     95 if len(results) == 0:
     96     return "No good Google Search Result was found"

File [c:\Users\leo_c\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\langchain\utilities\google_search.py:63](file:///C:/Users/leo_c/anaconda3/lib/site-packages/langchain/utilities/google_search.py:63), in GoogleSearchAPIWrapper._google_search_results(self, search_term, **kwargs)
     61 if self.siterestrict:
     62     cse = cse.siterestrict()
---> 63 res = cse.list(q=search_term, cx=self.google_cse_id, **kwargs).execute()
     64 return res.get("items", [])

File [c:\Users\leo_c\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\googleapiclient\_helpers.py:130](file:///C:/Users/leo_c/anaconda3/lib/site-packages/googleapiclient/_helpers.py:130), in positional..positional_decorator..positional_wrapper(*args, **kwargs)
    128     elif positional_parameters_enforcement == POSITIONAL_WARNING:
    129         logger.warning(message)
--> 130 return wrapped(*args, **kwargs)

File [c:\Users\leo_c\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\googleapiclient\http.py:938](file:///C:/Users/leo_c/anaconda3/lib/site-packages/googleapiclient/http.py:938), in HttpRequest.execute(self, http, num_retries)
    936     callback(resp)
    937 if resp.status >= 300:
--> 938     raise HttpError(resp, content, uri=self.uri)
    939 return self.postproc(resp, content)

HttpError:

Expected Behavior
"STATE OF HAWAII. 1 Child's First Name. (Type or print). 2. Sex. BARACK. 3. This Birth. CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH. FILE. NUMBER 151 le. lb. Middle Name. Barack Hussein Obama II is an American former politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic\xa0... When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, he became the first African American to hold ... The Middle East remained a key foreign policy challenge. Jan 19, 2017 ... Jordan Barack Treasure, New York City, born in 2008 ... Jordan Barack Treasure made national news when he was the focus of a New York newspaper\xa0... Portrait of George Washington, the 1st President of the United States ... Portrait of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States\xa0... His full name is Barack Hussein Obama II. Since the “II” is simply because he was named for his father, his last name is Obama. Mar 22, 2008 ... Barry Obama decided that he didn't like his nickname. A few of his friends at Occidental College had already begun to call him Barack (his\xa0... Aug 18, 2017 ... It took him several seconds and multiple clues to remember former President Barack Obama's first name. Miller knew that every answer had to\xa0... Feb 9, 2015 ... Michael Jordan misspelled Barack Obama's first name on 50th-birthday gift ... Knowing Obama is a Chicagoan and huge basketball fan,\xa0... 4 days ago ... Barack Obama, in full Barack Hussein Obama II, (born August 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.), 44th president of the United States (2009–17) and\xa0..."

Installed Versions
langchain 0.0.225
openai 0.27.8
Python 3.10.9
Windows 11

Extra Discription
So I am following the LangChain documentation example here to use LangChain's wrapper on Google Search. Instead of getting the Expected Behavior output above, I am getting the error resp.status >= 300 in Issue Description above. I have double checked my OPENAI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_CSE_ID and GOOGLE_API_KEY are all valid and working as I have tested them independently in different scripts.

Does anyone know where I have gone wrong and how do I fix this? Really appreciate any help!

[dosubot[bot]]

Answer generated by a 🤖

Answer

I understand that you're encountering an HttpError when trying to use the GoogleSearchAPIWrapper in LangChain. This error typically arises when the HTTP response status is 300 or above, indicating an issue with the request being sent to the Google Search API.

Here's what I suggest you do to troubleshoot this issue:

1. Double-check that your GOOGLE_CSE_ID and GOOGLE_API_KEY are correctly set and have the necessary permissions to access the Google Search API.

2. Confirm that the Google Search API is enabled for your project in the Google Cloud Console.

3. Investigate if there are any restrictions on your API key or the Custom Search Engine ID that might be preventing them from being used in this context.

4. Make sure your query doesn't violate any of the Google Search API's usage policies.

5. Ensure that you have the google-api-python-client package installed, as it's required for the Google Search API integration in LangChain.

Please note that this is just one potential solution based on the information you've provided. If you've checked all of these points and the issue persists, it's possible that there might be a bug in the LangChain framework or an issue with the Google Search API itself.

If you believe this is a bug that could impact other users, and you're comfortable doing so, you're encouraged to make a pull request with a proposed fix.

Lastly, if my suggestion contradicts your experience, I recommend upgrading to the latest version of LangChain to ensure you have all the recent updates and bug fixes.

Sources

• langchain/tools/google_search/tool.py
• docs/extras/ecosystem/integrations/google_search.mdx

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[leockl]

Issue resolved as I got my GOOGLE_CSE_ID and GOOGLE_API_KEY mixed up.