# How to properly use the Google Search tool in batch requests? (ValidationError & Internal Error)

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/how-to-properly-use-the-google-search-tool-in-batch-requests-validationerror-internal-error/93079>\
**Category:** Gemini API\
**Tags:** api, grounding\
**Created:** [July 9, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/how-to-properly-use-the-google-search-tool-in-batch-requests-validationerror-internal-error/93079 "2025-07-09T07:40:18Z")\
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Same issure here. It seems that inside genai, inlinedRequest only permits a list of contents. According to the offical document, it should accept a list of `GenerateContentRequest`.  
I think it’s a bug. You can refer to the class definition of `genai.types.InlinedRequest`.

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