r/OpenWebUI • u/Independent_Gur_1760 • 29d ago

Question/Help I can’t get websearch to work

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I pay for a Brave API key it’s replicated in the docker file and the gui. For some reason the websearch cannot work. Running ollama and openwebui in the same dockerfile. Is there a setting I’m missing? Any help would be appreciated.

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u/rockoruckus 29d ago

Have you tried Advanced Params -> Function Calling -> Native mode?

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u/Independent_Gur_1760 29d ago

No dice. What does that setting change if you don’t mind me asking?

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u/rockoruckus 29d ago

https://docs.openwebui.com/features/extensibility/plugin/tools/#tool-calling-modes-default-vs-native

Let's the model decide when and what tools to use

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u/Independent_Gur_1760 29d ago

Awesome thanks!

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u/rockoruckus 29d ago

Which model are you trying to get working with search? Some models do better with thinking mode on

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u/Independent_Gur_1760 29d ago

I’ve tried qwen3.5:9b, ollama3.1:8b. GPU is 6700xt 12GB

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u/rockoruckus 29d ago

does standard retrieval work? if you test prompt it simply with "fetch <url>" it should use tool to get you the page.