ActionxAIUpdated September 2026

How do I get fresh web results from Grok?

Short answer: You can grok live search in xAI by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the xAI Grok Live Search action to a workflow, map its 5 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Grok Live Search in xAI — start free All 4 xAI actions

Grok Live Search in xAI — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Model model	options	Required	Model. Options: Grok 4, Grok 3
Question message	string	Required	Question (required)
Search Mode search_mode	options	Optional	Search Mode. Options: Auto, On (always search), Off
Max Search Results max_search_results	string	Optional	Max Search Results
Source Types sources	array	Optional	Array of {type: 'web'\|'x'\|'news'\|'rss'} objects

Sample request

{
  "model": "{{trigger.model}}",
  "message": "{{trigger.message}}",
  "search_mode": "{{trigger.search_mode}}",
  "max_search_results": "{{trigger.max_search_results}}",
  "sources": "{{trigger.sources}}"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "chatcmpl_abc",
  "usage": {
    "total_tokens": 300,
    "prompt_tokens": 100,
    "completion_tokens": 200
  },
  "choices": [
    {
      "message": {
        "content": "..."
      },
      "finish_reason": "stop"
    }
  ],
  "citations": [
    "https://example.com"
  ]
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Grok Live Search.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → xAI

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Grok Live Search.

What does the Grok Live Search action do in xAI?

Chats with Grok with Live Search enabled, so Grok pulls fresh web and X results at request time and folds them into the answer. Grok's defining differentiator over other LLM APIs.

What inputs does Grok Live Search require?

Required: Model, Question. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if xAI returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message xAI returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Grok Live Search support batch operations?

Run Grok Live Search inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within xAI's rate limits.

More actions

Other xAI actions.

Action

Chat Completion

Sends a message to a Grok model on xAI and gets a response. Grok models lean into real-time, web- and X-aware answers; OpenAI-compatible request shape.

Action

Generate Image

Generates an image using Grok's image models with looser content filters than the OpenAI defaults. Useful for branding, social posts, and creative work where Grok's style fits.

Action

List Models

Lists available models on xAI (Grok family) with their context windows and pricing tier. Useful for surfacing a dynamic model picker.

Grok Live Search in xAI — start free