diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index cbf0cd9b..c64d8502 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
 ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your-elevenlabs-api-key
 SMART_LLM_MODEL="gpt-4"
-FAST_LLM_MODEL="gpt-3.5-turbo"
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+FAST_LLM_MODEL="gpt-3.5-turbo"
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=
+CUSTOM_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID=
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 913731dd..5848c585 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,13 +29,22 @@ Your support is greatly appreciated
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
-- [Features](#-features)
-- [Requirements](#-requirements)
-- [Installation](#-installation)
-- [Usage](#-usage)
-- [Limitations](#-limitations)
-- [Disclaimer](#-disclaimer)
-- [Connect with Us on Twitter ](#-connect-with-us-on-twitter)
+- [Auto-GPT: An Autonomous GPT-4 Experiment](#auto-gpt-an-autonomous-gpt-4-experiment)
+    - [Demo (30/03/2023):](#demo-30032023)
+  - [💖 Help Fund Auto-GPT's Development](#-help-fund-auto-gpts-development)
+  - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
+  - [🚀 Features](#-features)
+  - [📋 Requirements](#-requirements)
+  - [💾 Installation](#-installation)
+  - [🔧 Usage](#-usage)
+  - [🗣️ Speech Mode](#️-speech-mode)
+  - [🔍 Google API Keys Configuration](#-google-api-keys-configuration)
+    - [Setting up environment variables](#setting-up-environment-variables)
+  - [💀 Continuous Mode ⚠️](#-continuous-mode-️)
+  - [GPT3.5 ONLY Mode](#gpt35-only-mode)
+  - [⚠️ Limitations](#️-limitations)
+  - [🛡 Disclaimer](#-disclaimer)
+  - [🐦 Connect with Us on Twitter](#-connect-with-us-on-twitter)
 
 
 ## 🚀 Features
@@ -100,6 +109,35 @@ python scripts/main.py --speak
 
 ```
 
+## 🔍 Google API Keys Configuration
+
+This section is optional, use the official google api if you are having issues with error 429 when running google search.
+To use the `google_official_search` command, you need to set up your Google API keys in your environment variables.
+
+1. Go to the [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/).
+2. If you don't already have an account, create one and log in.
+3. Create a new project by clicking on the "Select a Project" dropdown at the top of the page and clicking "New Project". Give it a name and click "Create".
+4. Go to the [APIs & Services Dashboard](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/dashboard) and click "Enable APIs and Services". Search for "Custom Search API" and click on it, then click "Enable".
+5. Go to the [Credentials](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials) page and click "Create Credentials". Choose "API Key".
+6. Copy the API key and set it as an environment variable named `GOOGLE_API_KEY` on your machine. See setting up environment variables below.
+7. Go to the [Custom Search Engine](https://cse.google.com/cse/all) page and click "Add".
+8. Set up your search engine by following the prompts. You can choose to search the entire web or specific sites.
+9.  Once you've created your search engine, click on "Control Panel" and then "Basics". Copy the "Search engine ID" and set it as an environment variable named `CUSTOM_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID` on your machine. See setting up environment variables below.
+
+### Setting up environment variables
+   For Windows Users:
+```
+setx GOOGLE_API_KEY "YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY"
+setx CUSTOM_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID "YOUR_CUSTOM_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID"
+
+```
+For macOS and Linux users:
+```
+export GOOGLE_API_KEY="YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY"
+export CUSTOM_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID="YOUR_CUSTOM_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID"
+
+```
+
 ## 💀 Continuous Mode ⚠️
 Run the AI **without** user authorisation, 100% automated.
 Continuous mode is not recommended. 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5f51bdf5..063931a9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ requests
 tiktoken==0.3.3
 docker
 googlesearch-python
+google-api-python-client #(https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/overview) 
 # Googlesearch python seems to be a bit cursed, anyone good at fixing thigns like this?
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diff --git a/scripts/commands.py b/scripts/commands.py
index 2e332711..8ad95336 100644
--- a/scripts/commands.py
+++ b/scripts/commands.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ from file_operations import read_file, write_to_file, append_to_file, delete_fil
 from execute_code import execute_python_file
 from json_parser import fix_and_parse_json
 from googlesearch import search
+from googleapiclient.discovery import build
+from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError
+
 cfg = Config()
 
 
@@ -44,7 +47,13 @@ def get_command(response):
 def execute_command(command_name, arguments):
     try:
         if command_name == "google":
-            return google_search(arguments["input"])
+            
+            # Check if the Google API key is set and use the official search method
+            # If the API key is not set or has only whitespaces, use the unofficial search method
+            if cfg.google_api_key and (cfg.google_api_key.strip() if cfg.google_api_key else None):
+                return google_official_search(arguments["input"])
+            else:
+                return google_search(arguments["input"])
         elif command_name == "memory_add":
             return commit_memory(arguments["string"])
         elif command_name == "memory_del":
@@ -108,6 +117,40 @@ def google_search(query, num_results=8):
 
     return json.dumps(search_results, ensure_ascii=False, indent=4)
 
+def google_official_search(query, num_results=8):
+    from googleapiclient.discovery import build
+    from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError
+    import json
+
+    try:
+        # Get the Google API key and Custom Search Engine ID from the config file
+        api_key = cfg.google_api_key
+        custom_search_engine_id = cfg.custom_search_engine_id
+
+        # Initialize the Custom Search API service
+        service = build("customsearch", "v1", developerKey=api_key)
+        
+        # Send the search query and retrieve the results
+        result = service.cse().list(q=query, cx=custom_search_engine_id, num=num_results).execute()
+
+        # Extract the search result items from the response
+        search_results = result.get("items", [])
+        
+        # Create a list of only the URLs from the search results
+        search_results_links = [item["link"] for item in search_results]
+
+    except HttpError as e:
+        # Handle errors in the API call
+        error_details = json.loads(e.content.decode())
+        
+        # Check if the error is related to an invalid or missing API key
+        if error_details.get("error", {}).get("code") == 403 and "invalid API key" in error_details.get("error", {}).get("message", ""):
+            return "Error: The provided Google API key is invalid or missing."
+        else:
+            return f"Error: {e}"
+
+    # Return the list of search result URLs
+    return search_results_links
 
 def browse_website(url):
     summary = get_text_summary(url)
diff --git a/scripts/config.py b/scripts/config.py
index 44d99bff..51e11757 100644
--- a/scripts/config.py
+++ b/scripts/config.py
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
         
         self.openai_api_key = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
         self.elevenlabs_api_key = os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY")
+        
+        self.google_api_key = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
+        self.custom_search_engine_id = os.getenv("CUSTOM_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID")
 
         # Initialize the OpenAI API client
         openai.api_key = self.openai_api_key
 
-
     def set_continuous_mode(self, value: bool):
         self.continuous_mode = value
 
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
     
     def set_elevenlabs_api_key(self, value: str):
         self.elevenlabs_api_key = value
-
-
         
+    def set_google_api_key(self, value: str):
+        self.google_api_key = value
+    
+    def set_custom_search_engine_id(self, value: str):
+        self.custom_search_engine_id = value
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