# Google search grounding using OpenAI API

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/google-search-grounding-using-openai-api/65048>\
**Category:** Gemini API\
**Tags:** model\
**Created:** [February 8, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/google-search-grounding-using-openai-api/65048 "2025-02-08T09:25:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Helmut\_Hopefull](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/helmut_hopefull/32/24344_2.png) [@Helmut\_Hopefull](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Helmut_Hopefull)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/google-search-grounding-using-openai-api/65048/1 "2025-02-08T09:25:29Z")

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Hi there. Did anyone figure out how to do grounding with Google search when using the OpenAI compatibility mode? Is it possible at all?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![GUNAND\_MAYANGLAMBAM](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/gunand_mayanglambam/32/4964_2.png) [@GUNAND\_MAYANGLAMBAM](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/GUNAND_MAYANGLAMBAM)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/google-search-grounding-using-openai-api/65048/2 "2025-02-10T04:15:07Z")

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Hi @Helmut_Hopefull , Welcome to the forum.

Grounding with Google search is not available when using OpenAI compatibility mode.

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**Author:** ![chengyu-liu-cs](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/chengyu-liu-cs/32/42181_2.png) [@chengyu-liu-cs](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/chengyu-liu-cs)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/google-search-grounding-using-openai-api/65048/4 "2025-02-18T12:39:33Z")

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Thanks.  
Is there any plan to include it in the OpenAI compatiblity mode?

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**Author:** ![jkirstaetter](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/jkirstaetter/32/61_2.png) [@jkirstaetter](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/jkirstaetter)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/google-search-grounding-using-openai-api/65048/5 "2025-02-18T17:13:07Z")

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Hi

> [@GUNAND\_MAYANGLAMBAM](#):
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> Grounding with Google search is not available when using OpenAI compatibility mode.

Which is quite unfortunate. Sadly.

Cheers

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Witt](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/mark_witt/32/32655_2.png) [@Mark\_Witt](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Mark_Witt)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/google-search-grounding-using-openai-api/65048/7 "2025-06-24T06:46:42Z")

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Any chance this will get worked on at some point soon?

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**Author:** ![system](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/google-search-grounding-using-openai-api/65048/9 "2026-11-05T18:24:12Z")

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