Search

Unsure on how to use the search module? Here's how to set it up and locate the module and its commands.

How to setup the module?

• To setup the module, head on over to the BotGhost Dashboard & locate the Search Module in the "Utilities" section:

• Once on the module page, scroll down till you see a section with the title "YouTube API Key"; enter your unique key here and press "Save changes":

What's a YouTube API Key & how to get one?

A YouTube Data API key is required from Google API's to search and play music from YouTube. This is free to generate and comes with 10,000 API calls a day. You can apply to increase the API key through the Google API dashboard.

How to get a YouTube Data API key

Watch this video here.

• You can name your project anything you wish

• Ensure you click Enable on the YouTube Data API v3

• Select Web Browser from the 'Where will you be accessing the API from' dropdown

• Your bot is accessing Public Data

• Do not restrict your key.

What commands are there?

Command	Description
/twitch	Search for a Twitch User
/youtube	Search for videos. A YouTube API Key is required
/urban	Search a Term on the Urban Dictionary
/imgur	Search for a GIF on Imgur
/giphy	Search for a GIF on Giphy

How to enable/disable commands?

• First, locate a command that you want to enable/disable. Next to the command, there should be a coloured toggle. If the toggle is orange that means the command is enabled and If it's grey, the command is disabled. Click on the toggle to enable/disable a command:

How to edit a command?

• You can edit a command's permission, trigger or even it's description. To edit a command, locate the command you want to edit and press directly on it and a window should pop up with the title "Edit Command". Edit the command to your satisfactions and once done press "Save changes" at the bottom and "Save changes" again:

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