The new InvokeWebSearch operation allows developers to execute single API calls directly against an internal search index operated by Amazon. This index uses the same foundational search infrastructure behind Amazon services like Alexa+, Kiro, and Quick. Query responses deliver ranked results containing text extracts, page titles, URLs, and publication timestamps. Developers can also refine their requests by applying filters for specific publication dates as well as domain inclusions or exclusions.
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Custom frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex can now ingest web search results thro…: Custom frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex can now ingest web search results through a direct API call.
Developers can filter web retrieval queries based on publication dates along with domain…: Developers can filter web retrieval queries based on publication dates along with domain inclusion or exclusion lists.
Requests are secured through standard AWS IAM credentials using Signature Version 4 and c…: Requests are secured through standard AWS IAM credentials using Signature Version 4 and can route via interface VPC endpoints.
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Artificial Intelligence
Introducing the Web Search API on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
AI agents and applications that answer questions about recent events, product releases, prices, or regulations need information newer than their model’s training data. Until now, Web Search on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore delivered that information to agents through AgentCore Gateway, a capability of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. That means creating a gateway and a web search target and calling the tool from an MCP client. The setup fits platform teams that share one search policy across many agents, but it’s more than you need when your own code only requires search results.
Today, we’re announcing the Web Search API on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. With it, your own code can search the web with a single API call. It returns ranked results from a web index that Amazon operates, each with a text extract and, when available, the page title, URL, and publication time. You call it from the AWS SDKs or the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), signed with the same AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) credentials you use…
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